The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-01

| membership IN the league Tor the
purpose of such dispute upon such
just. If such invitation is ACCEPTED
! the provisions of Articles XII to
XVI, inclusive, shall be applied with
such notifications as may be deem
ed necessary by the council. Upon
J such invitation by the governments
! the council shall Immediately insti-
| tute an inquiry into the circum-
stances of the dispute and recon-
mend such action as may seem best
and most effectual in the circum-
stances
/ If a state SO invited shall refuse
to accept the obligations Of member
ship in the league for the purpose OF
such dispute, and shall resort to war
, against member of the league, the
! provisions of Article XVI shall be
applicable as against the state TAX
ing such action.
If both parties to the dispute,
when SO invited, refuse to accept the
obligations of membership in the
league for the purposes of such dis
pute, the council may take such
measures and make such recommen-
! dations as will prevent hostilities
and will result in the settlement of
the dispute.
VIRTUALLY unchanged)
Every convention or international
| engagement entered into hencefor-
ward 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 or international engage
ment shall be binding until SO reg
istered.
Same as original Article twenty
/ three.)
Article XIX.
The assembly may from time to
time advise the reconsideration by
members of the league Of treaties
! which have become inapplicable, and
the consideration Of international
| conditions whose continuance might
endanger the peace of the world
VIRTUALLY the same as original
Article tWenty-four.)
Article XIX.
The members Of the league sever
ally agree that this covenant is ac-
copied as abrogating all obligations
or understandings inter Sc which
are inconsistent with the terms
thereof. and solemnly undertake that
they will not hereafter enter into
any engagements inconsistent with
the terms thereof.
In case members Of the league
shall, before becoming a member OF
the league, have undertaken any OBJ
legations inconsistent with the terms
of this covenant, it shall be the duty
of such member to take immediate
steps to procure it's release from
such obligations.
(Virtuallv. the same as original
| Article tWantv-fve.)
Article XXI.
Nothing in this covenant shall be
| he t1y nj n
ternatiOual engagements such as
| treaties Of arbitration or regional
understanding like the Monroe doe
! trine for securing the maintenance
| OF peace.
entirely newD
Article XIII.
| 70 those colonies and territories
| which as a consequence OF the late
war have ceased to be under the
sovereignty of the states which form
erly governed them and which are
stand by themselves under the
| ST. enuous conditions of ,ue modern
/ world, there should be applied the
principle that the wellbeing and de-
velopment Of such peoples form a
sacred trust OF civilization and that
securities for the performance OF
this trust should be embodied in
| this covenant.
The best method of giving prac-
tical effect to this principle is tina.
| the tutelage Of such peoples be en-
trusted to advanced nations who, by
reason of their resources, their ex-
perience or their geographical posi-
| ton, can best undertake this re-
sponslullity and who are willing to
accept it, and that this tutelage
should be exercised by them as man
datories on behalf of the league.
must tt differ according to the state
of the development of the people, the
geographical situation of the terri,
tory, its economic conditions and
other similar circumstances. Ger
tain communities formerly belonging
to the Turkish empire have reached
stage of development where their
existence as indpendnt nations can
be Professionally recognized subject
to the rendering of administrative
until such time as they are able to
stand alone. The wishes of these
communities must be principal
consideration in the selection or the
mandatory.
Other peoples, especially those OF
| Central Africa, are at such stage
that the mandatory must be respon-
SlDle LOT the ADMINISTRATORS VI tlle
| territory under conditions which will
guarantee freedom of conscience or
religion subject only to the main
| tenance of public order and morals.
the prohibition of abuses such as
the slave trade, the arms traffic ana
the liquor traffic and the prevention
of the establishment Of Notifications
or 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 for the trade
and commerce of other members OF
the league.
! There are territories, such as
southwest Africa and certain of the
south Pacific islanus. which. owing
to the sparseness of their population
of their small size or their remote
ness from the centers of civilization
or their geographical continguity to
the territory of the mandatory and
other circumstances can be best adj
ministered under the laws Of the
mandatory as integral portions Of its
territory subject to the safeguards
above mentioned in the interests OF
the indigenous population. In every
case of mandate. the mandatory
shall render to the council an annual
report in reference to the territory