The Gathering Storm, Redux - League of Nations

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League of Nations

CONTEXT: Formed in 1920, the League of Nations is a world-wide, multilateral organization tasked with settling international disputes, ensuring collective security, preventing war, addressing the drug trade, arms trade, the protection of minorities and prisoners of war, and so on. It includes several dozen sovereign states, all of which take part in the Assembly, and some of which form its executive Council either as permanent or non-permanent members.

COUNCIL: The current permanent members are France, Britain, the German Reich, Italy, and Japan.

MEMBERS in 1934: Abyssinia, Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Republic of China, Colombia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, German Reich, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India (Dominion), Italy, Iraq, Irish Free State, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Persia, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Union of South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Soviet Union, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia.

RULES: Players who are members of the League of Nations may at all times choose to abandon the organization or remain in it. Players who wish to join may request so, provided they receive 2/3s support from all members (simulated). Players may use the League of Nations to air grievances, propose measures, lobby international support, and so on. They may also submit motions, reports or demand actions - such as international sanctions -, which will be voted on by the League at the mid-turn or end of turn. The League of Nations demands unanimity to make its decisions.

The only historical exception to this - simplified for the benefit of gameplay - is as follows: the vote of parties directly involved in a war or dispute are excluded, meaning that, in order to break unanimity, an third-party must record its displeasure.

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1934 MOTIONS

-Italian, condemning Yugoslavia over the Third Balkan War: Defeated, with multiple votes against.

-South African, granting South Africa full control over South West Africa: Defeated with a German veto.

-Australian, encouraging female suffrage: Passed, with multiple abstentions.

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Presented by the Argentinian government, with support from a number of South American states, preemptive acceptance by Bolivia, and disagreement from Paraguay:

A MOTION
To the League of Nations

The League of Nations resolves

To recommend an immediate ceasefire between Paraguay and Bolivia in regards to the Chaco War.

To recommend the attendance of Paraguay and Bolivia to a peace conference, in order to reach a settlement.

That an immediate arms embargo be established on both belligerents, only to be lifted for each belligerent at a time in which the ceasefire condition is met.

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1935 MOTIONS (Recap)

-German, to investigate the famine in Ukraine: Defeated with a French and Turkish veto.

-Argentinian, to recommend a ceasefire in the Chaco War: On the road to being Passed.

-Spanish, to recognize the Spanish Republic as legitimate governing body: On the road to being Passed.

-Japanese, to investigate the famine in Ukraine: On the road to being Passed.

-Soviet, to condemn and investigate Japan: To be voted upon.

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As previously reported in the press, President Eusebio Ayala gives notice to the League of Nations of Paraguay's intent to immediately withdraw from the organization.

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1935 MEMBERSHIP

-Germany and Paraguay withdraw from the League of Nations.

1935 MOTIONS

-German, to investigate the famine in Ukraine: Defeated, with a French and Turkish veto.

-Argentinian, to recommend a ceasefire in the Chaco War: Passed.

-Spanish, to recognize the Spanish Republic as legitimate governing body: Passed.

-Japanese, to investigate the famine in Ukraine: Passed.

-Soviet, to condemn and investigate Japan: Passed.

-French, to condemn Germany over rearmament and restoration: Defeated, with a Romanian, Polish and Hungarian veto.

-Polish, to establish a Jewish state in the Middle East: Defeated, with a Turkish, Iraqi, and Iranian veto.

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The following motions, due to the rules of the LON, only require a two-thirds majority:

Presented - on a separate basis - upon request by the governments of Ecuador, Afghanistan and Egypt, having taken the necessary states to request formal membership of the League:

A MOTION
To the League of Nations

The League of Nations resolves

To accept the Republic of Ecuador as a full Member of the League.

A MOTION
To the League of Nations

The League of Nations resolves

To accept the Kingdom of Afghanistan as a full Member of the League.

A MOTION
To the League of Nations

The League of Nations resolves

To accept the Kingdom of Egypt as a full Member of the League.

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1936 MEMBERSHIP

-Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Chile withdraw from the League of Nations.

1936 MOTIONS

-International, to allow entry of Ecuador, Afghanistan and Egypt: Passed for Ecuador and Afghanistan, Defeated for Egypt.

-South African, to grant South West Africa to the former: Defeated, with a
Hungarian, Canadian, and Italian veto.

-Soviet, to condemn remilitarization of the Rhineland: Defeated, with a Bulgarian, Romanian and Hungarian veto.

-Japanese, to condemn death of Dollfuss and form committee to investigate: Defeated, with a Romanian veto.

