The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-15

fun Investigation anu N"''''
thereof. For ihiS purpose thr PARTIES
agree tn communicate TO the Secrethr!
I;ancr.l as promptly ~ possible, state
rncnts Of their case with oil 'he r'Fe,ulI
facts and the PAPERS and tho executive
council may forthwith u'reet NV pu'''
cation thereof.
"N-hcre the efforts Of the council lcad
n tho settlement Of the dispute state
mon, shall he published indicating the
nn,ions the Recommendations which the
settlcmcnt together with such eNnana-
tions az may be Appropriate. II inc
disnute has not been settled report oJ
The council shall br published. setllng
forth with all necessary facts and expla-
nutolns the recommendation which mo
council thinks just and proper for the
settlement Of the dispute. Ii the report
10 unanimously agreed 10 by the mem
bar. Of tho council other than the par
TICS 70 the dispute, the high contracting
narties nyre.. that they will not go TO
war with eny party which computes
with the recommendations and that II
ANY marty shall refuse to comply Inc
council shall propose measures neceS-
sarv to give effect TO the Tecommenda-
tions. II no such unanimous report can
be made II snail be the duty OF the ma
jority and the privilege OF the minority
To issue statements indicating what they
beljcv, 10 be the facts and containing
tn. recommended which they con-
slider TO be just and proper.
The executive council may. In aEE
! case under this article. refer the dis
putc to the body OF delegates. The dis
pute to be referred at the request
OF either party to the dispute providing
that such request must be made within
IA DAYS after the submission Of the dis
pute. III a case referred TO the body oil
delegates all the provisions OF this ar
tlcle and Of Article XII relating TO the
action and powers Of the executive coun-
Gil shall apply to the action and pow.
ers Of the body Of delegates.
Article Sixteen.
SHOULD any Of the other contracting
parties break or disregard its covenants
under Article XII il shall hereby DC
deemed 10 have committed an act OF war
against the other members OF the league,
which hereby undertakes Immediately TO
subject it TO the severance OF all trade
or financial relations. the prohibition OF
all intercourse between their nationals
and the nations Of the covenant breaking
state and the prevention Of all financial,
] commercial or personal intercourse be-
| tween the nationals OF the covenant
breaking state and the nationals OF any
| other state, whether q member OF tho
league or not.
TT shall be the duty Of the executive
| council in such n case to recommend
what effective military or naval forces
the members Of the league shall sever
ally contribute to the armed forces to be
used to protect the: covenants OF the
FleaEue.
1.-THE high contracting parties agree
further that they will mutually support
| one another in the financial and eco-
nonric mea sures which may be taken un-
der this article. in order to minimize the
| loss and inconvenience resulting from
the above measures. and that they Will
mutually support one another in resist
ing any special measures aimed at one
of their number by the commandments
ing state and that they will afford pass.
age through their territory TO the forces
Of any Of the high contracting parties
| who arc cooperating TO protect the COW
chants OF the league.
Article Seventeen.
I'm the event of disputes between orc
state. member Of the league and anoth" r
! which is not n member Of the league, or
between states Tot members OF tho
league, the high contracting parties
agree that the state or states not mem
bers Of the league shall he invited 10
accept the obligations Of membership in
the league for the purpose Of such dis
J putcs, upon such conditions as the cx-
| ccutive council may deem just. and upon
acceptance of any such intervention. the
above provisions shall bc applied, with
such notifications as may be deemed
necessary by the league
| Upon such invitation being given the
! executive council shall Immediately in
stitute an inquiry into the circumstances
Rnd merits OF the dispute and recon-
mend such action as may seem best and
most cffcctual in tho circumstances.
In the event of power so invited re-
! fusanS to accept thd ohlr9ltions of
membership in the league for the pur-
pose Of the league which in the case Of
a state member OF the league would con-
| Stitute n breach Of Article MI the pro-
visions of Article EVI shall he appli-
| cable as against the state taking such
action.
IF both parties tn the dispute when
so invited refuse to. accept the obliEa-
tons of membership in the league. such
dispute. the executive council may take
! such action AND make such recommended
! tons as will prevent hostiltcs and will
result in the setIlcmeut Of the dispute.
Article Eighteen.
! 9TH" high contributing parties agree
that tho league shall he entrusted with
general supervision Of the trade in nrms
and ammunition with the countries in
which the control Of this traffic is
necessary in the common interest
Article Nineteen.
| ITO thoSn colonies and trrritoric
which as n consequence OF IN" late war
has ceased to he under III" sovereignty
Of states which formerly governed
| them and which are inhabited ny peo-
! pies not yct able 10 stand by themselves
under thc strenuous conditions OF the
! modern world there should be applied
| tho principal that the wcll-beinE and
! development of such: peoples form sa-
| cred trust Of civilization and that So
| curitics for The performance OF this
! trust should be embodied in the cxecu-
! tiou Of the league
The best method Of giving practical
| effect to This principle is that tho tutc-
lagc of such peoples should be entrusted
To advanced nations. who by reason of
! their rrSou rceS. their experience or their
| g"oGra phical position can best undertake
this responsibility ard that this tutciaGc
! should be exercised Icy them as manda-
tories on hchulr Of the League
! THE character of. the mandate must
| differ according To the Stage or dcvciup-
/ rcnt Of Tho people. tho grogra PhicHl SIT
! uatiun Of thu territory. its economic con-
! dilions and other similar circumstances
'.Ccrinin communities formerly be-
| i1r Turkish h.,