The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-27
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 Article IA
 The council shall formulate and submit to the members of the league for adoption plans for the establish. ment of a permanent court of inter national justice. The court shall be competent to hear and determine any dispute of an international character which the parties thereto submit to it. The court may also give an advisory opinion upon any dispute or question referred to it by the council or by the assembly.
 Article IS "a
 If there should arise between mem bers of the league any dispute likely to lead to rupture, which is not sub- mitted to arbitration as above, the members of the league agree that they will submit the matter to the council. Any party to the dispute may effect such submission by giving notice of the existence of the dispute to the secretary general who will make all necessary arrangements for full in- vestment and consideration thereof.
 For this purpose the parties to the retary general, as promptly as pos sible, statements of their case, all the revelent facts and papers; the council may forthwith direct the pub lication thereof
 The council shall endeavor to eff feet a settlement of any dispute, and, if such efforts are successful, state ment shall be made public giving such facts and explanations regarding the dispute, terms of settlement thereof as the council may deem ap- propriate.
 If the dispute is not thus settled the council either unanimously or by majority vote shall make and publish report containing a state ment of the facts of the dispute and the recommendations which are deemed just and proper in regard thereto.
 Any member of the league repre- sented on the council may make public a statement of the facts of the dispute and of its conclusions regarding the same.
 If report by the council is unan- imously agreed to by the members thereof other than the representa- tives of one or more of the parties to the dispute, the members of the league agree that they will not go to war with any party to the dispute which complies with the recommen- dations of the report.
 If the council fails to reach re- port which is unanimously agreed to by 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 consider necessary for the mainten- ance of right and justice.
 A If the dispute between the parties is claimed by one of them, and is found by the council to arise out of a matter which by international law is solely with the domestic juris- diction of that party, the council shall So report, and shall make no recom- mendations as to it's settlement. The council may in any case under this article refer the dispute to the assem- bly. The dispute shall be so referred at the request of either party to the dispute, provided that such request be made within IA days after the submis- sion of the dispute to the council.
 In any case referred to the as- sembly all the provisions of this ar ticle and of article 12 relating to the action and powers of the council shall apply to the action and powers of the
 
 made by the assembly, if concurred in by the representatives of those members of the league represented on the council and of majority of the other mmebers of the league, exclus- i've in each case of the representatives of the parties to the dispute, shall have the same force as report by the council concurred in by all the members thereof other than the rep resentatives of one or more of the parties to the dispute.
 iS. Article 16
 Should any member of the league resort to war in disregard offts GOV enants under articles 12, 13 or 15, 1t shall ipso facto be deemed to have committed an act of war against all other members of the league, which
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