Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14

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consideration thereof For this purpose the parties
agree to communicate to the secretary general
promptly as possible statements of their case, with
all the relevant facts and papers, and the executive
council may forthwith direct the publication thereof
Where the efforts Of the council lead to the settle
ment of the dispute a statement shall be published in
dicatng the nature Of the dispute and the terms Of
settlement, together with such explanations may
be appropriate. If the dispute has not been settled
a report by the council shall be published, setting
forth with all necessary facts and explanations the
recommendation which the council thinks just and
proper for the settlement of the dispute.
II the report is unanimously agreed to by the mem
bers of the council other than the parties to the dis
pute, the high contracting parties agree that they
will not go to with any party which complies
with the and that il any party shall
refuse so comply the council shall propose meas
ures necessary to give effect to the recommenda.
tions. If no such unanimous report be made it
shall be the duty of the majority and the privilege
of the minority to issue statements indicating what
they believe to be the facts and containing the
which they consider to be just and proper.
The executive council may, in any case under this
article refer the dispute To the body Of the delegates
The dispute shall be referred at the request of
either party to the dispute provided that such request
must be made within fourteen days after the sub
mission of the dispute. In referred to the body
of delegates all the provisions Of this article and of
Article Kill relating to the action and powers of the
executive council shall apply to the action and powers
of the body of delegates
ARTICLE XVI
Should any of the high contracting parties break
or disregard its covenants under Article Kill it shall
thereby ipso facto be deemed to have committed an
act of war against all the other members of the
league which hereby undertakes Immediately to sub
ject it to the Of all trade financial rela
tons the prohibition of all intercourse between their
nationals and the nationals of the covenant breaking
State and the prevention of all financial commercial
or personal intercourse between the nationals of the
covenant-breaking State and the nationals of any
other States whether member Of the league not.
1t shall be the duty of the executive council in such
case to recommend what effective military naval
force the members of the league shall severally
tribute the armed forces to be used to protect the
covenants of the league.
The high contracting parties agree, further, that
they will mutually support another in the financial
and economic which may be taken under this
article in order to minimize the loss and inconvenience
resulting from the above and that they will
mutually support another in resisting any special
measures aimed at Of their number by the
covenantbreaking state, and that they will afford
passage through their territory to the forces Of
of the high contracting parties who cooperating
ARTICLE XVII
In the event of disputes between one State
ber of the league and another State which is not
member of the league, or between States not inem-
bers of the league the high contracting parties agree
that the State or States not members of the league
shall be invited to accept the obligations of
membership in the league for the purposes
of such dispute upon such conditions the eXecu.
tive council may deem just, and upon acceptance of
any such invitation the above provisions shall be
applied with such notifications may be deemed
necessary by the league.
Upon such invitation being given the executive
council shall Immediately institute inquiry into the
circumstances and merits of the dispute and recon-
mend such action may seem best and most efectua
in the circumstances.
In the event Of Power so invited refusing to
accept the obligations of membership in the league
for the purposes of the league which, in the Of
a State member Of the league would constitute
breach of Article XII, the provisions of Article XVI
shall be applicable as against the State taking such
action.
If both parties to the dispute when invited re-
fuse to accept the obligations of membership in the
league for the purpose of such dispute the executive
council may take such action and make such recon-
mendations as will prevent hostilities and will result
in the settlement of the dispute.
ARTICLE XVIII
The high contracting parties agree that the league
shall be entrusted with general supervision of the
trade in arms and ammunition with the countries in
which the control of this traffic is necessary in the
common interest.
ARTICLE NIX
To those colonies and territories which as a
sequence of the late have ceased be under the
sovereignty of the states which formerly governed
them and which inhabited by peoples not yet able
to stand by themselves under the strenuous conditions
of the modern world, there should be applied the
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