The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-13
Continued from Yesterday

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 The obligations undertaken by parties, members of the league, are, first of all. in way to conceal from each other the conditions of such industries as are capable of being adapt warlike purposes the scale of their arm CArticIe 8). They also undertake (Article 12) that, should disputes arise between them, they will without previously submit ting the questions and matters involved either to arbitration inquiry by the Executive Council, three months after the award reconl- mendation, and that they will not then resort to war as against any member which complies Wlth of arbitration the recommendation the Executive Council. This is the center of the whole scheme and the provision which stands out clearly The members also agree that they Will carry in good faith a.1y award which may be render ed, and that if any member breaks or disregards its undertaking 10 the others each ~ menlper VIII join in a complete financial and commercial boy colt against the offending party, each such loyal member mutually supporting every other ln me taken to enforce that boycott and to min n1ize the loss and inconvenience to the loyal mem bers or the league whlch II may l1Vo1Ve. It Viii al contribute the military and naval forces which each member of the league is to supply for their respective mutual obligations. The articles which contain of these obligations, arbitration, by conciation, and by action against attacking another, the most proliX in constrIed hut fn order to set forth what seei77s be the true construction should have to into much detail than is suitable in brief statement like the present and I cannot but think the drafting of these very important articles might be rendered both more concise and more construed but in order to set forth what seems explicit Some explanations seems to have been giv already at Washington, but the cable messages fully explain their prospect.
 will this short and imperfect summary of the leading provisions of the Covenant that it includes the main points upon which advocates of League of Nations have al ways dweaIt being essential The Covenant organs it recognizes the to be anot the organs: it recognizes the importance of limiting ornaments; it provides for the eases of. disputes between members of the league and for the modes of enforcing decisions and giving effect the recommen dations, and it far empower the league to deal with the disputes ars- between a member and a non-member and be- tween two members to prevent eff pos sibe) any outbreak of between any nations whatever This is long step, longer than of thought the powers assembled at Paris could induced take It is effort to create world wide machinery capable of preserving peace and if provide solution for possible case-for S very plainly stated what 70 happen if the recommendation of the Executive Council, after inquiry into the dispute, not unanimously but only by majority of dsinterested powers-sti1 there is every 10 that the immense majority of whi would be likely arise. be under the machinery here provided. Some Iates to arInaments. framers scheme recognized how great the difficulties in way of securing the reduction of ud military forces and munitions generally They recognize that they have found a complete they have almost 1T quite as a possible to go at this pointing the aim which the council is and have indicated the lines which a m peter solution might attempt to follow The article Artic which provides that the league all territorial integrity existing political pendence of all States members of the league has been criticized imposing the members of the leaa1a burden the extent of which is beyond call