Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-05-02

the council. Any party to the dis
pute may effect such submission by
giving notice Of the existence Of the
dispute to the SECRETARY general who
will make all necessary arrangements
for full investigation and considera-
ton thereof. For this purpose the
parties to the dispute will communi-
cate to the secretary general as
promptly as possible, statments OF
their case, all the relevant facts and
purposes The council may forth
with direct the publication thereof.
The council shall endeavor to ef.
feet settlement Of any dispute, and
II such efforts are successful. state
ment shall be made psitiic giving
such facts and explanations regarding
the dispute, terms Of settlement
thereof. as the council may deem ap.
propriate.
II the dispute Is rot thus settled.
the council either unanimously or by
majority vote shall make and pub
fish report containing a statement
Of the facts Of the dispute and the
recommendations which are deemed
just and proper In regard thereto.
Any member Of the league repre-.
scented on the council may make pub
lie a statement OF the facts OF the
dispute and Of its conclusions regard.
ing the same.
II a report by the council Is unani.
mously 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
agree that they will not 60 to war
with any party to the dispute which
complies with the recommendations Of
the report.
| II the council falls to reach a 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 to
themselves the right to take such &C.
tion as they shall consider necessary
for the maintenance Of right and Jus.
tice.
II the dispute between the parties
Is claimed by one OF them, and IL
found by the council, to arise out OF
matter which by International law
Is solely within the domestic jrrisd'c-
tion Of the party, the council shall so
report, and shall make no recommen.
dations as to its settlement.
The council may in any case under
this article refer the dispute to the
assembly. The dispute shall be so re.
ferred at the request of either party
to the dispute, provided that such re-
quest be made within IA days after
the submission Of the dispute to the
council.
In any case referred to the assem-
bly, all the provisions Of this article
and Of article 70 relating to the action
and powers of the couscil shall apply |
to the action and powers Of the as.
sembly, provided that report made
by the assembly, II concurred in by
the representatives Of those members
Of the league represented on the coun.
Gil and Of majority OF the other
members OF the league, exclusive in
each case Of the representatives Of
the parties to the dispute, shall have
the same force as report by the
council concurred in by all the mem
bers thereof other than the represen.
tatives OF one or more OF the parties
to the dispute.
(The paragraph specifically exclud.
ing matters Of domestic jurisdic-
ton" from action by the council is
new. In the last sentence, the words
III concurred in by the representa-
tives of those members Of the league
represented on the council" etc. have
been added).
Article Sixteen.
Should any member Of the league
resort to war in disregard of its cove
nants under articles IL, 10 or Is, 1t
shall ipso facto be deeemd to have
committed an act Of war against all
other members Of the league. which
thereby undertake Immediately to
subject II to the severance Of all trade
or financial relations, the prohibition
OF all intercourse between their ma
tons and the nationals Of the coven.
ant-breaking state and the prevention
Of all financial, commercial or per
sonal intercourse between the no.
tions Of the covenant breaking state
and the nations Of any other state,
whether a member Of the league or
not.
II shall be the duty Of the council
In such cases to recommend to the
several governments concerned what
effective military or naval forces the
members of the league shall severally
contribute to the ornaments Of forces
to be used to protect the covenants Of
the league.
The members Of the league agree,
further, that they will mutually sup.
port one another in the financial and
economic measures which are taken
under this article. in order to mini
mize the loss and inconvenience re-
sulting from the above measures. and
that they will mutually support one
another in resisting any special meas
ures aimed at one Of their number by
the covenant breaking state and that
they will take the necessary steps to
afford passage through their territory
to the forces Of any OF the members
Of the league which are cooperating
to protect the covenants of the
league.
Any member Of the league which
violated any covenant Of the league |
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