The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21

parties break or disregard it's cove nants under Article XII 1t shall thereby tpso facto be deemed to have commit ted an act of war against all the other members of the league. which hereby undertakes Immediately to subject it to the severance of all trade or finan- eial relations. the prohibition Of all intercourse between their nationals and the nationals of the covenant breaking state. and the prevention of all fnan- eial commercial or personal inter course between the nationals of the covenant breaking state and the ma 'Als of any other state whether a meiIber of the league or not.
 rishaI1 be the duty of Che executive council in such case to recommend what effective military or naval force the members of the leg gue shall sev- eralIy contribute to the armed forces to be used to protect the covenants of the league
 ARTICLE XVII.
 In the event of disputes between one state member of the league and an other state which Is not a member Of the league the high contracting parties agree that inc stdte or states hot meB bcrs of the league shall be invited to accept the obligations of membership in the league for the purposes of such dispute. upon such conditions as the tAfCulANe touNcli may uetB just st#ia upon acceptance of any such invitation the above provisions shall be applied with such modideattoas as may be deemed necessary by the league. Tn the ent of power so invited re fusing to accept the obligations of mem bership in the league for the purposes ol inc league which in the ease of state member Of the league would constitute breach of Article MI. the provisions of Article XVI shah be applicable as against the state taking such action.
 ARTICLE XVIII.
 The high contracting parties agree that the league shall be entrusted with general supervision of the trade in arms and am muuition with the countries in which tue control of this traffic is necessary in the common interest
 ARTICLE XIX.
 To those colonies and territories which as a consequence of the late war have ceased to be under the sovereg gnty of the states which formerly governed them and which are inhabited by peoples not yet able to stand hV themselves under the strenuous conditions of the modern world there should be applied the principle that the wellbeing and development of such peoples form a sacred trust of civilization and that securities for the performance of this trust should be embodied in the constitution of the league
 The best method of giving practical ef- feet to this principle is that the tutelage of such peoples should be entrusted to advanced nations who by reason of their resources their experience or their geographical position, can best undertake this responsibility and that this tutelage should be exercised by them as manda- tory on behalf of the league
 Certain communities formerly belonging to the Turkish empire have reached a stage of development which their exist 1 enee as independent nations can be pro l visionally recognized subject to the ren- l dering of administrative advice and as sistance by mandatory power until such i time as they are able to stand alone The 1 wishes of these communities must be a principal consideration in the selection Of 1 the mandatory power.
 There are territories such as southwest l Africa and certain of the south Pacific l isles. which owing to the sparseuess of
 their population. or their small size or 1 their remoteness from the centers of civilization or their geographical centinu- l ity to the mandatory state. and other cir l cumstances can be best administered un- | der the laws of the mandatory state as l integral portions thereof, subject to the l safeguards above mentioned in the inter l ests of the indigenous population. In every case of mandate the manda-
 tory state shall render to the league an l annual report in reference to the territory committed 10 it's charge