The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-04-17
NEW COVENANT
IS SUMMARIZED
VIOLATION OF PACT is TERMED
AN ACT OF WAR AGAINST
THE LEAGUE
PLAN ARMAMENT REDUCTION
Monroe Doctrine Is Specifically Pro.
tected in New CONGRATULATIONS
May Withdraw From League by
Giving Two Years Notice

Paris. April 14.-An official sum-
mary of the revised covenant of the
league of nations just issued makes
specific mention of the Monroe doc
lrine With respect to it's bearing on
the future activities of the lea"ue. 1t
says:
THE covenant does not affect the
validity Of international engagements,
such as treaties Of arbitration or re-
giOnal understandings like the Mon
roe doctrine for securing the main
tenance Of peace
The leagn,, says the statement, will
include all belligerents and neutral
states named in Il document annexed
TO the covenant. and Gin the future
any f-governing country whose adj
mission is approved by two-thirds Of
the states already members of the
league"
Provide Withdrawal.
Providing it has kept it's obligations,
A state may withdraw from the league
by giving two years notice. and states
which signify their dissent from
amendments approved by all the states
on the council and Il majority of those
in the assembly, arc not bound by
them, but in such case, cease to be
members of the league
Manufactures for the German colo
MES and the territories of the Ottoman
empire are provided. These colonies
and territories are to he administered
| by states willing to be manufactures
| of the league, which will exercise gen
eral supervision.
Official Summary.
The official summary uf the cove.
nant of the league of nations follows
| ONE.
| 1.-THE league of nations is founded in
order to promote international co
operation and to secure peace. The
league will include (a) the belligerent
states named in a document annexed
to the covenant, (h) all the neutral
states so named, and. (c) in the future
any governing country whose ad
mission is approved by two-thirds OF
the states already members of tn.
league. A state may withdraw from
the league, providing it has kept it.
obligations to date, on giving two
years notice.
TWO.
"The league will act through an as
sembly comprising not more than
three representatives Of each OF til,
member states, each state having oni,
one vote, and Il council compriSin:
for the present one representative .
each of the five great powers an,
each of four other powers as selecte,
from time to time by the assembly
THE number OF powers of each elias
represented on the council may be in
creased by the unanimous consent o
The council and a majority of the as
semhy. Other powers have the RICH
to sit as members of the council dur
ing the decision of matters in which
they are especially interested.
'In the council, as in the assembly
each state will have only one vote
Both these bodies are to meet at state
intervals (the council at least once
year,, and at other times if required
both can deal with any matter tina
is of international interest or tina
threatens the peace of the world; til
decision of both must be unanimou.
except in certain specified cases, maj
tiers of procedure, for instance, bein
decided by a majority vote.
1.-THE league will have permaner
secretariat under secretariat-ger
eral, the secretariat and all othe
bodies under the league may includ
women, equally with men. A perm;
nent court of international justice an
various permanent commissions an
; bureaus are also to be established,
THREE.
THE member states agree: (a) T
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