Republican farmer., 1919-02-21
Draft Of Covenant For
 League Read By Wilson

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 fornu- late plans for the establishment of 0 permanent court of international jus tice and this court shall, when estab- Hshed. be competent to hear and determine any matter which the part les recognized as suitable for submis- sion to 1t for arbitration under the foregoing article.
 Article XV.
 If 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 to the executive council; either party to the dispute may give notice of the existence of the dispute to the secre- ttry-general, who will make all necessary arrangements for a full in vesJigauOn and considera ton thereof. For this purpose the parties a gree to communicate to the secretary general as promptly a s 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 settlement of the dispute, a statement shall be published indicating the nature of the dispute and the terms of settlement together with such explanations as may be appropriate. If the dispute has not been settled. a report by the council shall be published, setting forthwith all necessary facts and explanations the recommendation which the coun- Cil think just and proper for the set tlement Of the dispute. If the report is unanimously agreed to by the members of the council other than the parties to the dispute, the high contracting parties agree that they will not go to war with any party which complies with the recommen- da+ions and that, if any party shall refuse so to comply, the council shall propose measures necessary to give effect to the recomme mendations. If no such unanimous report can be made, 1t 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 g the reasons which they consider to be just and proPe-.
 '"The executive council may in any case under this article refer the dis Pute 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 made within fourteen days after the submission of the dispute. In 8 case referred to the body of delegates all Ha aff Nf -E- q Article XII 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 contract ing parties break or disregard its cov- enants under Article XII, it shall thereby ipso facto be deemed to have committed an act of war against all the other mem bers of the league, which hereby undertakes immediately to subject it to the severance of all trade or financial relations, the pro- htbition of all intercourse between their nationals and the nationals of the covenant-brealltng state, and the prevention of all financial, commer- ciaI or personal intercourse between the nationals of the covenant-break k ing state and the nationals of any state, whether 8 member of the lea gue or not
 Tt shall be the duty of the execu- tive council in such case to recom- mend what effective military or na- val force the members of the league shall severally contribute to the arm ed forces to be used to protect the covenants of the league.
 '~Fhe high contracting parties agree, frrv- h,
 port one another in the financial and economic measures which may be taken under this article, in order tc minimize the loss and inconvenience resulting from the above measures and that they will mutually support one another in resisting any 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 of any of the high contracting parties who 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 no
 members of the league, the high con. tracung parties agree that the state or states not members of the league shall be invited to accept the obliga- uOns of membership in the league for the purposes of such dispute upon such conditions as the executive i council may deem just, and upon ac l ceptance of any such invitation, the 1 above provisions shall be applied witt such notifications as may be deemed necessary by the league.
 | Upon such invitation being giver l the executive council shall immedi ately institute an inquiry into the cir. l curnstances and merits of the dispute ! and recommend such action as may seem best and most effectuaI in the ! circumstances.
 Tn the event of a power so invited refusing to accept the obligations o. 1 membership in the league for the pur i pose of such dispute and taking an, 1 action against a. state member of tn league which in the case of a state 1 member of the league would consti. l ute a breach of Article XII the pro ! visions of Article XVI shall be appli , cable as against the state taking suct 1 action.
 If both parties to the dispute