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·League of Na ions
Seat .a t Geneva, Switzerland

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Auxiliary Court
Assembly Council Secretariat Organizations

3 members each from 48 5 permanent members. Offices at Geneva. Financed by League.

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Financed by League.
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1. Great Britain. •

2. France. 1 secretary general. Specialized technical A permanent court, 15

Meets first Monday of 3. Italy. judges serving 9 years.
September. 3 und r ecys. general. bodies.
4. Japan. 12 directors of sections.
5. · (U. S. 1\..) 270 employees.
4 non-permanent mem-
Constitutes public forum bers. Is composed of j ud es
(Until Assembly next Eacl1 entrusted with one
of all League members. w~th international poin t
September.) specific question.
of view.
Permanent expert staff
6. Spain. to prepare all League
I 7. Brazil. worl{ and execute all
Discusses all international 8. Belgium. League decisions.
• •
questions. 9. China . $ome authorized to call Nomination for jud·ge-
•
- international conferences. shi ps n1ade by Old Hagt1e
Court of Arbitration.
Votes by unanimity. Members appointed with-
Recommen'ds common
international action to all out respect to nationality,
members. and ,without control by Working with Assembly,
. . national government. Council, and Secretariat These nominations go to
Meets at least monthly but autonomous. Assembly and Council;
or when necessary. each body indicates it
• choice .
Special Duties ·
Members may accept no
Selects non-permanent Is specially charged with national honors.
Council members. mandates. International labor organi-
zation associated with
LEAGUE OF NATIONS Any name selected by
•
,
both bodies is declared
elected.
Admits new states. Is specially charged with
~ Gathers facts, prepares •
disarmaments.
I
- reports, arranges all con-
ferences. Governing such .. special
field as:
Approves Council's choice If no agreement is reached
Non-salaried by League Health.
of secretary general. voting continues.
but expenses paid by Transit.
League Finance and Economics.
Provides whole adminis- Mandat .
trative 1nachinery such Disarmament.
Approves annual budget. as tran lators, etc. Statistics. In case of deadlock, joint
Mak:es any recommenda- Suppression of Opium.
conference committee ap-
tion necessary to mem- Suppression of White points.
bers of Leagu Slavery.
Selects with Council judges Repatriatio11 of Prison- . .
for permanent court. . Registers and publishes ers.
all international treaties . Relief of Typhus.
Has special
•
power of Decides all cases of law
mediation in all interna- submitted to it by nations
Approves amendments to tional disputes. whether in League or not.
•
covenant with Council.
•

Approves all actions of

auxiliary or co-operative • Sitting at The Hague per-
organizations such as • manently.
health, finance, etc.
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The World
73 Sovereign States
The League, 48 States
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Members Partial Members Not Yet Entered Applicants Refused Not Yet Applied

48 States 4 States 3 States 4 States 14 States

EUROPE EUROPE EUROPE EUROPE EUROPE

1. Albania l. Esthon ia 1. Liechtenstein 1. Germany
2. Austria 2. Georgia 2. Ukra ine 2. Hungary
3. Belgium 3. Latvia 3. Iceland
4. Bulgaria 4. Lit huan ia· 4. Monaco
5. Czecho Slovakia 5. Russia
6. Denmark (Sitting on all technical 6. San Marino
7. Finland organi zations a nd prob-
8. France ably soon to be elected.)
9. Great Britain ·
10. Greece
11. Italy
12. Luxemburg
13. Netherlands
14. Norway
15. Poland
16. Portugal
17. Roumania
18. Jugo Slavia
19. Spain
20. Sweden
21. Switzerland
NORTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA N<)RTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA

22. Canada 1. U.S. A. 7. Mexico

23. Costa Rica 8. San Domingo
24. Cuba
25. G uatemala
26. Haiti
27. Panama
28. San Salvador
SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA

29. Argentine 2. Ecuador

30. Bolivia
31. Brazil
32. Chili
33. Colombia
34. Honduras
35. Nicaragua
36. Paraguay
37. Peru
38. Uruguay
39. Venezuela
AUSTRALASIA AUSTRALASIA AUSTRALASIA AUSTRALASIA AUSTRALASIA
40. Austra lia
41. New Zealand
AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA
42. Sout h Africa 9. Abyssinia
43. Liberia
ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

