The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-15


statements of their case with all
the relevant facts and papers, and
the executive council may forth
with direct the publication there
of. Where the efforts of the coun-
Gil lead to the settlement of the
dispute, a statement shall be pub
iished introducing the nature of
the dispute and the terms of set
Element, together with such ex-
plantations as may be propriate
1T the disupte has not been set
tied, report by the council shall
be published, setting forth with
all necessary facts and expIana-
tions the recommendation which
the council thinks just and prop
err for settlement of dispute. IF
the report is unanimously agreed
to by the members of the council
other than the parties to the dis
pute, the high contracting parties
agree that they will not 90 to
war with any party which COM
plies with +he recommendation
and that if any par shall refuse
so to comply the council shall
propose measures necessary to
give effect to the recommended
ton. If no such unanimous re-
port can be mad, it shall be the
duty of the majority and the
privilege of the minority to Issue
statements indicating what they
believe to be the facts and con-
tanning the reasons which they
consider to be just and proper.
The executive council may in
any case under this article refer
the dispute to the body of the de-
esates. The dispute shall be SO
referred at the request of either
party to the dispute, provided
that such request must be made
within fourteen days after the
submission of the dispute.
ain a 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 shall APP
ply to the action ond powers of
the body of delegates.
PARTICLE XVI.
SHOULD any of the high con-
tracing parties break or disre-
gard its covenants under article
XII, it shall thereby ipso facto
be deemed to have committed an
act of war akainst all the other
members of the league, which
hereby undertakes Immediately
to subject it to the severance OF
all trade or financial recommen-
dations, the prohibition of all IN
tercourse between their nationals
and the nationals of the covenant
has breaking state, and the pre-
vention of all financial CONNER
ciaI or personal intercourse be-
tween the nations of the cove
nant- breaking state and the ma
tionaIs of any other state, wheth-
er a member of the league or not.
1t shall be the duty of the exec
utive council in such case to
recommend what effective mill
tary or naval force the members
of the league shall severally: sew
orally contribute to the armed
forces to be used to protect the
covenants of the league.
The high contracting parties
agree, further that they will mu-
tualIy support one another in the
financial and economic measures
which may be taken under this
loss and Inconvenience resulting
from the above measures, and
that they will mutually support
one another in resisting all spe-
ciaI measures aimed at one of
their number by the covenant
breaking state, and that they will
afford passage through their ter
ritory to the forces of any of the
high contracting parties who are
cooperating to protect the cove
nants., of the league.
PARTICLE XVII.
"In the event of disputes be-
tween one state member of the
LEAGUE and another state which
is not a member of the league, or
between states not members of
the league, the high contracting
parties agree that the state or
states not members of the league
shall be invited to accept the OBJ
iiqations of membership in the
league for the purpose of such
disputes, upon which conditions
as the executive council may
deem just and upon acceptance of
any such invitation, the above
provisions shall be applied with
such notifications as may be
deemed necessary by the league.
"Upon such invitation being Civ
en- the executive council shall i'm
mediateIy institute an inquiry IN
to the circumstances and merits
of the dispute and recommend
such action as may seem best and
most effectuai in the circun-