New Britain herald., 1919-04-28

tIAllfo dla the prevention oL tablishment Of fortihcations or
 tarN and naval bases and of nnII
 training of the nations for other
 police purposes and the defense
 territory, and will also secure aai opportunities for the trade and cod merce of other members of Ina league.
 There are territories, such as south # west Africa and certain of the soutlaS Pacific islands, which, owing to tha3 sparseness of their population o1. their small size or their remoteness8 from the centers of civilization or their geographical contiguity to the | territory of the mandatory and otheK circumstances, can be best adminis- l tered under the laws of the mandatory as integral portions of its territory subject to the safeguards above men-
 loned in the interests of the indig- enous Population. In every case oi mandate, the mandatory shall render Io the council an annual report in .eletehce to the territory committed to It's charge.
 1ne degree of authority, control or oiiilhlstration to be exercised by the
 lldhoatory shall, if not previously agreed upon by the members of the peasue' DC explicitly defined in each case by the council.
 A permanent commission shall be constituted to receive and examine the annual reports of the mandatories.
 and to advise the council on all mat
 ters relating to the observance of thess mandates.
 (This is the original article 1e, vir. tually unchanged except for the inser-
 tlon of the words and who arc
 nf fY, I
 tion of the words "and who are
 Humane Labor Conditions.
 Article 2S-Subject to and in ac-
 cordance with the provisions of i'm
 ternational conventions existing or
 hereafter to be agreed upon, the mem-
 oers or the league (A) will endeavor to secure and maintain fair and hu- mane conditions of labor for men. women and children both in their own countries and in all countries to which their commercial and industrial rela tons extend, and for that purpose will establish and maintain the neces- SarY international organizations; (B) undertake to secure just treatment Of the native inhabitants Of territories under their control; co will intrust the league with the general supervi- sion over the execution of agreements with regard to the traffic in women 1 and children, and tho traffic in opium and other dangerous drugs; (D) will | intrust the league with the general supervision of the trade Tn arms and ammunition with the countries in which the control of this traffic Is necessary in the common interest: (E) will make provision to secure and maintain freedom of communication and of transit and equitable treat ment for the commerce of all mem- bers of the league. Tn this connec- tion the special necess'+'- of the re- gtons devastated during the war of 1914-19tS shall be in mind; (F) will endeavor to take steps in matters of international concern for the preven- tion and control of disease.
 (This replaces the original Article 20, and embodies parts of the original Articles IS and 21. It eliminates a specific provision formerly made for a bureau of labor and adds the clauses OB) and (C).)
 Article 24-There shall be placed under the direction of the league all international bureaus already estab- lished by general treaties if the par ties to such treaties consent. All such international bureaus and all commits sions for the regulation of matters of international interest hereafter con- stituted shall be placed under the di- rection of the league.
 In all matters of international in forest which are regulated by general conventions but which are not placed under tho control of international bu reaus or commissions, the secretariat of the league shalI subject to the nF Q J by the parties. collect and distribute all relevant information and shall ren- der any other assistance which may be necessary or desirable.
 The council may include as part of the expenses of the secretariat the expenses of any bureau or commits sion which is placed under the direc- tion of the league.
 (Same as Article 22 in the original. with the matter after the first two sentences added.)
 To Promote Red Cross.
 Article 25-The members of tha league agree to encourage and pro- mote the establishment and cooper ation of duly authorized voluntary ma tional Red Cross organizations having as purposes improvement of health, the prevention of disease and the miti- gation of suffering throughout the world. .-
 Entirely new.)
 Article 26-Amendments to this covenant will take effect when rati- fled by tho members of the league whose representatives compose the council and by majority of the mem bers of the league whose representa- tives compose the assembly
 Such amendment shall (the word not" apparently omitted in cable | r.a n srna ssinrN hind al1N, nrnnL her n