Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-05-08


question referred to It by the council
or by the assembly.
unchanged except for the addition
Of the last sentence)
Article Fifteen.
II there should arise between
members OF the league any dispute
likely to lead to rupture, which is
nN vvt..nittet to arbitration az above,
the members Of the leasre asrec
that they will submit the matter 10
the council Any party to the dis
pute may effect such submission by
giving notice OF the existence OF the
dispute to the SECRETARY general. who
will make all necessary arrangements
for a full investigation and considera
tion thereof. For this purpose the
parties to the dispute will communi.
cate to the secretary general as
promptly as possible, statments OF
their case, all the relevant facts and
purposes. The council may forth.
with direct the publication thereof.
The couhcil shall endeavor to ef.
tect settlement Of any dispute, and
II such efforts are successful state
ment shall be made pubic giving
such facts and explanations regarding
the dispute, terms Of settlement
thereof, as the council may deem ap~
propriate.
II the dispute Is not thus settled,
the council either unanimously or by
majority vote shall make and pub
lish report containing a statement
Of the facts Of the dispute a1d the
recommendations which are deemed
just and proper in regard thereto.
Any member Of the league repre-.
sented on the council may make pub
lie statement Of the facts OF the
dispute and Of its conclusions regard.
Ing the same.
II 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.
II the council fails to reach a re.
port which Is unanimously 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 reserve to
themselves the right to take such ac-
ton as they shall consider necessary
tor the maintenace Of right and Jus.
tice.
II the dispute between the parties
Is claimed by one Of them. and ls
found by the council, to arise out OF
matter which by International law
Is solely within the domestic jurisdic,
lion Of the party. the council shall so
-eport, and shall make no recommen.
iations as to its settlement.
The council may in any case under
his article refer the dispute to the
assembly. The dispute shall be so re.
erred at the request of either party
% the dispute, provided that such re.
luest be made within IA days after
he submission of the dispute to the
council.
In any case referred to the Assem-.
,ly all the provisions Of this article
md Of article IL relating to the action
ind powers Of the council shall apply
the action and powers Of the as
'embly, provided that report made
W the assembly, II concurred in by
he representatives Of those members
u the league represented on the coun
Ill and Of majority Of the other
members Of the league, exclusive in
zach case Of the representatives OF
he parties to the dispute, shall have
he same force as report by the
council concurred in by all the mem
,ers thereof other than the represoN
atives OF one or more Of the parties
the dispute.
. (The paragraph specifically evclud
ng matters Of domestic jurisdic
ion" from action by the council Is
| 'ew. In the last sentence, the word
II concurred in by the representa-
ives of those members Of the leagu,
represented on the council" etc, hav,
. ,een added.
Article Sixteen.
: Should any member OF the leagu,
c 'esort to war in disregard ~ its cove
y ,ants under articles IL, f3 or Is. |
J, hall ipso facto be deenmd to llav
committed an act Of war against al
n >ther members of the league whic'
. hereby undertake immediately I
|. subject II to the severance Of all trad
d r financial relations, the prohibition
e II all intercourse between their nj
n ions and the nationals Of the cover
!. ,nt-breaking state and the prevento
e II all hnanciaf commercial or PEE
d ,onal intercourse between the n;
d lions Of the covenant breaking stat
r md the nations Of anv other stat,
h whether a member Of tAe league Q
u not.
n II shall be the duty Of the counc
It In such cases to recommend to tn
i several governments concerned whf
effective military or naval forces tn
\ members NJ the league shall severall