Show SINCERE GRATITUDE drs william bell logansport Loean Logan sport ind writes 1 I deem it il my duty to express my gratitude for or the good chamberlains ber lains colic and diarrhoea remedy did me when I 1 had a severe attack of diarrhoea three years ago it was the only medicine that relieved me ad nize that the maintenance ot of peace requires the reduction of national armaments to the lowest point consistent with national safety and the enforcement by common action of international obligations the council taking account of the geographical situation and ancl circumstances of each state shall formulate plans tor for such reduction tor for the consideration and action ot of the several governments such plans shall be subject to reconsideration and revision at least every ten years atter after these plans have been adopted by the several governments the limits ot of armaments therein fixed shall not be exceeded without the concurrence ot of the council the Al members embers ot of the Leau engree agree that the manufacture by private enter prize ol of munitions and implements ot of war is 1 open to grave objections the council shall advise how the evil elects acts attendant upon such manufacture can call be prevented due regard being had bad to the necessities of 0 those members ot of the league which are not able to manufacture the munitions and implements clements ts ot of war necessary for their safety the members of 0 the league undertake to interchange full and frank information as to the scale ol of their sima armaments aima ments their military naval and air programs and the condition ot of such ot of their industries as are adaptable to warlike purposes ARTICLE IX A permanent commission shall be constituted to advise the council on the execution ot of the provisions ot of articles 1 and 8 and on military naval and air questions generally ARTICLE X the Al members embers ot of the league undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence pen dence of 0 all Al members embers of the league in ease case ot of any such aggression or in case ot of any threat or danger ot of such aggression the council shall advise upon the means by which this 0 obligation bli aaion shall be fulfilled ARTICLE XI auy any war or threat ol of war whether immediately affecting any ol of the members 0 of the league or not Is hereby declared a matter ot of concern to the whole league and the league shall take any action that may be deemed wise and effectual to safeguard the peace of nations in case any such emergency should arise the secretary general shall on the request ot of any alembert or of the me i eague summon a meeting of the council it la is albo declared to bo be the friendly right ot of each member of 0 tho the league to bring to the attention of 0 the assembly or ot of the council any circumstance whatever affecting international relations which threatens to disturb international peace or the good understanding between nations upon which peace depends ARTICLE XII the Al members embers of 0 the league agree that it there should arise between them any dispute likely to a rupture they will submit the matter either cither to arbitration or to inquiry by the council and they agree in no case to resort to war until three months after tile the award ay iy the arbitrators or the report by the he council in any case under this article the ward award of the arbitrators shall be made within a reasonable time and the report ot of the council shall be made with in 11 six months atter after the submission ot of the dispute ARTICLE XIII the members ol of the league agree that whenever any dispute shall arise between them which they recognize to be suitable tor for submission to arbitration and which can not be satisfactorily facto rily settled by diplomacy they will submit the whole subject matter to arbitration disputes as to the interpretation ot of a treaty as to any quenion ot of international law as to the existence ot of any tact fact which it if established would constitute a breach of any international obligation or as to the extent and nature of tho the reparation to be made tor for any such breach are declared beclar ed to be among those which are generally suitable for submission to arbitration for the consideration ot of MY any such dl dispute the court of 0 arbitration to which the case is referred shall be the court agreed on by the parties to the dispute or stipulated in any convention existing between them tho the members ot of the league agree that they will carr carry Y out in full good faith any award that may be rendered and that they will not resort to war against a member ot of the league which complies therewith in the event of any failure allure to carry out such an award the council shall propose what steps should be taken to give effect thereto ARTICLE XIV the council shall formulate and submit to tho the members of the league for or adoption plans for tile the establishment of a permanent court of international justice the court shall be competent to hear and determine any a n y dispute of an international character charach er which the parties thereto submit to it the court may also give an advisory opinion upon any dispute or question referred to it by the council or by the assembly ARTICLE XV it there should arise between members of 0 the league any dispute likely to lead to a rupture which la Is not submitted to arbitration in accordance with article 13 members ot of the league agree that they will submit the matter to the council any party to the dispute may effect such submission by gy ing notice of the existence of the dispute to the secretary general who will make all necessary ner essary arrangements tor for a full investigation and consideration thereof for this purpose the parties to tile the dispute will communicate to the secretary general as promptly as possible statements ol of their case with all the relevant facts and papers and the council may forthwith direct the publication thereof the council shall endeavor to effect a settlement of the dispute and it if such efforts are arc successful a statement shall be made public giving such facts and explanations regarding the dispute and the terms of settlement thereof as the council may deem appropriate prop it if the dispute is not thus settled the council either unanimously or by a majority vote shall make and publish a report containing a statement of the facts of the dispute and the recommendations ions which are deemed just and proper in regard thereto A any uy member of 0 the league represented on the council may ninke make public a statement ot of the facts of the dispute and of 0 its conclusions regarding the same it if a report by the council is unanimously agreed to by the members thereof other than the representatives ot of one or more ot of the parties to the dispute the members ot of the league agree that they will not go to war with any party to the dispute which complies compiles with the recommendations ot or the report it the council tails falls to reach a report which is unanimously agreed to by the tha members member thereof other than the representatives ot of one or more of the parties to the dispute the members of 0 the league reserve to themselves the right to take such action as they shall consider necessary tor for the maintenance of right and justice it tho the dispute between the parties is claimed by one of them and Is found by the council to arise boutot out of a in matter atter which by international law is solely within the domestic jurisdiction of that party tho the council shall so report and shall make no recommendation as to its sett settlement lemen t tho the council may in any case under chis thlu article refer the dispute to tile the assembly the dispute shall be g so referred at the request of either party to the dispute