, 1919-05-08

least once a year, at the seat of the
league, or at such other place as may
be decided upon.
The council may deal at Its meet
ings with any matter with the sphere
of action of the league or affecting
the peace of the world.
Any member of the league not rep
resented on the council shall be in
vited to send a representative to sit as
a member at any meeting of the coun-
Gil during the consideration of mat
tiers specially affecting the interests of
that member of the league.
At the meetings of the council each
member of the league represented on
the council shall have n vote, and
may not have more than one repre-
sentative.
ARTICLE FIVE
Except where otherwise expressly
provided In this covenant, decisions
at any meeting of the assembly or of
the council shall require the agree
ment Of all the members of the league
represented at the meeting.
The first meeting Of the assembly
and the first meeting Of the council
shal be summoned by the president of
the United States of America.
ARTICLE SIX
The permanent s%ecretarlat shall be
established at the seat of the league.
The secretariat shall comprise a Sec
retariat general and such secretaries
and stan as may be required.
The first secretary general shall be
the person named in the annex there
after the secretary general shall be
appointed by the council, with the ap-
proval of the majority of the assembly.
The secretary general shall act in
that capacity at all meetings of the
assembly and of the council,
The expense Of the secretariat shall
be borne by the members of the
league, In accordance with the appor-
tonment of the expenses of the IN
ternational bureau of the Universal
Postal union.
lThis replaces the original article
V. In the original the appointment of
the first secretary general was left to
the council and approval of the ma
Jority of the assembly was not re-
CURED Tor subsequent appointments.1
ARTICLE SEVEN.
The seat Of the league Is established
at Geneva.
The council may at any time decide
that the seat of the league shall be
established elsewhere.
All positions under or in connection
with the league, including the secre-
tariat, shall be open equally to men
and women.
Representatives of the members of
the league and officials of the league.
when engaged on the business of the
league, shall enjoy diplomatic privl-
leges and immunities.
The buildings and other property
occupied by the league or its officials,
or by representatives attending its
meetings, shall be %inviolable.
1.-THE paragraph opening positions to
women equally with men is newt
ARTICLE EIGHT.
The members of the league recog-
mizes that the maintenance of a peace
requires the reduction of national ar
maments to the lowest point consistent
with national safety and the enforce
ment by common action of interna.
tional obligations.
The council, taking account Of the
geographical situation and circum-
stances of each estate, shall formulate
plans for such reduction for the con-
sideration and action of the several
governments.
Such plans shall be subject to recon
sideration and revision at least every
ten years.
After these plans shall have been
adopted by the several governments
limits of ornaments therein fixed shall
not be exceeded without the concur
renee of the council.
The members of the league agree
that the manufacture by private
enterprise of munitions and imple-
tents of war is open to grave objec-
lions. The council shall advise how
the evil effects attendant upon such
manufacture can be prevented. due re-
gard being had to the necessities of
those members of the league which
are not able to manufacture the NUM-
lions and implements Of war necessary
for their safety.
The members of the league under
take to interchange full and frank In
formation as to the scale of their ar
maments, their military and naval
programs and the condition of such Of
their Industries as are adaptable to
warlike purposes.
ARTICLE NINE.
A permanent commission shall be
constituted to advise the council on
the execution Of the provisions Of ar
ticle one and on military and naval
questions generally.
unchanged except for the inser-
ton of the words "article."O
ARTICLE TEN.
The members of the league under
take to respect and preserve, as