The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-04-18
PACT CONSERvES
OUR INTERESTS
MONROE DOCTRINE UNABRIDGED
IN ITS RIGHTS BY THE FUTURE
ACTIVITIES OF LEAGUE.
Former German Colonies and The
Territories of the Ottoman Empire
Are to be Administered in the
interests Of Civilization.

Paris.--An official summary of the
revised covenant of the league of ma
tons issued April -, makes specific
mention of the Monroe doctrine With
respect to It's bearing on the future ac-
tivlties of the league.
The summary follows:
"QD The league of nations is found
ed in order 10 promote international
cooperation and 10 secure peace The
league will include: (a) the hcllgerent
states named in a document annexed
to the covenant; (b) all the neutral
states so named. anI (c) in the future
any self governing country whose adj
mission Is approved by two-thrdS of
the states already members Of the
league.
"A state may withdraw from the
league, providing it has kept its obil-
cations to date, on giving two years
notice
"(2) The league will act through an
assembly comprising not. more than
three representatives of each of the
member states. each state having only
one vote, and council comprising for
the present one representative Of each
Of the five great powers aud each Of
four other powers as selected from,
time to time by the assembly.
One Vote for Eaci, State.
1.-The number Of powers Of each
class represented ON the council may
be increased by the unanimous con
sent Of the council and a majority
Of tbs. assembly. Other powers have
the right to sit as members of the
council during the decision Of matters
in Which they are especially Interested.
In the council, as in the assembly. each
state will have only ono vute.
Armar,ents 10 "a Hcdnoeds
"(3) The member stntes agree: ta)
To reduce their armaments, plans f',r
: such reduction being suggested by The
council, but only adopted with the corr
sent of the states themselves, and
thereafter not to increase them with
out the concurrence of the council (b)
to exchange full information Of Their
J existing armies and their naval and
military programs; (c) to respect each
others territory and personal in
dependence, and to guarantee them
against foreign aggression; (d) to
submit all International disputes either
! TO arbitration or to inquiry by the
council. which latter, however. may not
pronounce an opinion on any dispute
whose subject matter falls solely with
IN states domestic jurisdiction in
no case to go 10 war till three months
after an award or a unanimous recon-
mendation, has been made. and even
then not to go TO war with state
which accepts the award or recommen-
dation.; (e) to regard Il state which
has broken the covenant as having
committed an act Of war against the
league, to break off all economic and
} other relations with 1t and to allow
free passage through Their territories
to the troops of those states which are
} contributing armed force on behalf OF
e the league.
40 The covenant does not affect
the validity of international ENGAGE
ments, such as treaties Of arbitration
\ or regional understandings like The
Monroe doctrine.
"(5) The former German colonies
{ and the territories of the Ottorsan
empire are to be administered in the
lntrests of civilization by states which
u are willing to be mandatores of the
= league, which will exercise a general
supervision.
"(6) The member states accent GER
ain responsibilities with regard to
= abor conditions, the treatment of ma
lives, the white slave traffic, the
opium traffic the arms traffic with
funcivilzed and semicivilized countries
II transit and trade conditions public
n health and Red Cross societies.
I'D The league is recognized rs the
central body interested in co-ordinat-
f. ing and assisting International activ-
6 tiles generally.
, "(S) Amendments to the covenant
require the approval of all the states
) on the council and a simple majority
t. )f those in the assembly. States
which signify their dissent from
amendments thus approved are not
bound by them, but, in this case, cease
10 to be members of the league