The Washington herald., 1919-02-15

ne Settlement OF lne dispute.
IF the report is unanimously
lgreed 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
he recommendations and that II
any party shall refuse so to comply
he council shall propose measures
necessary to give effect to the
If no such unan-
NOUS report can be made it shall
oeSthe duty of the majority and the
privilege of the minority to issue
indicating what they be-
ieve to ibe the facts and contaiding
the reasons which they consider to
be just and proper.
THE executive council may in any
case under this article refer the dis
oute to the body of delegates. The
dispute shall be so referred at the
of either party to the dis
oute, provided that such request
must be made within fourteen days
after the submission of the dis
pute. In a case referred to the body
Of delegates all the provisions of
this article and of Article XII. re-
lating to the action and powers OF
the executive council shall apply to
the action and powers OF the body
Of delegates.
Article XVI.
SHOULD any of the high contract
ing parties break or disregard its
under Article XII it shall
thereby ipso facto be deemed to have
an act of war against all
the other members of the league,
which hereby undertakes Immediately
to subject 1t to the severance of all
trade or financial relations, the pro-
hibition of all intercourse between
their nationals and the nationals OF
the covenant-breaking State. and the
of all financial. CONNER
cial or personal intercourse between
the nationals Of the covenant-break-
ing State, and the nationals of any
other State, whether a member of the
league or not.
'It 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
5everally contribute to the armed
forces to be used to protect the cove
nants of the league.
THE high contracting parties agree.
further. that they will mutually sup
port one another in the financial and
economic measures which may be
AIKEN under this article in order to
minimize the loss and inconvenience
'esulting from the above measures.
md that they will mutually support
me another in resisting any special
measures aimed at one OF their num-
ger by the covenant-breaking State.
md that they will afford passage
through their territory to the forces
Il any Of the high contracting parties
Who are cooperating to protect the
covenants of the league.
Article XVII.
-In the event of disputes between
One State a member of the league
and another State which is not a
of the league. or between
States not members of the league,
he high contracting parties agree
hat the State or States not mem
oers of the league shall be invited
% accept the obligations of mem
in the league for the pur-
bose of such dispute, upon such
as the executive council
nay deem just, and upon accept
ince of any such invitation the
lbove provisions shall be applied
With such notifications as may be
leemed necessary by the league.
Upon such invitation being Civ
m. the executive council shall i'm
nediately institute an inquiry into
he circumstances and merits of
he dispute and recommend such
lction as may seem best and most
,ffectual in the circumstances.
In the event of a power SO in
'ited refusing to accept the obli-
cations of membership in the league
or the purposes of the league,
which in the case of a State a mem
,er of the league would constitute
l breach of Article XII, the pro-
isions of Article XVI shall be
applicable as against the State TAX
ng such action.
IF both parties to the dispute
when so invited refuse to accept
he obligations of membership in
he league for the purpose of such
lispute, the executive council may
AXE such action and make such
as will prevent
loStilities and will result in the
ettlement of the dispute.
Article XVIII.
The high contracting parties
Lgree that the league shall be in
rusted with general supervision of
he trade in arms and ammunition
With the countries in which the con-
roI of this traffic is necessary in
he common interest.
Article XIX.
ITO those colonies and territories
which as a consequence of the late
var have ceased to be under the SOW
reignty of the states which former
y governed them and which are in
iabited by peoples not yet able to
tand by themselves under the stren-
Ious conditions of the modern world
here should be applied the principle
hat the well being and development
f such peoples form a sacred trust
Il civilization and that securities for
he performance of this trust should
,e embodied in the constitution of the
eague.
The best method of giving practi-
al effect to this principle is that the
utelage of such peoples should be
.ntrusted to advanced nations who by
eason of their resources, their expe-
ience or their geographical position
an best undertake this responsible
ty. and that this tutelage should be
by them as mandatories on
,ehalf of the league.
The character of the mandates
must differ according to the stage of
he development of the people. the geo
graphical situation of the territory,
Is economic conditions and other
imilar circumstances.
Certain communities formerly be-
onging to the Turkish Empire have
cached a stage of development which
heir existence as independent nations
an be Professionally recognized sub