Treaty of Peace with Germany: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Sixty-sixth Congress, First Session, on the Treaty of Peace with Germany, Signed at Versailles on June 28, 1919, Volume 1

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Page 275 - it to the severance of all trade or financial relations, the prohibition of all intercourse between their nationals and the nationals of the covenant-breaking State, and the prevention of all financial, commercial, or personal intercourse between the nationals of the covenant-breaking State and the nationals of any other State, whether a Member
Page 262 - The best method of giving practical effect to this principle is that the tutelage of such peoples should be entrusted to advanced nations who by reason of their resources, their experience or their geographical position, can best undertake this responsibility, and that this tutelage should be exercised by them as mandataries on behalf of the League.
Page 829 - The members of the league undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all members of the league. In case of any such aggression or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression the council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled:
Page 376 - the principles of the law of nations as they result from the usages established among civilized peoples, from the laws of humanity and from the dictates of public conscience." The punishment to be inflicted is that which may be imposed "for such an offence or offences by any court in
Page 269 - 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 inconvenience resulting from the above measures, and that they will mutually, support one another in resisting any special measures aimed at one of their number by the covenant-breaking State,
Page 402 - Not if we do not go to war. Mr. Miller. It is one of the sections of article 16, which provides that— Senator Hitchcock. Certainly not, unless we go to war. Should any member of the league resort to war in disregard of its covenants, under articles 12, 13, or 15, it shall ipso facto be deemed to have committed an
Page 189 - An independent Polish State should be erected which should include the territories inhabited by indisputably Polish populations, which should be assured a free and secure access to the sea, and whose political and economic independence and territorial integrity should be guaranteed by international covenant.
Page 188 - A readjustment of the frontiers of Italy should be effected along clearly recognizable lines of nationality. Was that done ? Secretary Lansing. It has not been settled yet. Senator Johnson of California. It is still in process of settlement ? Secretary Lansing. Yes. It does not come under the German treaty.
Page 273 - After these plans shall have been adopted by the several Governments, the limits of armaments therein fixed shall not be exceeded without the concurrence of the Council. The Members of the League recognize that the maintenance of peace requires the reduction of national armaments to the
Page 272 - agree to this Covenant of the League of Nations. Article I. The original Members of the League of Nations shall be those of the Signatories which are named in the Annex to this Covenant and also such of those other States named in the Annex as shall accede without reservation to this Covenant. Such

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