Evening star., 1919-04-28


parties thereto submit to 1t. Inc
court may also give an advisory
opinion upon any dispute or ques-
tion referred to it by the council
or by the assembly.
unchanged except for the ad-
dition of the last sentence.)
ARTICLE XIV. {.
If there should arise between
members of the league any dis
pute likely to lead to rupture,
which is not submitted to arbltra-
tion as above, the members of the
league agree that they will sub
nit the matter to the council.
Any party to the dispute may
effect such submission by giving
notice of the existence of the dis
pute to the secretary general,
who will make all necessary ar
rangements for a full investiga-
tion and consideration thereof.
For this purpose the parties TO
the dispute will communicate to
the secretary general. as prompt
1y as possible, statements of their
case. all the relevant facts and
papers; the council may forthwith
direct the publication thereof.
The council shall endeavor to
effect a settlement of any dispute,
and if such efforts are successful
giving such facts and explana-
tions regarding the dispute,
terms of settlement thereof as
the council may deem appro-
pirate.
If the dispute is not thus set
tied, the council either unanl-
mously or by a majority vote
shall make and publish report
containing a statement of the
facts of the dispute and the rec
concentrations which are deemed
just and proper in regard thereto.
Any member of the league rep
resented on the council may make
public statement of the facts OF
the dispute and of it's conclusions
regarding the same.
If report by the council 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 agree that
party to the dispute which COM
plies with the recommendations of
the report.
If such council fails to reach a
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 action as they shall con-
slider necessary for the mainte-
nance of right and justice.
II the dispute between the par
ties is claimed by one of them,
and is found by the council. to
arise out Of a matter which by in
ternational law is solely within
the domestic jurisdiction of that
party, the council shall so report,
and shall make no recommended
tion as to it's settlement.
The council may in any case un-
der this article refer the dispute
shall be SO referred at the request
Of either party to the dispute,
provided that such request be
made within fourteen days after
the submission of the dispute to
the council.
In any case referred to the as
sembly all the provisions of this
article and of Article XII relating
to the action and powers of the
council shall apply to the action
and powers of the assembly, pro-
vided 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, ex-
elusive in each case of the repre-
sentatives of the parties to the
dispute, shall have the same force
as a report by the council con-
CURED in by all the members
thereof other than the representa-
tiyes of one or more Of the parties
to the dispute.
CThe paragraph specifically ex-
cluding members of domestic
jurisdiction" from action by the
council Is new. In the last SEN
tence, the words eff concurred in
by the representatives OF those
members of the league represent
ed on the council" etc, have been
added.)
ARTICLE XVI.
Should any member of the league
resort to war in disregard of it's
covenants under Articles XII, XIII
or XIV, it shall ipso facto be deemed
to have committed an act of war
against all other members of the
league, which hereby undertake i'm
mediately to subject it to the sew
erance Of all trade or financial rela-
tons. the prohibition of all inter-
course between their nationals and the
nationals of the covenant-breaking
member of the league and the pre-
vention of all financial, commercial
or personal intercourse between the
nationals of the covenant breaking
member of the league and the ma
tionals 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 or naval forces the
members Of the league shall several
ly contribute to the armaments Of
forces to be used to protect the
covenants of the league.
The members of the league agree,
further, that they will mutually
support one another in the financial
and economic measures which are
taken under this article in order
to minimize the loss and inconveni-
ence resulting from the above
ly support one another in resisting
any special measures 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 co-operat-
ing to 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 d HleIuutr Vi lne ledBue ny
a vote of the council concurred in
by the representatives of all the
other members Of the league rep
resented thereon.
unchanged except for the ad-
dition Of the last sentence.)
ARTICLE XVII.
In the event of dispute be-
tween member of the league
and a state which is not a member
Of the league, or between states
not members of the league, the
state or states not members Of the
league shall be invited to accept
the obligations Of membership in
the league for the purpose of such
dispute, upon such conditions as
the council may deem just If
such invitation is accepted, the
provisions of Articles XII to XVI,
i.@l.sixza shall