The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-08
Thirty-Two Nations Reach Agree
ment Which 1t Is Hoped viii
Put an End to Armed
Conflict.
MONROE DOCTRINE UPHELD
Document Specifically Provides That
Offices Of the League Shall Be
Open to Women-Armaments
to BE Reduced Every Ten
Year-other Impor-
tant Points.

Washington, April 27.-The state
department made public today the text
Of the revised covenant of the league
Of nations, as it was presented to the
plenary session Of the peace confer
ence at Paris.
The text follows, with parenthetical
insertions showing changes made in
the covenant as originally drafted and
made public:
In order to promote international
cooperation and to achieve interna-
tiona1 peace and security, by the ac-
ceptance of obligations not to resort to
war, by the prescription of open, just,
and honorable relations between ma
tons, by the firm establishment of the
understandings of international law as
to actual rule of conduct among gov
ernments, and by the maintenance of
justice and a scrupulous respect for
all treaty obligations in the dealings
of organized peoples with one another,
the high contracting parties agree to
this covenant of the league of nations.
lin the original preamble the last
sentence read adopt this constitution"
instead Of "agree to this covenant."l
ARTICLE ONE
The original members of the league
of nations shall be those of the sigma
tories which are named in the annex
10 this covenant and also such Of those
other states named in the annex as
shall accede without reservation to
this covenant. Such accessiOnS shall
be effected by a declaration deposited
with the secretariat within two months
of the coming into force of the cove
nant. Notice thereof shall be sent to
all other members of the league.
Any fully elf-governing state, do
miniOn, or colony not named in the an
mex, may become a member of the
league if its admission is agreed by
two-thirds of the assembly, provided
that it shall give effective guarantees
of its sincere intention to observe its
international obligations and shall &C
cept such regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the league in regard to its
military and naval force and arma-
mentS.
Any member OF the league may,
after two years notice of its intention
so to do, withdraw from the league,
provided that ali it's international OBJ
legations and all its obligations under
this covenant shall have been fulfilled
at the time of its withdrawal
This article is new, embodying with
alterations and additions the old ar
ticle VII. It provides more specifically
the method of admitting new members
and adds the entirely new paragraph
providing for withdrawal from the
league. No mention of withdrawal was
made in the original document.1
ARTICLE TWO.
The action of the league under this
covenant shall be effected through the
1nstrumentality of an assembly and of
a council, with permanent secretarfat.
Originally this was part of article
]. 1t gives the name assembly to the
gathering of representatives of the
members of the league, formerly re-
ferred to merely as "the body of del
egates.'')
ARTICLE THREE.
The assembly shall consist of repre-
sentatives of the members of the
league.
The assembly shall meet at stated
intervals and from time to time as oc-
SdSlOH LHdy require, at the seat OF the
league, or at such other place as may
be decided upon.
The assembly may deal at its meet
ings with any matter within the sphere
OF action of the league, or affecting the
peace Of the world
At meetings of the assembly, each
member Of the league shall have one
vote, and may have not more than
three representatives
ARTICLE FOUR.
The council shall consist of repre-
sentatiyes of the United States of
America, of the British empire, of
France, of Italy, and of Japan, to-
gether with representatives of four
other members of the league. These
four members Of the league shall be
selected by the assembly from time
to time in its discretion. Until the
appointment OF the representative of
the four members of the league first
selected by the assembly, representa-
tives of - shall be members of the
council.