-Japanese, to condemn death of Dollfuss and support Austrian investigation: Passed.

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Presented by representatives of Ante Pavelic, Provisional President of Croatia:

A MOTION
To the League of Nations

The League of Nations resolves

To accept the Sovereign State of Croatia as a full Member of the League.

Presented by representatives of Anton Korosec, President of Slovenia:

A MOTION
To the League of Nations

The League of Nations resolves

To accept the Republic of Slovenia as a full Member of the League.

Presented by representatives of King Zog I of Albania:

A MOTION
To the League of Nations

The League of Nations resolves

To recognize His Majesty King Zog as the legitimate government of Albania, and his government as the only legitimate diplomatic representative of Albania.

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League of Nations - 1938

COUNCIL: The current permanent members are France, Britain, Italy, and Japan.

MEMBERS in 1938: Abyssinia, Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Republic of China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Greater Serbia, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, India (Dominion), Italy, Iraq, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Persia, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Union of South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Slovenia, Soviet Union, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela.

WITHDRAWALS since 1933: German Reich, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and the Irish Free State. Albania, Austria and Yugoslavia have ceased to exist, the latter of which has split in three entities with current membership (Slovenia, Croatia and Greater Serbia).

1937 MOTIONS

-Canadian, to condemn civilian deaths, promote civilian evacuations, and medical treatment for civilians and POWs in conflicts: Passed.

-Canadian, to commit to self-determination and liberty, prevent sectarian conflicts and ethnic strife, and send international observers to the Balkans, Austria and Far East:

-Japanese, to create a famine relief program and send proactive relief to conflict zones in China: Defeated, with a Canadian veto.

-Irish, to bring military force to prevent the Austro-German union, occupy the Saar and Rhineland, and institute sanctions on Germany: Defeated, with a Polish, Bulgarian, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, French, and Canadian veto.

-Irish, to send military forces to Iran and Iraq against the British Empire: Defeated, with a Canadian, Bulgarian, Polish, French, and Italian veto.

-Japanese, to expel the Irish Free State from the League: Void by Irish withdrawal.

-Spanish, to cease hostilities between the UK, Turkey, Iraq and Iran: Not voted upon..

-International, to allow entry of Slovenia and Croatia into the League: Passed.

-Albanian, to King Zog as the legitimate government of Albania: Defeated, with a Canadian and Italian veto.

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Eleazar Lopez, President of Venezuela; and Oscar Benavides, President of Peru, hereby give notice to the League of Nations of Venezuela and Peru's intent to immediately withdraw from the organization.

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1938 MEMBERSHIP

-Peru and Venezuela withdraw from the League of Nations.

1938 MOTIONS

-Abyssinian, to compel Lithuania to take part in arbitration to settle disputes with Germany and Poland: Defeated, with a Canadian and Japanese veto.

-Soviet, to accept the Mongolian People’s Republic as a member of the League: Defeated, with a Chinese, Italian, Bulgarian and South African veto.

-Chinese, to expel the Soviet Union from the League: Defeated, with a French, Abyssinian, Canadian and Japanese veto.

-South African, to endorse the creation of a Jewish Homeland in the Levant: Defeated, with a Soviet veto.

-Canadian, to reform the Covenant to establish a two-thirds majority: Defeated, with a Soviet veto.

-Soviet: To provide famine relief to the Netherlands, rebuild the flood barriers and dykes, and provide humanitarian assistance: Passed.

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Stenio Vincent, President of Haiti, hereby gives notice to the League of Nations of Haiti's intent to immediately withdraw from the organization.

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Joseph Avenol, Secretary General:

Order! Order in the floor!

Article 1 of our Covenant establishes that the withdrawal of members is made effective after two years. It further notes that obligations still apply, but it does not list the right to vote.

This Chair regrets the trend of nations abandoning the League instead of working to keep it functional.

We submit a motion to settle this dispute, subject to majority voting, on whether nations that submit a notice of withdrawal can subsequently revoke it before the two years time has passed. Those in favor, please vote Aye. Those against, Nay.

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1939 MEMBERSHIP

-Haiti, Canada and the Soviet Union withdraw from the League of Nations.

1939 MOTIONS

-Canadian, to form a commission on the war in Europe: Defeated, with a Polish and Hungarian veto.

-Polish, to form an international army to free Poland and Romania: Defeated, with a French veto.

-Internal, to allow re-entry of members with majority vote: Defeated by majority vote.

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Forgot to lock this thread, please use the new one!

(also, please note that the veto is gone, so rejecting the eventual Soviet re-entry will require more than 1/3rd of the votes against it)