The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-28

the parties to the dispute.
 The paragraph specifically excluding
 matters of domestic Jurisdiction" from action by the council is new. In | cured in by the representatives of
 those members of the league repre-
 scented on the council" etc, have been
 added.
 Article 16. Should any member of the l league resort to war In disregard of
 its covenants under Articles 12, 3 or
 15, it shall ipso facto be deemed to
 have committed an act of war against
 all other members of the league, which
 hereby undertake immediately to sub Ject 1t to the severance of all trade or financial relations, the prohibition of all intercourse between their nationals
 and the nationals of the covenant breaking state and the nationals ot any other state, whether5 a member of the league or not
 ~s AS TO ARMED FORCES It shall be the duty of the council in such case to recommend to the several
 governments concerned what effective
 military or naval forces the members of the league shall severally contribute to the armaments of forces to be used to
 protect the covenants of the league.
 The members of the league agree, fur
 ther. that they will mutually support one
 another in the financial and economic measures which are taken under this article, in order to minimize the loss and inconvenience resulting from the above measures, and that they will mu- tually support one another in resisting any special measures aimed at one of their number by the covenant breaking state and that they will take the neces-
 sary steps to afford passage through
 their territory to the forces of any Of
 the members of the league which are lco-operating to protect the covenants of the league
 1 Any member of the league which has
 violated any covenant of the league may be declared to be no longer a member Of l the league by a vote of the council con- cured in by the representativ of all the other members of the league repre- scented thereon. Unchanged except for the addition of the last sentence)
 Article F. Tn the event of a dispute be- tween a member of the league and stata
 which is not member of the league, Or between states not members of the league the state states not members 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 council may deem just If such invitation is ac- cepted the provisions of articles F to 16, inclusive, shall be applied with such fmodificatons as may be deemed neces- sary by the council. 1 AS TO RECOMMENDATIONS | Upon such invitation being given the
 council shall immediately institute an inquiry into the circumstances of the dis pute and recommend such action as may seem best and most effectual in the cir cumstances.
 | If state so invited shall refuse to accept the obligations of membership in the league for the purposes of such dis pute and shall resort to war against a
 member of the league the provisions Of lartcle lG shall be applicable as against Ithe state taking such action.
 If both parties to the dispute, when so
 invited refuse to accept the obligations
 of membership in the league for the pur- poses of such dispute. the council may
 take such measures and make such rec 1 concentrations will prevent hoStillties
 and will result in the settlement of the
 dispute. Virtually unchanged)
 Article IS. Every convention or inter
 national engagement entered into hence forward by any member of the league shall be forthwith registered with the
 secretariat and shall as soon as possible be published by it. No such treaty ol international engagement shall be bind .I ing until so registered. Same as origi nal article 23)
 Article 19. The assembly may from tune to tune 'dQNlSe lne TeCOuSluSid deioi by members of the league of treaties which have become inapplicable, and thu consideration of international conditions } whose continuance might endanger thu peace of the world. (Nirtually the same as original article 4)
 ABROGATE ALL OBLIGATIONS 1 Article 70. The members of the league , severally agree that this covenant is ac
 cepted as abrogating all obligations ol in int xyb incOn , sistent with the terms thereof, and sol emnly undertake that they will not here
 after enter into any engagements incon
 sistent with the terms thereof. In case members of the league shall
 before becoming member of tht league have undertaken any oblisa'
 tions inconsistent with the terms o1
 the covenant. it shall be the duty oi
 such member to take immediate steps to procure its release from such obli- gations.
 , (Virtually the same as original art , cle 25.)
 Article 21. Nothing in this covenan
 shall be deemed to affect the validity , of international engagements. such a: s treaties of arbitration or regional un- , derstandings like the Monroe doctrine , for securing the maintenance of peace 7 (Entirely .new)
 |, , Article p. To those colonies ane l
 the late war have ceased to be undel the sovereignty of the states whicl , formerly governed them and which drs inhabited by peoples not yet able ts . stand by themselves under the strenu ous conditions of the modern world , there should be applied the principle 1 that the well being and developmea of such peoples form a sacred trust 0,
 civilization and that securities for tn.
 performance of this trust should b.
 embodied in this covenant
 5 AS TO THE WEAK 5 The best method of giving practic able effect to this principle is that th' 7 ltutelage of such peoples be entrustc, to advanced nations who. by reasons u } their resources, their experience ol their geographical position, can oes
 undertake responsibility. and who ar' willing to accept it. and that tn: 3 tutelage should be exercised by then . as mandatories on behalf of thu , league.
 | The character of the mandate mus : differ according to the stage of thu |. development of the people, the geo , | graphical situation of the territory, is; ] economic condition and other simiia T | circumstances.
 7 Certain communities formerly be : longing to the Turkish empire hay 9 reached a stage of development wher' 2 their existence as independent nation f can be provisionally recognized, sub [ ject to the rendering of administrative 3 advice and assistance by a mandstor. 9 until such time as they are able | } stand alone. The wishes of these com