Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-15

: league ON the execution of the pro
visions Of Article 5 and on the mill.
tary and naval questions generally.
Art 10.-The high contracting par
ties shall undertake to respect and
preserve as against external agrees
sion the territorial integrity and eX.
listing political independence of ali
states members of the league. In
case of any such aggression, or in
case of any threat or danger of such
aggression, the executive counctl
shall advise upon the Means by which
the obligations shall be fulfilled.
Art. 11.--Any war or threat of war,
whether Immediately affecting any OF
the high contracting parties or not,
is hereby declared matter of con-
Germ to the league and the high con-
tracing parties reserve the right to
take any action that may be deemed
wise and effectual to safeguard the
peace CT nations
1t is hereby also declared and agreed
TO be the friendly right of each OF
the high contracting parties to draw
the attention of the body of dele
gates or of the executive council to
any circumstances affecting interna-
tl0nal intercourse which threatens to
disturb international peace or the
good understanding between nations
upon which peace depends.
Art. 1.-THE high contra citing par
ties agree that should disputes arise
between them which cannot be adj
Justed by the ordinary processes of
diplomacy, they will in 40 case resort
to war without previously submitting
the questions and matters involved
either to arbitration OF to inquiry by
the executive council and until three
months after the award by the abb
traitors or a recommendation by the
executive council; and that they will
not even then resort to war as against
a member of the league which conf
plies with the award of the arbitra-
| tors or the recommendation of the ex-
ecutive council.
In any case under this article the
award of the arbitrators shall be
made within reasonable time and
the recommendation of the executive
council shall he made within isix
months after the submission of the
disputes. y
Art. lathe high contracting pare
ties agree that whenever any dispute
or difficulty shall arise between them,
which they recognize 70 be suitable
for submission to airbitration and
which cannot be satisfactorily settled
by diplomacy, they will submit the
whole matter 10 arbitration. For
this purpose the court of arbitration
to which the case is referred shall be
the court agreed on by the parties or
| stipulated in any convention existing
| between them. The high contract
ing parties agree that they will car
| ry out in full good faith any award
! that may be rendered. In the event
of any failure to carry out the award,
the executive council shall propose
what steps can best be taken to give
effect thereto.
Art. 1.-THE executive council shall
| formulate plans for the establishment
Of permanent court of international
| justice and this court shall, when es-
! tablished, be competent to hear and
determine any matter which the par
ties recognized as suitable for sub
mission to it for arbitration under
the foregoing article.
Art Is. If there should arise be-
tween members of the League any dis
pute likely to lead to rupture, which
is not submitted to arbitration as
above, the high contracting parties
agree that they will refer the mat
ter to the executive council; either
party to the dispute may give notice
of the existence of the dispute to the
secretary-general, who will make all
necessary arrangements for full in
vestigation and consideration thereof,
For this purpose the parties agree
to communicate to the secretary gen
erad as promptly as possible, state,
ments Of their case with all the re-
levant facts and papers and the ex-
ecutive council may forthwith direct
the publication thereof. Where the eff,
forts of the council lead to the set
tlement of the dispute a statement
shall be published indicating the MAJ
ture of the dispute and the terms Of
settlement, together with such ex-
plantations as may be appropriate,
If the dispute has not been settled, a
report by the council shall be pub
lished, setting forth with all neces-
sary facts and explanations, the re-
commentator which the council think
just and proper for the settlement of
the dispute. If the report is unani-
mously agreed to by the members of
the council other than the parties 9TH
er than the parties to the dispute, the
high contracting parties agree that
they will not 60 to war with any party