Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28

league II It's ADMISSION is aRTeeQ Dy
two thirds of the assembly, provid-
ed that it shall give effective guar
antees of its sincere intention to OBJ
serve its international obligations,
and shall accept such regulations as
may be prescribed by the league in
regard to its military and naval
forces and ornaments.
Any member of the league may,
after two years notice of its inten-
tion so to do, withdraw from the
league, provided that all its inter-
national obligations and all its OBJ
legations under this covenant shall
have been fulfilled at the time of
its withdrawal.
(This article is new, embodying
with alternations and additions, the
old Article 7. 1t provides more spe-
ciheally the method of admitting
new members and adds the entirely
new paragraph providing for with
drawal from the league. No mem
tion of withdrawal was made in the
original document)
Article Two.
The action of the league under
this covenant shall be effective
through the instrumentality of an
assembly and of a council, with per-
manent secretariat. ~s....
Originally this was part of
Article /. 1t gives the name as
sembly to the gathering of repre-
sentatives of the members of the
league, formerly. referred to merely
as "the body of delegate"
Article Three. .a
The assembly shall consist of rep
resentatives of the members of the
league.
The assembly shall meet at stated
intervals and from time to time as
occasion may require. at the seat of
the league, or at sucfl other place
as may be decided UPON
The assembly may deal at its
meetings with any matter within the
sphere of action of ;he league or
affecting the peace Of the world.
At meetings of the assembly each
member of the league shall have one
vote, and may have not more than
three representatives.
(This embodies part of the origi-
nal articles /, 2 and 3, with only
minor changes. 1t refers to mem
bers of the league where the term
"high contracting parties" originally
was used, and this change is fol-
lowed throughout the revised draft.)
Article Four.
The council shall consist of rep
resentatives of the United States of
America, of the British empire, of
France, of Italy and of Japan, to-
gether with representative of four
other members of the league. These
four members of the feague shall be
selected by the assembly from time
to time in its discretion. Until the
appointment of the representatives
of the four members of the league
first selected by the assembly, rep
resentatives of (blank) shall be
members of the council,
With the approval of the maj ajority
of the assembly, the council may
name additional members of the
league whose representatives shall
always be members of the council;
the council with like approval may
increase the number of members of
the league to be selected by the as
sembly for representation on the
council. "s.,
The council shall meet from time
to. time as occasion may require
and at least once year, at the seat
of the league, or at such other
place as may be decided upon.
The council may deal at its meet
ings with any matter within the
sphere of action of the league or
affecting the peace of the world.
ANY member of the league not
represented on the council shall be
invited to send representative to
sit as member at any meeting of
the council during the consideration
of matters specially affecting the in
terests of that member of the
league.
At meetings of the council each
member of the league represented
on the council shall have one vote,
and may have not more than one
representative.
(This enbodies that part of the
original article 3, designating the
original members of the council
The paragraph providing for in
crease in the membership of the
council is new).
Article Five.
Except where otherwise express
sly provided in this covenant, de-
cisions at any meeting of the as
sembly or of the council shall re-
quire the agreement of all the
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