The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-01

the court agreed on by the parties
to the dispute or stipulated in any
convention existing between them.
The members of the league agree
that they will carry out in full good
faith any award that may be render
ed 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 pro-
pose what steps should be taken to
give effect therto.
(Only minor changes in language.)
Article XIV.
The council shall Formulate and
submit to the members of the league
for adoption plans for the establish
ment of a permanent court of inter-
, national Justice. The court shall be
competent to hear and determine any
| dispute of an international character
which the parties thereto submit to
| it. The court may also give an ad-
question referred to it by the coun-
Gil or by the assembly.
unchanged except for the addi-
ton of the last SENTENCED
Article Nv.
If there should arise between
members of the league any dispute
likely to lead to a rupture, which is
not submitted to arbitration as
above, the members Of the. league
ter to the council. Any party to the
dispute may effect such submission
by giving notice of the existence of
the dispute to the secretary general
who will make all necessary arrange
ments for a full investigation and
consideration thereof.
For this purpose the parties to
4 vii oi1s, TO To a
secretary as promptly as possible
statements Of their case, all the
relevant facts and papers; the coun"
Gil may forthwith direct the publica-
ton thereof.
The council Shall endeavor to eff
feet settlement of any dispute. and
if such efforts are successful, a state
such facts and explanations regard
ing the dispute, terms of settlement
thereof as the council may deem APP
propriate.
If the dispute is not thus settled,
the council either unanimously or by
majority vote shall make and pub
lsh a report containing a state
| ment of the facts Of the dispute and
the recommendation which are
deemed just and proper in regard
thereto.
Any member of the league repre-
scented on the council may make
public statement of the facts Of
the dispute and of its conclusions
regarding the same.
If report by the council is unan-
imously agreed to by the mem
bers thereof other than the repre-
sentatives 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.
If the council fails to reach re-
port which is unanimously 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 reserve to
themselves the right to take such ac-
ton as they shall consider necessary
for the maintenance of right and
justice.
If the dispute between the parties
is claimed by one of them, and is
found by the council to arise out Of
a matter which by international law
| is solely within the domestic jufis-
diction of that party, the council
shall make no recommendation as to
| its settlement.
The council may in any case un-
der this article refer the dispute to to
so referred at the request of either
| party to the dispute: provided that
such request be made within four
teen days after the submission Of
the dispute to the council.
In any case referred to the as
sembly all the provisions Of. this
article and of Article XII relating
council shall apply to the action and
powers of the assembly, provided
that report made by the assembly,
| if concurred in by the representa-
tives of those members of the
league, exclusive in each case Of the
representatives of the parties to the
/ dispute, shall have the same force
as a report by the, council concurred
in, by all the members thereof other
than the representatives of one or
more Of the parties to the dispute.
The paragraph specifically ex-
Guiding matters of domestic juris-
diction'' from action by the council
is new. In the last sentence the
words eff concurred in by the repre-
sentatives of those members Of the
league represented on the council, y
etc, have been added.)
| Article XVI,
! Should any member of the league
resort to war in disregard Of its
covenants under Articles XII, XIII
or XIV, it shall ipso facto be deemed
to have committed an act of war
against all other members of the
league, which hereby undertake i'm
mediately to subject it to the sever
ance of all trade or financial rela-
tions. The prohibition of all inter
course between their, nationals and
the nationals of the covenant-break-
ing state and the prevention of all
financial, commercial or personal in
tercourse between the nationals of
the covenant-breaking member of
the league,or not.
1t shall be the duty of the council
in such case to recommend to the
, several governments concerned what
effective military or naval forces the
members of the league shall severe
ly contribute to the ornaments Of
forces to- be used to protect the COW
erants of the league.
The members of the league agree,
further, that they will mutually sup
port one another in the financial
and economical measures which are
taken under this article, in order to
minimize the loss and inconvenience
resulting from the above measures,
and that they will mutually support
!