The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-09
larry important Changes Made IN
Document Since 1t Was First
! u. Tentatively Drawn Up.
thlRTY.TW0 NATIONS 4.
+ PACT; OTHERS INVITED
ersssssnt Wilson TO Have Honor ~
Calling ths First Meeting u ths
League and ~ the Executive
cevncll--Aonre~ Doctrine
Specifically uphssd.

pafkHtAbb@F 1ttA NhN "f~"" ~~
par,snsas taade publsc ,eaisht The text
of the revised eovsaaat VI thr league
Of aattaaG. ~ u MAS psesentvd To the
eienary sesstoa Ut the psmss cenfeT-
ses~ al Paris. Ths t.xi follows
The covenant Ut tbs league Of na
tioas
In order to promote insssna tinnal
~ operation and 10 achieve inirrna
tionhi praes and security. by ths Ee-
esptance VI obligations NOT 70 resort So
war, by thu prescription OF opca, thst,
nmi honorable relations between ia
lions, BY III. firln establishment ~ ths
Understandings II international las as
o. actual rule VI conduct am0ng gov
rrnntnis. and BY the iaaintsnanrs Of
justict aud scrapnloas respect for
all treaty obligations 10 the dealings
Of organized peoples with ole st0the.
the high contracting parties agree ~
this covenant If the ieugae u nations.
lin the original preamble tho last
sentence read adopt this constitution
instead u "agree 10 hrs eoSenant"l
ARTICLE ONE
The original member. ~ the league
of nations shni be those VI III. sigma
tories which are named Ia the annex
to this covrnant aud also such nf thoes
Other staYes tiattre,f fn fhp stssf~H ~
shall ercsde without reservation to
this covenant, Such acgcssians shall
BE- effected by a declaration DEPOSITED
with the s.cretariat within two months
Of the cunning into forvs Vt the cove
nant Notice thereof shalt he seat To
Au other members ~ the league,
Any fully self governing state. DO
mtu,un ~ ts.'aBy not named Ia the an.
nax,, May hssnns A. .meIpber u thu
league II IT, admission II agreed nv
two thirds ~ the assembly, provided
tina, II shalt give effective guarantees
of i,S sincere intention 10 observe Its
international obligations and shall ae-
e-rt mch regulations ~ may he pre-
scrlhed by 'he league 10 regard 10 It's
military and naval force and Hrma
msuts
Any member " the league may.
after two years notice ~ Its intention
eo 10 d.. wtthdrnv from the League,
provided that all It's ls.arnnf,aaaI Oh.
legations and at, It's obligations under
this covenant shEll have been fulniled
.t NJ. ~ 4xttF
This article IL new. etnhoiytng with
siterefion sud additions the old mr.
ticls WI Y provides morc specifically
the met hoa If adui'ttus new nteuhcxs
and adds the entirely new paragraph
providing .cr withdrawal from the
icasur No mention Of withdrawal was
made IN tho original document,
ARTICLE TWO,
The nrtiop ~ 'hr league under this
covenant shalt 10 ere,-rd through the
iastrumrr'Bllty of an assembly and ~
a council with permanent seer~tarist
Originally this was = part ~ article
] II gives the name assembly 20 the
gathering NJ Representatives ~ the
members ~ the lcnsn~. fn-nsr,, ~
fsrrsd IN merely ~ the body NJ hel
eEa,es0
ARpictE raREE.
Tho assembly shall consist Of rsrte~
sentatl,es 1T the members ~ the
ls~xu
The assembly shalt meet ~ stated
Intervals aud from time 70 t'nc as ~,
csslon may rtYuirr at Inc scat ~ the
league W ~ sdch other place as may
b. decided upon ..
Tn. assembly mRy deal NJ ttS meet
insS With any matter Within N" sHhcrr
" action ~ the league, rr s~rvt'ng the
peace - the wNrta
Az meetings ~ the assembly es,h
h,emher ~ the league shsn have onr
vote and RAY have uet morn than
three representations
(Thls srrN,,djss PARTS ~ me original
srti,'lrs enc twn anal three with emily
mipnr changes. II refers 10 members
ef the 'ragne where tee term high
c,e'rac''rg parties" originally was
us,s', an' this change Is tnllowe5
throashcu. tte revised draft)
ARTICLE FOUR
rhN tN'uorS' shall ,VnSis' II rerre.
~s,ta'i - me United States ~
Anyrirs, ~ the british empire. ~
Fesncr ~ l,a,y ard x Japan, ~
gather WITH representatives 81 four
other mrychrr< ~ the league These
tou- nru1Nv-s ~ the issgue shsu be
sclc, ,vd W ~. assembly rreys ttn~
t. t'ne Fl It's discretion r,t,tl sha
spf>NNya~rt e N. representatives "
IN fAur -rr,t%'rs ~ ne lrs so~ trx,
s'!~'tsa ~ Ne assembly. rcrr~een.s-
tlvr~ - --- shall b. ;a~meer> ~ tNr
,N,un,7'
"''a tnF tV'~'v-' ~ 'sr tas trity
" ~ sSs'n'A'y 'he >NHrt5l may naras
atdS'as~ ,"erhorS - fAs league
who's rrt'r. >,r'P'.se> shall, A1TxvS -,
members e - >,aryg 'Ae N,aasii
WITH .tss 2lSeNt ,asy iac-,Nass the
uN4'4est o, -esH'~-, ~ 'Ae Ira sts "a
r.. sr'+Ttri n ;he assembly 10, rcp-,@
@nts.tna n ,ss ,uac,yf
TIE o'prcT shall mcst .oSr cre h