The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-01

I wise how the evil effects attendant up
on such manufacture can be prevent
ed. due regard being had to the ne
cessitias of these countries which are
not able to manufacture for them
selves the munitions and implements
OF war necessary for their safety.
| The high contracting parties under.
| take in no way to conceal from each
other the condition of such OF their
| industries as are capable of being
adapted to warlike purposes or the
scale of their ornaments, and agree
that there shall be full and frank In
terchange of information as to their
military and naval programs.
Article TX.
A permanent commission shall be
! constituted to advise the league on
the execution of the provisions OF
Article VIII and on military and naval
question generally.
Article X.
| The high contracting parties under
take to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the terri
torial integrity and existing political
/ independence of all States members
of the league. In case of any such ag-
erosion, or In case of any threat or
danger Of such aggression, the execu-
| tive council shall advise upon the
means by which the obligation shall
| be fulfilled.
Article xl.
| Any war or threat of war, whether
| Immediately affecting any of the high
contracting parties or not, is hereby
! declared a matter of concern to the
! league, and the high contracting part
! les reserve the right to take any &C
ton that may be deemed wise and
| effectual to safeguard the peace of
nations.
| 1t is hereby also declared and agreed
| to be the friendly right of each of the
| high contracting parties to draw the
attention of the body of delegates or
of the executive council to any cir
cumstances affecting international in
| tercourse which threaten to disturb
international peace or the good under
standing between nations upon which
peace depends.
Article XII.
| The high contracting parties agree
! that should disputes arise. between
| them which cannot be adjusted by the
ordinary processes of diplomacy they
will in no case resort to war without
previously submitting the question
and matter involved either to arbitra-
ton or to inquiry by the executive
council and until three months after
| the award by the arbitrator or a
recommendation by the executive
council and until three months after
the award by the arbitrators or rec
| ommendation by the executive coun-
Gil; and that they will not even then
resort to war as against a member
of the league which complies with the
award of the arbitrator or the recon-
mendation of the executive council.
IN any case under this article, the
award of the arbitrator shall be made
within a reasonable time, and the
recommendation of the executive
council shall be made within six
months after the submission of the
dispute.
Article XIII.
The high contracting parties agree
that whenever any dispute or diff
Guilty shall arise between them which
they recognize to be suitable for sub
mission to arbitration and which can
not De satisfactorily settled by diplo-
macy, they will submit the whole mat
ter to arbitration. For this purpose
the court of arbitration to which the
case is referred shall be the court
agreed upon by the parties or stipu-
lated in any convention existing be-
tween 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 fall-
ure to carry out the award, the eXecu-
tive council shall propose what steps
can best be taken to give effect there
to.
Article XIV.
The executive council shall formu-
late plans f I the establishment of a
permanent curt of international JUS
tee, and his court shall, when es-
tablished competent to hear and
determine any matter which the par
ties recognize as suitable for submits
sion to it for arbitration under the
foregoing article.
Article XIV.
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 a full investigation
| and consideration thereof. For this
purpose the parties agree tn cnmmr-
nicate to the oUUIU..s.y o~-----
promptly as possible, statements OF
| their case with all the relevant facts
and papers, and the executive coun'
ell may forthwith direct the publlca'
| ton thereof.
Where the efforts of the council
| lead to the settlement of the dispute,
| a statement shall be published lndl-
| eating the nature of the dispute and
the terms of settlement, together with
such explanations as may be appro-
pirate. If the dispute has not been
settled, report by the council shall
be published, setting forth with all
necessary facts and explanations the
recommendation which the council
thinks just and proper for the settle
ment of the dispute. If the report is
unanimously agreed to by the mem
hers of the council other than the