The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15
COVENANT OF SOCIETY OF MA TONS READ TO LEMARY SESSION.
"UlON OF WILLS THAT CANNOT BE RESSTED SAL WILSON,
PRESIDENT GOES 10 BREST EAlBARKS TO-DAY FOR AMERLC1
Text of League of Nations Tentative Covenant

ny the Associated Press.

ture Of the disnute and that of set
tlement. together with such explana-
tions as NAV he appropriate.
70 tho d;s,,,,o has nat ham sett,ed
q roro-. ~, ,ha ,o,,,,oil sba,l no n,,,-
Iished .ott,o, for,,, ,.,th oil recos-
,ar,, f.o,s ar5 a..,a,atin,,s tha r.o-
,,,,,ra,,da.,a,, ,,hi.r ,to oo,,,oi,
thi,,t,. de-, a,s ,ro,,o. Co.. ,,,o CO.,
t,o,ron, ~ ,,o a,.nn,. 70 rho renort
;s ,,,,,,t,,o,,s,,. aarooa .o hy ,ho
,,,o,,,hor. - ,ho ce,,no,l o,,or ,bo,
~. nart,os - ,ho d,snute Tho high
con,rao,ina n,r,,es ogrse that thev
ui,, no, 90 "a yyor With anv marty
yb;cb oor,n,,.. With tho recorn-
mendat,ons and that 70 anv nartv
shall refuse so tn comnly the conn
ri, sball nronose measures necessary
To give etfect tn the recommenda-
tions
10 NO sucb unanimous renort can
he made {, shall be the dutv Of the
M, ;or,,,, ard tbo nr,vi,eoe ~ tho
mInor,tv 70 Issue statements indicat-
inc What thev believe 10 bn tho facts
and containing tho reosons which
,be,, consider n ho ,us, and nroner
The executive council NAV in any
c.se under tbts article rotor tho dis
nrte n tha hodv ~ delegates The
d,sn,to shau he so referred a, tho
reouast NJ either marty 70 the dis
n,,to r.o,ided ,bat such raouast
n,rst n. n,ada Within four,een davs
of,or tho ,,br,,ssio, ~ tho disnute
7, case rsferred to rho hodv of
aa,oga,.s al, ,ha nrovis,o,s of this
arttc,a ora ~ Art,c,o xII re,atinr to
49, o,.ion ono .,owors ~ tho execu.
,,,,, oo,,,o,I .h,i, en,,,, "a tho action
a,a -o,ors y, the body NJ de,epa.es
,pr,C,r w,
c,o,,s 49,. - ,to h,,h Contracting
-.;o. hnaaI, -. ,,.rara-d 10 co,,oe
nart. under Artic,e VII II shall
,ho-oh,, inso ,.cto no deered ~ have
>,a,1,,t,,as ~, 80. ~ ,,ar AGAINST all
,h. o,hor ,,a,,h.rs n, tho ,eayue
u.h,oh horah,. undertakes iuuedi.
a,.ly 20 subject II 10 tho severance
NJ ALI trade or financial relations,
the nrohlhi,ion of all intercourse be-
tween their nationals and the ma
tionaIs of tho covenant breaking
State. and the prevention Of all
financial, commercial or personal in
tcrcourse between the nationals OF
the covenant breaking State and the
nationals of any other State, whether
a member Of the league or not.
1t shall be the duty or the execu-
tive council In such case 10 recon-
mend what effective military or
naval force the members OF tne
league shall seVeraily contribute 10
the armed forces to ne used 10 pro-
tect the covenants OF the league
The high contracting parties agree
turther that they Will Hu'uaIy sup
port one ahotner IN the hiiai'eia.
and economic measures "hich may
be taken unoer thls arucle IN oroer
TO minimize the loss ana iheoi-
Neniehce resu'tins rum l,e 49,
measures ana that they Will hutu-
ally support one aho'her III tesi''i'e
any speclsi measures ai'iieo a' o'le
OF their NUMBER oy the coFehai,
breaking state ana Una, 'he' VIII
aHord passage through tneii 'er'i-
tory 10 the lorces oi a',! vi ''e n'en
contracting parueS WHO are coop
eraung 10 protect 'he covenants vi
the league
ARTICLE NNH.
In the event OF disputes between
one state member Of the league and
another State which ls'not mem
Der Of the league, or between states
not members of the league. the high
contracting parties agree that the
c,,,a or Statss not ,,ap,hers ~ tho
-. ,au - ;.,,,.aa - -. tho
ue ,,,,. .u
oolisat'o's vi H'e4''e' snip III .''
league Tor the purposes OF such DIS
pute upon such conditions as the
executive council may deem Just,
and upon acceptance OF any sucn
invitation the ABOVE provisions ehaii
be applied with sucn modlncatons
as may he deemed necessary by the
league.
Irnon srch invitation heinu ci,,en
A. oxoc,,,,,,. oo,nc;, sb,u ,p,roa-
y,o.o,, ,.s,i.,,o AZ, ,,o,,,r,, ,nto ~.
oidteiS insI'u'e ah inquiry ii'o Tue
clrcuHistancee ana iiiei''S oi INC oiS-
pute ana recommend such action as
may seem best and most efectual in
the circumstances.
In the event of a Power so invited
refusino to accent the ohIIpations or
-La-,,,. a., ,,o ,oo.,,o g.. ~.
- ~
purpoees VI t''e 'eas ue "n.h III 'ne
case OF state meinper OF the league
would constitute u breach or Article
XII the provisions OF Article XVI.
shall be applicable as against the
State taking such action.
II both parties to the dispute when