The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-08


members reserve the right to take such
steps as may be necessary for the main
tenancc OF right and justice. Members
rcsortlns 10 war in disregard of the COW
enant will Immediately be debarred from
all intercourse with other members The
council will in such cases consider what
military or naval action can be taken
BY the league collectively for the pro-
testion Of the covenants and will arford
facilities to members cooperating in this
enterprise.
Validity Of Treaties.
All treaties or international engage
ments concluded after the institute or
the league will be registered with the
secretariat and published. The assem-
bly, may from time to time advise NOM
beers to reconsider treaties which have
become inapplicable or involve danger 10
peace. The covenant abrogatcs all obi-
cations between members inconsistent
with it's terms. but nothing in it shall
affect the validity Of international en-
gagement such as treaties or Arbitration
or regional understandings like the Mon
roc doctrine for securing the peace.
The Majority System.
The tutelage OF nations not yet able
to stand BY themselves will BE- entrusted
to advanced nations who arc best fitted
TO undertake it. The covenant recoS-
nlzes three different kinds OF develop
rnent requiring different kinds OF man.
datorias. Communities like those be"
longing to the Turkish empire which can
be Professionally recognized as 'nocpen-
don't subject to advice and assistance
from a mandatory in whose selection
they would be allowed q voice Conmun>
tiles like those Of Central Africa 10 De
administered by the mandatory unoer
conditions GENERALLY approved py the
members of the league where equal op-
portunities for trade will be allowed 10
all members: certain abuses, such a.
trade in slaves. arms and liquor will be
prohibited and the construction Of mifr-
tarv and naval bases and the introduce
ton Of compulsory military training Will
be disallowod. Other communities such
nc southeast Africa and the South IA
cifjc Islands, are administered under the
laws Of the mandatory as integral pof~
tions Of its territory. In every case
the mandatory will render an annual re-
port. and the degree of its authority
will be drfined)
General international Provisions.
Subject TO and in accordance with The
provisions OF International conventions
existing or hereafter to be agreed upon
tho members OF the league Will IN gen
eral endeavcr through the international
organization established by the labor
convention to secure and maintain 1a2r
conditions for laboring men. women and
obi1droD in their own countries ana
other countries. and undertake &c secure
q iust treatment OF the native inhabi-
tan,s of territories under their control;
they will entrust the league with the
general supervision over the execution
of agreements for the suppression or
traffic in women and children. ETC. anu
control of the trad" in arms and ammu-
milton With countries in which control
is necessary: they will make provision
for freedom OF communications ana
transit and equitable treatment FOR COM
merce Of all members OF the league
! with special reference tc the necessities
Of regions devastated by the war. ana
they will endearor 10 take steps TOT IN
terna,ional prevention and control OF
disease. International bureaus and
commissions already established will be
placed under the league. as we'll as
those TO be established in the future
Anend1ue uts to tho Covenant
Amendment sto the covenant will take
effect when ratified by the council and
BY a majority of the assembly.
Boundaries Of Germany.
Germany codes TO France AlSace-l-or-
rainc five thousand six hundred square
miles in the southwest. and to Belgium
two small districts between Luxcm burg
[ and Holland. totailinE three hundred and
| eighty-two square miles. Sh" also
! cedcs to Poland the southeastern tip OF
Silesia beyond and including Oppeln-
most of Pnscn and West Prussia, TWEEN
ty-seven thousand six hundred ana
cighty-six square miles. East Prussaa
| being isolated from the main body o5
r. part Of Poland. She loses sovereignty
over tho northcasternmost tip OF East
| Prussia, forty square miles north Of the
| river Memel and the ntcrnatIonalized
areas about DanZg, seven hundred and
| twenty-nine square miles, and the BASIN
| Of the Saar, seven hundred and thirty
eight square miles. between the western
border Of the Rhenfsh palatnate OF Ba-
varia and the southeast corner OF Luz
| cmburs The Danzig area consists OF
J the V between the EoRat and the Vi9-
! lula rivers. made w by tho adoption
| OF a simila- V on the west, including the
city of DanziE. The southeastern third
| Of East Prussia and IN" arcat between
! East Prussia and the Eistula ncrth OF
! latitude SIS degrees minutes is to hare
it's nationality determined by populzr
| vote. five thousand seven hundred and
! eighty-tvc square miles. as is to b. the
| case in part Of .SchleswiG. two thousa I'd
! seven hundred and righty-seVen square
miles.
Belgium.
Germany is 20 consent In thea oro&a-
, ton OF the treaties Of eighteen thirty
) nine by which Belgium was established
a neutral state and 10 agree In al
! vance to any convention with which fhe
! allied and associated powers may deter
| mine to replace them. She is I" rrcoS-
! MIC the full sovereignty az FsiG1utn
! over the contested territory of MoreSnct
! and over part Of Prussian Moresnet ana
! TO renouncr in favor OF Belgium a4l
! rights over the circles Of Rlpcn ana
Malmedy. tho inhabitants of which are
; 10 he entitled within six months TO pro
! tcst against this chang" OF sovereignty
: either in whole or in part. the hn;tl &c
! cision to bc reserved t" tho league or
! nations. \ Commission is to scl''" the
! details Of the frontier. and various r'su-
| lations for change of nationality are
| laid down.
! Luxemburg.
Germany rcnounceS her various trea-
ties and conventions with the grand
duchy of Luxembourg. and recognizes
| that It ceased to be part OF the Ger
| man zollverein from January Hrst last,