The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-14
Conclusion of the Remarkable Plan of the
English Fabian Society, by Which All Inter
national Disputes Are to Be Se,,led W;.ne9,
Resort to Arms

vision ought IN be made someA-s for des,d.
ms othaswis< than. ;! th.ir .-2rd:a iion by.
ore PARTY. whica OF th-u. mus: be dec;aeed-
. to have beSo.as null and void. And II Is sus.
sested TIA; this I. q matter for decision case
oy case ey The International c,usen repre
senting tho States Of tas. world. An nnslna.
tive course-wh;ch Alright. however. 80 choke
the. machinery a. to prevent tho super.
national authority ever getting nnaer way
would be to rr,vide some ir.parIi.. scrutio,
ard consideration Of all treaties and asreo,
ments whsa they are presented for -ssise,a.
ton, IN order 20 aaynit 20 registration; only
those deemed to be st:u IN Iuil force
Enforcemert o: the Dccrees of the Corr.
IL. When In any case upon which 1ussmsnt
is given by the international hish court, the
court finds that any OF tho parties TO the case
has. BY act. negligence OF default commits.
ted any breach OF International obfisation.
whether arising by treaty or agreement. or
oy international law. or by enactment Of the
international council in accordance with these
articles. the court may simply declare that
ore or other ngitant State 10 In default and
leave. such State voluntarily to make repara.
ton; or the court may. In the alternative
pensation to be paid for such wrong, ant NAV
assess damages or compensation. AID may.
elther by way OF addition to damages or com.
pensatlon. or as an alternative impose q
pecuniary fine upon the State declereo in de.
fault, hereinafter called. the recslc,trans
State; and may require compliance with its
decree within a specified time under penalty
OF pecuniary fine. and may prescribe the
application Of any such damages, compensa,
ton or fine
In the event OF non-com pliance--wi anv
decision or decree or Injunction OF the inter.
national high court. or of non-payment OF the
damages, compensation or fine within tina
Time speclted for such payment, tho court
may decree execution. and may call upon the
constituent States. upon some or any OF them
to put in operation after duly published no
tice. for such period and under such condi.
tons may be arranged, any or all of the
following sanctions-viz.:
tal To lay an embargo on any or all ships
within the jurisdiction OF such constituent
state or States registered as belonging to the
recalctrant State;
CD To prohibit any lending of capital or
other moneys to the citizens. companies q.
subordinate administrations of the rccalcit.
rant State or to its national Government:
(c) To prohibit the Issue dealing in or
quotation on the Stock Exchange OF in tho
press, OF any new loans, debentures, shares
notes or securities OF any kind by any of the
citizens. companies or subordinate admints.
trations Of the recalcitrant State. or Of its ma,
tional Government: -.-' s.
(d) To prohibit all postal. telegraphic. tele-
phonic and wireless communication with the
recalctrant State; .
(e) To prohibit the payment of anv debts
due TO the citizens, companies or subordinate
administrations OF the recalcitrant State O,
10 its national Government: and. II though:
fit, to direct that payment Of such debts shah
ne made only to one other of the con.
stituent Governments. which shall give good
and legally valid discharge for the same. and
shall account for the net proceeds thereof 10
the international high court:
% To prohibit all imports, certain spec
flied imports. coming from the recalcitranl
State, or originating within it;
(g) To prohibit all exports. or certain spcc-
flied exports, consigned directly to the recall
cHrant State, or destined for it:
h) To prohibit all passenger traffic (other
than the exit OF foreigners). whether by ship
railway, canal or road. to or from the recall.
citrant State; .
ID To prohibit the entrance into any port
of the constituent. States of any Of the ships
registered as belonging to the recaicitran;
State, except so far as may be necessary for
any OF them to seek safety, in which case
such ship or ships shall be interned:
ID To declare and enforce decree of COM
plete nonntercourse with the recalci.ran1
State. including all the above mentioned meaae
ures of partial non-intercourse;
(k) To levy special export duty on an
goods destined Tor the recaicltrant State, a0
counting for the net proceeds TO the intere
national high court;
ID To furnish a contingent OF warships to
maintain a combined blockade of one or more
of the ports. or Of the whole coastl:ne OF the
recalcitrant State.
The international high court shall arrange
for all the expenses incurred in putting in
force the above sanctions, including any com.
pensatlon for loss thereby incurred by any
citizens companies. subordinate administers.
lions or national Governments OF any Of the
constituent States other than the recalcitrane
State, to be raised by a levy on all the con.'
stituent States in such proportions may be
decided by the international council: and for
the eventual recovery of the total sum by
way of additional penalty from the recalcit.-
rant State. ---..--
. When on any decree or decision or intunc.
ton of the international high court execution
is ordered, when any sanction other
measure ordered by the court is directed to
be put in operation against any constituent
State, 1t shall be offence against the COM
ity OF nations for the State against which
such decree, decision, injunction or execution
has been pronounced or ordered. or against
which any sanction or other measure il d. :
rected to be enforced. to declare war. or to
take any naval or military action, or to yio-
late the territory or attack the ships OF any
other State. or to commit any other act OF
aggression against any or all of the States
SO acting under the order of the court; and
all the other constituent States shall be
bound. and do hereby pledge themselves. to
make common cause with the State or States
SO attacked. and to use naval and military
force to protect such State or States, and to
enforce the orders of the international high
court. by any warlike operations that may for
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