The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-05-02
PACT CONSERvES
OUR INTERESTS
MONROE DOCTRINE UNABRIDGED
INITS RIGHTS BY THE FUTURE
ACTIVITIES OF LEAGUE.
Former German Colonies and Tho
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 II, makes specific
mention Of the Monroe doctrine with
respect to its bearing on the future ac-
tivitles of the league.
The summary follows:
"() The league Of nations Is found
ed In order to promote international
cooperation and to secure peace. The
league will include: (a) the belligerent
states named In q document annexed
to the covenant; (b) all the neutral
states so named, and (c) in the future
any self-governing country whose ad-
mission is approved by two-thirds Of
the states already members of the
league.
"a state may withdraw from the
league, providing it has kept its obli-
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 and each of
four other powers as selected from
time to time by the assembly.
One Vote for Each State.
"The number of powers of each
class represented on the council may
be increased by the unanimous con-
Sent of the council and majority
of the 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 one vote. :"
Armaments to be Reduced.
"(3) The member states agree: (a)
To reduce their ornaments, plans for
such reduction being suggested by the
council, but only adopted with the con-
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
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 a states domestic Jurisdiction; in
no case to 60 to war till three months
after an award or unanimous recon-
mendation, has been made, and even
then not to 60 to war with state
which accepts the award or recommen.
dation; (e) to regard a 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 It and to allow
free passage through their territories
to the troops of those states which are
contributing armed force on behalf Of
the league.
"(4) 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 Ottoman
empire are to be administered in the
intrests of civilization by states which
are willing to be manufactures Of the
league, which will exercise general
supervision.
"(6) The member states accept GER
tain responsibilities with regard to
labor conditions, the treatment Of ma
tives, the white slave traffic, the
opium traffic, the arms traffic with
uncivilized and semicivilized countries,
transit and trade conditions, public
health and Red Cross societies.
"(7) The league is recognized as the
central body interested in co-ordinat-
ing and assisting International activ-
tiles generally.
"(S) Amendments to the covenant
require the approval Of all the states
on the council and a simple majority
Of those in the assembly. States
which signify their dissent from
amendments thus approved are not
bound by them, but, in this case,>cease
to be members Of the league"