Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-14
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arbitratorS or a recommended
ton by the executive council;
and that they will not even
then resort TO war as against a
member of the league which
complies with the award of the
arbitrators or the recommen-
datiOn of the executive council.
I'm any case under this arti-
Gle the award of the arbitrators
shall be made within a reason
able time and the recommen-
dation of the executive council
shall be made within six
months after the submission OF
the dispute
Arbitrate Disputes.
ARTICLE XIlI-The high
contracting parties agree that
whenever any dispute or diff
Guilty shall arise between the
members they shall recognize
to be suitable for submission
to arbitration and which can
not be satisfactorily settled by
diplomacy. they will submit the
whole matter to arbitration.
For this purpose the court of
arbitration to which the case is
referred shall be the court
agreed on by the parties or
stipulated in any convention
existing between them. The
high contracting parties agree
that they will carry out in full
good faith any award that may
be rendered. 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.
Provides International Court.
ARTICLE XIV-The execu-
tive council shall formulate
plans for the establishment of
a permanent court of interna-
tional justice and this court
competent to hear and deter
mine any matter which the
parties recognized as suitable
for submission to it for arbi-
tration under the foregoing
article.
VIII Probe All Disputes.
ARTICLE XIV If there
should arise between states
members of the league any dis
pute likely to lead to a rup-
ture, which is not submitted to
arbitration as above, the high
contracting parties agree that
they will refer the matter to
the executive council; either
party to the dispute may give
notice of the existence of the
dispute to the secretary-gener-
al, who will make all neces-
sary arrangements for a full
investigation and consideration
thereof For this purpose the
parties agree to communicate
to the secretary as
promptly as possible, state
mentS of their case 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 settle
ment of the dispute a state
ment shall be published indi-
eating the nature of the dispute
and the terms of settlement,
together with such explana-
lions as may be appropriate. II
the dispute has not been set
tied, a report by the council
shall be published, setting
forth with all necessary facts
and explanations the recon-
mendation which the council
think Just and proper for the
settlement 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 recommendation and that
if any party shall refuse so to
comply the council shall pro-
pose measures necessary to
give effect to the recommended
lions. If no such unanimous
report 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