Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-28
MEMBERS OF LEAGUE
INCLUDE ALL WARNING
THE CENTRAL POWERS

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to be used to protect the covenants of
the league.
The members of the league agree,
further, that they will mutually sup
port one another in the financial and
economic measures which are taken
under this article, in order to mini
mize the loss ard inconvenience ~
sulting from the above measures and
that they will mutually support one
another in resisting any special meas
ures aimed at one of their number by
the COMMUNICATING state. and they
will take the necessary steps to afford
passage through their TERRITORY to the
forces of anv of the members of the
league which are co-Operating to pro-
tect the covenants of the league.
Any member of the lea"ue which
has violated any covenant of the
league may be declared to be no
longer a member of the league by a
vote of the council concurred in by
the representatives of all the other
members of the league represented
thereon.
IUnchanged except for the addition
of the last sentence)
Article XVII-In the event of a dis
pute between a member of the league
and a state which IS not member of
the league, or between states not
members of the league, the state or
states not members of the league
shall be invited to accept the obliga-
tons of membership IN the league for
the purposes of such dispute upon
such conditions as the council may
deem just If such invitation is ac-
cepted, the provisions of Articles XII
to XVI inclusive shall be applied with
such notifications as may be deemed
necessary by the council.
Upon such invitation being given,
the council shall Immediately insti-
tute an inquiry into the circumstances
of the DISPUTE and recommend such
action as NAV seem hest and most eff
fectual IN the circumstances.
If a state so invited shall refuse to
accept the obligations of membership
in the league for the purposes of such
dispute, and shall resort to war
against a member of the league. the
provisions of Article XVI shall be APP
plicable as against the state taking
such action.
If both narties to the dispute, when
so invited, refuse to accent the obi
cations of membership in the league
council may take such measures and
may make such recommendation as
will prevent hostlities and will result
in the settlement of the dispute.
VIRTUALLY unchanged)
Article XNIIG-Everv convention or
international engagement entered into
henceforth by any member of the
league, shall be forthwith registered
with the secretariat and shall as soon
as possible be published BY it. No
such treaty or international engage
ment shall be binding unless so reg
istered.
(Same as original Article 23)
Article XIX-The assembly may
from time to time advise the recon-
sideration by members of the league
of treaties which have become map
plicable, and the consideration of in
ternational conditions whose continu-
ance might endanger the peace of the
world
Virtually the same as original
Article 24.)
All Treaties Abrogated.
Article XN-The members of the
league seVerally agree that this cove
nant is accepted as abrogating all OBJ
legations or UNDERSTANDINGS inter Sc
which are inconsistent with the terms
thereof, and solemnly undertake that
they will not hereafter enter into any
engagements inconsistent with the
terms thereof.
In case members of the league
shall, before becoming a member of
the league. have undertaken any OBJ
legations inconsistent with the terms
of this covenant it shall be the duty
of such member to take immediate
stems to procure its release from such
obligations.
CVirtuany the same as original
Article 25.l
ARTICLE Withholding i'm this
covenant shall he deemed to affect
the validity Of International engage
ments such as treaties Of arbitration
on regional understandings ike the
Monroe Doctrine for securing the
maintenance of Dcace.
entirely new)
Article XNll.--To those colonies
and territories which as conse-
quence of the late war have ceased to
be under the sovereignty of the states
which formerly governed them and
which are inhabited by peoples not
yet able to stand by themselves under
the strenuous conditions of the mod
ern world, there should be applied the
principle that the well being and de-
Velopment of such peoples form a
sacred trust of civilization and that
, securities for the performance of this
trust should be embodied in this Gov
enant.
The best method of giving practi-
cable effect to this principle is that
the tutelage of such peoples he en-
trusted to advanced nations who, by
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