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The first of each month is the .closing date; all copy must be in our hand. on or before. INDEX. PAGE Around' the Circuit. ................................ 80 British Labor's Vast Strides ......... .'............... 120-122 Classified Directory .................... ,........... 141-144 Correspondence ..................................... 92-113 Decisions, Railroad Board of Adjustment No.2.... .. 114-120 Editorial ............................................. 81- 86 In Memoriam ....................................... 73- 76 -Leag:ue of Nations ..... ".............................. 67- 73 Local Union: Directory ............................ :".. 124-140 Local Union Official Receipts ......... , . 87- n Minutes of International Executive pouncil Meeting.. 113-114 Notices 79- 80 i. THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND OPERATORS OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS IIntered at Spring1l.eld, Ill., as Second Class matter "accepted for mailing at special rate 0\ postage provided for In Section 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917. a.uthorized on July t. 1918. VOL. XX NO.2 Single Copies, 10 Cent! SPRINGFIELD, Ill., OCTOBER, 1920 50c per year, in advance LEAGUE OF NATIONS. By careful jockeying and distributing tons of propaganda literature, politicians have been s11ccessful in making the League of Nations. the paramount issue of the presidential campaign, it being a convenient question of sufficient import­ ance to use to attract the voters attention from the many, important domestic problems. ' ., About all the understanding voters possess concerning the League is what they obtain from political spell-binders and the discussions that appear from time to time in the public press. Little opportunity to read and study the League's provisions has been accorded the mass of voters, therefore we are prinqng the provisions of the covenan,t in full giving oUr readers an opportunity of studying its provisions. The claimed purpose of the League is to prevent wars; its ad­ vocates claim it means world peace; while the opponents of the League claim the opposite. Therefore study it carefully and decide for yourself. The Covenant of the League of Nations. may become a Member of the League if The High Contracting Parties, its admission is agreed to by two-third,s "of the Assembly, provided that it shall In order to promote international co­ give effective guarantees of its sincere operation and to achieve international intention to observe Hs international ob­ peace and security , _ ligations, ~and" shall accept such regula­ by the acceptance of obligations not tions as may be prescribed by the League to resort to war. in regard to its military, naval and air by the prescription of open, just and forces and armaments. honorable relations between na­ Any Member of the League may, after - tions. two years' notice of its intention so to , by the firm establishment of the un­ do, withdraw from the League, provided derstandings of international law that all its international obligations and as the acfual rule of conduct among all its obligations under this Covenant Governments, and shall have been fulfilled at the' time, of its withdrawal. by the m:;tintenance of justice and a scrupu10us respect for all treaty ARTICLE 2. obligations in the' dealings of or­ The action of the League. under this ganized peoples with one another: Coven,ant shall be effected through the instrumentality of an Assembly and of a Agree to this Covenant of the League of Nations. Council, with a peqnanent ,Secretariat. ARTICLE'3. ARTICLE 1. The Assembly shall consist of Repre­ The original Members of the League uentatives of the Members of the League. of Nations shall be those of the Signa­ The Assembly shall meet at stated in­ tories which are named in the Annex to t.ervals and from time to time as occasion 'this Covenant and also such of those may require at the Seat of the League other States named in the Annex as shall or at such other place as may be decided accede without reservation to this Cov­ upon. enant. Such "accession shall be effectetl The Assembly may deal at its meet­ by a Declaration deposited with the Secre­ ings with any matter within the sphere tariat within two months of the coming of action of the League' or affecting the into force of the Covenant. Notice there­ peace of the world. of shall be sent to all other Members of At meetings of. the Assembly each the League. Member' of the League shall have one Any fullyself.-governing State, Domin­ vote, and may have not more than three ion or Colony not named in the Annex Hepresentatives. 68 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL ARTICLE 4. The first Secretary General shall be 1'11e Council shall consist of Repre­ the person named in the Annex; there· sentatives of the Principal Allied and after the Secretary General shall be ap­ Associated Powers, together with Repre­ pointed by the Council with the approval sentatives of four . other Members of the of the majority of the Assembly. League. These four Members of the The secretaries and staff of the Secre­ League shall be selected by the As­ tariat shilll, be appointed by the Secre­ sembly from time to time in its discre­ tary General with the approval of the tion. Until the appointment of the Rep­ Council. resentatives of the four Members of the The Secretary General shall act in League firs! selected by the Assembly, that capacity at all meetings of the Hepresentatlves of Belgium, Brazil, Spain' Assembly and of the Council. and Greece shall be members of the The expenses of the Secretariat shall Council. be borne by the Members of the League 'Vith the approval of the majority of in accordance with the apportionment of the Assembly, the Council may name' ad­ the expenses of the International Bureall ditional Members of the League whose of the Universal Eostal Union. ' Representatives shall always be members ARTICLE 7. o{ the Council; the Council with like ap­ The Seat of the League' is establ!shed proval may increase the number of Mem­ at Geneva. bers of the League to be selected by the , The Council may at any time decide Assembly for representation on the that the Seat of the League shall be es­ Council. tablished elsewhere. The Council shall meet from time to 'All positions under or in connection time 'as occasion may require, and at with the League, including the Secre­ least once a year, at tlJe Seat of the, tariat, shall be open equally to men and, League, or at such other place as may women. be decided upon. Representatives of the Members of the The Council may deal at its meetings League and officials of the League when with any matter' within the sphere of engaged on the business of the League, action of the League or affecting the shall enjoy diplomatic privileges and im­ peace of the world. munities. Any 'member of the League not repre­ The buildings and other property occu­ sented on the Council shall be' invited pied by the League or its officials or by to send a Representative to sit as a Representatives attending its meetings member at any meeting of the Council sh all be inviolable. during the consideration of matters specially affecting the interests of that ARTICLE 8. Member of the League. The Members of the League recognize At meetings of the Council, each Mem­ that the maintenance of peace requires ber of the' League represented on the the reduction of national armaments to Council shall have one vote, and may, the lowest point consistent with national have not mor'e than one Representative .. safety and the enforcement by common ARTICLE 5. action of international obligations. The Council, taking account of the Except where otherwise expressly pro­ geographical situation and circumstances vided in this Covenant or by the terms of each State, shall formulate plans for, of the present Treaty, decisions at any such reduction for the consideration and meeting of the Assembly or of the Coun­ action of the several Governments.