44. Japan 3. Hcdjaz 3. Armenia 10. Turkey

45. China 4. Azerbaidjan 11. Bhutan
.46. India 12. epal
47. Siam 13. · Afghanistan
48. Persia 14. Oman
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8 League of Nations
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Auxiliary Organizations

Permanent technical Permanent advisory Direct territorial Social, humanitarian, Tempo;ary c om-
organizations with commissions. administration. - and welfare organiza- mittees appointed by
international confer- tions. 1\ssembly to report
ences. to next Assembly.

Suppression of traf-
Permanent mandates Saar Valley govern- fic in women and Amendments co m-
commission . ing commission. children. mittee.
Health.

Repatriation of war International block-

Permanent military, High Commissioner of prisoners. ade committee.
Transit. naval, and air com- Danzig.
m1ss1on.

Commissioner for
typhus in Poland. Secretariat co m-
mittee.
Finance and . eco-
nomics. International statis-
tical commission.

Central bureau for Budget committee.

the regulation of arms
traffic.

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OI?i~m traffic com-
m1ss10n.
Civilians armaments
committee.
International
bureau.

Physically
Hastens action in case of
epidemics.
Assures co-operation of
na tional health a uthori-
ties.
Organizes a more rapid
intercha nge of informa-
tion.
Pre pa r es in te rn a ti o na l
healt h ·convent ions.
; nations.
Co-o perates wi t h R eel
Cross.
Seeks to suppress inter-
na tional opium traffi~.
H as organized campa ign
against typhus.
Gathers data on venereal
diseases.
r League of Nations
Morally
Provides first perma nent
court of inte rn a ti o na l
justice ever esta blished,
sitting R EGULARLY at
The H ague.
Publis hes a ll t reati es
between a ll na tions for
the first t ime in hist ory
(80 a lread y regist ered) .
Enforces a n economic
blockade against a st ate
going to wa r without
a rbitratio n o r co ncilia-
tion.
Protects racial minont1es
within na tiona l bound-
a ry lines.
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Mentally
T eaches self-government
t o backward coun t ries
under mandate syste m.
E ducat es world public
o pinio n thro ug h g reat
a sse m b li es a nd co n-
fere nces.
Dre w 250 j o urn a li sts
from every country in
the world t o the Geneva
Assembly .
Teaches co-opera tion of
F orms clearing house for
·world news a nd facts
a nd in terna tiona l ideas.
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Financially Socially
Promotes trade. Friendly in tercourse.
Prevents wa r.
T ends to prevent hatred
between nations.
Preserves peace.
U plift s unc i v ili zed
Stops wast e. nations.
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Decreases taxes.
Co-operates in in ter-
na tional welfare work such
as suppression of white
slavery.
Promo t es intern atio na l
fina nce.
T eaches econo my. Pre pa res inte rn at io na l
labor legislation such as:
Co n ve n t ion o n 8 -h ou r
Day, Preventing N ig ht
Work of Women a nd
Reduces cost of a rma- C hild ren, L imit ing Ages
ments. of C hild ren Workers to
14, etc.
F acilita tes t ra vel by re-
moving restrictions in
passports a nd cust oms.
Works for removal tof
ba rriers to communica-
t ion between coun t ries
on la nd, on sea, and in
t he a ir.
Pro motes co-ord inatio n
of statistics in all fields
of economic lif~. Agri-
c ulture , Fina n ce, R a w
Materia ls, etc.
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Physically . Morally Mentally Financially Socially

Hastens action in case of J;?rovides first perma nent
epidemics. co urt of in te rnat io na l
justice ever established,
sitting REGULARLY a t
The H ague. •
Assures co-operation of
national health authori-
ties.
Publi shes a 11 treaties
between all natio ns for
the first time in history
(80 a lready registered).
Organizes a more rapid
interchange of informa-
tion.
Enforces an eco no mic
blockade against a state
going to war without
a rbitration or concilia-
tion.
Prepa r es international
health conventions.
Teaches self-government PromotGs trade. Friendly intercourse.
to backward cou ntries
under mandate system.
Prevents wa r.
Tends to prevent hatred
between nations.
Educates world public
opinion through great Preserves peace.
assemb li es a nd con -
ferences.
Up lif ts uncivilized
Stops waste. nations.
Drew 250 journa li sts
from every country in
the world to the Geneva Decreases taxes.
Assembly. Co-operates in inter-
national welfare work such
as suppression of white
slavery.
Promotes i nternational
finance.
Teaches co-operation of I

nations.

