Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-28

shall be borne by the members OF
the League in accordance with the
apportionment Of the expenses Of the
internal bureau OF the Universal
Postal Union
(This replaces the original Article
Five. In the original the appoint
ment Of the nrst secretary general
was left to the Council and APPROX
al of the majority Of the Assembly
was not required for subsequent APP
pointment.,
Article VII1-The seat Of the
League is established at Geneva.
The Council may at any time de-
eide that the seat Of the League shall
be established elsewhere.
All positions under OF in connection
with the League. including the sec
retariat. shall be open equally to
men and women.
Representatives Of the members Of
the League and officials Of the
League when engaged on the bus
mess of the League shall enjoy dip
lomatic privileges and immunity.
The buildings and other properties
occupied by the League or its ofIl-
cials or by representatives attending
its meetings. ehall be inviolable.
(Embodying parts Of the old Ar
ticles 5 and 8. this article names
Geneva instead of leaving the seat of
the League to ~ chosen later and
adds the provision for changing the
seat in the future. The paragraph
opening positions to women equally
with men in new
Article vI11-The members Of the
League recognize that the mainten-
ance of peace requires the reduction
Of national armament to the lowest
point consistent With national safe
ty and the enforcement by common
action of international obligations
The Council taking account Of the
geographical situation and circum-
stances Of each state. shall formu-
late plans for such reduction for the
consideration and action of the sew
eral governments.
Such plans shall be subject to re-
consideration and revision at least
every ten years.
After these plans shall have been
adopted by the several governments.
limits of ornaments therein fixed
shall not be exceeded without the
concurrence of the Council.
The members of the League agree
that the manufacture by private en-
terprise of munitions AMI implem .Ets
of war Is open to grave objections.
The CounGil shall advise how the evil
effects attendant upon such manu-
facture can be prevented. due regard
being had to the necessities of those
members Of the League which are
not able to manufacture the NUM-
tions and implements of war neces-
sary for their safety.
The members Of the League under
take to interchange full and frank
information as to the scale of their
ornaments. their military and naval
programs and the condition OF such
Of their industries as are adaptable
to war-like purposes.
This covers the ground Of the
original Article 8. but is rewritten to
make it clearer that armament re-
duction plans must be alopte'. by the
nations affected before they become
effective.) ,
Article IX-A permanent commits
sion shall be constituted to advise
the Council on the execution Of the
provisions of Article 1 and VIII. End
on militia y and naval question, gen.
orally.
CCnchalaed except for the inser-
ton of the words Article ID
Article X-The members OF the
League undertake to respect and pre-
serve as against external aggression
the territorial integrity and existing
political independence Of all members
Of the League. In ease Of any such
aggression or in case Of any threat
or danger Of such aggression. the
Council shall advise upon the means
by which this obligat alton shall be full
filled.
Virtually unchanged)
Article 1x-Any war or threat OF
war whether Immediately . affecting
any Of the members Of the League
or not, is hereby declared a matter
of concern to the whole League, ana
the Leavue shall take any action
that may be deemed wise and effec-
tive to safeguard the peace OF ma
lions. In case any such emergency
should arise. the secretary general
shall. en- the request Of any men,
her Of the League forthwith sum-
mon a meeting Of the Council.
II ia also declared to be the fun
damental right OF each member OF
the Lea Sue to bring to the attention
Of the Assembly or Of the Council
any circumstance whatever affect
ing international relations between
nations upon which peace depends.
I'm the original it was provided
that the thigh contracting parties
reserve the right to take any action.
ETC., where the revised draft reads
"the League shall take any action').
Article XII-The members of the
League agree that il there should
arise between them any dispute like
ly to lead to rupture, they will sub
nit the matter either to arbitration
= or to inquiry by the Council. and
they agree in no case to resort 70
war until three months after the
award by the arbitrators or the re-
port by the Council.
In any case under this article the
award Of the arbitrators shall be
made within six months after the
submission Of the dispute.
Virtually unchanged. except that
some provisions of the original arti-
Gle are eliminated for inclusion in
other articles)