Evening star., 1919-04-13
Any State May With .
draw on Two Years
Notice.
BODY WILL SUPERVISE
ALL ENEMY COLONIES
Reduction Of Armaments and
Many Safeguards Against War
Revealed IN Official Summary.
Sy the Associated Yfesa

~ the Associated Presa
PARIS, April IAN official sum-
b>nary Of the revised covenant Of the
league Of nations, issued tonight,
makes specific mention Of the Monroe
doctrine with respect to its bearing on
'sshe future activities Of the league. 1t
Nays:
THE covenant does not affect the
validity Of international engagements,
|Sueh as treaties of arbitration or re-
EIional understandings like the Mon
roe doctrine, for securing the main
tenance of peace"
Membership in League.
The league. says the statement. will
include all belligerent and neutral
ktates named in q document annexed
to the covenant, and 'tn the future
any self-governing country whose
admission II approved by two-thirds
Of the states already members of the
league"
Providing 1t has kept its obliga-
ttons. state may withdraw from
the league on giving two years no
tice and states which signify their
dissent from amendments approved
by all the states on the council and a
majority of those in the assembly,
are not bound by them, but, in such
case, cease to be members of the
league.
Mandatories for the German colonies
and the territories Of the Ottoman en-
pire arc provided These colonies and
territories are/to be administered by
states willing to be manufactures Of the
league. which viii exercise general
supervision
Summary Of League.
The following ofhoial summary
~ the eOvenant Of the league vas
slssasd this nfternoon: "a
"(1) The league Of nations is
founded IN order to promote In
ternational cooperation and to Sc
cure peace. Tho league viii In
clude. (a) Tho belligerent states
named In q document annexed to
the covenant: (b) all the neutral
states % named. and (c) in the
future any self-governing country
whose admission is approved by
two-thfrds Of the states already
members Of the league.
"A state may withdraw from the
league, providing 1t has kept it's
obligation to date on giving two
years notice.
Will Act Through Assembly.
cd The league will act through
an assembly comprising not more
than three representatives Of each
OF the member states, each state,
having only ono vote, and a coun-
ell comprising for the present one
representative Of each Of the five
great powen4 and each Of foul
other powers as selected from time
to time by the assembly.
The number Of powers Of each
class represented on the council
may be Increased by the unani-
nous consent of the council and
. majority Of the assembly. Other
powers have tho right to sit as
members of the council during the
decision Of matters In which they
ore especially interested.
In the council, ~ in the as
sembly, each state will have only
meet at stated intervals (the coun-
ell at least once g. ysar), and at
other times II required; both can
deal with any matter that II Of in
ternational interest or that threat
ems tho peace OF tho world; tho
decision of both must be unani-
nous. except in certain specified
cases. matters of procedure. for
instance. being decided by = ma
1ority votA
Women Arc Recognized.
Tho league will have q perma-
nent secretariat, under a secretary
general. The secretariat and all
other bodies under tho league may
include women equally with men.
A permanent court Of International
I, justice and various permanent
commissions and bureaus are also
to be established.
''(3) The member states agree:
ca To reduce their armaments,
plans for such reduction being
suggested by the council. but only
adopted with the consent of the
states themselves. and thereafter
not to increase them without the
concurrence Of the council.
"(b) To exchange full informa-
tion of their existing armies and
their naval and military pro-
grams.
"(c) To respect each others tor
ritory and personal independence,
and to guarantee them against
foreign Aggression.
Ia To submit all international
disputes either to arbitration or
- inquiry by the council. which
latter, however. may not pro-
Aounce an opinion on any dispute