The Penn's Grove record., 1919-02-28

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settled by diplomacy, they will submit
the whole matter to arbitration. Fo'
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
given to give effect thereto.
Article IA.
The executive council shall formu-
late plans for the establishment of a
permanent court of international JUS
tice, and this court shall, when estab-
lished, be competent to hear and deter
mine any matter which the parties rec
ognized as suitable for submission to
it for arbitration under the foregoing
article.
Article IS.
If there should arise between states
members of the league any dispute
likely to lead to rupture, which is not
submitted to arbitration as above, the
high contracting parties agree that
they will refer the matter to the eX-
ecutive council. Either party to the
dispute may give notice of the exist
ence of the dispute to the secretary
general, who will make all necessary
arrangements for Il full investigation
and consideration thereof. For this
purpose the parties agree to communi-
cate to the secretary general as prompt
" as possible statements of their case
with all the relevant facts and papers.
and the executive council may forth
with direct the publication thereof.
Where the efforts of the council lead
10 the settlement of the dispute, q
statement shall be published indicating
the nature of the dispute and the
terms of settlement, together with such
explanations as may be appropriate.
If the dispute has not been settled a re-
port by the council shall be published,
ting forth with all necessary facts
AL explanations the recommendation
which the council thinks just and prop
er 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 recommended
tons, and that if any party shall re-
fuse so to comply the council shall pro-
pose measures necessary to give effect
to the recommendations. If no such
unanimous report can be made it shall
be the duty of the majority and the
privilege of the minority to issue state
rents indicating what they believe to
be the facts and containing the rea-
sons which they consider to be just
and proper.
The Executive Council may in any
cas- under this article refer the dis
pute to the body of delegates. The dis
pute shall be so referred at the request
of either party to the dispute, provided
that such request must be made with
~ lpul lCNh btN oll1i IHN SUBMISSION
of the dispute. In a case referred to
the body of delegates all the provisions
Of this article and of Article u re-
lating TO the action ana powers of the
Executive Council shall apply to the
action and powers of the body of dele
Gates.
Article IS.
Should any of the high contracting
parties break or disregard IFS
nants under Article 10 it shall there
by ipso facto be deemed to have COM
mitted an act Of war against all the
other members of the league, which
hereby undertakes Immediately to sub
iect ii to the severance of all trade or
financial relations. the prohibition of
all intercourse between their nationals
and the nations of the covenant-break-
ing state, and the prevention Of all
financial, commercial or personal in
t~ercourse between the nationals of the
COMMUNICATING state and the ma
tionals of any other state, whether "A
member of the league or not.
1t shall be the duty of the EXecu-
tive Council in such case to recon-
mend what effective military or naval
force the members of the league shall
severally contribute to the armed
forces to be used TO protect the V
nants of the league.
The high contracting parties agree,
further, that they will mutually sup
port one another III the financial and
economic measures which may be
taken under this article, in order to
minimize the loss and inconvenience
resulting 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 COMMUNICATING state, and that
they will afford passage through their
territory TO the forces of any of the
high contracting parties who are CO.
operating TO protect the covenants of
the league.
Article II.
In the event of disputes between
one state member OF the league and
another state which is not a member
of the league, or between states not
members of the league, the high o n