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After these plans shall have been
adopted by the. several governments,
limits Of armaments therein fixed
shall not be- exceeded without the
of the council.
The members Of the league agree
that the manufacture by private en-
terprise of munitions and implements
ot war ID open to grave objections.
The council shall advise how the evil
effects. attendant upon such manufac-
ture can be prevented, due regard be-
ing had to the necessities Of those
which are not able to manufacture
the munitions and implements OF war
for their safety.
The members Of the league under
take to interchange full and frank in
formation as to the scale Of their
armaments, their military and naval
programs and the condition Of such
of their industries as are adaptable to
warlike purposes.
(This covers the ground Of the
original article eight, but Is rewrit-
ten to make 1t clearer that armament
reduction plans must be adopted by
the nations affected before they be-
come effectively. + ...
Article Nine.
A permanent commission shall be
constituted to advise the council on
the expectation of the provisions OF
articles one and eight and on military
and naval questions generally.
unchanged except for the inser-
ton Of the words "article one").
Article Ten. ,
The members Of the league under
take to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the ter
ritorial integrity and existing political
independence Of all members Of the
league. In case Of any such aggres-
sion, or in case Of any threat or dan
ger Of such aggression, the council
shall advise upon the means by which
this obligation shall be fulfilled.
VIRTUALLY unchanged). ~
Article Eleven. ~
Any war or threat of war, whether
affecting any Of the
members Of the league or not, Is
hereby declared a matter Of concern
to the whole league, and the league
shall take any action that may be
deemed wise and effectual to safe.
guard the peace Of nations In case
any such emergencies should arise,
the secretary general shall on the re-
request Of any member of the league,
forthwith summon a meeting Of the
council. ' ..", -.
Il = slso declared to be the funda-
saa@ esasa e aacA member Of the
league 70 bring to the attention Of the
assembly or of the council any cir.
cumstances whatever affecting inter.
national relations which threatens to
disturb either the peace or the good
understanding between nations upon
which peace depends. ~
I'm the original It was provided
that the "high contracting parties re-
serve the right to take any action,
etc., where the revised draft reads
"the league shall take any action"
etc. ~''aTi I. y IT.
Article Twelve.
The members Of the league agree
that, H there should <arise between
them any dispute likely to lead to- q
rupture, they will submit the matter
either to arbitration or TO inquiry by
the council, and they asree in no case
to resort to war until three months
after the award by the arbitrators or
tho report Of tho council. -.l..
In any case under this article the
award Of tho arbitrators shall be
made with in Z reasonable time, and
the report Of the council shall be
made within reasonable time, and
submission Of the dispute.
VIRTUALLY. unchanged except that
some provisions Of the original are
eliminated for inclusion in other ar
ticles).
Article Thirteen.
The members Of the league agree
that whnever any dispute SHAH ariss
between them which they recognize
to be suitable for submission 10 arbi'
traHon and which cannot be satis6ac'
toriiy settled by diplomacy, they will
submit the whole subject matter te
arbitration. Disputes as to the inter
pretation OF a treaty, as to any ques'
ton Of international law, as to the
aais4aAee Ct any tact which is estab,
n&n& Og1la eeastitute a breach oi
s1y International obligation, or as to
ne e1tent ana nature Of the repara'
tion to be made for any such breach,
the declared to be among those which
are generally suitable for submission
to arbitration. For the consideration
Of any such dispute the court Of arbi'
tration to which the case is referred
shall be the court agreed on by the
parties to tho dispute or stipulated in
any convention existing between them
The members Of the league agree
that they will carry out in full good
faith any award that NAV be rendered