Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-29

There are territories. such as
Africa and certain Of the
South Pacif1csIslands, which, owing to
the s%parseness Of their population or
their small size or their remoteness
the centers Of civilization or
their geographical contigyity. to the
territory of the mandatory Ind other
circumstances can be best admins
tory as internal.portions Of its terri
tory subject to the safeguards above
mentioned in the interests Of the in
dfgenous population. In every case
Of mandate the mandatory shall rem
der to the council an annual report
in reference to the territory commit
ted to Its charge. =.
The degree of authority. control.
or administration to be exercised by
the mandatory shall, il not previously
agreed upon, by the members of the
a by the council.
A permanent commission shall be
constituted to- receive and examine
the annual reports OF. the mandAtor-
les and to advise the council on all
matters relating to She observance of
the mandates. (Thia is the original
article 10 virtually except for the in
sertion Of the words, And who r
willing to accept" in describing ma
Article Twehty.T Three.
Subject to and in accordance with
the provisions Of international con
ventions existing or hereafter to be
agreed upon, the members of the
league, (A) will endevor to secure
and maintain fair and humane con
ditions of labor for men, women and
children, both in their own countries
and in all countries to which their
commercial and Industrial relations
extend and for that purpose will es-
tablish and maintain the necessary in
ternational organization, (B) under
take to secure just treatment of the
native inhabitants of territories I'M
der their control, CO. will entrust the
league with the general supervision
over the execution of agreements with
regard to the traffic in women and
children. and the traffic in opium and
other dangerous drugs. (D) will en-
pervision of the trade in arms and
ammunition with the countries in
which the control ofithis traffic is
necessary in the common interest, (E)
will make provision to secure and
maintain freedom or communication
and of transit and equitable treatment
for the commerce of all members of
the league. In this connection the.
special necessities of the regions de-
shall be in mind. (F) will endeavor
to take steps in matters of interna-
tional concern for the prevention and
control of disease. (This replace the
original article 20. and embodies
parts of the original articles 10 and
81. 1t eliminates a specific provision
formerly made for a bureau of labor
and adds the clause (B) and Co.
Article Twenty -Four.
There shall be placed under the di-
rection Of the league all international
bureaus already established by gem
eral treaties il the parties to such
treaties consent. All such interna-
tional bureaus and all commissions
for the regulation of matters of in
ternational interest hereafter consti-
tuted shall be placed under direction
of the league.
terest which are regulated by general
conventions, but which are not under
the control of international bureaus
or commissions, the secretriat of the
league shall, subject to the consent of
the council, and il desired by the par
ties, collect and distribute all relevant
information and shall render any
other assistance which may be- neces-
sary or desirable, ~
The council may include as part of
the expenses of the secretriat the ex-
which is placed under the direction
of the league. =
(Same as article % m the original.
with. the matter after the first two
sentences added). -
Article Twenty-Five.
The members of the league agree
to encourage and promote the estab-
lishment and cooperation of duly au-
thorized voluntary national Red Cross
| organizations having as purposes i'm
provement of health, the prevention
| Of disease and the mitigation of suf-
gering throughout the world. en-
tirely new.
Article T~wcnty-Six.
Amendments to this covenant will
take effect when ratified by the men,
bers of the league whose representa-
tives, compose the council and by q
majorit y of tn e members OF. the
whose representatives compose the
assembly.
Such amendment shall, (the word
Not apparently omitted in cable trans
mission), bind any member of the
league which signifies it's dissent
therefrom, but in that case it shall
cease to be a member Of the league.
(Same as the original except that a
majority of the league instead Of
~three-fourths is required for ratifica-
ton or amendments which the last
sentence added).
Annoy IN tho Coxenarf
One-Original members Of the
league Of nations. signatories Of the
treaty of peace: United States of
America. Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil.
British Empire. Australia, South Afri-
ca, New Wales. India, China, Cuba,
Czecho Slovakia, Ecuador, France,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hedjas,
Honduras, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Mic
aragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Per-
tugal, Rumania, Servia, Siam, Uru-
quay.
States invited to accede to the Gov
enant:
Argentine Republic. Chile, Colon
bia, Denmark. Netherlands. Norway,
Sweden, Switzerland. Venezuela.
Two - First Secretary-General OF
the league of Nations (Blank). (The
annex was not published with the or
iginal draft of the c~ovenant).
Geneva-The battalion Of British
treeps which occupied Fiume with the
Italians after the armistice, left Fiune
when the Italian delegates to the
peace conference left Paris.
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