The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-16
COVENANT OF
NATIONS LEAGUE
Continued from Page Two)


the league for adoption plans for the
establishment Of q 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 It, 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 IS-If there should arise
between members of the league any
dispute likely to lead to q rupture.
which 10 not submitted to arbitration
in accordance with article Is, 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 q full investigation
and consideration thereof.
For this purpose the parties to the
dispute will communicate to the Sec
1etary general. as promptly as possible
statements of their case with all the
relevant facts and papers. and the
council may forthwith direct the pub
ltcation thereof.
The council shall endeavor to effect
. settlement of the dispute and II such
efforts are successful, a statement shall
be made public giving such facts and
explanations regarding the dispute and
the terms of settlement thereof as the
council may deem appropriate.
II the dispute IL not thus settled, the
council either unanimously or by a ma
tority vote shall make and publish q
report containing q statement of the
facts of the dispute and the recon-
mendations which are deemed just and
proper in regard thereto.
Any member of the league repre-
sented on the council may make public
statement of the facts Of the dispute
and of its conclusions regarding the
same.
II report by the council is unani-
mously 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.
II the council fails to reach q report
which 10 unanimously agreed to by the
members thereof. other than the repre-
sentatives Of one or more Of the par
ties to the dispute, the members Of the
league reserve to themselves the right
to take such action as they shall con-
slider necessary for the maintenance Of
right and justice.
II the dispute between the parties il
claimed by one Of them. and is found
by the council to arise out of matter
which by International law is solely
within the domestic Jurisdiction of
that party. the council shall SO report,
and shall make no recommendation ~
to its settlement.
The council may In any case under
this article refer the dispute to the as
sembly. The dispute shall be 10 re-
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the dispute. provided that such request
be made within II days after the sub
nission 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 and
powers Of the council shall apply to
the action and powers Of the assem-
by the assembly. II concurred in
by the representatives Of those
members Of the league represented
on the council and of majority
of the other members Of the league.
exclusive in each case Of the represent
atives 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 ls.-should any member Of
the league resort to war in disregard
Of its covenants under articles IL, 13,
or 16. 1t 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 1t to the severance of all trade or
financial relations, the prohibition of
Au 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 covenant-breaking 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 severally con-
tribute to the armed 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
economic measures which are taken
under this article, In order to mini
mixe the loss and Inconvenience re-
,sulting 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 covenant breaking state. and that
thoy 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 .
member Of the league by q vote Of the
council ooncurred In by the representa-.