The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-05-22

hearing of it by the Council
IL. They will not go to wa
against any member that carrie
out the unanimous recommends
lions Of the Council.
10. They will exert economi
pressure upon any nation COINS
to war contrary to the Covenant
Of the League. In case this is in
effectual it is made mandator.
on the Council to recommend
what military and naval force
shall be used.
IA. They will afford passage
through their territory to tn
forces of the League member
against an offending nation.
Is. They accept the principle
that peace requires the reduction
of ornaments to the lowest poin
consistent with national safety
Having reduced them in accord
ance with the advice of the Exc
cutive Council, they will not in
crease them without the consent
Of the Council, though the whole
matter shall be subject to recon
sideration and revision at least
every ten years.
Is. They will exchange full in
formation in regard to (a) then
military and naval programs and
(b) industries suited to warlike
purposes.
II. They agree that the manu-
facture by private enterprise OF
munitions is open to great objec-
tions, and they make it manda-
tory upon the Council to suggest
proper remedies.
Is. They will make all offices
under the League open equally
to men and women.
10. They agree that each mem
Der shall paw its share of the ex-
penses of the League.
20. They will register all new
treaties that they make with the
Secretariat and none shall be
binding until so registered.
81. They will abrogate all
treaties inconsistent with the
Covenant and will not hereafter
enter into such arrangements.
%. They will make no con-
quest Of backward people and I'M
appropriated parts of the world
but hold them as a sacred trust
for civilization.
%. They will Tin such places
as Central Africa guarantee free
dom Of religion and the stopping
Of abuses. such as the slave trade,
arms traffic and the liquor traffic
"a. They will endeavor to Sc
cure and maintain fair and hui
name conditions for labor. at home
and with all countries with which
they trade, and for that purpose
will establish the necessary organ
izations.
25. They will supervise the exc
cution of such agreements as
those with regard to the traffic
in women and children, and the
trade in arms, drugs, and ammu-
26.. They will maintain free
dom Of transit and equitable
treatment for the commerce OF
81. They will put all present
and future international bureaus
under the control of the League.
%. They will cooperate in
for the control of dis
ease and especially in the work of
the Red Cross.
20. In order to carry out the
agreements they will
establish such agencies as (a) an
assembly representing all the
of the League; CD a
Council of Nine; (c) a secretar-
at; (d) a permanent court OF
International justice; (e) a com
on military and naval af-
airs; (f) commission on man.
(g) commission on la
,or; (h) other committees and
bureaus.
In addition to the covenants
md machinery by which its OBJ
igations are to be carried out,
he League permits:
l. Amendments by unanimous
-ote Of the Council and majority
-ote of the assem- bly,.
2. Resignation when state
loes not abide by an amendment.
3. Secession on two years no.
ice provided all international OBJ 1
igations have been fulfilled.
4. Expulsion by unanimous
ote of the Council.
5. Admission by two-thirds
ote of the assembly provided the
alton seeking admission gives
effective guarantees of its sin
ere intention to observe interna-
ional obligations and accepts the
equations prescribed by the
league in regard to its military
nd naval forces and ornaments.