The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-10-01
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shall be borne by the members OF the
League in accordance with the appor-
tionment of the expenses Of the In
ternational Bureau of the Universal
Postal Union.
Article
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-
the League, have undertaken any obli-
cations inconsistent with the terms of
| this Covenant, it shall be the duty of
such Member to take immediate steps
to procure its release from such obll-
cations.
Article 81.
Nothing in this Covenant shall be
deemed to affect the validity of inter
national engagements, such as treaties
of arbitration or regional understand
ings like the Monroe doctrine, for Sc
curing the maintenance Of peace.
| Article %.
To those colonies and territories
! which as a consequence of the late war
have ceased to be under the sovereign
ty of the States which formerly gov
erned them and which are inhabited by
peoples not yet able to stand by them
selves under the strenuous conditions
of the modern world, there should be
applied the principle that the well-be-
ing and development of such peoples
from sacred trust of civilization and
that securities for the performance Of
his trust should be embodied in this
Covenant.
The best method of giving practical
effect to this principle is that the tute-
lage of such peoples should be en-
trusted to advanced nations who by
reason of their resources, their eX-
perience or their geographical posi-
ton can best undertake this response
bility. and who are willing to accept
it, and that this tutelage should be
exercised by them as Manufactures on
behalf of the League.
The character of the mandate must
differ according to the stake of the
development of the people, the geo.
graphical situation Of the territory,
its economic conditions and other SIM
liar circumstances.
Certain communities formerly be-
longing to the Turkish Empire have
reached a stage of development where
their existence as Independent ma
lions can be Professionally recognized
. subject to the rendering of admins
trative advice and assistance by a
Mandatory until such time as they are
able to stand alone. The wishes Of
these communities must be princi-
pal consideration in the selection OF
the Mandatory. a.,
Other peoples, especially those OF
: Central Africa, are at such stake
that the Mandatory must be response
: BILE for the administration of the ter
ritory under conditions which will
1 guarantee freedom of conscience and
E religion, subject only to the n1ainte-
l nance of public order and morals, the
prohibition of abuses such as the slave
trade, the arms traffic and the liquor
traffic, and the prevention of the es-
/ Establishment of Notifications or mil
= itary and naval bases and of military
training of the natives for other than
police purposes and the defense OF
e territory. and will also secure equal
: opportunities for the trade and COM
e merce of other members of the
S League.
e There are territories, such as South
: West Africa and certain of the South
e Pacific Islands, which, owing to the
sparseness of their population, OF
Y their small size, or their remotenesS
Y from the centres of civilization, OF
e their geographical contiguity to the
4 territory of the Mandatory, and Other
e circumstances, can be best admins
= tered under the laws Of the Mandatory
e as integral portions of its territory
: subject to the safeguards above men
toned in the interests of the indigen
o GUS population.
t In every case of mandate, the Man
e datory shall render to the Council ar
V annual report in reference to the ter
ritory committed to its charge.
: The degree of authority, control, OF
e administration to be exercised by the
: Mandatory shall, if not previousl.
agreed upon by the members of the
i League, be explicitly defined in each
: case by the Council.
t A permanent Commission shall b'
e constituted to receive and examine
f the annual reports of the Mandatorie!
: and to advise the Council on all mat
tiers relating to the observance OF thu
h mandates.
n Article %
d Subject to and in accordance will
: the provisions of international con
yentions existing or hereafter to b.
agreed upon, the members Of tn
y League:
e (a) will endeavor to secure an'
IS maintain fair and humane conditions
# of labor for men, women and chill
= dren, both in their own countries ant
e in all countries to which their com
mercial and industrial relations. ex
J. tended, and for that purpose will es
l. tablish and maintain the necessar
lie international organizations:
g (b) undertake to secure just treat
l. ment Of the native inhabitants OF ter
,e ritories under their control;
le (c) will entrust the League with tn
l. general supervision over the execu
Ie ton of agreements with regard to tn
traffic in women and children, and tn
y traffic in opium and other dangerou
il drugs; J,
1t al will entrust the League wit
the general supervision OF the trad