East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-19

the league for the purposes OF such
! dispute. upon such conditions ass the
! council may deem Just. II such invi-
\ tation is accepted. the provisions Of
! Articles Twelve to Sixteen inclusive
shall be applied with such modifica-
tions as may be deemed necessary by
the council.
Upon such invitation being given.
the council shall Immediately institute
an inquiry into the circumstances OF
the dispute and recommend such as
tlon as may seem best and most ef-
fectual in the circumstances.
II state so invited shall refuse TO
accept the obliagtions OF membership
in the league for the purposes Of such
dispute, and shall resort to war against
member of the league, the provi-
slons of Article Sixteen shall be appli-
cable as against the state taking such
action.
II both parties to the dispute. when
so invited, refuse to accept the obli-
cations of membership in the league
for the purposes of such dispute. the
council may take such measures and
will make such recommendations as
will prevent hostilities and will result
in the settlement of the dispute.
ARTICLE EIGHTEEN.
(Registration of InternationaD
Engagements)
Every convention or international
engagement entered into henceforth
by any member of the league shall be
forth registered with the secretariat
and shall as soon as possible be pub
lished by it. No such treaty of inter
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until so registered.
ARTICLE NINETEEN
(Revision Of Former Treaties)
The assembly may from time to time
advise the reconsideration of mem
bers of the league of treaties which
have become inapplicable, and the
consideration of international condi-
tions of which the continuance might
endanger the peace of the world.
ARTICLE TWENTY
(Abrogation of UNDERSTANDINGS Not
consistent with the CovenantD
The members of the league several
Iy agree that this covenant is accepted
as abrogating all obligations or un-
derstandings inter Sc which are in
consistent with the terms thereof.
In case members of the league shall
league, have undertaken any obliga-
tions Inconsistent with the terms OF
this covenant, it shall be the duty of |
such member to take immediate steps !,
to procure it's release from such obli-
cations.
ARTICLE TWENTY-ONE
(The Monroe Doctrine)
Nothing in this covenant shall be
TO fha val of inf
national engagements such as treaties
of arbitration or regional understand
ings like the Monroe Doctrine for Sc
curing the maintenance OF peace.
ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE
Mandatory Tutelage of Colonies and 4
Backward Races)
To those colonies and territories 4
which as a consequence of the late n
war have ceased to be under the SOW
ereignty of the states which formerly 1
governed them and which are inhab-
tied by peoples not yet able to stand
by themselves under the strenuous
conditions of the modern world. there
should be applied the principle that
the we'll being and development CT
such peoples form a sacred trust of
and that securities for the
performance of this trust should be
embodied in this covenant.
The best method of giving practi-
cable effect to this principle is that
he tutelage of such peoples be en-
rusted to advanced nations who, by II
'easons of their resources, their eX-
or their geographical posi-
ion. can best undertake this respon-
ibility, and who are willing to accept /
I, and that this tutelage should be I
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