New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-05-14

League In Section 1.
Section f1Leagae OF N att
stitutes Section Of the peace treaty.
which places upon the league many
specific duties in addition to it's gem
eral duties.
1t may question Germany at any
time for violation of the neutralized
zone east Of the Rhine as threat
against the world's. peace. It will a al
point three of the five members of the
Saar commission, oversee its regime
and carry out the plebiscite. 1t will
appoint the high commissioner Of Dan
zig, guarantee the independence of the
free city and arrange for treaties be-
tween Danzig and Germany and Poland.
It will work out the mandatory system
to be applied to the former German
colonies and act as final court in
part of the plebicies of the Belgian
German frontier and in disputes as to
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
control of ports, waterways and rail-
ways is foreshadowed.
Membership-The members Of The
league will be the signatories of the
covenant and other states invited to
accede, who must dodge declaration
of accession without reservation with
in two months. A new state, dominion
or colony may be admitted provided it's
admission is agreed by two-thirds Of the
assembly. y state may withdraw upon
filled all it's international obligations.
a permanent secretariat will be eso
tablished at the seat of the league
which will be at Geneva.
z Organization of League.
The assembly win consist of repre-
sentatives of the members of the
league. and will meet at stated inter
member viii have one vote. and not
more than three representatives.
The council will consist Of represen-
together with representatives of tours
members selected by the assembly from
time to time: it may cooperate with
additional states and Will meet at lea 81
to send a representative when queS-
tons affecting their interests are dis
Each state will have one vote and not
more than one representative: Decls-
ion taken by the assembly and council
must be unanimous except IN re egie 10
in the covenant and in the treaty,
where decisions will be by a majority.
Arm,ment Is; t" BE Reduced due, son,,
late plans for reduction of ornaments
for consideration and adoption These
plans will be. revised every 10 years
the establishment of permanent court
of interna tional justice to determine in
ternational disputes or to give advisory
their case to arbitra ton 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 go to war with any party to the dis
pute, which complies with it's recon-
menda tions. In this case, a recommen-
dation by the assembly adopted, no
member must exceed the ornaments.
fixed WITHOUT the concurrence. CT the
council All members will exchange full
information as to ornaments and pro-
grams and a permanent commissi on Will
advise the council on military and naval
Upon any war, OF threat of war, the
council will meet to consider what com
mon action shall be taken. Members
pute to arbitration or inquiry and not
to resort to war until three months at
Restrictions Placed on War.
Members agree to carry out an arb1-
trail award, and not to go to war unless
concurred in by all it's members repre-.
jority of the rest, less the parties .tc
the dispute will have the force of a
unanimous recommendation by the
council In either case, if the neces
sary agreement cannot be secured, tie
members reserve the right to take such
action as may be nec cG for the
Members resortlnS to war in ,dlsre-
gard of the covenant will Immediately
be debarred from all intercourse with
other members. The council will in
such cases consider that military or
naval action can be taken by the league
collectively for The projection Jon, Of i ne
members co-operatins this ENTERPRISE.
Monroe Doctrine SIentioned.
Nj treaties o. lnteInatlona! engage
ments concluded al ter the institution Of
the lea que Will be registered with tee
secretariat and published. The assem-
bly, may from time to time advise mem
bers to reconsider, treaties which, have
become inapplicable or involve danger
of peace. The covenant abrogates all
obligations between members incOnsist-
ent with its terms, but nothing. in It
shall effect the validity of interna tiGnal
enga gements 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-
ed to ADVANCED nations Who are bet
recognizes, three different stages. of de-
velopment. requiring different, kinds of
neutrality-suspicious. like those
can be Professionally recognized as inde-
pendent. subject to advice and assist
ton the woald be- allowed wose Se eee
communities like those of central Afri-
ca, to be administered by the manda-
tory under conditions generally ap-
proved by the members Of the league
where equal opportunities for trade will
be allowed to all members, certain
sbd u eren VIII b trade proh ii aye and s
Construction of military and naval
bases and tie introduction of compul-
sorry military training will be disal-
lowed. Other communities, such 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 it's authority will be
defined.
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
| provision, for freedom of communion
| tions and transit and equitable treat
ment for commerce of all members of
! the league, with special reference to the
necessities Of regions devastated during