Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-28
TEXT OF REVISED NATIONS LEAGUE COVENANT

Washington, April 2S.--The state
department made pubic last night
the text OF the revised covenant of the
league OF nations, az 1t viii be pre-
scented tomorrow To the plenary SEES
sion of the peace conference at Paris.
The text follows, with parenthetical in
sertions showing changes made in the
/, covenant as originally drafted and
made public:
The Covenant OF the League of Ma
tions: In order 10 promote interna-
tional cooperation and 10 achieve in
ternational peace and security, by the
acceptance of obligations not TO resort
TO war, by the prescription Of open,
just and honorable relations between
nations, by the firm establishment OF
the understandings of international
law as to actual rule of conduct among
governments, and by the maintenance
OF justice and scrupulous respect for
all treaty obligations in the dealings
of organized peoples with one another
the high contracting parties agree 10
this covenant of the league OF nations
lin the original preamble the last
sentence read, adopt this runstltu-
ton" instead Of agree to this coNen-
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ARTICLE ONE
The original members of the league
of nations shall be those of the sigma
tories which are named in the annex
10 this covenant and also such OF those
, other states named in the annex as
shall accede without reservation 10
this covenant. Such accessions shaA
be effected by declaration deposlte"
with the secretariat within two months
of the coming into force Of the cove
nant. Notice thereof shall be sent 10
all other members of the league
Any fully self governing state, DO
,rninion or colony, not named IN the an
mex, may become member OF the
league If its admission is agreed ny
two-thirds of the assembly, provide"
that it shall give effective guarantee
of its sincere intention to observe us
international obligations and Shali &C
cept such regulations as may De pre-
scribed by the league IN regard 10 llS
military and naval force anu aEH'a-
ments.
ANY member of the league may, ai'e'
two years notice of its intention so 10
do, withdraw from the league, pEoNi"-
ed that all its International oo!ls@''o"S
and all its obligations under this cove
uant shall haze been fulIlAIeo d '"'
time of its Withdrawal
TThis article is new, emoodylng Win
alterations and additions the old article
VII. It provides more specifically 'he
.:.cshed of admitting new members ana
,ads, the entirely new paragraph pro-
yidiug for withdrawal from the league.
- nit
ia the original document
ARTICLE TWO.
The action of the league under this
covenant shall be effected thru the in
strumentality of an assembly and OF
a council. with permanent secTetaTiat'
rOrieinaIly this was a part OF article
II gives the name OF Assembly Ia the
gathering OF representatives OF the
members of the league, formerly re-
ferred to-mersly as the body OF dele
ARTICLE THREE.
The assembly shall consist Of repre-
sentat.yes OF the members Of the
league.
The assembly shall meet at stated
Intervals and from time TO time as oc-
casion may require. at the seat OF the
league, or at SUCH SthSt Pi''>- 49, '
be decided upon.
The assembly may deal at It's meet
sngs with any matter within the sphere
of action of the league or affecting the
peace OF the world.
4 At meetings OF the assembly, each
member of the league shall have one
vote and may not have more than
three representatives
rThis embodies parts of the original
articles l., IL, and Ill, with only minor
changes. 1t refers to members Oh the
league" where the term high con-
tracing parties" originally was USED
and this change is followed turnout the
revised draft
ARTICLE FOUR.
The council shall consist of repre-
sentatives OF the United States or
America of the British empire, OF
France. of Italy, and of Japan, TO-
rether with representatives of four
other members of the league. These
four members Of the league shall be
selected by the assembly from time to
time in it's discretion. Until the ap-
pointment Of the representatives. OF the
four members Of the league first
selected Dy Ile dSsNLhOly' @UpA 'N''4i'''
,ives of - shall be members OF the
council.
With the approval Of the majority
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 assembly for repre-
sentation on the council.
Meet Once Year.
The council shall meet from me TO
time as occasion may require ana at
least once a year, at the seat of the
league, or at such other place as may
he decided npon.
The council may deal at its meetings
with any matter within the sphere Of
action of the league or affecting the
peace of the world.
Any member of the league not rep
resented on the council shall be in
vited to send representative to sit as
y member at any meeting of the coun-
Gil during the consideration Of mat
ters specially affecting the interests 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
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