Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-23

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Il. The league Of nations is found
ed in order to promote international CO..
operation and to secure peace. The
league will include: (A) The belliger-
ent states named In a document an
nexed to the covenant; OBJ 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, providing it has kept its OBJ
legations to date. on giving two years
notice.
80 The league will act through
an assembly comprising not more than
| three representatives of each of the
member states, each state having only
one vote. and a council comprising.
for the present, one representative OF
each of the five great powers and each
Of four other powers as selected from
time to time by the assembly.
''The number of powers of each
class represented on the council may
be increased by the unanimous con-
sent of the council and a majority of
the assembly. Other powers have the
right to sit as members of the cOun-
Gil during the decision of matters in
| which they are especially interested.
an the council. as in the assembly.
each state will have only one vote.
Both these bodies are to meet at stated
intervals (the council at least once a
year,, and Mt other times If required;
both can deal with any matter that
Is Of international interest or threat
ems the peace of the world; the de-
cision Of both must be unanimous. ex-
cept in certain specified cases, mat
ters Of procedure, for instance, being
decided by majority vote.
"The league will have a permanent
secretarlat, under a secretary general.
The secretariat and all other bodies
under the league may include women,
of international justice and various
permanent commissions and bureaus
are also to be established.
"3. The member states agree:
"(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.
"B) To exchange fun information
of their existing armies and their naval
and military programs.
| "(C) To respect each others terri
tory and personal independence, and to
guarantee them against foreign agrees
| sion.
! "D) To submit all international
disputes either TO arbitration or to
inquiry by the council which latter,
however, may not pronounce an opin-
ion on any dispute whose subject
matter falls solely within a states do
nestle jurisdiction; in no case to go
to war till three months after an
award, or unanimous recommends
ton has been made, and even then
not to go to war with a state which
accepts the award or recommenda-
ton.
"(E) To regard a state which has
| broken the covenant as having COM
mitted an act of war against the
league, to break off all economic and
other relations with ii, and to allow
free passage through their territories
TO the troops of those states which
are contributing armed force on behalf
of the league. The council is to rec
ommend what amount of force. if any,
should be applied by the several gov
ernments concerned, but the approval
Of the latter 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
forcedl
"(F) Not TO consider any treaty
binding till II has been communicated
TO the league, which will then proceed
TO publish IT,; to admit the right of
the assembly to advise the reconsider
alton of treaties and International con-
ditions which do not accord with pres
ent needs, and TO be bound by no OBJ
legations inconsistent with the cove
| nant.
"A state which breaks its agreement
may be expelled from the league by
the council.
~. The covenant does not affect the
validity of international engagements,
such as treaties of arbitration or re-
gional understandings like the Mon
roe Doctrine. for securing the mainte-
nance of peace.
rs. The former German colonies and
the territories of the Ottoman empire
are to be administered in the interests
of civilization by states which are
willing to be mandatories of the
league. which will exercise a general
supervision.
"6. The member states accept GER
tain responsibilities with regard to
labor conditions, the treatment of ma
tiyes, the white slave traffic, the OPT
UNI traffic, the arms traffic with uncivi'
lied and semicivlized countries
transit and trade conditions. public