The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-19

outy vi tne majority ana tne privilege
OF the minority to issue statements In
dicating what they believe to be the
Iacts and containinc;; the reason which
they consider to be just and proper.
The executive council may in any
case under this article refer the dis
pure to the body of delegates. The dis
pute shall be so referred at the request
OF either party to the dispute provided
mat such request must be made within
fourteen days after the submission Of
the dispute. In case referred to the
BODY of delegates, the provisions Of
This article and Of article XII relating
10 action and powers of the executive
council shall apply to the action and
powers OF the body Of delegates.
Trade Break 10 Threat
Article XVI-Should any Of the
hlgh contracting parties break or disre-
gard its covenants under article XII 1t
snail thereby ipso. factO be declared to
nave committed an act Of war as
against all the other members Of the
league which hereby undertakes I'm
lnedlately to subject it to severance Of
all trade or financial relations, the pro-
hibitlon of all Intercourse between
thelr nationals and the nations Of the
cotenant-breaking state and the pre-
Vention OF all financial, commercial or
personal Intercourse between the ma
tlohafs OF the communicating state
ana the nationals Of any other state
whether II member Of the league or
not.
1T shall DE the duty of the execu-
tive council in such cases to recon-
memo what effective military or naval
Iorce the members Of the league shall
severally contribute to the armed
forces to be used to protect the coven-
ants Of the league.
The high contracting parties agree
further that they will mutually sup
port one another in the financial and
economic measures which may be
taken under this article. in order to
minimize the loss and inconvenience
resulting 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 they
Will afford passage through their ter
rltOry to the forces Of any high con-
tracing parties who are cooperating
to protect the covenants Of the league.
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putes between one state-member of
the league and another state which is
not member of the league, or be.
tween states not members of the
league, the high contracting parties
agree that the state or states not mem.
bers of the league shall be invited to
accept the obligations of the member.
ship in the league for the purposes OF
such dispute upon such conditions as
the executive council may deem just
and upon acceptance of such invita-
ton. the above provisions shall be ap
piled with such notifications as may
be deemed necessary by the league.
Upon such Indication being giver
the executive council Shall institute al
| inquiry into the circumstances and
merits of the dispute and recommend
steps to be taken as seem TO be besI
and effectual
In the event of power so invited
refusing 10 accept the obligations OF
membership in the league for the pGr
pose of dispute which in the cas-,
Of state member of the league would
constitute a breach of article MI. tnt
! provision of article NV shall be ap
y, plicable as against the state takin:
such action
To Control Munitions
If both parties TO the dispute wheI
so invited refuse To accept the Obiica
tons of membership in the league fo
the purpose of such dispute. the exec
utive council may take such actor
and make such recommendations tina
will prevent hostilitieS and will result
in the settlement of the dispute.
Article NyIII-The high contract
ing parties agree that the leagu,
shall be entrusted with general super
vision of the trade in arms and am
munition with the country in whicl
control of this traffic is necessary il
the common interest.
Article NIN-To those colonies an,
territories which as a consequence o
the late war have ceased TO be unde
the sovereignty of the states whicl
formerly owned them and which ar
inhabited by the peoples not YET abb
20 stand by themselves under III
strenuous conditions of the modern
world there had been applied the prin
ciple that the well-being and develop
ment of such people form Sacre'
. trust of covenant and that Securitie
. for the permanence Of this tru>
should be embodied in the constitution
of the league.
The best method of giving pra,
ticable effect 10 this principle is tina
the tutelase of such peoples should b
entrusted 10 advanced nations. who. b
reason of their resources. by eNper
ence and their geographical poSitio
can best undertake the responsibility
and that this turelage should be al
cepted by them as manufactures on BE-
half of the league.
The character of the mandate mus
differ according to the state of III
development of the people, the &c,
graphical situation of the territory. il
economic conditions and other >imila
circumstances.
Certain communities formerly h'
longing TO the Turkish empire hav
reached stage of development this
their existence as independent nation
can he professionally recognized sui