provided that such request be made within fourteen days dayi after the submission ol of the dispute to the council in any case referred to the assembly all the provisions of this article and of article 12 relating to the action and powers of 0 the council shall apply to the action and powers of the assembly provided that a report made by the assembly it if concurred in by the representatives of those members continued on page 7 THE COVENANT OF THE lor A 1 1 OF NATO NAM nis KI I 1 rd continued from page 2 of 0 the league represented on tile the council and ot of a majority ol of the other members ot of tho the league exclusive in each case of the representatives 0 of tile tho parties to the dispute shall have the same force as a report by tho the council concurred in by all the members thereof other than the representatives ot of one or more of 0 the parties to the dispute ARTICLE XVI I 1 i should any member of 0 the league resort to war la in disregard ot or its cov enacts under articles 12 13 or 15 it shall ipso facto be deemed to have I 1 committed au an act ot of war against all other members ot of the league which hereby undertake immediately to subject it to the severance ot of all trade or financial relations the prohibition 0 of all intercourse between their nationals and the nationals ot of the covenant 1 breaking state and the prevention ot of all financial commercial or personal intercourse between tile the nationals of 0 the covenant brea breaking king state and the I 1 nationals ot of any other state whether a member ot of the league or not it shall be the duty of the council in such case to recommend to the several governments concerned what effective military naval or air force the members of 0 the league shall severally contribute to the armed forces to be used to protect the covenants of 0 the league the tha members ot of the league agree further that they will mutually support one another in the financial and economic measures which are taken under this article in order to minimize the loss and inconveniences resulting from the above measures and that they will mutually support one another in resisting any special measures aimed at ono one of their number by the covenant breaking state and that they will take the necessary steps to afford passage through their territory to the forces of any of the members of the league which are cooperating to protect the covenants of the league any member of the league which has bas violated any covenant of the league may be declared to be no longer a member of the league by a vote of the council concurred in by the r representatives of all the other members of the league represented thereon ARTICLE in the event of a dispute between a member of the league and a state which Is not a member of the league or between states not members of the league the state or states not members of the league shall be invited to accept the obligations of membership in the league tor for the purposes of such dispute upon such conditions as the council may deem just it such in vl vi tation Is accepted the provisions of 0 articles 12 to IG 16 inclusive shall be applied with such modifications as may be deemed necessary by the council upon such invitation being given the council shall immediately institute an inquiry into the circumstances of the dispute and recommend such action as may seem best and most effectual in the circumstances it a state so invited shall refuse to accept the obligations ot of membership in the league tor for the purposes ot of such dispute and shall resort to war against a member ot of the league the provisions of 0 article 16 shall be applicable as against the state taking such action it both parties to the dispute when i so invited refuse to accept the obligations of 0 membership in the league for or the purposes ot of such dispute the council may take such measures and i make such recommendations as will prevent hostilities and will result in the settlement of the dispute ARTICLE every treaty or international engagement gag ga gement entered into hereafter by any member of the league shall be forthwith registered with the secretariat and shall as soon as possible he be published by it no such treaty or international engagement shall be binding until so registered ARTICLE the assembly may time to time advise the reconsideration by members embers Al of the league tile the treaties which have become inapplicable and the consideration of international conditions whose continuance might endanger the peace of the world ARTICLE the members ot of the league severally agree that this covenant la is accepted as abrogating all obligations or understandings er inter so sa which are inconsistent with the terms thereof and undertake that they will not hereafter enter into any engagements inconsistent with the terms thereof i in caso case any members of the league shall before becoming a member of the league have undertaken any obligations inconsistent with the terms of this covenant it shall he be the duty of such member to take immediate steps to procure its release from such obligations ARTICLE nothing in this covenant shall he be deemed to affect the validity of international engagements such as treaties of arbitration or regional understandings like the monroe I onroe doctrine for securing the maintenance of peace ARTICLE to those col colonies onles 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 strenuous conditions of the modern world there should be applied the principle that the well being and development of such peoples form a sacred trust of civilization and that securities for the performance of 0 this trust should be embodied in this covenant the best method of 0 giving practical effect to this principle Is that the tutelage of such buell peoples should be ed to advanced nations who by reason ot of their resources their experience or their geographical position can best undertake this responsibility and who are willing to accept it and that this tutelage should be exercised by them thein as on behalf of the league the character ot of the mandate mandata must I 1 differ according to the stage ot of the development of 0 the people tho the geographical situation ot of the tha territory its economic conditions and other similar circumstances certain communities formerly belonging to the turkish empire have reached a stage of development where their existence ex as independent nations can call be provisionally recognized subject to the rendering of administrative advice and assistance by a mandatory until such timo as they aro arc able to stand alone the wishes of these communities must be a principal con tn in the selection of the mandatory other peoples especially those ot of central africa are arc at such a stage that the I 1 mandatory must be responsible for the administration ot of the territory under conditions which will guarantee freedom of conscience and religion subject only to the maintenance of 0 public order and morals the prohibition 0 of abuses such as the slave trade the arms traffic and the traffic tr attic and the prevention of the establishment 0 of fortifications or military and naval bases and of 0 military training ot of the natives tor for other than police purposes and the defense of territory and will also secure equal opportunities lor for the trade and commerce ot of other members ot of the league there are territories such as southwest africa and certain of 0 the south pacific islands which owing to the sparseness ot of their population or their small size or their remoteness from the centers ot of civilization or their geographical contiguity to the territory of the mandatory and other circumstances can be ba best administered under the laws lawa ot of the mandatory as in portions of 0 its territory subject to the safeguards above mentioned in the |