Evening star., 1919-04-29


the league, and is followed by a
second paragraph which gives the
council power to establish the
seat of the league elsewhere
should it subsequently deem it
necessary.
The third paragraph of article
VII is new, establishing equality
OF employment of men and wom-
en-. that is to say. by the league.
The second paragraph of arti-
Ge III is new, inasmuch as 1t
G"ae ke' to give instances of
-,*!'>.'. which are generally suit
able anr submission to arbitra-
t1on, instances of what have lat
terly been called Justiciable'
questions.
Domestic Jurisdiction.
The eighth paragraph of arti-
Gle XIV is new. This is the amend
ment regarding domestic jurisdic-
uon, that where the council finds
that question arising out of an
international dispute affects mat
ters which are clearly under the
domestic jurisdiction of one or
other of the parties, it is to re-
port to that effect and make no
recommendation.
me last paragraph of article
,l XVI IS new. providing for an ex-
puislon from the league in certain.
extraordinary circumstances.
article XXI is new.
The second paragraph of arti-
Gle xxi inserts the words with
regard to mandatories, and who
are willing to accept it, thus ex-
piicitly introducing the principle
that a mandate cannot be forced
upon nation unwilling to ac-
cept it.
Article XIII is a combination
OF several former articles and also
contains the following: A clause
providing for. the just treatment
OF aoorfgInes: clause looking
toward a prevention Of the white
slave traffic and the traffic in
toward progress in international
prevention and control of disease.
Annexes Red Cross.
Article XIV specifically men
tions the Red Cross as one of the
international organizations which
are to connect their work with the
work Of the league.
Article XVI permits the
amendment Of the covenant by
majority of the states composing
the assembly. instead of three
fourths of the states, though it
does not change the requirement
IN that matter with regard to the
vote in the council
The second paragraph of arti-
Gle AXVi is also new and was add
ed at the request of the Brazilian
delegation in order to avoid GER
tain constitutional difficulties. It
permits any member Of the league
70 dissent from an amendment, tho
erect OF such dissent being with
draWal from the league.
AND the annex is added giving
tne names of the signatories Of
the treaty. who become members,
ana the names of the states in
vlted to accede to the covenant,
These are all the changes. be-
heve. which are of moment
MI President: I take the op-
portunity to move the following
resolutions in order to carry out
the provisions Of the covenant
You will notice that the covenant
provides that the first secretary
general shall be chosen by this
conference: It also provides that
TIE h1t choice Of the four mem
Der states who are to be added
to the five great powers on the
council is left to this conference.
move, therefore, that the first
secretary general of the council
shall be the Hon. Sir James Eric
Ofommond, and second, that until
such time as the assembly shall
nave selected the first four mem
oers OF the league to be repre-
seheed on the council in accord
ance with article " Of the COW
enant representatives of Belgium,
Brasil. Greece and Spain shall be
members, and third. that the pow
ers to be represented on the coun-
Gil OF the league Of nations are
required to name representatives
VINO shall form a committee of
nine to prepare plans for the or
ganization Of the league and for
the establishment Of the seat of
the league and to make arrange
ments and to prepare the agenda
Tor the first meeting of the assem-
bly,. this committee to report both
to the council and to the assembly
Of the league.
II think it not necessary to di-
rect your attention to other mat
ters we have previously discussed
the capital significance of this
covenant, the hopes which are en-
tertained as to the effect it will
have upon steadying the affairs of
the world and the obvious neces-
sity that there should be a con-
cert Of the free nations of the
world to maintain justice in inter-
national relations, the relations be-
tween people and between the ma
tions Of the world.
Addresses Baron Maxine.
IF Baron Maxine will pardon
me for introducing a matter which
I absent-mindedly overlooked, it
is necessary for me to propose the
alteration of several words in the
first line of article V. Let me say
that in several parts Of the treaty,
of which this covenant will form a
part, certain duties are assigned to
the council of the league of ma
tions. In some instances it is pro-
vided that the action they shall
take shall be by a ma jority vote. 1t
Is therefore necessary to make the
covenant conform with the other
portions Of the treaty by adding
these words. will read the first
line and add the words:
Except where otherwise ex-
pressly provided in this covenant,
or by the terms Of this treaty, de-
cisions at any meeting OF the as
qnire. the agreement of all the.
at the meeting
Except where otherwise ex-'
pressly provided in this covenant
is the present reading, and l move
the addition or by the terms of
this treaty With that addition.
I move the adoption of the cove
nant."