▁treat ies , ▁analyze ▁the ▁parts ▁which ▁were ▁toler able , ▁and ▁separate ▁them ▁from ▁those ▁which ▁we ▁regarded ▁as ▁int ol er able , ▁and ▁then ▁develop ▁a ▁position ▁which ▁conced ed ▁as ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁Al lies ▁as ▁it ▁could , ▁but ▁took ▁away ▁the ▁poison . ▁... ▁It ▁was ▁all ▁key ed ▁upon ▁the ▁secret ▁treat ies . ▁That ' s ▁what ▁decided ▁what ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁Four teen ▁Point s ." ▁ ▁Wilson ▁repeated ▁his ▁Four teen ▁Point s ▁at ▁the ▁Vers a illes ▁Peace ▁Conference , ▁where ▁he ▁proposed ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁" open ▁c oven ants ▁... ▁open ly ▁arrived ▁at " ▁and ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁" private ▁international ▁understand ings ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁[ so ▁that ] ▁diplom acy ▁shall ▁proceed ▁always ▁fran k ly ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁view ." ▁The ▁Wilson ian ▁position ▁was ▁cod ified ▁in ▁Article ▁ 1 8 ▁of ▁the ▁C oven ant ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations , ▁which ▁mand ated ▁that ▁all ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁members ▁states ▁register ▁every ▁treat y ▁or ▁international ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁League ▁secret ariat , ▁and ▁that ▁no ▁treat y ▁was ▁binding ▁unless ▁so ▁registered . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁treat y ▁registration ▁system , ▁" although ▁not ▁every ▁treat y ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁subject ▁to ▁registration ▁was ▁d uly ▁registered ." ▁ ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁era ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁M uss ol ini ' s ▁Italy ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁an nex ▁A by