South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-02
LEAGUE or NATIONS
CONEN Ant.
Art. NNII
UNDER CONSIDERATIONS

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Article -. To those colonies and
territories which rs q con sequence n
-hc late war have ceased GO he under
'he sovereignty II he states which
formerly governed chrlt AMI which
are inhabited by peoples not vet able
% stand d. themselves under the
strenuous conditions ~ the modern
world. there should he applied the
principle that the well being and de
rei0pment ~ such peoples form
sacred trust q civilization aud that
saruritlT, f.r the perfo riorrc n this
crust sauuid he embodied In this
covenant.
1nr hest metlcd ~ giving prac-
ticahln effect % ;ais prinriple Is the
tut-lnga n sU'L .enpl'- hc entrusted
p" Ho sri:trd LHtiuu>. Who. by reason
"t their resources. their experience
tseic geographic ~ position can
ie-t undertake tiis responsibility.
ard vno arr willing 20 accept IL. aud
.ait this tutelagr should De cxer-
.iSed bv them IS manufactures on he
H1lf = the league
90" character II the mandate must
3if"- &C. ording 90 tho stage ~ do
vcloptucnt uf tha people. the geo
aphi,gl situation Of the territory.
It's economic condition and other
similar rir' uf1stlnces.
Certain communities formerly he
longing % the Turkish empire have
reached stage ~ development where
their existence rs independent ma
items can De Professionally recog
niZed subject 20 the rendering II ad
mlnistratiVc advice and assistance 10y
q mandatory until such time rs they
are able O. stand alone. The wishes
~ these communities must be a
principal consideration IN the selec-
ton of the mandatory.
other peoples. especially those of
central Africa. are at such "a stage
that the mandatory must be resp0u-
sihlc for the administration ~ the
territory under conditions which viii
guarantee freedom Of conscience or
religion. subject only 20 the main
tenance Of public orders and morals
the prohibition Of abuses such rs the
slave traffic. the arms traffic and the
li0uOr traffic aud the prevention ot
tho establishment OF Qualifications CO.
military and naval bases and Of
military training of the nations for
other than police purposes and the
defense Of territory and will also Sc
cure equal opportunities Tor the
trade and commerce OF other mem
bers Of the league.
There are territories such rs
southwest Africa. and certain IT the
south Pacific islands. which. owing
10 the sparseness OF their population
or their small size or their remote
ness from the centers of civilization
or their geographical contigdity To
the territory ~ the mandatory. and
other circum can be best al
miniStered under the laws Of the
mandatory as integral portions Of its
territory subject 10 the safeguards
above mentioned i'm the interests or
the indigenous population. In every
ease Of mandate. the mandatory shall
render TO the council an annual re
port in reference 10 the territory
committed To its charge.
The degree Of authority. control
or administration 10 he exercised by
the mandatory. shall, IL not previ-
ously agreed upon by the members
81 the league. be explicitly defined
i'm each case hv the council.
\ permanent commission shall he
constituted L. receive and examine
the annual reports Of the manda-
tories and To advise the council on
all matters relating to the ohserv-
ance Of the mandates
tThis is the original Article 10.
virtually unchanged except for
the insertion Of the words land
who are willing 10 accept" in de-
scribing nations TO be given man
datOrieS