Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-05-14

with each Of the German states will be
resumed by the Allied and Associated
League In Section L.
Section League Of Nations.-The
covenant OF the League Of Nations con-
S Whes p Ssston Of the
eral duties.
time for y Vocation Of st the nseutralized
zone east of the Rhine as threat
against the worlds peace. It will ap-
gont three OF the five members OF the
and carry out the plebiscite. 1t will
appoint the high commissioner of Dan
zig, guarantee the independence of the
tween Danzig and Germany and Poland.
1t Will work out the mandatory system
to. be applied to the former German
part of the plebicies of the Belgian
German frontier and in disputes as to
the KEEL canal and decide certain OF
the economic and financial problems:
An international conference on labor IS
to be held in October under it's direc;;
ton and another on the international
Membership-The members of the
league will be the signatories Of the
accede, who must lodge a declaration
of accession without reservation with
in two months. A new state, dominion
admission is agreed by two-t thirds Of the
assembly. state may withdraw upon
giving two years notice, il it has full
n'lsu permanent err t secretariat viii be es-
tablished at the seat of the league
which will be at Geneva. :.
Organisation Of League.
The assembly will consist Of repre-.
league, and will meet at stated inter.
walls Voting will be by states Each
The council win consist 81 represen-
tatives Of the five great Allied powers.
together with representatives OF four
time to time; t nay with
additional states and will meet at least
once a year. Members will be invited
to SEND tsei Are ds
cussed. Voting will be by the states:
Each state will have one vote and not
more than one representative: Decls els
must lie unanimous except in regard to
procedure, and in certain. cases speclhed
in the covenant and in the treaty
where decisions will be by majority.
Armaments to He Reduced.
Ar1naments-The council will formu-
late plans for reduction of armaments
for consideration and adoption. These
plans will be revised every 10 years.
The council will formulate plans for
the establishment of a permanent court
ternational disputes or to give advisory
opinions. Members who do not submit
their case to arbitration must accept
the jurisdiction of the assembly. If the
council, less the parties to-~the dispute,
IS unanimously agreed upon the rights
of it, the members agree that they Will
not so to war with any pHt1b5y to the o1a-
menlations. In this case, recommen-
dalton by the assembly adopted, no
! member must exceed the armaments
rn1
council. All members will exchange full
information as to ornaments and pro-
grams and permanent commission VII!
advise the council on military and naval
questions.
council will meet, to consider what com
are pledged to submit matters Of dis
pute to arbitration or inquiry and net
to resort to war until three months af-
! Restrictions Placed ON War.
Members agree to carry out an arb1-
| trail award, and not to go to war unless
sented on the council and a simple ma
the dispute, will have, the force of a
sary agreement cannot be secured, the
| members reserve the right to take such
aS may az right sGd u:tce
| Members resorting to war in .disre-
gard of the covenant will Immediately
other members. The council will in
| such cases consider that military or
| naval action can be taken by the league
covenants and will afford facilities to
members cooperating in this enterprise.
Monroe Doctrine Mentioned.
All treaties or international engage,
the eaeue VIII be With the
secretariat and published. The assem-
bly, may from time to time advise mem
bers to reconsider, treaties ,,o which have
of peace. The covenant abrogates all
obligations between members inconsist-
ent with it's terms but nothing in i
j engagements such as treaties of arbitra-
| ton of regional understandings like the
| Monroe doctrine for securing the main
The tutelage Of nations not yet able
| to stand by themselves will be entrust-
to RatGns The are best
| recognizes three different stages of de-
velopn1ent, requiring different kinds OF
atories-communities like those
can be Professionally recognized as indie
pendent, subject to advice and assist
| ance for mandatory in whose selec-
communi{{ies like those Of central Afri-
tory under conditions generally ap-
proved 10y the meNlEeTS OF. the league
| where equal opportunities for trade will
| be allowed to all members, certain
abuses, such as trade in slaves, arms
| and liquor, will be prohibited and the
construction of military and naval
bases and the introduction of conpul-
| sorry military training will be disal-
| lowed Other communities, such re- as
southwest Africa and the South Pacific
| islands, to be administered under the
| laws of the mandatory as integral por-
tons of it's territory. In every case the
| mandatory will render an annual report
| and the degree Of its authority will be
| defined ,4jE FL, =
= Fair Labor Conditions.
| Subject to and in accordance with
| the provisions of international conven-
| tons existing or hereafter to be agreed
| upon, the members of the league will in
general endeavor through the, interna-
| tional organization established by the
labor convention to secure and main
! tain fair conditions Of labor for men
women and children in their own coun-
tries and other countries and under
| take to secure just treatment of the
native inhabitants of territories under
| their control
They will entrust the league with the
| general supervision over the execution
! Of agreements for the suppression OF
traffic in women and children, etc, and
the control Of the trade in arms and
| ammunition with countries in which
control is necessary. They will make