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must be made within fourteen dcNs
after the submission OF the dispute.
I'm anv case referred tn the body
OF delegates all the provisions ot tins
| article and of article twelve rrlHt
ing to the action and powers Ot the
| Executive Council shall apply tu the
| action and powers VI the body Of
| delegates
PARTICLE t6-Shuuld any OF the
high contracting parties break or dis
regard its covenants under article
twelve, II shall thereby ipsp facto. he
deemed 10 have committed an act OF
war against NIL thu other members OF
the League. which hereby undertake.
Immediately tn subject II to the sever
ance OF all trade or financial relations.
the prohibition of all intercourse be-
twcon their natiorSls and the ma
tionnls OF tho Covenant breaking
state, and tho prevention OF all iiuan-
cial, commercial. or pcrsopsl inter-
course between the nationals of the
covenant breaking state and the ma.
tlonalN O' any other state. whether
d mci"hcr or the League or not.
| ut shall be the duty OF the ENe-
Cutivc Council In such vnEc 10 recon-
mend what cf,Vtivc military or naval
force the mCmhcrs or the league slili
sovCrally contribute to ihr ARMED
forces TO DO used 10 protect the coNcn-
ants of thr league.
"ThC high contracting partiC agree
further that they viii mutually sup
port ono another in tho financial aud
economic measures which may he
taken under this article, in order 10
minimize the loss and Inconvenience
resulting from tho above measures.
and that they will mutually support
ono another In resisting any special
measures aimed at ono OF their num-
Der hy tho covenant breaking state.
and that they will afford / lsstgc
through thor territory to the turcrs
OF any NJ the high contracting par
ties who are CO. operating 10 protect
tho covenants Of tho league.
PARTICLE Tin the cvcnt OF dis
putcs between one state member II
the League and another State which
In not u member ot tho League, or
between States not members pf the
i League, the high contracting parties
agree that the State or States not
members uf the League shall no In
/ vlted to accept the obligations OF
membership In the League for tho
/ purposes OF such dispute, upon such
/ conditions as the executive council
may deem just, and upon acceptance
OF any such invitation the above pro-
visions shall bo applied with such
notifications as may be deemed
| necessary by the League.
Upon such invitation being given,
( the Executive Council shall immedi-
ately Institute an inquiry into the
! circumstances and merits of the dis
pute and recommend such action as
may seem best and most cffcctual in
the circumstances.
I'm the event Of power no invited
refusing TO accept tho obligations Of
membership in the League for the
purpose OF such dispute, and taking
any action against a state member
OF the League. which, in the case OF
a state member Of tho League. would
constitute a breach OF article twelve,
the provisions OF article sixteen shall
he applicable as against the state
taking such action.
'1f both parties 10 tho dispute when
so invited refuse To accept tho OBJ
legations Of membership In The league
Tor the purpose NJ such dispute, thG
Executive Council may take such
action and mako such rCCommcnda.
tions aS viii prevent hostiltics and
will result In the settlement OF the
dispute,
ARTICLE i9- The high contrnct
Ing parties agree that the Lcagut
shall ho entrusted with general su-
y, ryision Of the trade in arms an
ammunition with tho countries In
which tho control Of this trafTic Il
necessary In the common interest.
"AhTlCLE 1e-To these colonies
and territories which as a CONSEQUENCE
of tho lotc war hnvO ceased 10 he
under the sovereignty Of tine states
which formerly governed them and
which are inhabited bv peoples not
yet able tn stand hv themselves under
tho strenuous conditions Of the mod
ern world, thero should be applied
the principle that tho Wcllbcing and
Development OF such pcop'ug form n
sacred trust OF civilization md that
securities for tho performance Cf this
trust should no embodied in tho con
stitution Of tho league
MANDATORY FOR COLONIES EN-
BODIED IN PLAN.
"Thc best method OF giving prac
tlcal effect to this principle is tha
the tutclaEe OF such peoples shoul,
he Cntru,kt . to advanced natlona "a M