The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02

days OF the Medes and Persians. A
union more abhorrent to our traditions,
to our free institutions, to the trend
OF all civilized government, could not
be devised.
'"rhe permanent Military Naval Com
mission provided for in Article is to
advise the league on the execution OF
the provisions of Article 8 (Which relate
to DISARMAMENT and on military and
naval questions generally That is to
say. Il IL the great General STAFF of the
league, and seemingly Is to be laden
with tho entire military responsibility
thereof. in whatever military activities
the league may undertake The docu-
ment submitted contains absolutely no
limitations as to the composition of tho
commission, the number of members, the
method OF appointment. the States from
| which they shall be appointed, their re-
movai. their compensation. or their ten
ure. Neither are there any rules, beyond
the most general. laid down for their
guidance and control.
All Is Indefinite.
THE Mandatory Commission Is 10 be
established by the High Contracting Par
ties and 1t is to receive and examine
annual reports OF the manda tory powers
and to assist tho league In issuing the
Observance of the terms of all man.
dates The same Indebtedness exists
as to the organization and operations of
this commission that exists with refer
ence to the Military and Naval Com
mission.
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IN satah,ish n.r. -, a.. a..astaeio,
~ Tia loo ora norr,ana,, -,
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MUNICIPALITIES 20 ~ VI oul .l'e
perti.. AZ, ,ta,, 1T, ~. 90 LIS
- rss,ntat, ~ W." s " seGur
~ ,ahor tor 80 anu mu'ame 1oh nm..Nl
So,h ~ .hn,- "..m. women anu cni,uren,
countIles 10 which their commercial and
sre no details ms to the composition, or
ganization. appointment. removal COM
pensation. or tenure OF the members
Of this bureau.
Read in the light OF the provision OF
Article 81. which requires that the high
contracting parties shall make provision
through the fundamentally of the league
| to secure and maintain eouita-
be treatment for the commerce OF all
States members of the league the cues
ton arises as TO whether or not 1t is
the intent OF these provisions to put the
labor Of all countries upon an equality
and II this be the intent and purpose Of
tho document, then the labor OF this
country may we'll consider. inasmuch as
France has already given notice that It
will be impossible for French labor to
be put on an equality with American
labor ir hours OF work, whether Amerl-
can labor Is to be brought to the level
of French labor in this regard, in order
that there may be equitable treatment
of tho commerce OF the two countries.
Finally there is the permanent secre-
tariat which apparently Ia to perform
the ordinary secretarlal duties both for
the body of delegates and for the En-
ecLtive Council.
Nitai Gaps In Procedure.
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,Ias, T., 5is.,,,n " e 4io,h par
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ord 20 rac,.,ar go .,.,Io, m p aivI
boraaf,or on,sr.s a., ~. a., .'ea'Ie'
4 49, '' ~ Aheih
.-rb,. 4. ,bo r,,o,,,
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xraat 80 g., tos,, 80 i"Aue sno"
60 ,reas, '. I pro'is'ohs'
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| become n,r,,ao - go
| berair nro,osn, ~, -. 80 &c
! ,hina 80, MI" eoiiie-
these ,itam,, ,r,nnr,a,, a." vi
| nro,,idaa o. u .. ~" un
| .aId ,ho, tha.u ~.
| bava no MACE In gr.at doo',r,, a..
all ara ~ tho kind wh,c, - rn,.,i 10
! for In our Gun Cors,;,,,tia 49, NN
,aIriv &c en,i,,oa 49, 80.
| this cova,ar, as 20 ,o,.aI.v -, -
| provisIon and az ~ ir,,or,,, ", p' nd tan
reaching conseonsnces "''- -'''
| "Referring agair 70 ,no -oss,h,o Alto
| tinction hatwaer tho IItch cnr..oo.in,
Parties and The leagrs and ,hs ,ant tha,
,non the document provides for
with Its own rights duties and oblira-
| lions, 1t is most important TO note the
nature of the covenants which under this
| document are to be entered into by the
High Contracting Parties (and we mus,
! remember that what the high contract
| ing parties covenant, we covenant their
| obligations are our obligations) and by
| the league respectively. The proceeding
may prove tedious. but Il appears to me
necessary that these covenants be fresh
in our minds for the discussion with
which intend to follow them. In listing
the more important OF them / shall fol-
| low the order in which they occur In the
document. without attempting to CORE
late those OF like nature. Those OF the
/ high contracting parties are as follows
! The High Contracting Parties agree
! Gin connection with the programme for
d!sarmament) not TO conceal from one
another the condition OF their industries
capable OF being adapted to warllke
purposes: to give a full and frank inter-
change OF Information as TO their mill
tsry and naval programmes and not to
exceed the armament limits pro-
posed h,- thu Exacutiva rnupcu and