Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-14

equest Of either party to. the dis
ute provided that such request must
70 made within fourteen days after
he submission of the dispute. In
case referred to the body of dele
:ates all The provisions Of this article
Of article XII relating to the ac-
ION and powers Of the executive
shall apply to the action and
of the body Of delegates.
Ar4cie XVI.
SHOULD any Of the high contract
under article XII, 1t shall
hereby ipso facto be deemed to have
an act Of war against all
he other members Of the }league,
which hereby undertakes immediately
% subject 1t to the, severance Of All
or financial relations, the pro-
of. all intercourse between
heir nationals and the nationals of
The misunderstanding state, ana the |
cial, or personal intercourse between
he nationals Of the covenant-break-
Ing state and the. nationals Of any
other. state, whether q member Of the |
league or not.
ut shall be the duty of the execu-
tive. council in such ase to recon-
what effective, military or naval
the members of the league shall
severally contribute to the armed
forces to be used to protect the cove
nants Of the league,
''The high contracting parties agree
further that they will mutually aup-
port n another in the financial and
economic measures which. may be
taken under this article, in order to
minimize the loss and Inconvenience
resulting from the above measures,
and that they will mutually support
one another in resisting all special
measures aimed at one Of their num-
Der. by the covenant breaking state.
and that they will afford passage
through their territory. to the forces
which are cooperating to protect the
covenants of the league.
- Article XVII.
TN the event Of disputes between
one state member of the league and
another state which is not a member
of the league, or between states not
members of the league, the high con-
tracing parties agree that h state
or states not members of the league
shall be invited to accept the obliga-
tons Of membership in the league for
the purposes of such dispute, upon
such conditions as the executive coun-
Gil may deem just and upon accept
ance of any such invitation the. above
provisions shall be applied with such
notifications Is may De deemed nee
essary by the league.
rUpon such invitation being given
the executive council shall immedi-
ately institute an inquiry into the cir
cumstances and merits of the dispute
and recommend such action as may
seem best and most, effectual in the
circumstances.
In the event Of a power so invited
refusing to accept the obligations of
membership in the league for the
purposes of the league which in the
a 8 of a state member of the league
would constitute a breach Of Article
XII, the provisions Of Article XVI
shall be applicable as against the
state taking such action.
III both parties to the dispute when
&C invited refuse to accept the obliga-
tons Of membership in the league for
the purpose of such dispute the exec
utive council may take such action
and make such recommendations as
will prevent hostilities and will result
in the settlement of the dispute.
Article XVIII.
1.-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 in.
terest. =
ITO those colonies and territories
which as a consequence Of the late
war have ceased to be under the
sovereignty of the states which form
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inhabited by peoples not yet able te
stand by themselves under the strenu-
Gus. conditions of the modern world
there should be applied the principle
that the we'll being and development
of such peoples form q sacred trust
Of civilization and that securities fol
the performance Of this trust should
be embodied in The constitution of the
league.
".The best method of giving prac.
teal effect to this principle is that the
tutelage of such peoples should b
entrusted to advanced nations who by
reason of their resources, their ex
perience O. their geographical posi-
ton, can best undertake this responsi
bility, and that this tutelage. should
be exercised by them as mandatorie'
on behalf of the league.
1.-THE character of the mandate
must differ according to the state O.
the development of the people, tn
geographical. situation of the, terri
tory, its economic conditions ant
other similar circumstances.
Certain communities formerly be
longing to the Turkish empire hav'
reached q stage of development
which their existence as Independent
nations. car he Professionally recog
pized subject to: the rendering of. ad
ministrative advice and assistance b!
q mandatory power until such time a
they are able to stand alone. TIL
wishes of! these. communities must b.
q, principal consideration in the Sc
lection Of the mandatory power.
"Other peoples, especially those o
Central Africa, are at such a stag
that the mandatory must be respons
ible for the administration of the ter
ritory subject to conditions which
shall guarantee freedom of conscience
or religion. subject only to the main
tenance Of public order and morals
the prohibition of abuses such as tn
slave trade, the arms traffic and tn
liquor traffic, and the prevention o
the establishment Of Notifications o
military, and naval bases and of mill
taryt training of the natives for othe
than police purposes and the defens
Of territory. and will also secure equa
Opportunities for the trade and com
merce Of other members Of tn,
league
There are territories, such a
Southwest Africa and certain Of tn
South Pacific Isles which owing to tn
sparsenew of their population or thei
small size, or their remOteness from
the centers Of civilization, or thei
geographical continuity to the man