New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1919, Page 6

NGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN LEAGUE COVENANT SUBMITTED ised Version Given Out By Washington Officials— Alterations Indicated After Each Article, ashington. April 38.—The state ; original members of the council. Th Blcpartment made public last niglit the | paragraph providing for increase in ¢t of the revised covenant of the ’the membership of the coun *il is now.) Bcague or nations. The text follows, Cnanimous Agrcement. \ranthetical insertions showing | Article S—I3xeept where otherwise hanges ie in the covenant as | expressly provided in this covenant, Priginally and made public decisions at any meetinz of the as ~amble sembly or of the council shall require In order Lo promote international | the ement of all the members of o-operation and to achieve interna- | the leaguc represented at the meet- | fonal peace and security by the ac- | ing eptance of obligations not to resort| Al of procedure at meoet Bo war by the prescription of open, |ings of ‘the assembly or the council, ! fist ana honorable relations between | the appointment of committees (o It fRtions, by the firm establishment of | vestigate parficular matters shall be | he undorstandings of international | regulated by fhe assembly or by the | lw, as to actual rule of conduct | ooinefl and way be declded by @ ma- fiaintenance of justico and & SCrUPU-. L hrecented at the meeting ous respect for all treaty obUEations i “m,."nngt meeting of the assembly | Jn the dealines of organized PeOPIes, ;74 1o finet meeting at the council | ¥ith onc another, the high COMUAACIE| ;0 1o summoned by the president | = Durtles agree to this covenant Of ) ;o ;5 yniteg States of America. | o league of nations s 5 R il : e teasue C 20Dy (The first paragraph requiring (In the original preamble the last b i B e N dapt this constitu- | unanimous agreement in both.assem- | Boy" inctcod of “agree to this cov- |bly and council bt where other- | N wise provided . The other two Provision for Witharawal paragraphs originally were included in | Article 1—The original members of | articlo 4.) i the league of mations shall be those ! Article 6—The permanent secre- | of the signatories which arc named | tariat shall be established at the seat | i the annex as shall accede without | of the league. The secretariat shall lso such of those other states named | comprise o sceretariat-general —and in the annev as shall accede Without | such secretaries and staff as may be Feservation to this covenant. Such | required. IS i0ns shall be ‘effected by a Gec-| The first secrotary-general shall ba BIEE . ieposited with secretariat tha person named in the annes: there within two months of the COMINZ | after the secret: inte force af the covenant. Notice thopeof shall be sent to all other members of the league. Any fully self-governing state, do- minfon or colony now named in the annex may become a member of the league if its admission is agreed by | two-thirds of the assembly. provided | it shall give effective zuarantees of : its sincere intention to observe its in- ternational obligations, and shall ac cent such regulations as may be pre- scribed by the league in regard to its miligary and naval forces and arma- | ments. : Any member of the league may, ! national bureau of uni ofter two years natice of its inten- | postal union tion %o 1o o, withdraw from the | (This replaces fhe orizinal artieic Jeague provided that all its interna- | 5. In the original the appointment tional obligations and all its obliga- | of the first secretary-general was loft tions under this covenant shall have ! to the council, and approval of the bean fulfilled at the time of its With- | majovity of the assembly was not re- drawal. { auired for subsequent appointments.) (This ‘article is now embodying with | Women Made Fligible, Blterations and additions the old arti- | s ticle 7—The seat of the league is . le seven. It provides more specifical- {'ogiqpiished ut Geneva. ly the method of admittng NeW | "mp. council may at any time de- B - oo sids thia entirely new g S5 SONRCH MAY a4 any G de. B ot rojiaing for iwithdrawal | 16 CUEL Ehe seqt of the league she from the lengue. No mentton of with- | ¢ GFZ0 PIeC here. . \rawal was made in the original doc- sitions under or in conneetion 3 e e with the league, including the secre- 'mf:‘:";,n +_Phe action of the leaguo | lariat. shall be open equally 5 ; £y o effected | 40d Women. ander this covenant shall be effec o inrough the instrumentality of am . 1: Psentatives of the members of - couna wth o pers ague and officials of the leaguc | When engaged on the business of the Originally this was a part of arti- | 1082u8 shall enjov diplomatic privi- : 2 e s and immunities e 1. It glves the name assembly: to | "S5 &I0 Fmmities. entatives of | > 185 and other property formerly { occupied by the league or its offclals { or by representatives atiending iis { meetings shall be inviolate, Mfat:‘“‘. The embly shall con- | ., (Embodying .parts of the old st of representatives of the. mem- | ry-general shall 1 appointed by the council with the ap ! proval of the majority of the assem i bly. The secretaries the stail of the secretariat shall he appointed by the secretary-general with the approval of the council. The scerotary-general shall act in that capacity at all meetings of the | mbly and of the council | The expenses of the secretariat shall be borne by the members of the gue in accordance with the appor- tionment of the expenses of the to men yssembly and of : manent secretariat. the gathering of repr the members of the leasue, roferred to merely as “the body of & ar- ticles 5 and 6. this article names Geneva instead of leaving the ) ¥ ssembly ead of leaying seat of 's of the leaguc The assembly | 4j0 league