The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-24
Covenant Which President Will
son Brought from France
Presented in Full.
VOTERS SHOULD STUDY
Governor Cox Has Announced
His Willingness to Adopt
mild" Reservations.

America now faces the presidential
election squarely on the basis of
whether it desires to negotiate peace
with Germany on the basis proposed
by President Wilson with the League
of Nations as an integral part of the
q new and independent treaty and
remain outside the league. The
issue is square1y put and The Journal
today presents the leagge covenant
as brought back by President Wilson.
Every Democrat should study the
treaty and remember that Governor
Cox has publicly announced his will
ingness to accept. reservations which
will protect the vital interests of the
United States. The covenant follows:
The Assembly shall meet at stated
intervals and from time to time as oc-
casion may require at the Seat of the
League or at such other place as may
be decided upon.
The Assembly may deal at its meet
ings with any matter within the
sphere Of action of the League or at
feeling the peace of the world.
At meetings of the Assembly each
Member of the League shall have one
vote, and may have not more than
three Representatives.
ARTICLE a.
The Council shall consist of Repre-
sentatives Of the Principal Allied and
Associated Powers, together with Rep
resentatives of four other Members OF
the League.
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time as occasion may require, and at
least once a year, at the Seat of the
League or at such other place as may
be decided upon.
The Council may deal at it's meet
ings with any matter within the
sphere of action of the League or af-
fecting the peace of the world.
Any Member Of the League not rep
resented on the Council shall be in
vited to send a Representative to sit
as a member at any meeting of the
Council during the consideration of
matters specially effecting the inter-
ests of that Member of the League
At meetings OF the Council, each
Member of the League represented on
the Council shall have one vote, and
may have not more than one Repre-
sentative.
ARTICLE 5.
Except where otherwise expressly
provided in this Covenant or by the
terms of the present Treaty, decisions
at any meeting of the Assembly or
of the Council shall require the agree
nent OF all the Members of the League
represented at the meeting.
ARTICLE 8.
The permanent Secretariat shall be
established at the Seat of the League.
The Secretariat shall comprise a Sec
rotary General and such secretaries
and staff as may be required.
The expenses OF the Secretariat
shall be borne by the Members of the
League in accordance with the appor-
tionment of the expenses of the Inter
national Bureau of, the Universal Pos
tai Union.
ARTICLE 7.
The Seat of the League is establish
ed at Geneva.
The Council may at any time decide
that the Seat Of the League SHAH bs
Established elsewhere.
ARTICLE 8.
The Members of the League reeog-
nixe that the maintenance of peace re-
CURES the reduction of national arm
sxaents to the lowest point consistent
with national safety and the enforce
ment by common action of interns-
tional obligations.
The Council, taking account OF thal
geographical situation and circum-
stances of each State, shall formulate
pans for such reduction for the con-
sideration 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,
the limits of ornaments therein fixed
shall not be exceeded without the con-
currence OF the Council.
The Members of the League agree
that the manufacture by private enter
prise Of munitions and implements of
war !. open to grave objections. The
council shall advise how the evil eff
fects attendant upon such manufacture
can be prevented, due regard being
had to the necessities OF those Mem
bers Of the League which are not able
TO manufacture the munitions and I'M
PIGMENTS 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 arm
aments, their military. naval and air
programmes and the condition OF such
Of their industries as are adaptable to
war-like purposes.
ARTICLE 9.
A permanent Commission shall be
constituted to advise the Council ont
the execution of the provisions OF