Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-09-17
COVENANT OF THE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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shall be appointed by the Council
with the approval of the majority O
the Assembly.
The secretaries and the staff O.
the Secretariat shall be appointed b.
the Secretary General with the ap
prevail of the Council.
The Secretary General shall acl
in that capacity at all meetings o.
the Assembly and Council.
The expenses OF the Secretariat
shall be borne by the members of the
league in accordance with the ap.
portionment of the expenses of the
international Bureau of the Univers-
al Postal Union.
ARTICLE VII
The seat of the league is estab-
lished at Geneva.
The Council may at any time de
eide that the seat of the league shall
be established elsewhere.
All positions under or in connec-
Ition with the league, including the
lSecretariat, shall be open equally to
men and women.
Representatives of the members OF
the league and officials of the league
when engaged on the business of
the league shall enjoy diplomatic
privileges and immunities.
The buildings and other property
occupied by the league or. it's officers
or by representatives attending its
meetings shall be inviolable.
ARTICLE VIII
The members of the league recog-
nize that the maintenance OF a peace
requires the reduction OF national
ornaments to the lowest point con-
sistent with national safety and the
enforcement by common action OF
international 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
every ten years.
After these plans shall have been
adopted by the several governments,
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 en-
terprise of munitions and nipple
ments of war is open to grave OBJ
jeetions. The Council shall ad-
wise how the evil effects attendant
upon such manufacture can be pre-
vented; due regard being had to the
necessities of those members of the
league which are not able to manu-
facture the munitions and imple-
ments Of war necessary for their
safety.
The members of the league under
take to interchange full and frank
information as to the scale OF their
their military, naval and
air programs and the condition of
such of their industries as are adapt
able to warlike purposes.
ARTICLE TX
II GOnlIAE5AiBn BuhIL DC
constituted to advise the Council on
the execution of the provisions OF
Article / and VIII and on military,
naval and air questions generally.
ARTICLE X
The members of the league under
take to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the ter
ritoriaI integrity and existing polit-
lcal independence Of all members or
the legaue. In case OF any such ag-
erosion or in case of any threat or |
danger Of such aggression, the Coun- |
ell shall advise upon the means by |
which this obligation shall be full
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ARTICLE XII
Any war, or threat Of war, whether
affecting any of the
members of the league or not, is here
by 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-
Iuest of any member of the league
forthwith summon a meeting of the
Council.
1t Is also declared to be the funda-
mental right OF each member OF the
eague to bring to the attention of the
Assembly or of the Council any cir
,umstance whatever affecting inter
relations which threatens to
disturb either the peace or the good
between nations upon
which peace depends.
ARTICLE XII
The members Of the league agree
hat If there should arise between
hem by dispute likely to lead to q
upture, they shall submit the matter
,ither TO arbitration or to inquiry D.
he Council, and they agree in no
ase to resort to war until three
months after the award by the arbi-