New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-14
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/ council shall II
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| dispute. 1i2sS4s. 49,
THE high contractfn
that whenever any disf
Guilty shallf arise between f5A
they recognize to be suitADaa
submission to arbitration and 49,
cannot be satisfactorily settled By
diplomacy, they will submit the whole
matter to 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 exist
ing between them. The contracting
parties agree that they will carry 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.
Article XIV.
THE executive council shall formu-
late plans for the establishm ent of a
permanent court of international JUS
tice and this court shall, when estab-
termne any matter which the part
les recognized as suitable for submits
sion to it for arbitration under the
foregoing article.
Article Nv.
eff there should arise between
states 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 matter
10 the executive council: either party
70 the dispute may give notice of the
existence OF the dispute to the secre-
tary-general who will make all nee
Cssary arrangements for a full in
TestigatiOn and consideration thsre-
#. For this purpose the parties agree
to communicate to the secretary gem
aral. as promptly as possible, state
ments of their case with all the rele-
Eant facts and papers, and the eXecu-
tive council may forthwith direct the
publication thereof. Where the eff
forts of the council lead to the settle
ment of the dispute, a statement shall
be published indicating the nature of
the dispute and the terms of settle
,nent together with such explanations
pute has not been settled, a report
by the council shall be published, set
ing forth with all necessary facts and
explanations the recommendation
which the council think just and
proper for the settlement of the dis
pute. If the report is unanimously |
agreed to by the members of the |
council other than the parties to the |
dispute, the high contracting parties |
gree that they will not go to war |
with any party which complies with |
the recommendation and that, if any |
party shall refuse so to comp the |
council shall propose measures neces- |
sary to give effect to the recommen- !
1ations. If no such unanimous re- |
port can be made, it shall be the duty |
Of the majority and the privilege Of |
the minority to issue statements indi- |
.ating what they believe to be the |
facts and containing the reasons
which they consider to be just and
proper
' THE executive council may in any
case under this article refer the dis
Dute to the body of delegates. The
dispute shall be so referred at the
request of either party to the dispute |
provided that such request must be !
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of the dispute. In a case !
referred to the body of delegates all |
The provisions of this article and of |
article XII. relating to the action and !
oowers of the executive council shall /
apply to the action and powers of the |
oody of delegates. !
Article XVI.
SHOULD any of the high contracting |
parties break or disregard its cove |
lants under Article NIL, it shall !
thereby ipso facto be deemed to have
committed an act of war against all
he other members of the league, |
which hereby undertakes Immediately |
o subject it TO the severance OF all |
rade or financial relations, the pro |
libition of all intercourse between |
heir nationals and the nationals OF |
he covenant breaking state, and the
prevention of all financial, commerclal
or personal intercourse between the |
nationals of the covenant-breaklnS
state and the nationals of any other ;
state whether a member of the league
)r not. {
TT shall be the duty of the eXecu-
i've council in such case to recon-
mend what effective military or haVal
'orce the members of the league snail
;everally contribute to the arhle"
orCes to be used to protect the GOV
enants Of the league.
The high contracting parueS "6'o''
urther, that they will mutuall% sup
,ort one another in the hhancla' "i'''
measures when may Dc
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