The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-15


Of these representatives of other
states, representatives of (blank
left for names) shall be members
of the executive council.
meetings of the council shall be
held from time to time as oeca-
sion may require and at least once
a year at whatever place may be
decided on, or failing any such de-
cision, at the seat of the league,
and any matter within the sphere
of action of the league or affect
ina the peace of the world may be
dealt with at such meetings.
"Invitations shall be sent to any
power to attend a meeting of the
council at which such measures
directly affecting its interests are
TO be discussed and no decision
taken at any meeting will be bind
ing on such powers unless SO in
Vited.
PARTICLE ~:
"AII meters of procedure at
meetings of the body of delegates
or the executive council including
the appointment of commodities
to investigate particular matters
shall be regulated by the body of
r'~'-~-ta~ or the executive council
and may be decided by majority
=. the ssazes represented at the
meeting.
1.-THE first meeting of the body
of delegates and the executive
council shall be summoned by the
president of the United States of
America.
PARTICLE v:
"The permanent secretariat of
the league shall be established at
(blank) which shall constitute ,'le
seat of the league. The secretariat
shall comprise such secretaries
and staff as may be required, un-
der the general direction and con-
troll of a secretary general OF the
league, who shall be chosen by
the executive councii the sscre-
tariat shall be appointed by the
secretary general subject to con-
firmation by the executive coun-
ell.
"The secretary general shailact
in that capacity at all meetings
of the body of delegates or of the
executive council.
1.-THE secretary general shall not
shall be borne by the states
members of the league in ac
cordance with the apportionment
of the expenses of the interna-
tionaI bureau of the Universal
Postal Union.
PARTICLE vi:
Representatives of the high
contracting parties and officials Of
the Ieasupe when engaged in the
business Of the league shall enjoy
dipIor-st,e privileges and i'm
munities and the building oeeu-
pied by the league or it's officials
or by representatives attending
its meetings shall enjoy the ben
efits Of ra-territoriality.
PARTICLE VII:
Admission to the league of
states not signatories to the COW
enant and not named in the pro-
tocol hereto as states to be in
vited to adhere to the covenant,
requires the assent of not less
than two thirds of the state rep
resented in the body of delegates,
and shall be limited to fully self
governing countries, including
dominions and colonies.
"No state shall be admitted to
the league unless it is able to give
effective guarantees of its sincere
intention to observe its interna-
tional obligations, and unless it
shalt conform to such principles
as may be prescribed by the
league in regard to it's naval and
military forces and ornaments.
PARTICLE Viii:
1.-THE high contracting parties
recognize the principle that the
maintenance of peace will require
the reduction.
Maintenance of peace require
the reduction of national arr1a-
ments to the lowest point eonsis-
tent with national safety and the
enforcement by common action of
international obligations having
special regard to the geographical
situation and circumstances of
each state; and the executive
council shall formulate plans for
effective of such reduction. The
executive council shall also de-
termine for the consideration
and action of the several govern
ments what military equipment
and armament is fair and rea-
sonable in proportion to the scale
of forces laid down in the pro-
gram of disarmament; and these
limits, when adopted, shall not
be exceeded without the permits
sion of the executive council.
PARTICLE x:
"The high contracting parties
shall undertake to respect and
preserve as against external as-
sression and the territorial in
tesrity and existing political in
dependence of all states members
of the league. In case of any
such aggression or in case of any
threat or danger of such aggres-
sion, the executive council shall
advise upon the means by which
the obligation shall be fulfilled.
PARTICLE XII:
"Any war or threat of war,
whether Immediately affecting any
of the high contracting parties or