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President Wilson Reads Report to Representatives' of the , Nations. ARMAMENTS ARE CUT DOWN -Powers Wttt Defend Each OtherFrom Attack—^Countries Desiring to Join Must Give Guarantees and Be Self Ruled. Paris, France, Feb. 14.—The execu tive council of the proposed league of nations, as outlined in the covenant read by President Wilson today, will consist of representatives of the United States, Great P»ritaln. France, Italy and Japan, with representatives of four other states. The covenant reads ase follows: ♦ Covenant. Preamble—In order to promote In ternational co-operation-and to secttrc- international peace and security by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war, by the prescription of open, just and honorable relations be- twecu mitTri™.' liy 'ITic ri!'m t'Mahli'!.■ ment of the understandings of inter national law as the actual .rule of^ conduot among governments,. and by the maintenance of justice and a steru- pulous respect for all treaty obliga tions in the dealings of organized people with * one another, tin* powers signatory to this covenant adopt this constitution of the league of nations: Article 1. The action of the high contracting parties under the terms of this cove nant shall he effected through the in strumentality of a meeting of a body of delegates representing the high con tracting parties, of meetings'at more frequent intervals of an executive council, and of a permanent interna tional secretariat to be established at the seat of the league. Article II. Meetings of the body of delegates shall he held at stated Intervals and from time to time as occasion may re quire for the purpose of dealing with matters within the sphere of action of the league. Meetings of tlie- body of delegates shall Be held at the seat of the league or at such other places as may be found convenient, and shall consist of representatives of the high contracting parties. Each of the high contracting’i*artles shall have one vote, but may have not more than three representatives. Article III. The executive council shall consist of representatives of the United States of America, the. British empire. France, Italy and Japan, together with representatives of four other atates, members of the league. The selection of these four states shall be made by the body of delegates on such principles and In such manner as they think fit. Pending the appointment of these representatives of the other states,’ representatives of (blank left for names) shall be members of the executive council. Article IV. AH matters of procedure at meet ings of the body of delegates or the executive council, including the ap pointment of committees to investi gate particular matters, shall be reg ulated by the hotly of delegates or the executive council and may be de cided by a majority of the states rep resented at the meeting. The first meeting of the body of delegates and tlm executive council shall be sflmmoned by the President of the United States of America. Article V. The permanent secretariat of the league shall l>e established at (blank) which shall constitute the seat of the league. The ? secretariat shall com prise such 'secretaries arid staff as may be required, udder the general direc tion and control of a secretary general of the league, who shall be chosen by the executive council; the secretariat rttall be appointed by the secretary " general subject to confirmation by the executive council. The expenses of the secretariat Shall be borne by the states memners of the league in accordance with the ap portionment of the expenses of the in- ternatlonltl bureau of the Universal Postal union. Article VI. Representatives of the high contract ing parties and officials of the league %hen engaged In the business of vhe league shall enjfty diplomatic priv- lleg«k and Immunities and the build ings OTCupled by the league or Its of ficials or by representatives attending ; Its meetings shall enjoy the benefits of extra territoriality. y . Article VII. Admission to the league of states riot signatories to the covenant and not named In the protocol as states to ^-be Invited to adhere to the covenant, requires tjib assent of not less than two-tbirds of the" states represented in the body of delegates, and shall he limited to fully self-governing coun tries, including dominions and colonies. No state-sttMl -bu-«4fit}trcd to the league unless It Is able to glve_effectivo gunmnte s of Its.slticei'f. intention to observe its international obligations, .and unless It fchall conform to rueb principles ns may he prescribed hy the tary forces and nrr.g’mcr.ts. . ;7- Article VIII. The high contracting parties reoof; »lze the principle that the'innlnte- nance of peace will require the-reduc t!ou of national armament to the low est • pointJ consistent with national safety and the enforcement by common consent of international ’Obligations, having special regard to the geograph ical situation and- circumstances ot each stater and the executive coun Cl I shall formulate plans for effecting such reduction. The executive council shall also de termine for the consideration and ac tion of-the several governments what military equipment and armament i* fair and reasonable in proportion to the scale of forces laid down in the program of disarmament; and these Halits, when adopted, shall not be ex ceeded without the permission of the executive council. ' " The high contracting parties agree ih.it the manufacture by private enter-"' prise of munitions-and implements of war lends itself to grave objections, and