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cilities to members cooperating in
this enterprise.
Validity of treaties. All treaties or
international agreements concluded
after the institution of the league
will be registered with the secretar-
lat and published. The assembly may
from time to time advise members to
reconsider treaties which have be-
come inapplicable or involve danger
of peace. The covenant abrogates all
obligations between members incon-
sistent with it's, terms, but nothing in
it shall affect the validity of inter
national engagements such as treaties
of arbitration or international under
standings like the Monroe doctrine
for securing the maintenance of
peace.
Mandatory System.
The mandatory system. The tute-
lage of nations not yet able to stand
by themselves will be entrusted to
advanced nations who are best fitted
to undertake it. The covenant recog-
nizes three different stages of de-
of manufactures. ~
Communities like those belonging
to the Turkish empire which can be
Professionally recognized as independ-
ent, subject to advices and assistance
from mandatory in whose selection
they would be allowed voice. Com
munities like those of Central Afrira,
to be administered by the mandatory
under conditions generally approved
by the members ,of the league where
equal opportunities for trade will be
allowed to all members; certain
abuses, such as trade in slaves, arms,
and liquor, will be prohibited, and
the construction of military and ma
val bases and the introduction of COM
pulsory military training will be dis
allowed. Other communities such as
Southwest Africa, and the South
Pacific islands, to be administered
under the laws of the mandatory as
integral portions of it's territory. In
every case the mandatory will render
an annual report, and the degree it's
authority will be defined.)
General Provisions.
General international provisions.
Subject to and in accordance with the
provisions of international conven-
tons existing or hereafter to be
agreed upon, the members of the
league will in general endeavor thru
the international organization estab-
lished by the labor convention to Sc
cure and maintain fair conditions of
labor for men, women and children
in their own countries and other
countries, and undertake to secure
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tants of territories under their con-
troll; they will entrust the league with
the general supervision over the exc
cution of agreements for the sup
preston of traffic in women and
children, ETC., and the control of the
trade in arms and ammunition with
countries in which control is neces-
sary; they will make provision for
freedom of communications and tran
sit and equitable treatment for COM
merce for all members of the league,
with special reference to the neces-
sites of regions devastated during
the war; and they will endeavor to
take steps for international preventa-
ton and control of disease. Interna-
tional bureaus and commissions al
ready established will be placed under
the league, as we'll as those to be
established in the future.
Amendments.
Amendment to the covenant. AM
endments to the covenant will take
effect when ratified by the council
and by a majority of the, assembly.
Boundaries of Germany: Germany
cedes to France Alsace-Lorraine s.
900 square miles in the southwest,
and to Belgium two small districts
between Luxumberg and Holland,
and totalling 1872 square miles. She
also cedes to Poland the southeast
ern tip of Sliesia beyond and includ-
ing Oppeln, most of Posen, and West
Prussia, 27,868 square miles, East
Prussia being isolated from the main
body by a part of Poland. She loses
sovereignty over the northeastern
most tip of East Prussia, 40 square
miles north of the river Memel, and
the internationalized areas about
Danzig, 729 square miles, and the ba-
sin of the Saar, 1888 square miles,
between the western border of the
Rhenish Palatinate of Bavaria and
the southeast corner of Gutenberg.
The Danzig area consists of the V
between the Nogat and Vistula riv-
ers made w by the addition of a
similar v on the west including the
city of Danzig. The southeastern
third of East Prussia and the area be-
tween East Prussia and the Vistula
north of latitude So degrees 3 min
utes is to have its nationality deter
mined by popular vote, 5,785 square
miles, as is to be the case in part of
Schlesiwg, 2,787 square miles.