Evening journal., 1919-04-14
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PACT OF nations
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League viii include (A) the belligerent
! states named in a document annexed TO
the covenant; (B) all the neutral states
so named and (C) in the future any
self-governing country whose admission
is approved by two-thirds of the states
already members of the League. A state
may withdraw from the league, provid-
ing it has kept its obligations to date,
on giving two years notice.
"2-Thc league will act through an
assembly comprising not more than
three representatives of each of the
member states, each state, however,
having only one vote and a council COM
prising, for the present, one representa-
| tive of each of the five Great Powers
and each of four other powers, as Sc
lected from time TO time by the assem-
| bly,. The number of powers of each
class represented on the council may be
increased by the unanimous consent of
the council and a majority of the as
sembly.
"Other powers have the right to sit as
members of the council during the de-
cision of matters in which they are
specially interested. In the council, as
in the assembly each state will have
only one vote. Both these bodies are
TO meet at stated intervals, (the coun-
ell at least oncel a year, and at other
times if required; both can deal with
any matter that is of international in
lterest or that threatens the peace of the
world; the decision of both must be
unanimous except in certain specified
cases, matters of procedure, for in
stance being decided by majority vote.
"The league will have a permanent
secretariat under a secretary general.
The secretariat and all other bodies under
the league may include women equally
with men. A permanent court of in
ternational justice and various perma
nent commissions and bureaux are als1
TO be established.
"3-The member states agree:
(A) TO reduce their armaments, plans
for such reduction being suggested by
the council, but only adopted with the
consent of the states themselves, and
thereafter not to increase them without
the concurrence of the council.
OBJ TO exchange full information of
their existing armies, and their naval
and military programs.
(C) to respect each others territory
and personal independence and guaran-
tee them against foreign aggression.
Cd TO submit all international dis
putes either to arbitration or to enquiry
! by the council. which latter, however
may not pronounce an opinion on any
dispute whose subject matter falls solely
within a states domestic jurisdiction;
in no case TO 20 to war until three
months after an award or unanimous
recommendation has been made and then
] aN - 30, TOT r-hf hfnla
accepts the award or recommendation;
(E) to regard a state which has broken
the covenant.
(D) as having committed an act Of
war against the league; TO break off
all economic and other relations with
it; and to allow free passage through
their territories TO the troops to those
states which are contributing armed
force on behalf of the league.
The council is TO recommend what
amount of force, if any, should be sup
piled by the several governments con-
cerned, but the approval of the latter
| is necessary. Estates not members of
the league will be invited 10 accept the
obligations of the league for the pu-
pose of particular disputes, and if they
fail to comply may be forced).
ing till it has been communicated to
the League, which will then proceed to
publish it; to admit the right of the
assembly to advise the reconsideration
of treaties and international conditions
which do not accord with present needs
and TO be bound by no obligations in
consistent with the covenant.
"A state which breaks its agreements
may be expelled from the League by
the council.
"4-The covenant does not affect sthe
validity of internal engagements such as
treaties of arbitration of regional un-
derstandings, like the Monroe Doctrine
for securing the maintainenee of peace.
"5-The former German colonies and
/ territories of the Ottoman Empire are
20 be administered in the interests of
civilization by states which are willing
TO be manufactures of the league which
will exercise a general supervision.
"6-The member states accept certain
Responsibilities with regard to labor con-
ditions. the treatment of natives, the
white slave traffic, the opium traffic, the
arms traffic with uncivilized and semi
civilized countries, transit and trade
conditions, public health and Red Cross
! societies.
"7-The League is recognized as the
central body interested in co-ordinat-
ing and assisting international activi-
ties generally.
"s1Amendments TO the covenant re-
quire the approval of all the states
of the council and a simple majority
of those in the assembly states which
signify their dissent from amendments
thus approved are not bound by them,
but in this case cease TO be members
of the league"
The new text contains twenty-six
articles. The entire document has been
carefully revised from the point of view
of drafting. and it contains in addition
its specific statement of number OF
principles hereto regarded by the COM
mission as implicit as the covenant,
Except for the technical task of bring
ing the French and English text into ac-
cord. the covenant is ready for the
plenary conference. It will, therefore,
be made public in the course OF few
days.
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