The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-14
]. s. SENATOR'S INTERESTED in LEAGUE NATIONS CHARTER
TEXT OF COYENANIE0F LEAGUE OF
NATIONS READ BYPRESIDENT WILSON

the facts and containing the rea-
sons which they consider TO pe
just and proper.
'The executive council may, IN
any case under this article. refer
the dispute to the body or dele
gates. The dispute shall be re-
either party to the dispute. pro-
vided that such request must be
made within fourteen days after
the submission of the Nuispute. In
any case referred to the body OF
delegates all the provisions OF
this article and of Article XII
relating to the action and powers
of the executive council snail ap-
ply to the action ana powers OF
the body of delegates.
Art. xVI.-Should any of the
high contracting parties break or
disregard its covenants under
Article IL, it shall therepy ipso
facto be deemed to have COM
mitted an act of war against all
the other members of the league.
which hereby undertake immedi-
ately to subject it to the sever
ance of all trade or financial re-
lations. the prohibition or all in
tercourse between their nationals
and the nationals OF the cove
nant- breaking state, ana the pre-
vention of all financial, CONNER
cial, or personal intercourse be-
tween the nationals Of the cove
nt-breaking state and the ma
tions of other states, whether q
member Of the league or not.
1T shall be the duty Of the ex-
ecutiye council in such case to
recommend what effective mill
tary or naval force the members
Of the league shall severally con-
tribute to the armed forces to be
used to protect the covenants OF
the league.
THE high contracting parties
agree, further, that Iney will
mutually support one another in
the financial and economic meas
ures which may be taken under
this article in order 70 minimize
the loss and inconvenience re-
sulting from the above measures
and that they will mutually sup
port one another IN resisting
any special measures AIMED at
one OF their number by the
covenant breaking state ana that
they win afford passage through
their territory to the forces Of
any OF the high contracting par
ties who are cooperating 70 pro-
tect tne covenants OF the league.
Art AvH.-ln the event OF
disputes between one state,
smoer OF tne league ana an
otner state wnlch ~ not mem
Oer o. tne league, or netWeen
statest POI mem9eFs ol tne
tgaSuss tAs nsyn fput4 actsn9 pe{v
s. 1sce tlAt yuo yt4ke q staLos
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z. n X 49, l n. w IN M
lions q snip ~ tne
~ Aor eno purpoSqs ~ pnVn
.ulspuo UpoH sucn oonoiuons ds
s. no e.o.ve oouaon may ueeln
Ju anu upon aoUep'anoe Oh any
uIn Ihyia''on' tne aoove pro-
s,a o.e onaIi oe appiieu WIN SUCH
~ onoa''Vhe as may DC oeeineo
ne"1ssay .yy ny tne league.
CpVh 9uon invi'auons peins
given the executive council snail
.n.n ~. insu.u.e an INJURY
~ 49,. sne t SIe.is.ah.es anu merits
o sne uiepule anu recommend
.. ao ,hoy seem peo. anu
s,sn III '"e oii'uin-
sTs ~
,,ras..s "e evee y. power so
a'u n,,S teluSins 70 accept the
osa'iohs " membership IN the
Sta ~. 'ne pulposes OF sucn
n,aSt "u 'aNhe any action
eao' e%'e member OF the
ee "nion III lhe case OF a.
so.S...''. VI tue iede oe wouiu
i'.u.e AZ preacn OF Artlcie IL.
sne pI1sis,ons OF Artlcie 10 snail
1917 poe 40 AGAINST the sta'e
..Ie Su'n aI.ioh.
-, ' pa .,ee 70 .he olspute.
~ nhI,,a, E 'nvieu, ,eluee 10 accept
~ e''ou' vi membership IN
80. sas uo 10, the purpose OF
81, uspu'e' Tue executive coun-
-. 'ay ,ahe such action ana
.,,.ii mne eucn econiniendauons as
WI pisVenI hostiitfes ana VIII
sisu Gsu. III 'ne settlement or the
uspu.e ..rt v,,,,
,-.at,. s @Hsl.i-lne hlgn con-
,,ne iaao pdi'ies agree mat the
oo, 'aii pe entrusted win
a. SUPERVISION OF the traoe
~ al al lis ana ammunition with
ne counIries IN which the con-
~ oi VI eiiis 'ralrc is necessary IN
", ciit,u,l I inIerest-
Art. AlA.-To those colonies
e aau .el i'ofieS' "nlch as con-
oa vi lie late war nave
ot@nt'. 70 pe unuer tne sover-
,,1er,,. S y, .ne sEtes "nich tor-
sJyell,eu tnem' ana when
aDle TO stand by themselves un-