The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21

statements of their case with al! tho
relevant facts and papers. anu ing
council may forthwith uiIeo' 1"0
LEGATION thereof. e+
The council shall endeavor TO erect
a settlement of the dispute, and II sucn
efforts are successful, statement snaL,
be made public giving such iac.S an
ordinations regarding the dispute anu
the terms of settlement Thereon as the
council may deem appropriate.
If the dispute is not thus setueo' 1ne
council either unanimously or by thd-
ioritv vote shall make and publish
renort containing a statement Oh the
| facts OF the dispute and the recon-
| mendations which are deemed just anu
proper in regard thereto.
Anv member of the league repre-
| scented on the council may make puollC
a statement ofsthe facts OF the dispute
| and of it's conclusions rogarolng Inc
| same.
If a renort by the council is unanl-
ra11sly agreed 10 by the members
| thereof ot.1er than the representatives
| of one or mere OF tae parties TO the
| disnute. tLe members Of the league
| . 0ree that trcv will rot go to war
| with any party 10 the dispute when
| complias with the concentrations OF
| the report.
IF the council fails to reach a report
which is unanimously greed to by the
| members thereof other han the repre-
| sentatiyes OF ere or gi0re of the par
| ties to the dispute the members OF the
! league reserve 20 themselves the riSh'
to take such action as they shall con
| slider necessary for the maintenance OF
| right and justice.
If the dispute between the pa-tlcs is
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by the council to arise out of matter
which by international law is solely
within the domestic jurisdiction Oh
| that party, the council shall so report,
/ and shall make no recommendation as
! to it's settlement
The council may in any case. under
| this article refer the dispute to the as
| sembly. The dispute shall be so re-
| ferred st the request of either party 20
| the dispute, provided that such request
| be made within IA days after the SUB
mission of the dispute to the council
In any case referred to the assembly
| all the provisions of this article and OF
| article IL relating to the action ana
| powers of the council shall apply to
| the action and powers of the assem-
| bly,, provided that a report mace
| by the assembly, il concufreo IN
| by the representa- Of those
on the council and of majority
| of the other members of the league,
| exclusive in each case of the represent
| atiyes 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 repre-
sentatives of one or more OF the parties
to the dispute.
| ARTICLE 1G.-ShouId any member OF
the league resort to war In disregard
! Of its covenants under articles IL, 10,
or Is, it shall ipso facto be deemed to
| have committed an act of war against
all other members of the league, which
hereby undertake Immediately to sub
ject it to the severance Of all trade or
financial relations, the prohibition OF
! all intercourse between their nationals
and the nationals of the covenant
breaking state, and the prevention OF
/ all financial, commercial. or personal
intercourse between the nationals Of
the COMMUNICATING state and the
nationals of any other state, whether
a member of the league or not.
It shall be the duty of the council in
such case to recommend to the several
governments concerned what effective
military, naval or air force the mem
bers of the league shall severany con-
tribute to the armed forces to be used
The members of the league agree,
further, that they will mutually sup
port ore another in the financial and
economic measures which are taken
under this article, in order to mini
mize the loss and inconvenience re-
suiting from the above measures, and
! that they will mutually support one
another in resisting any special meas
ures aimed at one of their number by
-hrn9 king state. and that
they will take the necessary steps to
! afford passage through their territory
: to the forces Of any of the members OF
the league which are cooperating to
! protect the covenants of the league.
Any member of the league which has
violated any covenant of the league
} may be declared to be no longer a
member of the league by vote of the
council concurred in by the representa-
tives Of all the other members Of the
, league represented thereon.
ARTICLE 17.-In the event of dis
pute between a member OF the league
and state which is not member OF
league or between states not members
Of >the league, the state or states not
members of the league shall be invited
: to accept the obligations of member
: ship in the league for the purposes OF
such dispute, upon such conditions as
>
= vitation is accepted, the provisions OF
articles IL to Is inclusive shall be APP
: piled with such notifications as may
be deemed necessary by the council.
Upon such invitation being given the
: council shall Immediately institute ar
1 inquiry into the circumstances Of the
dispute and recommend such action as
may seem best and most efectual in
the circumstances.
If a state so invited shall refuse tG
accept the obligations Of membership
> in the league for the purpose Of such
dispute, and shall resort to war against
a member of the league, the provisions
of article Is shall be applicable as
? against the state taking such action.
If both parties to the dispute wher
so invited refuse to accept the obliga-
. tions of membership in the league fol
the purposes of such dispute, the coun-
Gil may take sucn measures and make
such recommendations as will prevent
hostilities and will result in the set
Element of the dispute.
. ARTICLE 1S--Every treaty or inter.
n national engagement entered into here
j after by any member of the league
i shall be forthwith registered with the