to be chosen later and ,all meet at siated intervals and v ana adds the provision for changi ! < i chang the asion MAY | seat in the future The para sqiire, ¢ seat of the league, O ) opening positions to may be de-! \ith men is new.) from time to time as oc women cqually at such ot Siish! upon _ teduction of Avmaments The asse may deal at its meet- Bt ith tter_ within sphere | Shisian cue recogn nat the mainte- 0 { nance of a peace requires the reduc- pea e wssembly, each | ion of national armaments to the e shall have one | l0West point consistent with natic e more than | safe and ”N‘. u»nlo cement by com- sl { mon - action of international obliga- tions. The councll, taking account of the geographical situation and circum- stances of each state. shall formulate plans for such reduction for the con- side tion and action of the several zovernments Article 8. The members of the B Bation or parts of the original | and with only minor It refers to “members of league.” wher the term “high | contracting parties” originally was psed, and this change is followed throughout the revised draft.) Such plans shall be subject to re- To Increase Membership. consideration and revision at least A#ticle 4—The council shall consist | every ten years. 2 representatives of the United | After the plans shall have heen E ish em- | adopted by the several governments pire, of France, of Italy and of Ja- { Jimits of armaments therein fixcd an, together w representatives of © shall not be exceeded without {he ur other members of the leasuc. |.concurrence of the council These four members of the league! The miembers of the lengue agree shall be selected by the assembly from | that the manufacture by private en time to time in its discretion.. Until | terprise of munitions and implements the appointment of the representa-|of war is open to grave objections tives of the four members of «the ! The council shall advise tes of America, of the By how the evil league f selected by the assembly, | effects attendanty upop such manu- yepresentatives of the (blank) shall be | facture can be prevented, due regard members of the council | being had to the necessitics of those With the approval of the majority | members of the league which are not of the assembly the council may name | able to manufacture the munitions additional members of the league | and implements of war nccessary for whase representatives shall always be | their safety members of the council; the council The members of the league under- with like approva increase the | 1aKe to interchange full and frank in- number of members of the league, to | Tormation as to the scale of their ar be selected by the assembly for repre- | naments, their military and naval sentation on the council. | ams and the condition of such The council shall meet from time their industries as are adaptable | to time as occasion may require, and | "_;;i*”l_lh‘t“‘v::x'x>:‘i< 5 ) at least once a year at the seat of the ! 5 TooNers e ‘ground of the league. or at such other place as may;m‘l:mzq arficle 8, but is rewritten o Eflknided upon. make it clearer that armament reduc- T s e conasInamBsCRLeRatl oD tad L the f ings with any matter within nations affected before they become 5 effectiv #phere of action of the league or af- At fecting the peace of the world all Any member of the 'league not 5 resented on the council shall be vited to send n representative ‘to 8. A permanent commis be constituted to advise the council on ths exccution of the provi- sions of article 1 and § and on mili- | tary and naval questions generally. 85 & member at any meeting of the (Unchanged except for the ins conneil diring the consideration of | tion of the words “Article 1) matters specially affecting the inter- | Article 10. The members of = the ests of thal member of the league. | te undertake to respeet and pre. At meetings of the council each | serve as against external aggressior member of the lea represented on | the territorial integrity and existing the gouncil shall have one vote, and | political independence of ail mem- may have not more than one rep bers of the league. In case of any sentative. such aggression or in case of any (This embodies that part the | threat or danger of such aggression R e he ihe couneil shall advise upen insy the | | the matter cither ! 41 anc ¢ agree | convention existi . Bfnonz movernments. and by the ! iouector n o qiembers of the Ieague | inauiry by the council and they ag { convention existing between theni. pose the parties to the dispute Wiil jis solely within the domestic means by which this obligation shall arbitrators or the report by the eoun- | faith any award that may be ren- |of their case, all the relevant facts mendation as to be fulfilied. (Virtually unchangee Article 11. Any W war, whether immedis any of thie members of v is hercby declured b S Jeague, and the (Virtually concern to the whole cague shall take any a seerctary meneral shall, quest of ¢ ‘member forthwith summon a meeting council. 1t Uso declared to be member menial right of eacl Cinrg Mance W ternational relations whicl 16 urb either the c00d understanding between (am t viginal that the “high contractin scrve the right to take ete., where the revised he league shall {ak Article 12-—The menihers of i league agree that if there X hetween them any dispute Tikely lead to a rupture. in no ease to resort three months after the award [ O L O X D T S A T or threat of [ nuide within tel the gion thatl MW i some provisions of the origiy are Article 14. The council shall for- | thereof as the council may be deemed wise and effectual 10 safc-feliminated ,for inclusion in' other . guard the peace of nations any such cmergeney should &bt on th i to hrinz o the attention of finiey, (hey cembly or of the affectin any action.