The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20

pute shall be so referred at the reuuest
OF either party to the dispute that such,
request .tust be made within IA days
after h submission OF the dispute. In
any case referred to the body of dele
gates all the provisions OF this article
n Article IL, rotating to the action
n powers of lie executive council
shall apply to the action and powers of
h body Of delegates.
Article 1G. SHOULD any OF the high
contracting parties break or disregard
Its covenants under Article 12, 1t shall
thereby de facto. be deemed to have
committee an act os war against all
the other members of the league,
which hefes>s undertake Immediately to
subject II 10 TIE severance of all trade
or IL meal relations, the prohibition of
all iI.is course between their nationals
and tine nationals OF the covenant
breaking state. and che prevention OF
al financial. commercial or personal in
t~ercourse between the nationals OF the
covenant breaking state and the ma
tionals OF any other state, whether q
member of this league or not.
It shall be the duty OF the executive
councll In such case to recommend
what effective military or naval force
the members Of the league shall sew
orally contribute to the armed forces
70 pc used to protect the of
the league.
The high contracting parties agree
further, that they will mutually support
n another in the financial and eco
homie measures which may be taken
under this article, in order to minimize
the loss n Inconvenience resulttns.
from the above measures, and that they
VIII mutually support one another in
resisting any special measure aimed ut
one OF their number by the Covenant
state. and that they will ar
Ioru passage through their territory to
the FORCES OF n of the high contract
1ls parlies VINO are cooperating to
protect the covenants of the league"
Arelcie ~. In the event of
disputes between n state mem
per OF the league and another
slate Whlch is not a member of
the league or between states not
of the league, the high con-
tractlng parties agree that the state
OF states not members Of the league
be invited to accept the obligations of
membership In the league for the pur-
poses of such dispute upon such con-
dltlons as the executive council may
deem just, and upon acceptance of anv
such invitation h above provisions
shall be applied with such modifica-
lions as may be deemed necessary by
the league.
Upon such investigation being giver
the executive council shall immediately
institute an inquiry into the circum-
stances and merits of the dispute, and
aoNror,an6 CIch ontinrE oc 111-
best and most effectual in the circum-
stances.
I'm the event of a power so invited
refusing to accept the obligations OF
membership in the league for the pur-
poses Of such dispute, and taking any
action against a state member of the
league which in the case of a state
member Of the league would constitute
a breach of Article ~, the provisions
of Article 16 shall b. applicable as
against the state taking such action.
IF both parties to the dispute when
so invited refuse to accept the obliga-
tons Of membership in the league for
the purpose of such dispute, the execu-
tive counci may take such action and
make such recommendations as will
prevent hostilities and will result in
the settlement of the dispute.
Article Is. The high contracting
parties agree that the league shall be
entrusted with general supervision OF
the trade IN arms and ammunition with
the countries in which the control OF
this traffic is necessary in the common
interest.
Article 10. To those colonies and
territories which as of the
late war nave ceased to be under the
sovereignty Of the states which for
merly governed them and which are
inhabitated by peoples not yet able tc
~standSby themselves under the siren
uous conditions of the modern world
there should be applied the principal
that the well being and development OF
such peoples form a sacred trust OF
civilization and that securities for the
performance of this trust shall be en-
bodied in the constitution of the league
The best method of giving prac-
teal effect to this principle is that the
tutelage Of such peoples should be en-
trusted to advanced nations who by
reason of their resources, their expert
ence or their geographical position car
best undertake this respectively and
that this tutelage should be exercised
by them as manufactures on behalf OF
the eague
The character of the mandate must
differ according to the stage of the
development of the people, the geo
graphical situation of the territory, its
economic conditions and other similar
circumstances.
Certain communities formerly be-
longing to the Turkish empire have
reached a stage of development where
their existence as independent nations
can be professionally recognized sub
ject to the rendering of administra-
tive advice and assistance by a man
datory power until such time as they
are able to stand alone. The wishes
of these communities must be a prin-
cipal consideration in the selection Of
mandatory power.
Other peoples, especially those o.
central Africa, are at such a stage thai
the mandatory must be responsible fol
the administration of the territory
| c,tIiprt IN rrn1itinn which will guar.