THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: Mutual Guarantees

The League of Nations Disarmament Commission published the full text of its Treaty of Mutual Guarantees. The Treaty will be submitted to the Assembly of the League at Geneva in September.

The Treaty, if accepted by the Assembly, will remain in force for 15 years. The main object of the Treaty is to have countries in the same part of the globe pledge aid to one another in case of unprovoked attack. This is really Lord Robert Cecil's idea, formulated to overcome U. S. objections to Article X of the League Covenant.

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