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WILSON READS CONSTITUTIOl
OF WORLD LEAGUE OF NATIOl
Breach of Pact it Made Act of VI
Against Members?Action, Ecorn
mic and Military, Would Follow.
Reduced Armaments
Favored.
Paris, Feb. 14.?The executi
council of the proposed league
nations, as outlined in the covena
read by President Wilson today, ?
consist of representatives of t
United States, Great Britain, Fran*
Italy and Japan, together with rt
resentatjves of four other states.
The council shall meet as often
is necessary, but at least once a ye
at whatever place may be design!
ed. Any matter within the sphe
of action of the league or affecti:
' the peace of the world will be dei
with.
The president of the United Stat
shall summon the first meeting
the body of the delegates and t
executive council.
The league will have a secretari
under the direction of a secreta
general, who shall appoint the oth
members. The secretary genei
n/?f i'fi tVinf /?QTVQ fM+T7 flf nil TTlAf
ouaii avb itt vuwv vm^mv^w,; ?-v ? ? ings.
The representatives of the hij
contracting parties and the officii
of the league shall have diplomal
privileges and immunity. The buil
ing occupied by the league or its c
ficials shall enjoy extra-territori
benefits.
The admission of states not si
natory to the covenant shall be wi
the assent tof not less than two-thir
of the states represented in the bo<
of delegates and shall be limited
fully self-governing countries.
Adniuion to League.
No state shall be admitted unle
it gives effective guarantees to o
serve international obligations ai
unless it shall conform to conditio
prescribed by the league in rega
to its naval and military forces ai
armament.
The high contracting parties u
aertake to respect and preserve t]
territorial integrity and political i
v dependence of all states members
the league against external aggre
sion. In case of any such aggressi*
or any threat of danger of such a
gression the executive council shj
advise upon the means by which t
obligations of the members shall
i fulfilled.
The high contracting parties i
serve the right to take any action
safeguard the peace of nations in t
case of war or threat of war. In t'
case of disputes arising between the
which diplomacy cannot adjust, t
high contracting parties will not 1
sort to war without submitting to i
bitration or to any inquiry by the e
ecutive council and until thr
months after action by the arbiti
tors or the executive council.
The executive council shall form
late plans for the establishment
a permanent court of internatior
justice.
^Concerning armaments, the coi
nant says that the maintenance
peace will require the reduction
national armaments to the low<
/
point consistent with national safe
and the enforcement of internatic
al obligations by common action, t
geographical situations and circu
stances of the various states bei
taken into account.
The executive council shall fix t
extent of armaments and these sh
not be exceeded without the perm
gion of the council.
It is agreed that the private im
ufacture of munitions and imp
men^s of war "lends itself to gra
objections." The executive coun
is directed to give advice on t
abatement of this evil.
The contracting parties underta
not to conceal their ability to p:
duce munitions and armaments a
agree on a full interchange of
fnrmnt.inri no +n milifnrv nnH njv
programs.
Act of War.
Article XVI provides that if a
party break or disregard its co'
nants under article XII, which p
vides for arbitration or inquiry
the executive council, it shall
deemed to have committeed an i
of war against all the other membi
(who will take economic and financ
measures against it. These measui
will refer both to members of 1
league and those who are not me
bers.
Ia such a cite it will be the di
N of the executive council to recom
NS mend the amount of naval and mili
tary forces which each member o:
r*p ^ea^ue contribute to th<
^ armed forces necessary to protec
the covenants of the league.
The members of the league agrei
to mutually support one another fi
nacially and ecomonically in ani
ve measure taken and also to afforc
0f' passage through their territory o:
nf. any forces necessary to carry ou
| the covenants of the league.
he' In disputes between a member oj
;e,| the league and a state not a membei
sp-j or between states not members oi
the league, the contracting partie:
ag agree that the states not memberj
,arj of the league shall be invited to laj
their disputes before the league.
re' If the states invited to allow th(
?' leaeue to adjust their disputes re
"6 I
jjJfuse, and action against a state t
member of the league would be
deemed to be an act of war against
6S
^J all the other members of the league.
, i Colonies and territories removec
he
from the sovereignty of the states
which formerly governed them anc
j not yet able to Stand by themselves
shall become the trust of civilizaerl
tion. The tutelage of such countries
l shall be entrusted to the advanced
j nations which can best undertake tihis
I responsibility.
?h The tutelage should be exercised
lis by the advanced nations as mandate
tories on behalf of the league. The
d- character of the mandates will dif>f
fer according to the various cirial
cumstances of the peoples.
Conditions of Labor. >
The contracting parties \^ill en^
deavor to secure and maintain fail
and humane conditions of labor foi
^ men, women and children and agree
to to. establish as part of the organization
of the league a permanent bureau
of labor.
I3S The members of the league agree
,b_ Lo secure and maintain freedom oi
a(jk transit and equitable treatment foi
ngVthe commerce of all members of the
league.
tt<j! It is also agreed to place undei
control of the league of internan_
tional bureaus general treaties il
be the parties to the treaties consent.
