[Sidenote:  International bureaus to be placed under League.]

ART.  XXII.—­The high contracting parties agree to place under the control of the League all international bureaus already established by general treaties, if the parties to such treaties consent.  Furthermore, they agree that all such international bureaus to be constituted in future shall be placed under control of the League.

[Sidenote:  Treaties to be registered with the League.]

ART.  XXIII.—­The high contracting parties agree that every treaty or international engagement entered into hereafter by any State member of the League shall be forthwith registered with the Secretary General and as soon as possible published by him, and that no such treaty or international engagement shall be binding until so registered.

[Sidenote:  Reconsideration of treaties.]

ART.  XXIV.—­It shall be the right of the body of delegates from time to time to advise the reconsideration by States members of the League of treaties which have become inapplicable and of international conditions of which the continuance may endanger the peace of the world.

[Sidenote:  To procure release from obligations inconsistent with the League.]

ART.  XXV.—­The high contracting parties severally agree that the present covenant is accepted as abrogating all obligations inter se which are inconsistent with the terms thereof, and solemnly engage that they will not hereafter enter into any engagements inconsistent with the terms thereof.  In case any of the Powers signatory hereto or subsequently admitted to the League shall, before becoming a party to this covenant, have undertaken any obligations which are inconsistent with the terms of this covenant, it shall be the duty of such Power to take immediate steps to procure its release from such obligations.

[Sidenote:  Covenant to be ratified.]

ART.  XXVI.—­Amendments to this covenant will take effect when ratified by the States whose representatives compose the Executive Council and by three-fourths of the States whose representatives compose the body of delegates.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF THE TREATY OF PEACE

GERMANY

[Sidenote:  The Allied and Associated Powers.]

The preamble names as parties of the one part the United States, the British Empire, France, Italy, and Japan, described as the Five Allied and Associated Powers, and Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, the Hedjaz, Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Serbia, Siam, Czecho-Slovakia, and Uruguay, who with the five above are described as the allied and associated powers, and on the other part, Germany.

[Sidenote:  Desire for a firm, just and durable peace.]