The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-21

dicating what they believe to be the
facts and containing the reason which
they consider to be just and proper.
s1The executive council may In, any 1
case under this article refer the dis I
pute TO the body Of delegates. The dis 4
pufe shall be so referred at the request 1
OF either party 10 the dispute provided l
that such request must be made within ]
fourteen days after the submission Of !
the dispute. In case referred to the I
body of delegates, the provisions OF J
this article and Of article XII relating
10 action and powers Of the executive
council shall apply to the action and
powers Of the body Of delegates.
Trade Break is Threat
Article XVI-Should any Of the
high contracting parties break or disre-
gard its covenants under article XII il
shall thereby ipso. factO be declared 10
have committed an act Of war as
against all the other members Of the
league which hereby undertakes I'M
mediately to subject it to severance Of
all trade or financial relations, the pro-
hibitiOn of all intercourse between
their nationals and the nations of the
COMMUNICATING state and the pre-
vention of all financial, commercial or
| personal intercourse between the ma
/ tionals of the mountaineering state
and the nationals of any other state.
whether a member of the league or
/ not.
1T shall be the duty of the execu-
/ tive council in such cases to recon-
mend what. effective military or naval
1 force the members Of the league shall
seyeralIy contribute to the armed
forces to be used to protect the cOyen-
ants Of the league.
THE high contracting parties agree
further that they viii mutually sup
port one another ia the financial and
economic measures which may be
l taken under this article, in order to
minimize the loss and inconvenience
resulting 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
the mountaineering state and they
will afford passage through their ter
ritory to the forces of any high con
tracing parties who are cooperating
to protect the covenants of the league.
Article XVII--In the event of dis
puteS between one State-member OF
the league and another state which Is
not a member of the league, or be
tween states not members of the
league, the high contracting parties
agree that the state or states not mem
bers of the league shall be invited to
accept the obligations of the member
ship in the league for the purposes OF
such dispute upon such conditions as
the executive council may deem just
and upon acceptance of such invita-
ton, the above provisions shall be ap
piled with such notifications as may
be deemed necessary by the league
Upon such indication being given
the executive council shall institute an
inquiry into the circumstances and
merits of the dispute and recommend
steps to be taken as seem TO be les
, and effectual
In the event of a power so invited
refusing 10 accept the obligations Of
membership in the league for the pGr
/, pose of dispute which in the cas-
of state member of the league would
constitute a breach of article MI, fh'
provision of. article XIV shall be ap
: plicable as against the state takin;
such action.
To Control Munitions
IF both parties TO the dispute whei
, so invited refuse to accept the obliga
. tions of membership in the league 70
! the purpose OF such dispute, the exec
utiye council may take such aetiol
q and make such recommendations tina
! will prevent hostilitfes and win resul
: in the settlement of the dispute.
!, Article XVIIE-The high contract
: ing parties agree that the leagu
shall be entrusted with general supei
q vision of the trade in arms and an
!. munition with the country in whic
/, control of this traffic is necessary /
+. the common interest.
= Article XIX-TO those colonies an
! territories which as consequence {
j the late war have ceased TO be uHde
: the sovereignty of the states whic
Z formerly owned them and which M
. inhabited by the peoples not yet abb
I to stand by themselves under til
strenuous conditions of the mOdeT
: world there had been applied the prfI
), chile that the well-being and develop
i ment of such people form a sacre
:, trust of covenant and that Securitit
i for the permanence of this Tu:
:, should be embodied in the constitute
of the league.
The best method of giving pra
ticabIe effect to this principle Is tn;
u the tutelage OF such peoples should
entrusted TO advanced nations, who. /
u reason of their resources. by eNpel
- ence and their geographical positiC
~ can best undertake the reSponsibillt
u and that this tutelage should be a
o cepted by them as mandatories on b
d half of the league.
The character of the mandate mu
Sc differ according to the state of q
ne development of the people, the ge
re graphical situation OF the territory. i
lh economic conditions and other siIaili
e circumstances.
er Certain communities formerly
" longing TO the Turkish empire ha'
ne reached a stage of development tn
e their existence as independent natiO
: can be Professionally recognized Su
u jeet TO the rendering of advice iowa
rs development and assistance by ma