Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-02-14
ANY ACTION WITHIN
SPHERE OF SOCIETY
PLAN FOR PLACE
President Will Summo on
Delegates to the First
Meeting, Is Plan

nant under Article IL, which provides
for arbitration or inquiry by the eJ-
ecutive council, it shall be deemed to
have committed an act Of war against
all the other members who will take
economic and financial measures
against il. These measures will refer
both to members of the league and
those who are not members.
In such case il will be the duty
of the executive council to recon-
mend the amount of naval military
forces which each member of the
league shall contribute to the armed
forces necessary to protect the Gov
nant of the league.
The members of the league agree to
mutually support one another financi-
ally and economically in any measure
taken and also to afford passage
through the territory OF any forces
necessary to carry out the covenant
of the league.
In disputes between member OF
the league and a state not a member
or between states not members of the
league the contesting parties agree
that the states not members of the
league shall be invited to lay their
disputes before the league.
If the state invited to allow the
league to adjust the dispute refuses,
any action against the state mem
Der of the league would be deemed
to be an act of war against all the
other members OF the league.
The contesting parties agree that
the league shall have general super
vision of traffic in arms and arimu-
milton with countries in which such
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: Interest.
Colonies and territories removed
from the sovereignty of the states
which formerly governed them and
not yet able TO stand by theuseIves
shall become the trust OF civilization
The tutelaGe of such countries shall
be entrusted TO the advanced nations
which can best undertake this re-
sponsbility.
The tutelage should be exercised by
the advanced nations as mandatories
on behalf OF the league. The char
acter of the mandates will differ ac-
cording to the various circumstances
of the peoples
The contracting parties will en-
deavor to secure and maintain fair
and human conditions of labor for
men. women and children and agree
to establish as part of the organiza-
ton of the league a permanent bu-
reau of labor.
The members Of the league agree 10
secure and maintain freedom of tran
I sit and equitable treatment for the
| coming of All members of the league.
II is also greed to place under CON
| troll OF the league international bu-
| reaus general treaties II the parties
| to the treaties consent.
| All treaties or international engage
ments entered into hereafter by
member of the league shall be register
ed with the secretary general and
! shall not be binding until registered.
The contracting parties agree that
the covenant advocates all obligations
! among themselves which are incon-
sistent with the terms of the cove
nant They engage that hereafter
they will not enter into any engage
ments inconsistent with the covenant.
If any member shall enter into en-
gagements inconsistent with the COW
enant il shall be the duty OF such
power to secure its release from sueh
obligations.
Article 20. the concluding article,
provides that amendments to the COW
enant shall take effect when rauneu
] by the states represented in the eA-
ecutive council and by three-fourths
OF the states whose representatives,
compose the body OF the delegates.