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the council. Any party to the dis.
puts may effect such submission BY
giving notice Of the existence Of the
dispute to the eecertary general, who
will make all necessary arrangements
for full investigation and considera-,
ton thereof. For this purpose the
parties to the dispute will .communi.
cate to the secretary general as
promptly as possible, statments of
their case, all the relevant facts and
purposes. The council may forth
with direct the publication thereof.
The council shall endeavor to cd.
fsct q settlement Of any dispute. and
II such efforts are successful, etate-
mont shall be made puhtic giving
such facts and explanations regarding
The dispute, terms OF settlement
thereof, as the council may deem ap-
propriate.
II tho dispute Is not thus settled,
the council either unanimously or by
q majority vote shah make and pub
lish a report containing a statement
Of the facts of the dispute and the
recommendations which are deemed
inst and proper in regard thereto.
Any member Off league repre-
sented on the council may make pub
lie a statement Of the facts OF the
dispute and Of its conclusions regard
Ing the same.
II report by the council Is unani.
naously agreed to by the members
thereof other than the representatives
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 recommendations Of
the report. -.
If the council fails to reach a re-
port which Is unanimously agreed to-
by the members thereof, other than
the representatives of one or more
u the parties to the dispute, the
members Of the league reserve to
themselves the. right to take such ac-
hon as they shall consider necessary
for the maintenace Of right and JUS
lice. g.
II the dispute between the parties
Is claimed by one Of them,, and is
found by the council, to arise out of
4 matter which by international law
b solely within the domestic iurisdic-
ton of the, party, the council shall so
report, and shall make no recommen-
iations as to its settlement.
The council may in any case under
this. article refer the dispute to the
assembly. The dispute shall be 80 re-
rtrred at the request Of either party
20 the dispute, provided that such re-
guest be made within IA days after
The submission of the dispute to the
council. r..
In any case referred to the assem-
bly, all the provisions Of this article
and Of article IL relating to the action
and powers Of the council shall apply
TO the action and powers Of the as:
sembly, provided that a report made
by the assembly, If concurred, in by
the representatives of those members
Of the league represented on the coun-
ell and Of q majority Of the other
members of the league, exclusive In
each case Of the representatives OF
the parties to the dispute, shall have
the same force as a report by the
council concurred in by all the mem
bers thereof .other than the represen-
tatives Of one or more Of the parties
to the dispute. "
(The paragraph specifically exclud-
ing matters Of domestic jurisdic.
ton" from action by the council is
new. In the last sentence, the words
"if concurred in by the representa-
tiyes Of those members Of the league
represented on the council" etc., have
been edded). ........ .
Article Sixteen.
Should any member Of the league
resort to war in disregard Of its cove
nants under articles II, 13 or Is, 1t
shall ipso facto be deeemd to have
committed An act Of war against all
other members Of the league, which
thereby undertake Immediately to
subject it to tho severance Of all trade
or financial relations, the prohibition
Of all intercourse between their ma
tions and the nationals Of the coven-
ant-breaking state and the prevention
OF all financial, commercial or per.
sonal intercourse between the ma
tions Of the covenant breaking state
and the nations Of any other state,
whether a member Of the league or
not. ..- ...
It shall be the duty Of the council
IN such cases to recommend to the
several governments concerned what
effective military or naval forces the
members of the league shall severally
contribute to the ornaments Of forces
to be used to protect the covenants OF
the league. ...
The members Of the league agree,
further, that they will mutually sup
port one another in the financial and