Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-28

WHICH tneE recognize TO DG Sulldble
for submission to arbitration and
which cannet be satisfactorily set
tied by diplomacy, they will submit
the whole subject matter to arpl-
tration.
Disputes as to the Interpretation
of a treaty, as to any question OF
international law, as to the existence
of any fact which if established
would constitute Il breach of any
international obligation, or as TO the
extent and nature of the reparauoh
to be made for any such breach, are
declared to be among those whlch
are generally suitable for submls-
sion to arbitration. For the con-
sideration of any such dispute the
court of arbitration to which the
case is referred shall be the court
agreed upon 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 render
ed and that they will not resort 10
war against a member of the league
which complies Herewith. In the
event of any failure to carry out
such an award, the council shalt
propose what steps should be taken
to give effect thereto.
(Only minor changes in languaEeo
Article Fourteen. Virtually un-
changed.
To Investigate. Disputes
Article Fifteen. IL there should
arise between members of the league
any dispute likely to lead to rup-
ture, which is not submitted 10 ar
bitration as above, the members or
yil H.
nit the matter to the council. Any
party to the dispute may effect such
submission by giving notice of the
existence of the dispute to the sec
retary general, who will make all
necessary arrangements for full
investigation and consideration
thereof For this purpose the par
ties 10 the dispute will communicate
to the secretary general, as prompt
ly as possible, statements of their
case. all the relevant facts and pa
pers; the council may forthwith di-
rect the publication thereof.
The council shall endeaNor to et-
feet settlement of any dispute. and
if such efforts are successful. Il
statement shall he made public Civ
ing such facts and explanations re-
garding the dispute, terms of settle
llSul tutTtOl as Nht NoAA'Nh ''N''
/ deem appropriate.
If the dispute is not thus settled,
the council either unanimously or
by a majority vote. shall make and
publish 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-
sented on the council may make
public a statement of the facts of
the dispute and of it's conclusions
regarding the same.
If a report by the council is unan-
imously agreed to by the members
thereof other than the representa-
, tives 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 recommen-
dations 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 ask such
action as they shall consider neces-
sary 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
! jurisdiction of that party, the coun-
| ell shall so report. and shall make
no recommendation as 10 its settle
ment.
| The council may in any case un-
der this article refer the dispute to
/ the Assembly. The dispute shall be
/ 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 Assem-
| bly. all the provisions of this article
and of Article Twelve relating to
| the action and powers of the coun-
| ell shall apply to the action ana
mowers of the Assembly, provided
| that a report made by the Assembly,
| if concurred in by the representa-
Itives of those members of the league
represented on the council and of a
majority of the other members oil
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 con-
CURED in by all the members there
of other than the representatives OF
| one or more parties of the dispute.
| (The paragraph specifically en-
cluding matters of domestic juris-
diction" from the action by the
council is new. In the last sentence
the words 'if concurred in by the
representatives of those members o1
the league represented on the coun-
Gil" etc, have been addedO
War Against All
Article Sixteen. Should any mem.
her of the league resort to war in
/ disregard of it's covenant under Ar
ticles Twelve, Thirteen or Fifteen,
II shalt ipso facto be deemed to have
committed an act of war against al
other members of the league, which
hereby undertake Immediately tC
subject it to the severance of al
trade or financial relations, the pro.
Ihibition of all intercourse between
their nationals and the nationals oI
the Covenant-breaking state and the
prevention between the nationals OF
the covenant-breaking state and the
nationals of any other state, wheth:
er a member of the league or not
1t shall be the duty of the counci
lin such cases to recommend to the
several governments concerned what
effective military or naval forces the
members of the league shall sever.
ally contribute to the armaments o