The Washington herald., 1919-04-28


an act OF war against all other
members Of the league, which
hereby undertake Immediately to
subject It to the severance OF all
trade or financial relations, the
prohibition OF all intercourse be-
tween their states and the ma
tionals OF the covenant-b breaking
member Of the league and the pre-
vention of al financial, CONNER
Gal or personal intercourse be-
tween the nationals of the covenant
breaking member OF the league and
The nationals OF any other state.
whether a member Of the lea que or
not.
1t shall be the duty of the
council in such case to recon-
mend to the several governments
concerned what effective military
the league shall severally con-
tribute to the arm,ments of
forces to be used to protect the
covenants of the league.
The members of the league
agree. further. that they will
mutually support one another in
the financial and economic mea-
sures which are taken under this
article, in order to minimize the
loss and Inconvenience resulting
from the above measures. and
that they will mutually support
one another in resisting any
special measures aimed at one of
their number by the covenant
breaking member of the league.
and that they will take the
necessary steps to AFFORD passage
through their territory to the
forces OF any of the members Of
the league which are co-operat-
ing to protect the covenants Of
the league.
ANY member of the league
which has violated any covenant
of the league may be declared to
be no longer a member of the
league by vote of the council
concurred in by the representa-
tives of all the other members
of the league represented there
on.
ARTICLE SEVENTEEN.
In the event of a dispute be-
tween a member of the league
and a state which is not a
member of the league. or be-
tween states not members of
the league. the state or states
not members of the league
shall be invited to accept the
obligations of membership in
the league for the purposes of
such dispute, upon such condi-
tions as the council may deem
just IL such invitation is ac-
cepted. the provisions of Ar
ticle IL to 16 inclusive. shall
be applied with such modihca-
sary by the council.
Upon such invitation being
given, the council shall i'm
mediately institute an inquiry
into the circumstances of the
dispute and recommend such
action as may seem best and
most effectual in the cncum-
stances.
II a state so invited shall
refuse to accept the obliga-
tions of membership In the
league for the purposes of
such dispute. and shall resort
10 war against a member of
the league. the provisions of
Article 16 shall be applicable
as against the state taking
such action.
II both parties to the dis
pute. when so invited refuse
to accept the obligations Of
membership in the league for
tne purposes OF such dispute.
the council may take such
measures and make such
recommendations as will pre-
vent hostilities and in result
IN the settlement of the dis
pute.
ARTICLE EIGHTEEN.
Every convention or international
engagement entered into hence
forward by any member of the
league shall be forthwith regis
tered with the secretariat ana shall
as soon as possible be published
by it. No such treaty or interna-
tional engagement shall be binding
until so registered.
AHTICLE NINETEEN
The assembly may from time to
time advise the reconsideration NV
members OF the league of treaties
which have become inapplicable,
and the consideration of interna.
tional conditions whose Continuance
might endanger the peace of the
world.
ARTICLE TWENTY.
All members of the league
seVeraiiy agree that this covenant
is accepted as a5rogating all obliga-
tons Or understandings inter Sc
which are inconsistent with the
terms thereof, and solemnly UNDER
take that they will not hereafter
enter into any engagements in
consistent with the terms thereof
In case members of the league
shall. before becoming a member
o. the league. have undertaken any
obligations inconsistent with the
terms OF this covenant, 1t shall be
the duty of such member to take
immediate steps to procure its re-
lease from such obligations.
ARTICLE TwENTY-ONE,
Nothing in this covenant shall
be deemed to affect the validity of
international engagements such as
treaties OF arbitration or regional
understandings like the Monroe
doctrine for securing the mainte-
nance of peace.
ARTICLE TWENTY-TyxO
To those colonies and territories
which as a consequence of the late
war have ceased to be under the
sovereignty of the states which
formerly governed them and
which are Inhabited by peoples, not
yet able to stand by themselves
under the strenuous conditions of
the modern world, there should be
appliedsthe principle that the well
being and development of such
peoples form sacred trust of civil
lization and that securities for the