Weekly journal-miner., 1919-05-07

| league, or at such other place as may be decided upon.
 The council may deal at it's meet ngs with any matter with the sphere of action of the league or affecting the peace of the world. Any member of the league not rep resented on the council shall be in Tited to send a representative to sit as a member at any meeting of the coun- ril during the consideration of mat ters specially affecting the interests of that member of the league.
 At the meetings of the council each member of the league represented on the council shall have one vote, and may not have more than one repre- sentative.
 ARTICLE FIVE
 Except where otherwise expressly provided in this covenant, decisions at any meeting of the assembly or of the council shall require the agree ment of all the members of the league represented at the meeting.
 The first meeting of the assembly and the first meeting of the council shall be summoned by the president of the United States of America.
 ARTICLE SIX
 The permanent secretariat shall be established at the seat of the league. The secretariat shall comprise a sec retariat general and such secretaries and staff as may be required.
 The first secretary general shall be the person named in the annex; there after the secretary general shall be appointed by the council, with the ap- proval Of the majority of the assembly.
 The secretary general shall act in that capacity at all meetings of the assembly and of the council.
 The expense of the secretariat shall be borne by the members of the ieague, in accordance with the appor- tionment of the expenses of the in- ternational bureau of the Universal Postal union.
 lIhis replaces the original article v. In the original the appointment of the first secretary general was left to the council and approval of the ma iority of the assembly was not re- luired for subsequent appointments
 ARTICLE SEVEN.
 The seat of the league is established at Geneva.
 The council may at any time decide that the seat of the league shall be established elsewhere.
 All positions under or in connection with the league, including the secre- tariat, shall be open equally to men and women.
 Representatives of the members of the league and officials of the league, when engaged on the business of the league, shall enjoy diplomatic privi- leges and immunities.
 The buildings and other property occupied by the league or it's officials, or by representatives attending its meetings, shall be inviolable.
 1.-The paragraph opening positions to women equally with men is new.l
 ARTICLE EIGHT.
 The members of the league recog- mizes that the maintenance of a peace requires the reduction of national ar- malnents to the lowest point consistent with national safety and the enforce ment by common action of interna. tional obligations.
 The council, taking account of the geographical situation and circum- stances of each estate, shall formulate plans for such reduction for the con- sideration and action of the several governments.
 Such plans shall be subject to recon Sideration and revision at least every ten years.
 After these plans shall have been adopted by the several governments limits of armaments therein fixed shall not be exceeded without the concur "ence of the council.
 The members of the league agree that the manufacture by private enterprise of munitions and imple- ments of war is open to grave ObjeC- tions The council shall advise how the evil effects attendant upon such manufacture can be prevented, due re- gard being had to the necessities of those members of the league which are not able to manufacture the muni- lions and implements of war necessary for their safety.
 The members Of the league under take to interchange full and frank in- formation as to the scale of their ar maments, their military and naval programs and the condition of such of their industries as are adaptable to warlike purposes.
 ARTICLE NINE.
 A permanent commission shall be constituted to advise the council on the execution of the provisions of ar ticle one and on military and naval questions generally.
 Unchanged except for the inser- ton of the words "article.O
 ARTICLE TEN.
 The members of the league under take to respect and preserve, as against external aggression, the ter litOrial integrity and existing political independence of all members of tH" league. In case of any such aggres- sion or in case of any threat or dan
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