Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28

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the secretary-general shall. on thu
request of any member of thu
league, forthwith summon meet
ing of the council.
It is also declared to be the fun
damental right of each member o
the league to bring to the attention
of the assembly or of the council
any circumstance whatever affecting
international relations which threat
ems to disturb either the peace OF
the good understanding between ma
tons upon which peace depends.
(In the original it was provided
that the high contracting partie:
reserve the right to take any &C
ton" etc., where the revised draf
reads. THE league shall take an,
action" etc.
I Article Twelve.
The members of the league agree
that if there should arise between
them any dispute likely to lead tc
a rupture, they will submit the mat.
ter either to arbitration or to in
quiry by the council. and they agree
in no case to resort to war until
three months after the award by
the arbitrators or the report by the
council.
In any case under this article the
award of the arbitrators shall be
made within a reasonable time, and
the report of the council shall be
made within six months after the
submission of the dispute.
VIRTUALLY unchanged, except that
some provisions of the original are
eliminated for inclusion in other ar
ticles.)
Article Thirteen
The members of the league agree
that whenever any dispute shall
arise between them which they rec
ognize to be suitable for submission
to arbitration and which can not be
satisfactorily settled by diplomacy,
they will submit the whole subject
matter to arbitration. Disputes as
to the Interpretation of treaty, as
to any question of International law,
as to the existence of any fact which
if established would constitute a
breach of any international obliga-
ton, or as to the extent and nature
of the reparation to be made for
any such breach, are declared to be
among those which are generally
suitable for submission to arbitra-
ton. For the consideration of any
such dispute the court Of arbitra-
ton to which the case is referred
shall be the court agreed on by the
parties to the dispute or stipulated
in any convention existing between
them.
The members of the league agree
that they will carry out in full good
faith any award that may be rem
dered, and that they will not resort
to war against a member of the
league which complies Herewith. In
the event Of any failure to carry out
such an award, the council shall
propose what steps should be taken
to give effect thereto.
(Only minor, changes in Ian
guage)
Article Fourteen.
The council shall formulate and
submit to the members of the league
for adoption plans for the establish
ment Of permanent court of inter-
national justice. The court shall be
competent to hear and determine
any dispute Of an international char
acter which the parties thereto sub
nit to it. The court may also give
an advisory opinion upon any dis
pute or question referred to it by the
council or by the assembly.
unchanged, except for the addi-
ton of the last sentence.)
Article Fifteen.
If there should arise between
members of the league any dispute
likely to lead to rupture, which is
not submitted to arbitration as
above, the members of the league
agree that they will submit the mat
ter to the council. Any party to
the dispute to the secretary-general.
who will make all necessary ar
rangements for a full investigation
and consideration thereof. For this
purpose the parties to the dispute
will communicate to the secretary
general, as promptly as possible,
statements of their case. all the rel
evant facts and papers; the coun-
Gil may forthwith direct the publ
cation thereof.
The council shall endeavor to eff
feet a settlement of any dispute,
and if such efforts are successful, a
statement shall be made public CIV
ing such facts and explanation re-
garding the dispute, terms of set
Element thereof as the council may
deem appropriate.
If the dispute is not thus settled,
the council either unanimously or
by majority vote shall make and
publish report containing state
ment Of the facts of the dispute and
recommendations which are deemed
just and proper in regard thereto.
Any members of the league rep
resented on the council may make
public a statement of the facts of
the dispute and of its conclusions
regarding the same.
If a report by the council is
unanimously agreed to by the men,
bers thereof other than the repre-
sentatives of one or more of the
parties to the dispute, the members
of the league agree that they will
not go to war with any party to the
dispute which complies with the
recommendation of the report.
If the council fails to reach re-
port which is unanimously agreed
to by the members thereof. other
than the representatives of one or
more of the parties to the dispute,
the members of the league reserve
RI them selves the rioht RI take s1ch