The Dolores star., 1919-05-09

their nutlOnuiS anu 'ho
the covenant breaking state anu lhe
prevention of all financial, conmercla'
or personal intercourse between the
nationals of the covenant breakihS
state and the nationals OF any other
state, whether member of the league
or not.
II shall be the duty of the council
in such case to recommend TO the sew
eral governments concerned what ei-
fectlve military or naval forces the
members of the league shall severally
contribute to the armaments OF forces
80 be used to protect the covenants
OF the league.
The members of the league agree
further, that they will mutually sup
port one another in the financial ana
economic measures which are taken
under this article, in order to minimize
the loss and inconvenince resulting
from the above measures, ana that
they will mutually support one anoth-
er in resisting any special measures
aimed at one OF their number by the
covenant-breaking state, and that they
will take the necessary steps to aHoru
passage through their territory to the
forces of any Of the members or the
league which are cooperating to pro-
tect the covenants Of the league.
ANY member of the league which
has violated any covenant OF the
league may be declared 10 he no long
er a member of the league by vote
of the council COncurrcd in by the
representatives OF all the other mem
hers of the league represented thereon.
ARTICLE SEVENTEEN.
In the event of dispute between n
member of the league and n state
which is not a member Of the league,
or between states not members of
the league, the state or states not
members of the deage shall be
invited to accept the obligations OF
membership in the league for the pur-
poses of such dispute. upon such con
ditions rs the council may deem just.
If such invitation is accepted, the pro-
visions of articles twelve to sixteen
inclusive shall be applied with such
notifications ms may be deemed nee
eSSury by the council
If a state so invited shall refuse TO
accept the obligations Of membership
in the league for the purposes of such
dispute. and shall resort TO war
against a member Of the league. the
provisions If article sixteen shall he
applicable as against the state taking
such action.
II both parties 10 The dispute, when
50 invited. refuse to accept the obliga-
tlonS Of membership in the league for
the purposes Of such dispute the coun-
eli may take such measures and make
such recommendation as will prevent
hoStilitieS and will result in the set
tlemeut Of the dispute.
ARTICLE EIGHTEEN.
Every convention or international
engagement entered into henceforward
by any member of the league. shall be
forthwith registered with the secretu-
riat and shall, as soon as possible, be
published by It, No such treaty or
engagement shall he
binding until so registered.
ARTICLE NINETEEN.
The assembly may from time to
time advise the reconsideration by
members of the league of treaties
which have become inapplicable. and
the consideration Of International CON
ditions whose continuance might en-
danger the peace Of the world.
ARTICLE TWENTY.
The members of the league sew.
orally agree that this covenant Is ac.
cepted as abrogating all obligations OF
inter Sc which are in.
consistent with the terms thereof, and
solemnly undertake that they will not
hereafter enter into any engagements
inconsistent with the terms thereof.
ARTICLE TWENTY-oNE.
Nothing in this covenant shall be
deemed to affect the validity of inter
national engagements, such as treaties
Of arbitration or regional understand
ingS like the Monroe doctrine for Sc
curing the maintenance of peace.
ENTIRELY ncwl
ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE.
To those colonies and territories
which, as consequence of the lat,
war. have ceased to be under the soy
ereignty Of the states which formerly
governed them and which are inhab
tied by peoples not yet able to stant
by themselves under the strenuou.
conditions of the modern world, ther,
should be applied the principle tha
the well-being and development o
such peoples form sacred trust o
civilization and that securities for tn,
performance Of this trust should b,
embodied in this covenant.
The best method of giving practi
cable effect to this principle is tina
the tutelage of such peoples be in
trusted to advanced nations who, b.
reason of their resources, their expe
rience or their geographical position
can best undertake this responsibility
and who are willing to accept 1t, an,
that this tutelage should be exercise