direct the executive council advise how the evil effects attendant upon such manufacture can lie prevent ed. due regard being had to. the ne cesslties of these countries which an not able to manufacture for them selves the munitions and implements, of war necessary for their safety. /Article IX. A permanent commission shall be con stituted to advise the league on the execution of the provisions of Article Eight and on military and naval ques lliiii*. iP'imuim" ——— Article X. The higii contracting parties sha!: undertake to respect and preserve, a v ' against-external aggression, the ter ritorial integrity and existing political independence of r a!l states, member- of the league. * In case of any such aggression, or in case of any -threa* ,>r danger of such aggression, the ex^ 1 ecutive council shall advise upon the means by which me obligation shall he fulfilled. Article XI. Any war or threat of war, whether immediately affecting ^ny of the hTgh contracting parties or not, is hereby declared a matter of concern to the league, and the high contnx-tlng par ties reserve the right to takemny ac tion that may he deemed wise and ef fectual to safeguard the peace of na tions. . . Article XII. The high contracting parties ngre« that should disputes arise between them which cannot he adjusted by the ordinary processes of diplomacy, they will in no.case resort to*war without previously sijhmitting the questions and matters Involved either to arhitrn tlon or to-inquiry by the executive council, and until three months after the award by the arbitrators or a rec nminendation by the executive coun cil ; and that they will not even theo resort to war as against member of the league which compiles with th** award-of arbitration or the reeom- mendatlon of the executive council. Article XIII. The high contracting parties, when ever qny dispute or difficulty shall arise between them which they rec- ognlze to be sqitnble to arbitration, and which cannot be satisfactorily settled by diplomacy, will submit th? whole matter to -arbitration. For this purpose the court of arbitration to which the case is referred shall be the court agreed on by the parties or stipulated in any convention existing between them. The high.contracting parties agree that they will carry out in full good fniyi any award that mav he rendered.- In the event of any fail ure to carry out the award, the ex ecutive council shall propose what steps can best be taken to give effect thereto. Article XIV. The executive council shall forum- late plans for the establishment of. a permanent court of international jus tice arid this court shall, when estab lished, be competent to hear and de termine any flatter which the parties recognize as suitable for the submis sion to It for arbitration under the fore going article. Article XV. If there should arise between states members of the league any dispute likely to lead to rupture, which is not submitted to arbitration as aboVe, the high contracting parties agree that they will refer the matter to the execu tive council; either party to the dis pute may give 1 notice of the existence of the dispute to.thfe secretary general, who will make all necessary arrange ments for a full investigation and con sideration thereof. For this purpose the parties agree to communicate to the secretary general, as promptly in- possible, statements of thdr case with all the relevant facts and papers, and the executive council may forthwith" direct the publication fherikif. Where the efforts of the council lead to the settlement of the dispute, a state ment shall be published Indicating thf naturs of the dispute and the lerma of settlement, together with such explana tions as may be appropriate. If the dis pute has not b^en settled, a report by the council sKalUbe published, setting forth with all necessary facts and explanations' 4 the recommendijtlons which the council thinks Just and proper for the settlement .of the dispute. If the report is unani mously agreed to by the members of thi council other than the parties to the dis pute. the hl-fii coptraeting parties agre< that ttvey will^noi «o to war with any party which complies with the re com mendatlons. and that. If any party shall' reCust to ;o comply, the council shall pro yoi:e measures nec^srary to give effect t* the reason. If no su.<_l.um»ui*ai>iis -rerpnr—re’.eaee from such oh'KmponS. can be made. It shrll be the duty of tin roajdiity and the prlvjl-xe of the ininon.v to Issue stat^menta indtcatla^ whai the believe to be the facts and • oatiUpinj Vp' rca*c*.s vhich they consi e.- tjfcr* Juy gad proper. < • - * The'executive co,*f!cfl may in any ««•- under this article tliftr .he Jl.tuie t.r'in ; •. body >; de’-fk-ttes. The dfsputs shall be referrtd at the request of either party to the dispute, provided that such request must be made within fourteen days after ‘the Submission of the dispute. In any case referred to the body of delegates all the provisions of this article and of Arti cle Twelve relating to the action and powers of the executive council shall apply to the action and powers of the body of delegates. Article XVI. Should any of the high contracting parties break or disregard its cove nants under Article XII 4t shall thereby ipso facto be deemed to have commit ted an act or war againsf all the other qiembers of the league, which herebv undertakes immediately to subject U to the Severance of all trade or finan cial relations, the prohibition of all intercourse between their nationals and the nationals of the covenant-breaking state, and t{ie prevention of all finan cial,/ commercial ojr personal Inter course between the nationals of the covenant-breaking state and the na tionals of any other state, whether a member of the league or not. It shall be the’duty of the executive jiouncil in such case to recommend what effective military or naval force the members of ^he league shalk sev erally contribute to the armed forces to be used to protect the covenants of the league. , Article XVII. In the event of disputes between one state member of the league and an other state which is not a member ot the league.tlie high contracting parties agree that the state or states not mem bers of the league shall be Invited to Accept the obligations of membership in the league for the purposes of such, dispute, -tspen such eonditloua aa the executive council may deem.just, and upon acceptance of any such invitation the above provisions shall be applied with such modifications as may be deemed necessary by the league. In tljw event of a power so invited re- fusing - to accept Illti obllKati'?nj of m«m„- 'bership in the league for the purposes of the league which in the. case of a state member of the league wohld constitute a breach of Article XU. the provisions of Article XVI snail be appiicuble as against the state taking such action. If'both parties to the dispute when so invited refuse to accept the obligations of membership in the league for the purpose of such dispute, the executive council may take such action and make such recom mendations as will prevent hostilities and will result in the settlement of the dis pute. Article XVIII The high contracting parties agree that the league shall be entrusted with general supervision of the trade in arms and am munition with the countries in which the control of this traffic is necessary in the common Interest. Article XIX To those colonies and territories which as a consequence of the late war have ceased to be under the sovereignty of the states which formerly governed them and which are Inhabited by peoples not yet able to stand by themselves under the strehuous conditions of the modern world, there should be applied the principle that the wellbeing and development of such peoples form,a sacred trust of civilisation and that securities, for the performance of this trust should be embodied In the constitution of the league. The best method of giving practical ef fect th this principle is that the tutelage of such peoples should be entrusted to advanced nations yho by reason of their resources, their experience or their geographical position, can best undertake this responsibility, and that this tutelage should be exercised by ?bem as manda tory on behalf of the league. Certain comm ieitles formerly belonging to the Turkish empire have reached a stage of development which •their exist ence as independent nations can be pro visionally recognised subject to the ren dering of administrative advice and as sistance by mandatory power until such time as they are able to stand alone. The wishes of these communities must be a principal consideration in the selection of the mandatory power. There are territories, such as southwaat Africa and certain of the south Pacific isles, which, owing to the sparseness of their population, or their, small size, or their remoteness from the centers, of civilization, or thele geographical continu ity to the mandatory state, and other cir cumstances, can be best administered un der the laws of the mandatory state as integral portions thereof, subject to the safeguards above mentioned, in. the Inter ests of the indigenous population. — Article XX. l The high contracting parties will endeavor to secure and maintain fair and humane conditions of labor for men. women and children, both in their own countries and in all countries to which their-commerclal and Industrial relations extend, and to that end agree to establish as part of the organiza tion of the league a permanent bureau of labor. Article XXI. The high contracting parties agree that provision shall be made through the instrumentality of the league to secure and maintain freedom of transit and equitable treatment for the com merce of all states members of the league, having in mind, among other things, special arrangements with re gard to the necessities of the regions devastated during the war of 1914-1918. Article XXII. The high contracting parties agree to place under the control of the league of international bureaus general trea ties if the partly to such treaties con- sent. Furthermore, they agree that all such international'bureaus to be con stituted in future snail be placed under control of the leag/ue. Article XXIII. The high contracting parties agree that every treaty or Internatlbnal engagement entered Into hereafter by any state mem ber of the league shall be forthwith regis tered with the secretary general, and as soon as possible published by him, and that no such treaty or international en gagement shall be binding until so regis tered. Article XXIV. It shall be the right of the body of delegates from time to time to advise the reconsideration by atates members of the league of treaties which have qecome In applicable, and of international conditions of which the continuance may endanger the peace of the world. Article XXV. The high contracting parties severally agree .that the present covenant is ac cepted, as abrogating all obligations Inter sc which are Inconsistent with the terms thereof, and solemnly engage that they will not hereafter enter Into any engage ments Inconsistent, with the terms thereof. 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