The Washington times., 1919-02-14
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Der Of the league which complies
with the award of the arbitrators or
the recommendation Of the executive
council.
ain any case under this article the
award Of the arbitrators shall be
made within a reasonable time, and
the recommendation Of the executive
council shall be made within six
months after the submission Of the
dispute.
GARTICLE THIRTEEN.
saTbe high contracting parties agree
that whenever any dispute, or diff
ficulty shall arise between them
which they recognize to be suit
able for submission to arbitration
and which cannot be satisfactorily
settled by diplomacy, they will sub
init the whole matter to arbitration.
For this purpose the court of arbitra-
tion to which the case is referred shall
be the court agreed on by the parties
or stipulated in any convention exist
ing between them. The high con-
tracing parties agree that they will
carry out in full good faith any award
that may be entered. In the event
Of any failure to carry out the award,
the executive council shall propose
what steps can best be taken to give
effect thereto.
GARTICLE FOURTEEN.
''The executive council shall formu-
late plans for the establishment of a
permanent court Of international JUS
tice, and this shall, when established,
be competent to hear and determine
any matter which the parties recog-
nize as suitable for submission to it
for arbitration under the foregoing
article.
GARTICLE FIFTEEN.
"If there should arise between
states members of the league any
dispute likely to lead to rupture,
which is not submitted to arbit-o ton
as above, the high contracting par
ties agree that they will refer the
matter to the executive council;
either party to the dispute may give
notice Of the existence of the dis
pute to the secretary general who
will make all necessary arrangcElns
for a full investigation and ccns:d-
Grafton thereof. For this purpose the
parties agree to communicate TO the
secretary general, as promptly as
possible, statements Of their ease
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 indi-
eating the nature Of the dispute ana
the terms Of settlement, together
with such explanations as may be
appropriate II the dispute has not
been settled, a report by the council
shall be published, setting forth with
all necessary facts and explanations
the recommendation which the cour-
ell thinks 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 recommendations, and that, If any
party shall refuse so to comply, the
council shall propose measures neces'
sary to give effect to the recon-
mendation. II no such unanimous re-
port can be made it 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 the reasons
which they consider to be just and
proper.
The executive council may in any
case under these articles refer the
dispute to the body Of delegates. The
dispute shall be so referred at the re-
quest OF either party to the dispute
provided that such request must be
made within fourteen days after the
submission of the dispute. In any
case referred to the body of dele
gates all the provisions OF this article
and Of article twelve relating to the
action and powers OF the executive
council shall apply to the action and
powers Of the body Of delegates.
"ARTICLE SIXTEEN,
SHOULD any OF the high contracting
parties break or disregard its cOven'
ants under article Il, it shall there
by facto be deemed to have commit
ted an act of war against all the
other members of the lea which
hereby undertake immedi9 sub
lect IL to the severance trade
or financial relations. the ibitlor
OF all intercourse between .leir ma
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