The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-02-14


ll,hmrni oi a permanent court ol m
lclnltional Justice and this court
shall when established. be com
pcicnt 10 hear and determine au,
matter which the parties recognized
a, suitable for submission 10 II Tor
arbitration under the foregoing
article
Nulclc XVII there should arise be
tween states member, oi the league
any dispute likely tp lead 10 rupture
which " not submitted ln afh.'a
ton aS above. the high contracting
parties agree that they viii refer
the matter 10 the executive council :,
either party 10 the dispute may glyc
notice Of the existence ot the dig
puie 10 the secretary general, who
will make all their arrangement,
for foil investigation and con-
sldcfatiOn thereof Tor thN par.
pose the parties agree 20 communi.
cate 10 the secretary general as
promptly a. possible, statements oi
their case with all the relevant facts
and papers and the executive Conu.
al may forthwith direct the publ
cation thereof Where the efforts
oi the council lead io the settlement
ui the dispute statement shall b,
published indicating the natiuc Of
the dispute and the term, oi settle
mcnt together with such cSplina.
tion' a. may he appropriate II the
dispute has MT been settled. = re-
port by the council shall hc pub
lsbed. setting forth with all necs,-
ary facts and explanations. the
recommendation which the council
think, Jus, and proper Tor yhc set
ilement Il the dispute II the report
i, unanimously agreed TO by mem.
btrS OF the council other than the
parties TO the dispute the high con
tracing parties agree that they vii
not go 10 war with ans party which
complies with the recommendation,
and that II any party shall SeiuSe
so 10 comply. the council shall pro-
pose measures necessary 10 give ri.
feet 10 the reCommepda'lonS II 10
such unanimous report can be made
il shall be the duty Of the majority
and the privilege OF the minority 10
issue statements indicating wha,
they believe TO be the facts and cor
tanning the reasons which they con
sider 10 be ms, and proper
The executive council may in any
case under this article refer the de-
pute 10 the body oi the delegates
The dispute shall he so referred al
the request of either party TO the
dispute. provided that spSh-Ieques'
must he made within fourteen day.
after the submission Of the dispute
In case referred to the body ot
delegates all the provisions OF IN,
executive council shall apply to III,
<tion and powers OF the body o
delegates
Article XNI-Should any of the higl
contracting parties break or dlste
gard is covenants under Article
XII. II shall thereby ipso faoto b.
deemed 10 have committed an act o
war agains, all the other member
OF the league, which hereby under
takes Immediately TO subject i, q
the severance OF all trade or finan
cial relations, the prohibition Of al
intercourse between their national
and the nationals Of the covenant
breaking state, and the prevention
OF all financial. commercial, o
personal intercourse between III
nationals OF the covenant -breakin,
state and the nationals of any o,he
state whether member OF IN
| league or not.
Il shall he the duty Of the exec
utlyc council IN such case 10 rec
ommend what effective military O
naval force the members OF IN
league shall severally contribute I
the armed forces to be used TO pro
toe, the covenants OF the league.
The high contracting par,ie
agree. further. that they will mu
tually support one another in III
financial and economic measure
which may he taken under this al
,icle, ~ order TO minimize the To-.
and inconvenience resulting froi
the above measures, and that the
will mutually supper, one ano,h,
| in>Jesisting all special measure
aimed a, one OF their Dumber b
the covenant breaking state, All
| that they will afford passae
| through their territory to the fore,
OF any OF the high contracting pa,
ties who are cooperating TO pre-
tcot the covenants OF the league
Article xVlI--ln the event of di
pu,es between one state member
the league and another state whiC
is not a member OF the league. ,
between states not memben OF Il
league, the high contracting parti
agree that the state or states n
members Of the league shall be il
yi'ed to accept the obligations
memberships in the league for Il
, purposes OF such dispute, upon su,
conditions as the executive coun,
, may deem just, and upon aecer
ance OF any such invitation, I
above provisions shall be app
.l with such notifications as may
:, deemed necessary by the league.
Upon such invitation being pi
en- the executive council shall il
media,ely institute an inquiry in
the merits and conditions Of {
{ dispu,a-and recommend such ac,i
as may seem best and most effe
tual in the circumstances.
II In the event Of a power so invi,
y refusing to accept the obliga,io
/" of membership In the league ior I
|, purpose Of the League which in I
:, case OF state member Of I
!. league would constitute q breach
A,tirtr XII tbs urovis;ou. ol A,