Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-10-03


same.
If 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 go to war
with any party to the dispute which
complies with the recommendations of
the report.
If the council fails to reach a report
which is unanimously agreed to by the
members thereof, other than the repre-
sentatives of one or more of the par
ties to the dispute, the members of the
league reserve to themselves the right
to take such action as they shall con-
slider necessary for the maintenance of
right and justice.
If 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 jurisdiction of
that party, the council shall SO report,
and shall make no recommendation as
to it's settlement.
The council may in any case under
this article refer the dispute to the as
sembly. The dispute shall be so re-
ferred at the request of either party to
the dispute, provided that such request
| be made within IA days after the sub
mission of the dispute to the council.
In any case referred to the assembly
| all the provisions of this article and of
| article IL relating to the action and
powers of the council shall apply to
| the action and powers of the assem-
| bly,, provided that a report made
| by the assembly, if concurred in
| by the representatives of those
members of the league represented
| on the council and of a majority
| of the other members of the league,
exclusive in each case of the represent
| atives 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 repre-
| sentatives of one or more of the parties
to the dispute.
ARTICLE 16.-Shou1d any member Of
| the league resort to war in disregard
| of it's covenants under articles IL, 13,
| or is, it shall ipso facto be deemed to
| have committed an act of war against
all other members of the league, which
| hereby undertake Immediately to sub
| ject 1t to the severance of all trade or
financial relations, the prohibition of
| all intercourse between their nationals
| and the nationals of the covenant
breaking state, and the prevention of
| all financial, commercial, or personal
| intercourse between the nationals of
the covenant-b breaking state and the
| nationals of any other state, whether
a member of the league or not.
| 1t shall be the duty of the council in
| such case to recommend to the several
| governments concerned what effective
| military, naval or air force the mem
bers of the league shall severally con-
| tribute to the armed forces to be used
| to protect the covenants of the league.
The members of the league agree,
/ frrrf fhAr hot rrvf1I
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 tC
protect the covenants of the league.
Any member of the league which has
violated any covenant of the league
may be declared to be no longer a
member of the league by vote of the
council concurred in by the representa-
tives of all the other members of the
| league represented thereon.
/ ARTICLE 17.-In the event of dis
pute between a member of the league
and a state which is not a member OF
| league, or between states not members
of the league, the state or states moi
members of the league shall be invited
to accept the obligations of member.
ship in the league for the purposes OF
such dispute, upon such conditions a:
the council may deem just If such in.
vitation is accepted, the provisions o.
articles 12 to 16 inclusive shall be ap
piled with such notifications as ma!
be deemed necessary by the council.
Upon such invitation being given tn.
council shall Immediately institute al
inquiry into the circumstances of tn,
dispute and recommend such action a.
may seem best and most effectual il
the circumstances
If a state so invited shall refuse t,
accept the obligations of membership
in the league for the purpose of sucl
| dispute, and shall resort to war agains
a member of the league, the provision
of article 16 shall be applicable a
against the state taking such action.
If both parties to the dispute whel
SO invited refuse to accept the obliga
tions of membership in the league TO
the purposes of such dispute, the coun
| ell may take such measures and max
such recommendations as will proven
. hostilities and will result in the set
| Oh the dispute.
ARTICLE 1s.-Every treaty or inter
national engagement entered into here
after by any member of the leagu
shall be forthwith registered with tn
secretariat and shall as soon as pos
sible be published by it, No such treat
or international engagement shall b
binding until so registered
ARTICLE 19.-The assembly ma
from time to time advise the reconsid
l. - L
treaties which have become inapplicab bl
and the consideration of internations
conditions whose continuance Nigh
| endanger the peace of the world.
ARTICLE 2O.-The members of tn
league severally agree that this cove
nant is accepted as abrogating all oh
legations or understandings inter S
which are inconsistent with the term
thereof, and solemnly undertake tina
they will not hereafter enter into an
engagements inconsistent with tn
terms thereof.
In case any member of the leagu
shall, before becoming a member @
the league, have undertaken any oh
legations inconsistent with the term
of this covenant, it shall be the duty @
such member to take immediate step
to procure its release from such obIi
cations.
nant shall be deemed to affect the va
lidity of International enga cement!
such as treaties of arbitration or re
gional understandings like the Monro
Doctrine, for securing the maintenance
. | of peace.
ARTICLE 22.-To those colonies an
territories which as a consequence G
| the late war have ceased to be unde
the sovereignty of the states whic
formerly governed them and which ar
inhabited by peoples not yet able I
stand by themselves under the strenu
| Gus conditions of the modern worlt
| there should be applied the principl
! that the well-being and developmer
of such peoples form a sacred trust {
: civilization and that securities for tn
performance of this trust should t
3 | embodied in this covenant
The best method of giving practic;
effect to this principle is that the tutt
e lage of such people should be intruste
= to advanced nations who by reason
! their resources. their experience
their geographical position can be-