The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-10-30

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thn djspute and recommend SuCh &C
ton as may seem best and most encc
tual in the circumstances.
If a State so invited shall refuse Z
accept the obligations Of Membership
in the League for the purposes OF Such
dispute, and shall resort to war against
? Member Of the League the provisions
If Article 16 shall be applicable as d
painst the State taking such action.
If both parties to the dispute "hen
50 invited refuse tC accept the obi
cations of Membership Of the League
for the purposes of such dispute, the
Council may take such measure ana
make such recommendations as VIII
prevent hostlities and will result IN
the settlement Of the dispute.
ARTICLE IS.
Fynry treaty or international en-
gagement entered into hereafter Dy
gny Member of the League SHAH De
forthwith registered with the Secre-
gariat and shall as soon as posSlOie
he published by it. Nc such treaty or
engagement shall be oihu
ing until 50 registered.
ARTICLE 10.
The Assembly may from time 10
time advise the reconsideration oy
Members of the League Of treaties
which have become irapplicable and
no consideration of international CON
Iitions whose continuance might en-
Danger the peace OF the world,
ARTICLE 20.
The Members CT the League agree
that this Covenant is accepted as
abrogating all obligations or under
standings inter Sc which are 1ncon'
sistent with the terms thereof, ana
s0lemnlv undertake that they will not
enter into any engagements
inconsistent with the terms hereo1.
In case any Member of the League.
shall, before becoming a Member OF
the League, have undertaken any obi
cations Inconsistent with the terms
of this Covenant. it shall be the duty
of such Member to take lmmedlate
steps to procure its release from Sach
obligations.
ARTICLE p.
Nothing in this Covenant shall be
deemed to affect the validity OF inter
national engagements, such as trea'
ties of arbitration or regional under
standings like the Monroe doctrine
for securing the maintenance OF peace
ARTICLE %.
To those colonies and territories
which as consequence OF the late war
have ceased to be under the soVer
eighty of the States which formerly
them and which are lnhablt'
ed by peoples not yet able to stand by
themselves under the strenuous con
ditiOns Of the modern world, there
should be applied the principle that
the we'll being and Development OF
such people from a sacred trust OF
civilization and that securities for the
performance Of this trust should De
embodied in this Covenant.
The best method of giving practica!
effect to this principle is that the tute-
lage of such people should be entrust
ed to advanced nations who by reason
of their resources their experience or
their geographical position can best
this responsibility, and who
are willing to accept it. and that this
should be exercised by them
as Manufactures on behalf Of the
League.
The character of the mandate must
differ according to the stage of the
Of the people, the geo.
graphical situation of the territory
its economic conditions and other SINH
lar circumstances.
Certain communities formerly be.
longing to the Turkish Empire have
reached stage of development where
their existence as independent nations
can be Professionally recognized sub
ject to the rendering of administra-
tive advice and assistance by Manda-
tory until such time as they are able to
stand alone. The wishes of these com.
must be principal conSi-
Iteration in the selection of the Manda-
tory.
Other peoples, especially those of
Central America, are at such stage
that the Mandatory must be respon-
sible for the administration of the ter
ritory under conditions which will
guarantee freedom of conscience or
religion, subject only to the mainten.
ance Of public order and morals. the
prohibition Of abuses such as the slave
trade,rth arm traffic, and the liquor
traffic. and the prevention of the es.
Establishment Of Notifications or mill.
tary and naval bases and of military
training Of the natives for other than
police purposes and the defense of ter.
titory, and will also secure equal op
portunities for the trade and com,
merCe of other Members of the
League.
There are territories, such as South,
west Aferica and certain of the South
Pacific Islands, which, owing to the
sparseness of their population, or their
small size, or their rem0teneSs from
the centers of civilization, or their geo,
graphical contiguity to the territory
of the Mandatory, and other, circum,
stances, canbe best administered un,
der the laws of the Mandatory as int.
grel portions of its territory, subject
to the safeguards above mentioned in
the interests of the indigenous popula,
ton.
In every case of mandate, the Man
datory shall render to the Council an
annual report in reference to the ter,
ritory committed to its charge.
The degree of authority, control, OF
administration to be exercised by
the Mandatory shall, if not previously
agreed upon by the Members of the
League, be explicitly defined in each
case by the Council.
A permanent Commission shall be
constituted to receive and examine
the annual reports of the Manufactures
and to advise the Council on all mat.
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