The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-16
OF LEAGUE
4RE OUTLINED
To Promote international Cooperation
and to Achieve International
Peace and Security.

New York. Jan. lb.-The purpose of
the league Of nations, the council Of
| which holds its first meeting in Paris
to-day. was declared in the covenant
of tho league TO be ito promote in
ternational cooperation and TO achieve
international peace and security This
was to be accomplished, according to
the covenant, by the nations obligating
themselves not TO resort to war;; by
prescribing open, just and honorable
relations between them by establish
ing international law as an actual rule
Of conduct among governments and by
maintaining justice and a scrupulous'
respect for all treaty obligations.
Thirty-two nations were TO become
the original members Of the league Of
nations upon signing the treaty OF
peace. These nations as listed in the
annex to the covenant were:
United States of America, Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil. British empire, Cana
da, Australia, South Africa New Yea
land, India, China, Cuba, Ecuador,
France. Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, He'd
jaz, Portugal. Rumania. Serb-C roat Slo.
vene state, Siam, Czecho-S lovakia and
Uruguay.
OF the foregoing nations a number,
however. have not vet ratified and
signed the peace treaty. Notable among
these is the United States, which there
fore. remains outside the great confed
GRAFTON.
Thirteen other nations were invited
to accede TO the covenant and some Of
them, notably Spain, have done so.
These nations are: Argentine Repub-
lie, Chill, Colombia, Denmark, Neither
lands, Norway, Paraguay. Persia, Sal
vador, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and
Venezuela.
1t is provided in the covenant any
fully self governing state, dominion or
colony may become a member of the
league under prescribed conditions. Any
member may withdraw after W. years
notice OF. its intention to do so pro
vided that all its international obliga-
tions and all of its obligations under
this covenant shall have been fulfilled"
Geneva was originally selected a. the
seat of the league but some question
has arisen as to whether IL will actu-
allv become so. The first secretary
general .of the league is Sir James
Eric Drummond of Great Britain. The
league is composed of a council and an
assembly. The council is composed Of
representatives of the principal allied
and associated powers Great Britain,
France, Italy and Japan. The United
States is entitled TO membership in the
council if IL ~ratifies the peace treaty
and agrees to the covenant. The Oun
ell includes also Representatives of Bel
GUM. Brazil. Spain and Greece. The
council as thus constituted to-day fol-
lows:
France. Leon Bourgeois, former pre-.
mier: Great Britain, Earl Curzon Of
Kedleston. foreign secretary; Italy,
Signor Scialois. foreign minister, Bel
GUM. Paul Hymans. foreign minister;
Spain. Count Quinones de Leon, am
bassador ia France; Greece, Eljtherios
Nenizelos. premier; Japan, Nscount
Chinda. ambassador TO Great Britain
and Brazil, DIR. Gastoa da Cunha, am
bassador to France.
The assembly j. to consist OF repre-
sentatiyes Of members of the league.
zach to have one vote and not more
than three representatives.
The covenant provides that the coun-
eli shall meet from time to time as oc-
may require and at least once
a wear. One Of the most important du-
ties of the council Is TO formulate plans
for the reduction of national arma-
ments 10 the lowest point consistent
with national safety, these plans to be
submitted TO the several governments
for confederation. Il Is provided that
when these have been adopted BY the
governments the limits Of ornaments
thus fixed shall not be exceeded with
out the concurrence OF the council A
permanent military and naval commits
sion is to BE- constituted to advise the
council on military, naval and air qucs-
tions.
The members Of the league under.