The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-28
for subsequent appointmeNts.)
ARTrCIE SEVEN

The seat OF the league is cstahiisheo
at Geneva.
The council may ut any time oecioc
that the seat Of the league snail DC
established elsewhere.
All positions under or in connection
with the league. including the secreiaF' j.
at shall be open equally to men anu
women.
REPRESENTATIVES, of the members Oh
the league and officials of tine league
when engaged on the business OF the
league shall enjoy diplomatic priFHeGcs
and irnmunities
The buildings and other property oc-
cupied by. the league or its orne7ais "
bv. representatives attending us meet
ings shall be inviolable. :
(EmbodyinE parts of the old Articles
! five and six, this article names eF:ne''
! instead of leaving the seat OF the league
| to be chosen later and adds the PRIV
! vision for changing the scat in the lu-
! turc. The paragraph opening posltDhs
tc women equally with men is new
ARTICLE EIGHT
Tho members OF the league recognize
| thar tho maintenance Of Il peace requires
; The reduction OF national ornaments to
! tho lowest ;,oint consistent with nauon-
| al safety and the enforcement by com
: mon action of International oolsa-
! tiunS.
The council. taking account or 'n'
geographical situation and cir'um-
| stances of each state. shall lormu'at"
> plans for such reduction for the con-
| s,deration and action OF the se'ei1l
| governments
; such plans shall be subject 10 recon-
! sidcration and revision at least every
! ten years.
/ After these plans shall have been
) adopted by the several governments.
! limits Of arInamcuis therein liked snail
; no, be exceeded without the concur
] r.nr. Of n" council
! rha tu-t,. Drrs OF III" league agree ina:
1 the manufacture by priratc enterprise
J Of munitions and implements or war IL
i open Ia grave objections. The couhcii
! shall advis" how hc evil effects attend
ant upon such manufacture can be pre-
; vented du.. regard being had 10 inc
: n....S$:ties Of those members or the
. league which arc not able to manu1ac'
! ;ur,. tn. munitions and implements OF
war necessary for their safety.
Tho members Of tn" league UNDERTAKE
&c Interchange full and frank inforna'
ton IS to the scale OF their ornaments
their military and naval programmes
and the condition OF such of their IN
iustries as are adaptable to war like
purposes
tThts covers the ground Of the or
:sinal article eight, but is rewritten 10
| make il clSarcr that armament reduction
! plans must b" adopted by the nations
affected before they become effective
ARTIcLE MIME
A permanent commission SNAIL d
constituted to advise the council on the
execution of the provisions OF article
one and eight and on military and naval
questions generally.
(Unchangc except for the insertion
Of the words ARTICLE onc.D
ARTICLE TEH
The members Of the league undcrtaR:
10 respect and preserve as against e1'
terual aggression the territorial 1ntrs'
rity and existing political independence
Of all members of the league. In case
Of any such aggression or in case o, "-s
threat or danger of such aggression
! Tho council shall advise upon the means
hy which this obligation shall be rui-
filled.
| Virtually un"hnngrd).
ARTICLE ELEVEN
ANY war or threat of war whether
immcd lately affecting any of"the mem
! bers Ct the lcagu" or not. is hereby de-
clsrcd Il matter Of concern to the whoie
league, and tn" league shall take any
| action that may be deemed wise ana
| effectual TO safeguard the peace of ma
tionS. In case any such emergency
should aris.. the secretary general,
: shall on the request Of any member II
! the league. forthwith summon a meet
! ing OF the council.
it is also declared to b. the runda-
! mental right nf each member OF the
league 10 bring to the attention or the
assembly or of the council any clrcum-
stanc" whatever affecting international
! relations which threatens TO disturb
either tho peace or the good understand
! ing between nations upon which peace
! depends.
! TN tho original. it was provided that
the high contracting parties reserve
the right to take any action" etc. where
| tho revised draft reads. the league
shall take any action.)
ARTICLE TWELVE
The members Of the league agree tha'
/. there should arise between them any
dispute likely 10 lrhQ 10 Il 'i'S
| will submit the matter either TO arbt-
| tration or TO inquiry by the council. and
they agree in no case TO resort until
after the award by the arbitrators OF
the report by the council.
In any case under this article tbs
award of he arbitratorS shall be made
| within reasonable time and the re-
por, Of tho council shall b" made with
in six months after submission OF tho
dispute.
VIRTUALLY unchanged except tina,
some provisions Of tho original arc
Eliminated. for inclusion in other
articlcs).
ARTICLE THRTEEN
The members Of the league agree thai
whenever any diSput" shall arise be-
tween them which they recognize to OF
suitable for submission To arbitration
and which cannot b" satisfactorily
settled by diplomacy they will submit
the whole subject matter TO arbitration
Disputes as TO tho Interpretation Of
treaty. HIS to any question OF Inter
national law. as to the existence of any
fact which il established would consti'
tute a breach of any international obi