The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Of the league. The secretariat shall
comprise a secretary general and such
secretaries and stan as may be re-
quired.
The nrst secretary general shall be
the person named In the annex: there
after the secretary general shall be
appointed by the council with the APP
prevail Of the majority OF the assembly.
The secretaries and stan 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
nj the expenses of the international
bureau of the Universal Postal union
ARTICLE 1.-THE seat Of the league
| IL 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
1
| leges and immunities.
The buildings and other property &C.
cupied by the league or its 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
| tional ornaments to the lowest point
consistent with national safety and the
| enforcement by common action OF in
ternational obligations.
The council. taking account Of the
geographical situation and circum-
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-
alteration 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 ef-
fects attendant upon such manufacture
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 pro-
grams and the condition of such OF
their Industries as are adaptable &c
warlike purposes.
ARTICLE "a permanent commits.
sion shall be constituted to advise the
, | council on the execution Of the provi.
sions OF articles l and 8 and on mill.
tary and naval questions generally.
ARTICLE 1O.-The members of tn,
league undertake to respect and pre-.
serve as against external aggression
! the territorial integrity and existing
political independence of all member,
of the league. In case of any such az
erosion or in case of any threat o.
danger of such aggression the council
shall advise upon the means by which
,, this obligation shall be fulfilled.
3 ARTICLE 11.-Any war or threat o
any of the members of the league o.
not, Is hereby declared a matter of con
. Germ to the whole league. and tn
league shall take any action that ma!
be deemed wise and effectual to safe
r guard the peace Of nations. In cas-
o any such emergency should arise tn
d secretary general shall on the reques
s of any member Of the league forthwith
: summon q meeting Of the council.
e 1t Is also declared to be the friendl
right OF each member Of the league I
bring to the attention Of the assembl
or Of the council any circumstanc
= whatever affecting international rela
= lions which threatens to disturb inter
: national peace or the good understand
ing between nations upon which peac
II | depends.
ARTICLE 12.-The members Of tn
league agree that II there should arts
between them any dispute likely I
:. lead to q rupture. they will submit tn
y matter either to arbitration or to In
Quiry by the council. and they agre
{. in no case to resort to war until thre
!. months after the award by the arbitra
- tors or the report by the council.
In any case under this article tn
= award Of the arbitrators shall be mad
= within q reasonable time. and the re
= port Of the council shall be made with
in six months after the submission {
the dispute.
Al ARTICLE lathe members Of th
,r league agree that whenever any di,
,r pute shall arise between them whic
r. they recognise to be suitable for sui
"a not be satisfactorily settled by diplt
At macy. they will submit the whole sui
A. ject matter to arbitration.
10 Disputes as to the Interpretation
n, q treaty. as to any question Of intern,
a. ticnal law. as to the existence OF ar
fact which IL established would col
Of stitute breach of any information