The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21

comprise secretary general AMI such
secretaries and staff as may be re-
CURED.
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-
prevail of the majority Of the assembly,
The secretaries and staff Of the Sec
retariat shall be appointed by the Sec
rotary general with the approval of the
council.
The secretary general shall act in
that capacity at all meetings of the as
sembly and of the council
The expenses of the secretariat shall
be borne by the members of the league
in accordance with the apportionment
of the expenses of the international
bureau of the Universal Postal union.
ARTICLE 1.-THE seat Of the league
| is established at Geneva.
The council may at any time decide
! that the seat Of the league shall be es-
tablished 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 Sldh ENJOY
leges and iulmunities.
The buildings and other property oc-
| cupied by the league or IFS officials or
| by representatives attending its meet
| ings shall be inviolable.
ARTICLE S.-The members OF the
| league recognize that the maintenance
| Of peace requires the reduction OF ma
| tionaI ornaments to the lowest point
| consistent with national safety and the
| enforcement by common action Of in
| ternationa1 obligations.
The council, taking account of the
! geograr hical si..-tioQ and circuIn-
| stances OF each state, 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
| the limits of ornaments therein fixed
shall not be exceeded without the con-
| currence Of the council.
| The members Of the league agree
! that the manufacture by private enter
/ prise Of munitions and implements OF
war is open to grave objections. The
| council shall advise how the evil eff
|
can be prevented, due regard being had
| TO the necessities of those members OF
/ the league which are not able to man
ufacture the munitions 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 arm
| aments, their military and naval pre-
| grams and the condition OF sunh oi
{ I,Dsu wi dor fzF. 10 ,
| warlike purposes.
ARTICLE "a permanent commits
sion shall be constituted to advise tht
| council on the execution OF the proVi-
| sions Of articles l and s and on mill
tary and naval questions generally.
ARTICLE 10.-The members of the
league undertake to respect and pre-
serve as against external aggression
the territorial integrity and existing
| political independence of all members
! of the league. In case Of any such ag-
| gression or in case of any threat OF
danger OF such aggression the council
shall advise upon the means by which
this obligation shall be fulfilled.
ARTICLE 11-Any war or threat OF
war, whether Immediately affecting
any Of the members of the league OF
! not, IS hereby declared a matter of con
Germ to the whole league, and th'
| league shall take any action that may
be deemed wise and effectual to safe
guard the peace of nations. In \casf
any such emergency should arise tbs
| secretary general shall on the reques
of any member of the league forthwith
| summon a meeting of the council.
1t is also declared to be the friendly
right of each member Of the league tt
| bring to the attention of the assembl!
or of the council any circumstance
whatever affecting international rela
| tons which threatens to disturb inter
| national peace or the good understand
ing between nations upon which peac'
depends.
ARTICLE 12.-The members OF tn
league agree that If there should aris'
between them any dispute likely t.
lead to a rupture, they will submit tn
matter either to arbitration or to in
quiry by the council and they agre'
In no case to resort to war until three
months after the award by the arbitra
tors or the report by the council.
In any case under this article tn
award OF the arbitrator shall be mad
within a reasonable time, and the re
port of the council shall be made with
in six months after the submission Q
the dispute.
ARTICLE 13.-The members of tn
league agree that whenever any dis
pute shall arise between them whicl
they recognize to be suitable for sub
mission to arbitration and which can
not be satisfactorily settled by diplo
macy, they will submit the whole sub
iect matter to arbitration.
Disputes as to the Interpretation o
a treaty, as to any question of interna
| ticnal law, as to the existence OF an
fact which if established would con
stitute a breach Of any fnternationa
obligation, or as to the extent and IA
ture of the reparation to be made 70
any such breach. are declared to b
among those which are generally suit
able for submission to arbitration.
For the consideration Of any sue
dispute the court of arbitration t
which the case is referred shall b
, the court agreed on by the parties t
the dispute or stipulated in any con
vention existing between them.
The members of the league agre
that they will carry out in full goo
, faith any award that may be rendered
and that they will not resort to wa
against a member of the league whic
complies Herewith. In the event c
: any failure to carry out such an aware
: the council shall propose what step
shouId be taken to give effect thereto