...limits of armaments therein fixed shall not be exceeded without the concurrence of the Council. 5. The Members of the League agree that the manufacture...and implements of war necessary for their safety. 6. The Members of the League undertake to interchange full and frank information as to the scale of...

...saying that such advice should be made with due regard being paid to the "necessities" of members that are not able "to manufacture the munitions and implements of war necessary for their safety." See Article 8(5). in Goodrich and others, Charter of the United Nations, p. 656. 28. For a sketch of...

...Traffic in Armaments.—We are convinced that the Covenant was right in emphasizing, in Article VIII, that "the manufacture by private enterprise of munitions...and implements of war is open to grave objections". We urge the Government to agree to the fullest measure of international control and supervision of...

...obligations are as follows: A. TO PREVENT THE EVIL EFFECTS ATTENDANT UPON PRIVATE MANUFACTURE OF MUNITIONS. "The Members of the League agree that the manufacture...and implements of war necessary for their safety." (Article 8.) B. TO REDUCE NATIONAL ARMAMENTS. "The Members of the League recognise that the maintenance...

...munitions and implements of war lends itself to grave objections, and direct the Executive Council to advise how the evil effects attendant upon such manufacture...prevented, due regard being had to the necessities of those countries which, are not able to manufacture for themselves the munitions and implements of war necessary...

...refused to undertake. The demand for so-called open diplomacy having THE FUNCTION OF THE LEAGUE 285 upon such manufacture can be prevented, due regard...and implements of war necessary for their safety.' To advise the Council of the League with regard to the problem of reduction of armaments, a Permanent...

...that the League of Nations Covenant had contained a clause that he considered years ahead of its time: "The Members of the League agree that the manufacture...attendant upon such manufacture can be prevented". The Americans never joined the League. Was this why American monopolies had been able to play a part...

...reduction of national armaments to the lowest point consistent with national safety." The article stated: The Members of the League agree that the manufacture...implements of war is open to grave objections. The Council [of the League] shall advise how the evil effects attendant upon such manufacture can be prevented...