Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-28

Us ice. The court shall
b. Competent to hear and determine
any dispute Of an International char
I: 'er viii h the parties thereto submit
to il The court may also give An adj
" orr opin on uion any dispute or
quet ton referred TO is by the council
or by IL e assembly.
Unchanged except for the addition Of
the Ut sentenceJ
Article NV.-If there should Use be-
tween msmte-s OF tie hague any dis
.ue likely to lead to a rupture, which
is not submitted to arbitration as above,
the members of the league agree that
they will submit the matter to the
council. Any party to the dispute may
effect such sutmi ssion by giving no.
ti6e OF the existence CT the dispute to
the secretary general. vino VII make
investigation ana consideration there
Of For this purpose the PARTIES to the
dispute vi ! communicate to the score
tsry ene;al. as promptly az POSSIBLE.
s'aiem5nts Of the r case, sill the rel a.
want facts and papers. TIE council
nay forthwith direct the publication
thereof.
The council shall endeavor to effect
settlement of any dispute and if such
efforts are unsuccessful a statemen,
:h,N te made pubic giving euch fac.s
shd explanations regarding the dispute,
&c ms OF set cement thereof, as the
council may deem appropriate
II the dispute Is net thus settled the
council. either unanimously or BY a
majority vote. shall make and public
report containing a statement of the
fact OF the spu.e and the recon-
mendations Viii are deemed Just an
proper in regard thereto
Any members of tie league rep-e err.
e. on the council may make pubic :,
sta ement of the facts of tie disnut o
and Its conclusions regs riding tie same
Iosed that ,o-ge. now the order toasts
II report by the Council is unan-
imousiE agreed to by the members
tnereof other than the representatives
OF one or more Of the parties to the
dispute. the members of the League
agree that they will not go to war
win any party to the dispute which
complies with the recommendations
of the report
II the Council fails to reach a re.
port which is unanimously agreed to
be 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
action as they shall consider neces-
sarE Tor the maintenance Of right and
justice.
IL the dispute between the parties
Is Claimed by one of them and is
found by the Council to arise out Of
matter which by International law
is solely within the domestic juris-
dictlon OF that party, the Council
shall so report and shall make no
as to it's settlement.
The Council may in any case un-
der this article refer the dispute to
the Assembly. The dispute shall be
SO referred at the request of either
party to the dispute. provided that
such request be made within four.
teen days after the submission Of
the dispute to the Council.
In any case referred to the Assem-
bly, at the provisions of the article
and Of Article XII relating to the
action and powers of the Council
shall apply to the action and powers
OF the Assembly. provided that a re-
port made by the Assembly. if con-
CURED in by the representatives OF
those members of the League repre-
sented on the Council and Of a ma
Jor!ty 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
ms report by the Council concurred
in by all the members thereof other
than the representatives of one or
r'ore OF the parties to the dispute.
fThe paragraph specifically ex-
Guiding matters Of domestic jurs-
Giction" from action by the Council
is new. In the last sentence the
words If concurred in by the repre-
sentatives of those members of the
League Represented on the Council
etc. have been added
NiSIc ~ l-ScIOuu any H1oI1DcI
of the League resort to war. in dis
regard OF it's covenants under Arti-
cles NIL, Kill. or XIV, it shall ipsC
facto De deemed to have committed
an act Of war against all other
members of the League. which here.
by undertake Immediately to sub.
ject it to the severance of all trade
n financial tIn Il, IL;
ton of intercourse between their
nationals and the nationals of the
covenant-breaking state of tin
League, and the prevention of all OF
the financial, commercial or person.
al intercourse between the nationals
Of the covenant breaking state OF
the League and the nationals OF any
other state. whether a member OF
the League or not.
1t shall be the duty Of the Coun-
Gil in such case 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 tC
protect the covenants Of the League
The members of the League afree
further, that they will mutually
support one another in the financial
and economic measures which are
taken under this Article, in order tc
minimize the loss and Inconvenience
resulting from the above measures
and that they will mutually supper,
another in resisting any special
measures aimed at one of their