The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-10-01

of the League shall enjoy diplomatic
privileges and immunities.
The buildings and other property
occupied by the League or its off.
Gals or by Representatives attending
its meetings shall be inviolable.
| Article s
The members Of the League recog-
nize that the maintenance of peace
requires the reduction of national ar
maments to the lowest point consist
ent with national safety and the en-
forcement by common action of inter-
national obligations.
The Council, taking account Of the
geographical situation and circum-
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 re-
consideration and revision at least cv-
cry ten years.
After these plans shall have been
adopted by the several Governments,
the limits of ornaments therein fixed
shall not be exceeded without the
concurrence of the Council.
The members of the League agree
that the manufacture by private enter
prise of munitions and implements of
war is open to grave objections. xThe
Council shall advise how the evil eff
fects attendants upon such manufacture
can be prevented, due regard being
had necessities of those Members 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 full and frank in
formation as to the scale of their ar
maments their military, naval and
air programmes and the condition of
such of their industries as are adapta-
BILE to war-like purposes.
Article 8
A permanent Commission shall be
constituted to advise the Council on
the execution of the provisions of Ar
ticles l and 8 and on military, naval
and air questions generally.
Article 10
The members of the League under
take to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the terri
torial integrity and existing political
independence of all members of the
League. In case of any such agrees
sion or in case of any threat or dam
ger of such aggression the Council
shall advise upon the means by which
this obligation shall be fulfilled.
Article IL
Any war or threat of war, whether
Immediately affecting any of the
members of the League or not, is
hereby declared a matter of concern
to the whole League, and the League
shall take any action that may be
deemed wise and effectual to safe
guard the peace Of nations. In case
any such emergency should arise the
Secretary General shall on the re-
quest of any member of the League
forthwith summon a meeting Of the
Council.
1t is also declared to be the friendly
right of each member of the League
to bring to the attention of the As
sembly or of the Council any circum-
stance whatever affecting interna-
tional relations which threatens to
disturb international peace or the
good understanding between nations
upon which depends.
Article ~
The members of the League agree
that if there should arise between
them any dispute likely to lead to a
rupture, they will submit the matter
either to arbitration or to inquiry by
the Council and they agree in no case
to resort to war until three months
after the award by the arbitrator or
the report by the Council.
In any case under this Article the
award of the arbitrators shall be
made within a reasonable time, and
the report of the Council shall be
made within six months after the sub
mission of the dispute.
Article IS
The members of the League agree
that whenever any dispute shall arise
between them which they recognize
to be suitable for submission to ar
bitration and which cannot be salts
factorily settled by diplomacy they
will submit the whole subject-matter
to arbitration.
Disputes as to the Interpretation of
a treaty, as to any question Of inter
national law, as to the existence of
any fact which if established would
constitute breach of any information
al obligation, or as to the extent and
nature of the reparation to be made
for any such breach, are declared to
be among those which are generally
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