Q_| All treaties or international en0f
j gagements entered into hereafter bj
;g. a member of the league shall be
3n registered with the secretary-general
_ i and shall not be binding until reg
o
jU istered.
Ijg! Existing Agreements Abrogated
l)el The contracting parties agree that
j the covenant abrogates^ all obliga,e.
tions among themselves which art
?0 inconsistent with the terms of th?
ke! covenant. They engage that herein
after they will not enter into anj
,m engagement inconsistent with the
he covenant.
.g. If any member shall enter intc
irJ engagements inconsistent with th(
,XJ covenant, it shall be the duty of sue!
ee power to secure its release from sue!
ra_: obligations. *
I Article XXVI, the concluding arti
IU.1 cle, provides that amendments t(
0f the covenant shall take elfect wher
iaj ratified by the states representee
in the executive council and by three
re_ fourths of the states whose represen
0f tatives compose the body of dele
of' ^tes
?gt! j: i cparcitiuns i.iivc ueen cuiiipietet
,^yj for the homeward voyage of th<
>nj presidential party, which will" leav<
^g1 Paris tonight for Brest on a specia
m_ train and sail tomorrow on the line;
ng George Washington, on which i
; came to France. This time the par
;he' ty will be much reduced, the larg<
staff of state department employe:
isJ and numerous experts who came ovei
j with Mr. Wilson remaining in Paris.
in_. Members of Party.
jgJ The party will comprise Presiden
lV0' and Mrs. Wilson, David R. Francis
cj]' ambassador to Russia; White Housi
;he 1 employes, secret service men, th<
j 30*0 soldiers who have formed th<
' guard around the Murat residence
ro_' Congressmen George White, of Ohio
n(j and P. D. Norton, of North Dakota
jn_ and representatives of the thre<
^a] news associations. It will number
319 persons.
All the accommodations of th(
ny 'liner will be utilized, however, fo;
I ? Ml T-2- J
^e_i nui, uiiiy wm every caum ana staxe
roJ room be occupied, but the vast hol<
by will be filled with several thousam
be American soldiers, who are goinj
lct home to demobilization camps.
?r3 The agreement on the constitutioi
ia] for a society of nations by the com
res mission which has been framing th(
;he plan was effected on President Wil
m- son's lucky day?the thirteenth?an<
j there are just twice thirteen article:
ity in the document.
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' GOES OVERSEAS AS
i Y. M. C. A. WORKI
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- Princess GaJOohi, Descent
7 Fran Cherokee Chieftain, Jo:
1 Cm teen Forces ii France.
j1 A rwd. sure-enough Indian princi
I Is going to France to help entert
^ the American soldiers and sailors u
, the last one of them has been retur:
j to the United States.
i She is Princess Galilohl, gx
granddaughter of the famous K
Cooweeskowee, chief of the Cherok<
"i and her mission in France will be
connection with the canteen work
the Y. If. C- A. Her Americanized na
Is kllss Anne Ross and for twe ye
or more ike has appeared as a lectu
> singer, dancer and exponent of the
: bal life of her chosen people. She ^
> etyosen to pose for the Zolnay sta
. of Sequela, an ancestor ef the Ch<
. kee nation and inventor of the tri
| alphabet. This statute stands in
> Hall of Fame at Washington, D. (
TW? kWkmu will hi** a r?thfir
, rerslfled program. She win slag
dlaa song* and dance Indian dan
' tor the American soldiers and Ball
| and between times will dispense
dotemt of different articles that
part ef the Block of every Y. M; C.
j Qanteenr Elbe is highly edneated i
bks several times acted as a media
| between her people and the white r
. dents of Oklahoma, her native sta
; FRENCH HONOR
, Y. M. C. A. EXECUTD
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fc Dr. John P. Mott Is Made Chi
. alicr of Legion of Honor?I
* tensive Work of'u Y n Amo
i Foil us.
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DR. JOHN R. MOTT
* General Secretary of Natio
J War Work Council, Y. M. C.
r Who Has Been Accorded Hi
I Honors by French Governme
As a mark of recognition and ap;
^ elation of the work done for the Fre
' soldier* by the American Y. M. C.
1 forces abroad, the French governm
1 has coaferrcd the signal honor
" Chevalier of the Legion of Honor u;
? General Secretary John R. Mott,
> the National War Work Council
, the Army and Nary Y. M. C. A.
e Telegraphic advice* from Wash)
r ton coaveyed the news of the dist:
tlon grunted Dr. Mott, whose hom<
In New York City. The telegr;
3 signed by Edouard deBilly, Dep
r High Commissioner, was as folio1
_ NI take pleasure In notifying you t
, the French government has confer
upon you the title of Chevalier
* la I>ex1on d'Honneur. Please acc
* my heartiest congratulations."
The National War Work Cour
.under Dr. Mott's supervision, In ai
tlon to Its labors among the Ameri
"Expeditionary Forces, has maintai
5 more than 1,500 foyers du aoldats,
- >!<? Rpd Triangle -huts are known
i the yYench poilu. Up to the mo
of CVrtober, 1918, close to elpht i
s Uon 1ollti-s had been expanded In '
wnrV the French and other
Hed soldiers served by the huta.
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