The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-10

COunCIl.
The secretary general shall act in
that capacity at all meetings Of the as
sembly and of the council.
The expenses of the secretariat shall
be borne by the members of the league
in accordance with the apportionment
of the expenses of the international
bureau of the Universal Postal union.
ARTICLE THE seat of the league
Is established at Geneva.
The council may at any time decide
that the seat Of the league shall be es-
tablished elsewhere.
All positions under or in connection
with the league, including the secre-
tariat, shall be open equally to men and
women.
Representatives of the members of
the league and officials of the league
when engaged on the business of the
league shall enjoy diplomatic privi-
leges and immunities.
The buildings and other property oc-
cupied by the league or its officials or
by representatives attending it's meet
ings shall be inviolable.
ARTICLE S.-The members of the
league recognize that the maintenance
of peace requires the reduction of ma
tional ornaments to the lowest point
consistent with national safety and the
enforcement by common action of in
ternatienal obligations.
The council. taking account Of the
geographical situation and circum-
stances of each state. shall formulate
plans for such reduction for the con-
sideration and action of the several
governments.
Such plans shall be subject to recon-
sideration and revision at least every
| ten years.
After these plans shall have been
adopted by the several governments,
the limits of ornaments therein fixed
shall not be exceeded without the con-
currence of the council.
The members of the league agree
that the manufacture by private enter
prise of munitions and implements Of
war is open to grave objections. The
council shall advise how the evil eff
fects attendant upon such manufacture
can be prevented. due regard being had
to the necessities of those members of
the league which are not able to man
ufacture the munitions and implements
of war necessary for their safety.
The members of the league under
take to interchange full and frank in
formation as to the scale of their arm
aments, their military and naval pro-
grams and the condition of such of
their industries as are adaptable to
warlike purposes.
ARTICLE "a permanent commits
sion shall be constituted to advise the
council on the execution of the provi-
sions OF articles / and and on mill
tary and naval questions generally.
ARTICLE 10.-The members of the
league undertake to respect and pre-
serve as against external aggression
the territorial integrity and existing
political independence of all members
of the league. In case of any such ag-
gression or in case of any threat or
do NJ ,n1~ vos1
shall advise upon the means by which
this obligation shall be fulfilled
ARTICLE 11.-Any war or threat of
war, whether Immediately affecting
any of the members of the league or
not, is hereby declared matter of con-
Germ to the whole league, and the
league shall take any action that may
be deemed wise and effectual to safe
guard the peace of nations. In case
any such emergency should arise the
secretary general shall on the request
of any member of the league forthwith
summon meeting of the council.
1t is also declared to be the friendly
right Of each member of the league to
bring to the attention of the assembly
or of the council any circumstance
whatever affecting international rela-
tons which threatens to disturb inter-
national peace or the good understand
ing between nations upon which peace
depends.
ARTICLE 12.-The members of the
league agree that If therepshould arise
between them any dispute likely to
lead to rupture, they will submit the
matter either to arbitration or to in
quiry by the council, and they agree
in no case to resort to war until three
months after the award by the arbitra-
tors or the report by the council.
In any case under this article the
award of the arbitrators shall be made
within a reasonable time, and the re-
port of the council shall be made with
in six months after the submission of
the dispute.
ARTICLE 13.-The members Of the
league agree that whenever any dis
pute shall arise between them which
they recognize to be suitable for sub
mission to arbitration and which cam
not be satisfactorily settled by diplo-
macy, they will submit the whole sub
ject matter to arbitration.
Disputes as to the Interpretation of
a treaty, as to any question of interna-
ticnal law, as to the existence of any
fact which IL established would con-
stitute a breach of any international
| obligation, or as to the extent and ma
ture of the reparation to be made for
any such breach, are declared to be
among those which are generally suit
For the consideration of any such
dispute the court of arbitration to
which the case is referred shall be
the court agreed on by the parties to
the dispute or stipulated in any con-
vention existing between them
The members of the league agree
that they will carry out in full good
faith any award that may be rendered.
and that they will not resort to war
against member of the league which
complies Herewith. In the event of
any failure to carry out such an award.
the council shall propose what steps
should be taken to give effect thereto.
ARTICLE 14.-The council shall for
mulate and submit to the members of
the league for adoption plans for the
establishment of a permanent court
of international Justice The court
shall be competent to hear and deter
mine any dispute of an international
character which the parties thereto
submit to 1t. The court may also give
an advisory opinion upon any dispute
or question referred to it by the coun-
Gil or by the assembly.
ARTICLE 15.-If there should arise
between members of the league any
dispute likely to lead to a rupture
which is not submitted to arbitration
in accordance with article 13, the MEM
bers 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 ex-
istence of the dispute to the secretary
general, who will make all necessary
arrangements for a full investigation
and consideration thereof
For this purpose the parties to the
dispute will communicate to the Sec
rotary general, as promptly as possible,
statements of their case with all the
relevant facts and papers. and the
council may forthwith direct the pub
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