The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-05-09

prevention OF ali financial, commercial
or personal Intercourse between the
nationals of the covenant breaking
state and rfe nationals OF any other
state. whether a member 0f the league
or nor.
1t shall be the duty Of the council
Ia sucii ease to recommend to the sew
eraI governments concerned what eff
feetige military or naval forces the
members 81 the Ieagae shall severaiiy
contribute to the ornaments Of forces
10 Be used 10 protect the covenants
81 the league
The members 81 me league agrees.
further raaf they win mutually sup
port one another III rAe financial and
ecnnonIc measures whieh are taken
under shIs article, In order to minimize
the Lose and InconEenince resulting
from the above measures, and that
they VIII nHtually support one anotf-
er In resisting any special measures
aimed at one Of their number By the
eovenant-breaklng stare, and that they
VIII take the necessary steps to afford
passage through their territory to the
forces ~ any OF the members Of the
league which are cooperating to pro-
teri the covenants Of the league.
Any mernber Of the league which
has violated any covenant Of the
league may be declared to be no long
er member Of the Eeagae BY a vote
Of the council euncTEFred III By the
representatives Of all the other MEM
bers Of the league represented thereon.
ARTICLE SEVENTEEN
In the event Of q dispute between a
member of the league and state
which Is not member Of the league,
or between states not members Of
the Ieagge. the state or states not
members Of the deague shall be-
Invited to accept the obligations Of
membership ~ the league for the pur-
poses Of such dispute, upon such con-
dftions as the council may deem Just.
I II such Invitation Is accepted, the pro-
visions Of articles twelve to sixteen
inclusive shall be applied with such
( notifications as may be deemed nee
esaary By the council.
Upon such Invitation being given.
the council shall Immediately insti.
tute an inquiry into the circumstances
/ Of the dispute and recommend such
action as may seem best and most eff
fectual In the circumstances.
II state 50 invited shall refuse TO
accept the obligations Of membership
In the league for the purposes Of such
I dispute. and shall resort to war
against member Of the league, the
provisions Of article sixteen shall be
applicable az against the state taking
such action.
IL both parties to the dispute, when
80 invited. refuse to accept the obliga-
lions of membership In the league for
the purposes Of such dispute, the conn
ell may take such measures and make
such recommendations as win prevent
hostiiities and viii result In the set
Element OF the dispute.
ARTICLE EIGHTEEN.
Every convention or international
engagement entered into henceforward
by any member OF the league, shall be
forthwith registered with the secreta.
riat and shall, as soon as possible, be
| published by IT. No such treaty or
international engagement shall be
binding until so registered.
ARTICLE NINETEEN.
The assembly may from time ia
time advise the reconsideration by
members of the league of treaties
which have become inapplicable, and
the consideration Of international CON
ditions whose continuance might en-.
danger the peace Of the world.
ARTICLE TWENTY.
The members Of the league sew
orally agree that this covenant is ac
cepted as abrogating all obligations Oh
understandings inter Sc which are in
consistent with the terms thereof, ant
solemnly undertake that they will moi
hereafter enter into any engagements
inconsistent with the terms thereof.
ARTICLE TWENTY.oNE.
Nothing In this covenant shall b,
deemed to affect the validity Of inter
national engagements. such as treaties
of arbitration or regional understand
lngs like the Monroe doctrine for Sc
curing the maintenance of peace.
ENTIRELY newt
ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE.
To those colonies and territorie
which, as consequence of the lat
war have ceased to be under the soy
ereignty of the states which formerl
governed them and which are inhat
tied by peoples not yet able to stan
by themselves under the strenuou
conditions of the modern world, ther
should be applied the principle tina
the well-being and development O
such peoples form a sacred trust 9
civilization and that securities for til
performance OF this trust should b
embodied in this covenant.
The best method of giving pract
| cable effect to this principle Is thG
the tutelage Of such peoples be II
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