Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-02

ARTICLE 0-The permanent secrs
tArtat shall be established at tho seae
OF the league. The secretariat shall
comprise q secretary general and such
secretaries and stan ~ may be re-
Quired
The FIRST secretary general shall be
the person named in the annex: there
after the secretary general shall be
appointed by the council with the ap.
prevail Of the majority Of the assembly.
The secretaries and star Of the Sec
retariat shall be appointed by the Sec
rotary general with the approval Of the
council.
The secretary general shall act In
that capacity at all meetings OF the AZ
sembly and OF the council.
The expenses of the secretariat shall
be borne by the members OF the league
In accordance with the apportionment
ut the expenses OF the international
bureau OF the Universal Postal union.
ARTICLE 1.-THE seat Of the league
in esta bl!shed at Geneva.
The council may at any time decide
that the seat OF the league shall be es.
tablished elsewhere.
All positions under or in connection
with the league. including the secre-
tariat. shall be open equally to men and
women.
Representatives of the members OF
when engaged on the business OF the
league shall enjoy diplomatic privi-
leges and immunities.
The buildings and other property Oc-
cupied by the league or its officials or
by representatives attending Its meet
ings shall be inviOlable.
ARTICLE S.-The members Of the
league recognize that the maintenance
OF peace requires the reduction OF ma =
tional ornaments to the lowest point
consistent with national safety and the
enforcement by common action OF In
ternational obligations.
The council. taking account Of the
geographical situation and ctrcum-
stances OF each state. shall formulate
plans for such reduction for the con-
sideration and action of the several
governments.
Such plans shall be subject to recon
sideration and revision Mt least every
ten years.
After these plans shall have been
adopted by the several governments.
the limits Of ornaments therein nxed
shall not be exceeded without the con-
currence Of the council.
The members of the league agree
that the manufacture by private enter
prise of munitions and implements OF
war IL open to grave objections. The
council shall advise how the evil ef-
fects attendant upon such manufacture
can be prevented. due regard being had
70 the necessities OF those membens OF
the league which are not able to man
ufacture the munitions and implements
of war necessary for their safety.
The members of the league under
take to interchange fOll and frank in.
formation as to the scale Of their arm
aments. their military and naval pro-
grams and fthe condition Of such OF
their industries az are adaptable &c
warlike purposes.
ARTICLE Ga permanent commits
sion shall DO constituted to advise the
council on the execution OF the provi.
sions of articles and 8 and on mill
tary and naval questions generally.
ARTICLE iO.-The members of the
league undertake to respect and pre-"
serve AZ against external aggressio on
the territorial integrity and existing
political independence OF all members
OF the league. In case OF any such ag-
gression or In case Of any threat OF
danger Of such aggression the council
shall advise upon the means by which
this obligation shall be fulfilled.
ARTICLE fi.-Any war or threat OF
war. whether Immediately affecting
any OF the members OF the league or
not, In hereby declared a matter Of con
Germ to the whole league. and the
league shall take any action that may
be deemed wise and effcctual to safe
guard the peace OF nations. In case
any such emergency should arise the
secretary general shall on the request
OF any member OF the league forthwith
~ ~ von n In A. ha
1t Ia also declared to be the friendly
right Of each member Of the league "a
bring to the attention Of the assembly
or OF the council any circumstance
whatever affecting international rela-
tions which threatens to disturb inter
national peace or the good understand
ing between nations upon which peace
depends,
ARTICLE l1.-The members Of the
league agree that II there should arise
between them any dispute likely ia
lead to rupture. they will submit the
matter either to arbitration or to In
Quiry by the council. and they agree
In no case to resort to war until three
months after the award by the arbitr&-
tors or the report by the council.
In any case under this article the
award OF the arbitrators shall be made
within u reasonable time. and the re-
port Of the council shall be made with
In ak months after the submission OF
the dispute.
ARTICLE lathe members Of the
league agreA that whenever any dis
pute shall arise between them which
they recognize to be suitable for sub
mission to arbitration and which can
not be satisfactorily settled by diplo-
macy. they will submit the whole sub
ject matter to arbitration.
Disputes rs to the Interpretation Of
a treaty. AS to any question OF tnterna-
tic nal law. as to the existence OF any
fact which X established would con-
stttute n breach OF any international
obligation. or AZ to the extent and ma
ture OF the reparation to be made for
any such breach. are declared to be
among those which are generally suit
able for submission to arbitration.
For the consideration OF any such
dispute the court OF arbitration to
which the ease IL referred shall be
tho court agreed on by the parties Ia
the dispute or stipulated In any con-
ventton existing between them.
The members OF the league agree
that they will carry out In fun good
faith any award that may he rendered
and that they will not resort to war
against a member Of the league which
complies Herewith. In the event Of
any failure to carry out such an award
the council shall propose what steps