The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

of international justice and permanent
commissions and bureaus are also to be
established.
"(3) The member states agree
ss(A) To reduce their ornaments.
plans for such reduction being suggest
ed by the council, but only adopted
with the consent of the states them
selves, 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 other IS ter
ritory and personal independence, and
to guarantee them against foreign ag
gression.
"(D) To submit all international
disputes either to arbitration or to In
quiry by the council, which latter, how
ever, may not pronounce an opinion on
any dispute whose subject matter falls
solely within a state 8 domestic .jurisdic-
ton; in no case to go to war till three
months after an award or unanimous
recommendation has been made, and
even then not TO go to war with a
state which accepts the award or recon-
mendations.
"(E) To regard state which has
broken the covenant as having COM
mitted an act of war against the league,
to- break off all economic and all other
relations with it, and to allow free pas
sage through their territories to the
troops of those states which are con-
tributing armed force on behalf of the
league. The council is to recommend
what amount of force, if any, should
be supplied by the several governments
concerned, but the approval of the lat
ter is necessary. Estates not members
of the league will be invited to accept
the obligations of the league for the
purpose of particular disputes, and if
they fail to comply may be forced.)
"(F) Not to consider any treaty
binding 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 reconsidera,
| tion of treaties and international con.
| ditions which do not accord with pres
ent needs, and to be bound by no obi
! cations inconsistent with the covenant
"a state which breaks its agree
ments may be expelled from the league
| by the council.
| 400 The covenant does not affect
| INC NdilultN VI luleTHdIlOndl engage
ments, such as treaties of arbitration
or regional understandings like thu
/ Monroe doctrine, for securing the
maintenance of peace.
$50 The former German colonie,
and the territories of the Ottoman EN-
pire are to be administered IN the in
terests of civilization by states which
are willing to be manufactures of tn,
league, which will exercise a genera
supervision.
"'(6) The member states accept Ger
tain responsibilities with regard to la
Dor conditions, the treatment of ma
l~tives, the white slave traffic, the opium
traffic, the arms traffic with uncivilize,
and semi-civilized countries, transit AM
trade conditions, public health and Re-
Cross societies.
800 The league is recognized a
the central body interested in co-ordi
mating and assisting international ae
tivities generally.
"(S) Amendments to the eovenan
require the approval of all the state
on the council and a simple maiorit
of those in the assembly. States whic
signify their dissent from amendment
to the league, which will then proeee
but, iii this case, cease to be member
of the league"