The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-01

nationals OF the covenant-breakinx
state = the prevention Of Ill financial.
commercial or personal intercourse
sween the nationals OF the covenant
members OF tho league and
the nationals OF any other state, wheth-
er g member Of the league or not.
IS II snail % the dirty OF the council
IN sucnf case to recommend to the sew
srai governments, concerned what ef-
fective military or naval forces N.
OF the league shall severally
contribute to the armament. Of forra.
to be used to protect the ~
the league.
9TH members Of the league apraa
further, that they will mutually snn.
port one another in the financial ana
conomic measures whlch are taken
under this article. In order to minimize
the o and Inconvenience resulting
from the above measures, and that thew
Will mutually support one another in
resisting any special measures aimed
at one OF their number by the Gov
enant state, and that thew
will taks the necessary steps to afford
PASSING through their territory to the
forces OF any OF the members of the
league which are cooperating to pro-
tect the covenants OF the league.
Any member OF the league which
has violated any covenant of the league
may be declared to be no longer a
member of the league by a vote of the
council %concurred in by the representa-
tives OF all the other members of the
league represented thereon"
unchanged except for the addition
OF the last sentence.)
Article ~.
I'm the event of a dispute between a
member Of the league and a state which
is not a member of the league, or be-
tween states not members of the
league. the state or states not mem
bers OF he league shall be invited to
accept the obligations Of membership
In the league for the purposes OF such
dispute, upon uch conditions rs the
council may deem just. # such invi-
tation' Is accepted. the provisions of
Articles IL to 16, inclusive, shall be APP
piled, with such notifications as may
be deemed necessary by the council.
Upon such invitation being given,
the council shall Immediately institute
an inquiry into the circumstances of
the dispute and recommend such ac-
ton as may seem best and most eff
fectual In the circumstances.
If a state sc invited shall refuse to
accept the obligations of membership
in the league for the purposes OF such
dispute, and shall resort to war against
a member of h league. the provisions
OF article 16 shall be applicable as
against the state taking such action.
If both parties to the dispute, when
so invited, refuse to accept the obliga-
finno 0P r,a~l~,cLJ,~ H., %l1i -, f~r
the purposes Of such dispute, the coun-
Gil may a k such measures and make
such, recommendations as will prevent
hostilities and will result in the settle
ment Of the dispute"
(Virtually unchanged.)
Article 10.
EVERY convention or international
engagement entered into henceforward
by any member Of the league shall be
forthwith registered with the secre-
tariat and shall as soon as possible be
registered by it. No such treaty or
international engagement shall be bind
ing until so registered"
(Same as original article.)
Article 10.
THE assembly may from time to
time advise the reconsideration by
SHS NC VI ~ SdllS "ItlCIl
have become inapplicable, and the con-
sideration Of international conditions
whose continuance might endanger the
peace Of the world"
Virtually the same as original arti-
Gle 24.)
Article 20.
THE members of the league severally
agree that this is accepted as
abrogattng all obligations or undertake
ings inter Sc which are inconsistent
with the terms thereof. and so UNDER
take that they will not hereafter enter
into any agreements inconsistent with
the terms thereof.
I'm case members Of the league shall,
before becoming a member Of the
league. have undertaken any bliea
tons Inconsistent with the terms of
this covenant, it shall be the duty of
such member to tax immediate steps
to procure its release from such obi
cations"
VIRTUALLY the same as original arti-
Gle 25.)
Article 81.
Nothing in this covenant shall be
deemed to affect the validity OF inter-
national engagements such as treaties
Of arbitration or regional understand
ings like the Monroe doctrine for Sc
curing the maintenance Of peace.
entirely new.)
Article %.
T those colonies and territories
which as a consequence of the late war
have ceased to be under the sovereign
ty of the state which formerly governed
them n which are inhabited by peo-
pies not yet able to stand by them
selves under the conditions
Of the modern world, there should be
applied the principle that the well be-
ing and development OF such peoples
form a sacred trust of. civilization and
that securities for the performance of
this trust should be embodied in this