The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21

ipeo facto be deemed TO have commit
ted an act of war against all the othef
members OF the league. which hereby
undertakes Immediately to subject II
to the severance OF all trade or IMAM
cial relations. the prohibition OF all
intercourse between their nationals ana
the nationals of the covenant-brsaking
state. and the prevention OF all hnan-
cial commercial or personal inter
course between the nationals Of the
covenant-breaking state and the na-
tionals OF any other state. whether .
member of the league or not
1t shall be the duty of the executive
council In such case to recommend
what effective military or naval force
the members of the league shall sew
orally contribute to the armed forces
to be used to protect the covenants OF
the league.
ARTICLE XVII.
In the event of disputes between one
state member of the league and an
other state which is not a member OF
the league the high contracting parties
agree that the state or states not MEM
bers of the league shall be invited TO
accept the obligations of membership
in the league for the purposes OF such
dispute. upon such conditions as the
executive council may deem just and
upon acceptance OF any such invitation
the above provisions shall be applied
with such notifications as may De
deemed necessary by the league.
In the event of power 30 invited re-
fusinH to accept the obligations or mem
bership In the league for the purposes OF
the league which in the case OF state
member OF the league would constitute q
breach of Article MI, the provisions OF
Article XVI shall be applicable AZ agAAns'
the state taking such action.
ARTICLE xviil.
The high contracting parties agree tha-
the league shall be entrusted with general
supervision of the trade in arms and am
munition with the countries In which the
| control of this traffic is necessary in the
| common interest.
ARTICLE XXX.
To those colonies and territories which
| as consequence of the late war have
| ceased TO be under the sovereignty OF the
states which formerly governed them and
which are inhabited by peoples not yet
| able to stand by themselves under the
| strenuous conditions OF the modern world
| there should be applied the principle that
| the wellbeing and development OF such
peoples form a sacred trust of civilization
| and that securities for the performance
| of this trust should be embodied in the
| constitution of the league.
The best method OF giving practical ef-
feet to this principle is that the tutelags
| of such peoples should be entrusted to
| advanced nations who by reason OF theit
| resources. their experience or their
| geographical position. can best undertake
| this responsibility, ana tnat tnlS tutela8e
should be exercised by them as manda.
| tory on behalf of the league.
| Certain communities formerly belonging
| to the Turkish empire have reached
| stage OF development which their exist
| ence as Independent nations can be pro-
| visionally recognized subject to the rem
dering of administrative advice and a.
sistance by mandatory power until such
| time as they are able to stand alone. The
wishes OF these communities must be .
tV,nt t1ar to-. tNv,
| the mandatory power
| There are territories such as southwest
| Africa and certain of the south Pacifie
| isles. which. owing to the sparseness OF
| their population, or their small size, OF
| their remoteness from the centers Of
| civilization. or their geographical continu
| ity to the mandatory state. and other cir
| cumstances. can be best administered un.
| der the laws of the mandatory state a,
| integral portions thereof subject to the
safeguards above mentioned. in the inter
ests OF the indigenous population.
In every case OF mandate, the manda.
tory state shall render to the league az
annual report In reference to the TERRITORY
| committed to its charge.
ARTICLE Xxx.
The high contracting parties will
endeavor to secure and maintain fail
and humane conditions of labor 70,
men, women and children. both in theiI
| own countries and in all countries te
which their commercial and industrial
| relations extend, and to that end agree
| to establish as part Of the organiza
tion of the league permanent bureau
| of labor.
ARTICLE XXI
The high contracting parties agree
that provision shall be made through
| the instrumentality of the league tt
secure and maintain freedom of transit
| and equitable treatment for the com
merce of all states members of ths
league. having in mind. among Other
| things, special arrangements with re-
gard to the necessities Of the region,
devastated during the war of 1s14-1s1s
ARTICLE xxii.
The high contracting parties agree
to place under the control Of the league
of International bureaus general trea
ties II the parties to such treaties con
| sent. Furthermore. they agree that all
such international bureaus to be CON
| stituted in future shall be placed under
control of the league.
ARTICLE XIII.
The high contracting parties agree thai
| every treaty international engagement
| entered into hereafter by any state mem
ber of the league shall be forthwith regis
| tered with the secretary general and ~
| soon as possible published by him. and
| that no such treaty or International en-.
gasement shall be binding until so regis
tered.
! ARTICLE XIV.
1t shall be the right Of the body Of
| delegates from time to time to advise ths
| reconsideration by states members Of the
| league of treaties which have become in.
applicable. and Of International conditions
| Of which the continuance may endangeI
| the peace Of the world
ARTICLE XIV.
The high contracting parties ssverally
agree that the present covenant 10 &C.
| copied as abrogAting all obligations inter
! - which are Inconsistent with the terma
| thereof, and solemnly engage that they
i will not hereafter enter into any engage
| ments Inconsistent with the terms thereof
| In case any Of the powers signAtory here
| to or subsequently, admitted to the league