Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03

article refer the dispute to the assembly.
The dispute shall be so referred at the re-
quest of either party to the dispute, provided
that such request be made within fourteen
days after the submission of the dispute to
the council.
In any case referred to the assembly all
the provisions of this 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 report made
by the assembly, if sconcurred in by the rep
resentatives of those members of the league
represented the council and of a 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 report by the council concurred
in by all the members thereof other than the
representatives of one or more of the parties
to the dispute.
(The paragraph specifically excluding mat
tiers of domestic jurisdiction" from action
by the council is new. In the last sentence,
the words 'if concurred in by the represen-
tatves of those members of the league rep
resented the council" etc, have been
added
When Member Disregards Covenant.
ARTICLE XVI.-Should any member of
the league resort to in disregard of its
covenants under Articles XII, XIII or XIV
it shall ipso facto be deemed to have conf
mitted act of war against all other mem
bers of the league, which hereby undertake
Immediately to subject it to the severance
of all trade financial relations, the prom
bition of all intercourse between their ma
tionals and the nationals of the covenant
breaking state and the prevent on of all
financial, commercial personal intercourse
between the nationals of the coverant-break-
ing member of the league and the nationals
of any other state whether member of the
league or not.
1t shall be the duty of the council in such
to recommend to the several governments
concerned what effective military or naval
forces the members of the league shall sew
orally 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 support one another
in the financial and economic measures which
are taken under this article, in order TO
minimize the loss and inconvenience result
ing from the above measures, and that they
will mutually support one another in resist
ing any special measures aimed at one OF
their number by the COMMUNICATING 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 cooperating to protect the
covenants of the league.
Any member of the league which has vio-
lated any covenant of the league may be
declared to be no longer a member of the
league by a vote of the council concurred IN
by the representatives of all the other mem
bers of the league represented thereon
unchanged except for the addition of the
last sentence.)
Disputes Arising With Non-Member.
ARTICLE XVII-In the event of dispute
between a member of the league and state
which is not member of the league, or be-
tween states not members of the league, the
state or states not members of the league
shall be invited to accept the obligations OF
membership in the league for the purposes
of such dispute. upon such conditions as the
council may deem just. If such invitation is
accepted the provision of Articles XII to
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notifications may be deemed necessary by
the council.
Upon such invitation being given, the coun-
Gil shall Immediately institute an inquiry INTO
the circumstances of the dispute and recon-
mend such action as may seem pest anu
most effectual in the circumstances.
If state so invited shall refuse to accept
the obligations OF membership IN the league
for the purposes of such dispute, and shaIl
resort to war against member of the league
the provisions of Article XVI shall be appli-
cable as against the state taking such action.
If both parties to the dispute, when so in
vited refuse to accept the obligations of mem
bership in the league for the purposes o.
such dispute THE council may take such
measures and make such accommodations as
will prevent hostilities and viii result IN the
settlement of the dispute.
VIRTUALLY unehanged.)
ARTICLE XVIII-Every convention or IN
ternational engagement entered into hence
.orth by any member of the league sh
shall. as soon as possible. be published by it.
No such treaty or international engagement
shall be binding until so registered.
Same as original Article KILL
Provision for Treaty Reserve.
ARTICLE XIX-The assembly may from
time to time advise the reconsideration by
members of the league of treaties which have
become inapplicable. and the consideration OF
international conditions whose continuance
might endanger the peace of the world.
VIRTUALLY the as original Article
XIV
ARTICLE XX-The members of the league
severaiy agree that this covenant is accepted
as abrogating all obligations or understand
ngs inter which are inconsistent with the
terms thereof, and solemnly undertake that
thew will not hereafter enLer into any
gaZements inconsistent with the terms thereof.
In case members of the league shall, be-
fore becoming a member of the league, nave
undertaken any obligations inconsistent with
the terms of this covenant. it shall be the
duty of such member to take immediate steps
to procure its release from such obligations
VIRTUALLY the original Article
XIV
Monroe Doctrine Safeguarded.
ARTICLE XXI.-Nothing in this covenant
shall be deemed to affect the validity of in
ternatonal engagements. such as treaties OF
arbitrat on or regional understandings. like
the Monroe doctrine, for securing the man
tenance of peace
ARTICLE XXU.-To those colonies and
territories which, a consequence of the
late war. have ceased to be under the SOW
eregnty of the states which formerly gov
erned them and which inhabited by peo-
pie not yet able to stand by themselves under
the strenuous conditions OF the modern
world, there should be applied the principle
that the well-being and -velopment of such
peoples form a sacred trust of civilization
and that securities for the performance of
this trust should be embodied in this
enant.
The best method of giving practicable effect
to this principle is that the tutelage of such
peoples be intrusted to advanced nations who.
by reasons of their resources. their exper-
fence their geographical pos ton. can best
undertake this respo n5blity and who are
willing TO accept it, and that this tutelage
should b. exercised by them mandatories
behalf Of the league
Mandatory Clauses la Covenant.
The character of the mandate must differ
according TO the stage of the develo2m, mt of
.he pcople the peographcal situation of the