Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-05-14 | Page 2 | League Presents Plan to Publish Secret Treaties

i LEAGUE PRESENTS PLAN 10 TO PUBLISH SECRET TREATIES 1 V. V Special S P ec Bureau of 4 tion lion Will Till Be Created for Purpose Washington May 13 81 0 plans for carrying out tho the section of ot tho league of ot nations cove covenant covent nt and providing pro aimed lImed at secret treaties for for publication of or all treaties entered Into by members after Arter the covenant camo came into force torce havo have been worked out by by tho the general for or presentation presen presen- tation at tho Rome Rom meeting of at tho the council council of oC the league The place of or publication would bo be in tho the league of ot 7 nations journal provision for for a special treaty part of at the Journal having been made for tho the purpose The Journal is published monthly and forwarded to all an members tho the first firs numbers having been distributed already al- al rel d ready They contain a a. full account of tho the first meeting of ot the league council council coun coun- cil as well as authenticated copies of or M the covenant CO and all aU documents related re re- lilted to It 11 Tho The council will find it necessary to 1 w. w Interpret Article VIII of or ortho tho the covo- covo v rant nant to a considerable extent In order I that members may know exactly what treaties or other international come under Its provisions pro The plan for tor tho the execution now pending would malco make this clear b by a sweeping rule that all alJ International obligations of ot er e every every- character between member states Males coming into force orco after atter June 10 I 1920 should 1 be included A special lint lint-Ao bureau 0 ti of f of 1 treaty f t v v rl will T Ill I lirt ho created under n the secretary r c t r n r C CB B By By the terms of oC the covenant co no tret treaty trea- trea t ty can become binding until it il has h been cm so re registered b by certificates certificate h by bythe the signatory pow powers rs that there thele are no reservations reser or withhold withheld sections It has been assumed that tion as to denunciation of ot treaties would Mould be he a part of the regulation and publication process an and plans f for 1 maintaining complete records of or all nil c matters relating to an any treat treaty or other en engagement a in a 1 kind of or ledger account have been formed In Jn addition the tho publication machinery would probably bo made mad av available to members for tor publishing contemplated as well weB as as' as completed pacts as a n. matter of ot In Information Information information In- In formation with the thc note attached that they arc tentative e and not as yet et rats rati fied