™) | suitable for gy o arbitration or to [ to the dispute i In iny ease under this artiele the | war against a member of the league j with dircet the publication thereof. | this. article refer affecting the report of ‘the council shall bejan award. the council shall propose jif £uch efforts are successtul, a state- | to the dispute, "L made within six months after the sub- | what steps should be taken 1o give ment shall be made publie W matter of | mission of the | Joaglle oF unéhanged except that (Only minor changes in language). | Ing the dispute, terms of settiement | coundl. In case (ticles). of the leazue for adoption plans for If the dispute is not thus settleq, 'and of article 12 Arvbitration. the establishment of u permanent | the m‘rmv‘uI either unanimously or Ly tion The members of the court of internatio justice. The | a majority vote shall make. any rise, the re- the . lcague, that whenever any dis- | court shall e competent to hear and | llc report containing a statemrent of wise between them which rnine any dispute of an interna- | the facts of the dispute and the they recognizo to be suitable for sub- | tional character ‘which the parties | commendations which ar migsion to arbitration and which can- . thercto submit to it. The court may | just and prover in regard thereto members of the Dot be satistactorily settied by dipio- | 2 give an advisory opiuion upon | Any member of the league of the all the funda- of ~th le B will submit the whole any dispute or question referred ta |sented on the council may make pub- members of counc . L matter to arbitration Disy < i it by the council or by the assembly. | lic a statement of the facts of the | sive in ecach case - Aslo tHe interpre threatens s o nations | whicn iy unan- provided | tion. or as o tn e 2 s £ 10 the extent and e | whic parties re- | of the i any action.” | sueh breeh draft reads, | among those (0 sultablo mission o arbitration. | dispuie may effect such submission | consider Necessary for the mainte- | '0¢ last sentence, g p \¢ consideration of any su by eiving notice of the exislence nance of right and justice. {curred in by the stould arise | dispute the to | which the ¢ i =l e se is referred shali who will make all nee / e e ; e T T |G G r 0 e P e et st et e found by the council, to arise out of | 004 war until | © The members of the Juris- by the i that deem ap- | Tn any case referred v mulate and sulanit to the members | propriate. bly all the provislons of this article to and powers of the council pub- apply to the action the assembly, provided re- made by the assembly deemed in by the representatives 1tion of a treaty, | (Unchanged exeept for the addi- | dispute and of its conclusions re- . tives of the parties ! ANy guestion of iuternational | tion of lust sentence) arding the same shall have the same pence 0F the law . usito the exinienee by, the council Alhr esiablished would constitute | hetween members of the league any i imously a&reed to by the mempers |21 the members thereof peace depends. a-breach of any international obl was conrt of arbitration the i pute o sec 1f the dispute between the parties | 10SC members of the its settlement. dered and that they will not resort to [ and Dbapers; the council may forth- The council may digpute Maintenance of Peace. award of the arbitrators shall be | which complies therewith. In the ‘The council shall endeavor to ef-, assembly. The dispute reasonable e, and | event of any failure to carry out such | fect & scttlement of any dispute, and , referred at the request of either party that giving | request be made within 14 days after dispute effect thereto. such facts and explanations regard- | the &x\bnn\\ivn of dispute th powers a concurred or gue represcnted on repre- | the council and of a majority of the leaguc epresenta- concurre other dispute Iikely fo lead fo 4 rupture, | thereof., other than the representa. |the Tepresentatives of one or not submitted to arbitration | tives of one ©r more of the parties | 1€ Parties'to the dispute. reparation to be made for any above, the members of the league | to' the dispute, the members of the (The paragraph specitica are declared 1o be | agpree that they will submit the mat- | league reserve to themselves the right | 1''S Matters of “domestic which are generally | ter to the council. Any party to the | to take such action as they shall |TTOM @ction by the council more jurisdiction” is new. words representatives leaguc = ilaimedliby oneof hem aadlis sented on the council,” ete., have L i e e er pur- | @ ‘matier which by infernational law | ok E]‘g’“‘:“;’“ (f i 4 e 16—Should memb: league agree | communicate to the secrctary-general, | dietion of that party, the council shal) | oL ‘0° 1838Ue resort to war in disr they will carry out in full good * as promptly as possible, atements | so report, and shall make no recom- (Continued on J llowing Page.) Washington, D. C., April 21, 1919 New England Federal Reserve District In Account with ¢ Anited States of America To services rendered and expenses incurred by the U.S. Army, Navy and Marines in winning the war for the New England ‘ Federal Reserve District . . . . . . . . $2,171,156,400 Credit by First Liberty Loan Subscriptions | $332,447,600 « « SCCOIld « « 4 476,946,950 « « Third « & £ | 354,540,000 “« % Fourth “ 632,221,85 |$1,796,156,400 Balance due from New England . . . . . $375,000,000 Dear Myr. Citizen: The above balance is due on your district’s war account with us. We are going out of the war business and desire to clean up our books. You know what your share of the quota should be. Please call upon your Committee or your Bank and settle. - Respectrvdly, UNCLE SAM (We pay mnterest on all amounts applied on this account) T O T T O T O T o S K K R K e X Y A KA KR A AR T VRO ALY LU 0T 100010880000 T Y OO RO Y THUE LD ERERE L R L F Y S T T I TR