The evening world., 1920-09-23

THIS insfdlmcnt. the second.
deals iVith membership IN and
withdrawals from the League;
nations that are eligible TO member
Ship the conditions Of adnission o
aud iCithdrutcai. and the creation
Of the legislative. executive and
administratiUe bodies Of the
League.
Question: what arc tha pro-
Uisions concerning membership ~
INC Lca0ue9
Answer--Membershi and with
drawal from membership are provided
| for in Article 1 OF the Covenant. Tho
! original members were named In an
annex to the Covenant at the time II 3
was made. They include those nations
| which signed the Treaty Of Peace and
the principal neutral nations, which
were invited 70 accCdc to the Cove
nant. Provision was made for the
| latter to become members by deola-
ration deposited within two months
OF the coming into force Of the Cove
nant.
Q--Whot other nations nay De-
come mcmbcrsg
Amy fllly self-goveraing state.
| Dominion OF Colony
The British Dominions OF Australia.
South Africa, Canada, New Zealand
and the British Colony OF India. hav-
/ ing fought IN the war against the
I Central Powers. were signatorles 60 ?
/ the Treaty and included as members
In the annex to the Covenant.
As Il Is the expressed Intention OF
the League TO admit all self-govern-
/ ing peoples, the four dominions would
have been eligible under that clause.
as they control their Governments
| through their own parlaments and
have all the actual powers OF self
governing nations, The Colony OF IN
dia has no representation In the Brit
| ish Parliament. nor any Parliament
OF It's own. IL Is an anomaly in tho
\ League except for the fact that next
TO China II Is the most populous coun-
! try on earth and contributed n million
men In the world war. CThis subject
will be dealt with In detail in the next
| instalment under the voting power In
the League)
O.-Yhdt are the conditions Of
membership FOR a netU mem beT1
A-Admission must be agreed "a
/ by two-thirds OF the Assembly and
/ the applicant must give effective
guarantees OF It's sincere intention 20
/ observe Its international obligations
and must accept such regulations as
I may NC ~ NHAl AhFh ~ NAiN AaNtAk 'AN ~
regard to its military and naval
| forces and ornaments. (The manner
/ OF making and imposing these regula-
| lions viii be explained under the
/ articles which provide for them)
Q.--Whdt nations hare applied
under this prorisioH1
A.-San Marine, Luxembourg. Ice
| land. Georgia On Trauscaucasia).
/ They will be proposed at the nrst
meeting OF the Assembly, Nov. 10,
| 1920.
O.--Hoto may member Nth
! dr1tr from the LcGgRcf
/ A.-By giving two years notice OF
/ its intention TO do so. provided that
| all OF Its international obligations and
all OF It's obligations assumed under
| the Covenant shall have been fulfilled
for withdrawal is required.
Q.-WhO tCould decide tchcthcr
or not q nation iriShtn0 20 10Th
drdtr had fuldHcd its ObligdtonsR
Amy court OF arbitration agreed
on by the parties 20 the dispute or
stipulated in any treaty existing be-
tween them, as provided for In Article
/ 10. which declares that disputes as to
I the existence OF any fact which N
established would constitute a breach
3 OF any international obligation, are
justiciahle matters (matters proper
10 be examined by court OF tusuce).
In the plan FOR a Permanent Court
OF international Justice, provided for
| By Article IA OF the Covenant. the text
| OF which has recently been submitted
to the Council OF the League by the
. committee Of iurists which drafted H.
Article "a provides, among other
things, that the court shall have
Jurisdiction az to "(c) the existence
OF any fact which n established would
constitute a breach OF an international
/ OBLIGATION" the exact wording sof
Article IL OF the Covenant Therefore.
n this plan shall be adopted disputes
OF this nature would be determined
by the Permanent Court of Inter-
national Justice.
Q-What are the Assembly and
the COuHcR2
A.-They are the legislative and ex-
ecutive bodies Of the League created
by Article OF the Covenant, which
also provides for permanent Secre-
tarint In some respects the Assem-
bly, and the Council are like the lower
and upper houses of Congress. but.
strictly speaking. the Assembly (body
OF delegates) is parliamentary body
or Legislature and the Council more
like "a responsible Cabinet with linz
tied executive power. The Socretariat
Is the administrative branch and Is
similar 20 the departments OF our
Government, like the Post Ofhce De-
partment the Department OF the In
terror &C.
i(The merit instalment tOW or
plain hotO the Assembly and tho
Council are constituted and their
poHnO poioerJ