The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-10-27
THE COVENANT
OF THE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

provided in this Covenant or by tn
, terms of the present Treaty, deci
J sions at any meeting Of the Assembl,
or OF the Council shall require tn,
agreement OF all the Members Of tn,
League represented at the meeting.
All matters of procedure at meet
ings of the Assembly or of the Coun
ell, including the appointment OIL
Committees to investigate particular
matters, shall be regulated by the
Assembly or by the Council and may
be decided by majority of the Mem.
bers of the League represented at the
meeting.
The first meeting of the Assembly
and the first meeting of the Coun-
Gil shall be summoned by the Presf-
dent of the United States of Ameri-
ca.
Article @.
The permanen Secretariat shall be
established at the Seat of the Lea
que. The Secretariat shall comprise
a Secretary General and such secre-
taries and staff as may be required.
The first Secretary General shall
be the person named in the Annex;
thereafter the Secretary General
shall be appointed by the Council
with approval of the majority of the
Assembly.
The secretaries and staff of the
Secretariat shall be appointed by the
Secretary General with the approval
of the Council.
The Secretary General shall act
in that capacity at all meetings of
the Assembly and of the 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 Univer-
sal Postal Union.
Article z.
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-
ton with the League, including the
Secretariat. shall be open equally to
men and women.
Representatives of the Members
of the League and officials of the
League when engaged ON the bust
ness of the League shall enjoy diplo-
matte privileges and immunities.
The buildings and other property
occupied by the League or its officials
or by Representatives attending it's
shall be inviolable. y
Article 8.
The Members of the League recog-
nize that the maintenance of peace
requires the reduction of national
to the lowest point con-
sistent with national safety and the
by common action of
obligations.
The Council, taking account of the
situation and circum-
stances of each State, shall formu-
ate plans for such reduction for the
and action of the sew
araI GnvarnnantS
Such plans shall be subject to re-
and revision at least
Every ten years.
After these plans shall have been
adopted by the several Governments,
he limits of ornaments therein fixed
hall not be exceeded without the
of the Council.
The Members of the League agree
hat the manufacture by private en-
erprise of munitions and implements
# war is open to grave objections.
rhe Council shall advise how the
vii effects attendant upon such
can be prevented, due
egard being had to the necessities of
hose Members of the League which
re not able. to manufacture the
and implements of war
necessary for their safety.
The Members of the League un-
Iertake to interchange full and frank
as to the scale of their
their military. naval and
lir programmes and the condition of
such of their industries as are
adaptable to war-like purposes.
Article %.
A permanent Commission shall be
to advise the Council on
he execution of the provisions of
Articles 1 and and on military,
naval and air questions generally.
Article 10.
The Members of the League under
lake to respect and preserve as