Protects racial minont1es Teaches economy. Prepares international

within national bound- labor legislation such as:
Co-operates with Red a ry lines.
Cross. Convention on 8-hour
Forms clearing house for D ay, Preventing Night
world news and facts Work of Women and
a nd in ternationa l ideas. Reduces cost of arma- C hildren, Limiting Ages
ments. of Children Workers to
14, etc.
Seeks to suppress inter-
national opium traffic.
Facilitates travel by re-
moving restrictions in
passports a nd customs.

Has organized campaign

against typhu s.
·works for removal of
barriers to communica-
t ion between countries
on la nd, on sea, and in
t he air.
Gathers data on venerea l
diseases.
Promotes co-ordination
of statistics in all fields
of economic life. Agri-
c ulture, Finance, Raw
Materials, etc.

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Without
A League of Nations
There would have been:

No world financial conference.

' No automatic' publication of treaties.
No prot~ction of religious.and racial minorities.
No permanent- court of international justice.
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No- mediation between . Finland and Sweden.
No mediation between Poland and Lithuania.
No international recommendation for disarmament; .
No regular automatic conference of the- nations.
No protection for the nations taken from Germany.
No means of fighting a world epidemic of typhus.
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No strong permanent international machinery of co-operation.
No provision for the economic blockade of a warring imperi-
alistic power.
No mutual agreern~nt not to go to war without arbitration or\

concilic;ttion.
No mechanism for returning 200,000 prisoners of war to
their homes.
No central machinery for the great humanitarian objects of
preventing the trade in opium, and putting an end to the trade
in women and children. -

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8 Present The Hague
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League of Nations .Conference Sy stem

A definite, fully organized, legal association of 48 An indefi·nite group_of about 20 or 30 states without
nations. organization.

Bound together by a written covenant.

Not bound together by any agreement.
With a permanent organization and court.
No permanent staff a nd no permanent court.
With regular a utomatic conferences.

Dealing with every subject of international interest. o regular automatic meetings.

A regular budget. No regular budget.

With definite obligations not to go to war without

a rbitration or judicial decision. No defi ni te obligations or power.

League Began January 10th, 1920 Held First Meeting 1899.

What it has done in 11 months: Secpnd Meeting 1907.
1. H eld meeting of Assembly in Geneva. What it has done in 20 years:
1. H eld two international conferences which drew
2. 12 Council meetings, Paris-London, Rome-S. up laws of war.
Sebastian, Brussels-Geneva.
2. M ediated in several disputes.
3. Labor conferences in Washington-Genoa.
3. Catholic endowments in California.
4. Financial conference in Brussels.
4. Venezuela claims. '
5. Passport a nd customs conference in Paris. 5. J apanese house tax.
6. Jurists conference in The H ague. 6. Flag of Muscat Dhows.

7. H ealth conference in London. 7. Casabla nca deserters.

8. M aritime 'frontier between Norway and Sv.:eden.
8'. Repatriated 200,000 prisoners.
9. North Atlantic fisheries.
9. Relieved typhus in Pola nd.
1Q. Orinoco Steamship Co. (U.S. A. and Venezuela).
10. Registered and published 80 treaties.
11. Savarka affair.
11. Initiated plans for disarmaments. 12. Canevaro claim (Itlv a nd Peru).
12. Initiated plans for international credits. 13. Interest on Turkish indemnities (Turkey a nd
Russia).
13. Mediated in two serious international disputes.
(a) Sweden a nd Finland over t he Aaland 14. Cart hage a nd Manouba affair.
Islands. 15. Boundaries of . island of Timor (Holland and
(b) Poland and Lithuania over Vilna. Portugal).
14. Conference on statistics in Paris. 16. Dogger Ba nk case inquiry.