The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-02

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necessity arises 10 cali upon the
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ield But neither the congress nor
the pact shall have or exercise any
control over the armies OF navies Of
any Of the individual nations com
posing the alliance save in times Of
active war or preparations for the
same Should war actually ensue.
the cost thereof shall be ap~portioned,
BY the congress among the different
members OF the pact, in proportion
Ito the military strength OF each.
CThe term military strength" used
herein shall be construed to include
naval strength aiso)
VIII. Whenever the danger Of
armed conflict shall appear to the con-
gress to have disappeared or receded
into the distance, and whenever other
nations. not members Of this pact,
reposing confidence in the good in
tentiohs and ability Of this alliance,
shall make material and permanent
reductions in their respective arma-
ments, then this alliance and It's re-
spective members may diminish their
military strength correspondingly, or
to such extent as may be first agreed
upon by and between the respective
powers concerned; and. conversely,
whenever danger clouds shall appear
upon the international horizon so low
ering as to make war preparations
necessary, with a corresponding and
adequate increase in the military
strength Of the pact, then the congress
shall authorize and reql&e the same
to be made. -,
TX. The congress shall have the
power to equitably fix the military
quota or share with each nation shall
contribute for active service in the
possible event of war; and while these
respective quotas may or may not be
the same (since the military strength
Of the different nations in the pact is
not co-equal), this condition shall not
operate to prohibit the congress from
mobilizing for active service such pro-
portionate military contingent from
each nation as shall make the con-
tributtons of all as nearly equitable
as may be.
X. Four-ffths of the members of
the congress, acting together, shall
be necessary to the delivery of a
warning or an ultimatum, or to a de-
claration of intended hostile action.
against any recalcitrant power or
powers outside of the alliance. But
no declaration of war shall be made
by the alliance save upon grounds
justified by its constitution, laws and
declared objects, nor until fair warn
ing to the oRending power shall have
been twice given. But should the
cause Of one Of the ~contending ma
tons be found upon due and searching
Investigation, made by us, to be dis
tinctly m~erltorious as against the
cause of the opposing nation, then, in
that event, we pledge the congress
and the pact to require Of the Offend
ing nation due and ample r~eparation
for the benefit of the ,aggrieved nation,
in the form, not of territorial parti-
ton, but of money indemnity or hon
orable and ample apology. one or
both.
XII. In the event Of a serious quar-
rel between any two nations, threat
ening war, we agree with each other
and declare to the world that, acting
in the capacity of an international
Court of Arbitration, We will first
conformity ~intervent for the peaceable
and honorable settlement Of such
quarrel; second, If a fair adjustment
OF the quarrel cannot be reached
peacefully, we will. acting as the
Military Pact, issue our joint ulti-
matum that no resort to arms shalt
be had by or between the two con-
tending nations; and third. in such
case we will make our edict effective
by means of force applied in the right
quarter, in the right measure, and at
the right time or times.
XI.-But if the hurt of the
aggrieved nation be so deep and seri-
GUS that nothing short Of war can
heal it, and should the arbitrament
of the sword be demanded by both
the contending powers, then, in that
event, the Congress and the Pact
pledge themselves each to the other
that they will permit the conflict to
take place, but within limitations as
to nature, time, territory and dura-