The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-20

parLleS agree llldI elloulu uioPu w.
arise between them which cannot be
adjusted by the ordinary processes
of diplomacy, they will in no case re-
sort to war without previously sub
hitting the questions and matters
involved either to arbitration or to
inquiry by the executive council and
until three months after the award
by the arbitrator or recommends,
ton by the executive council; and
that they will not even then resort
to war as against member OF the
league which complies with the
award of the arbitrators or the
recommendation of the executive
council.
In any case under this article the
award Of the arbitrators shall be
made within a reasonable time and
tive council shall be made within six
months after the submission of the
Article 10. The high contracting
parties agree that whenever any dis
pute or difficulty shall arise be-
tween them which they recognize to
be suitable for submission to arbi-
factorily settled by diplomacy, they
will submit the whole matter to ar
bitration For this. purpose the
court of arbitration to which the
case is referred shall be the court
agreed ons by the parties or stinulat-
ed in any convention existing be-
tween them. The high contracting
parties agree that they will carry
out in full good faith any, awarc:
Of any failure to carry out the award
the executive council shall propose
what steps can best be taken to give
effect thereto.
Executive Council to Rule.
Article IA. The executive council
shall formulate plans for the estab-
lishment of a permanent court Of in
ternational justice and this court
shall, when established, be cOmpe-
tent to hear and determine any mat
ter which the parties recognized as
bitration under the foregoing ar
ticle. .'.
between states members of the
league any dispute likely to lead to
rupture; which is not submitted to
arbitration as above, the high con-
tracing parties agree that they Will
refer the matter to the executive
council; either party to the dispute
may give notice Of the existence Of
the dispute to the secretary general
who will make all necessary arrange
ments for. a full investigation and
consideration hereof For this pur-
pose the parties agree to communi-
cate to the secretary general as
promptly as possible, statements Of
their ca Sc with all the relevant facts
may forthwith direct the publication
thereof. Where the efforts of the
council lead to the settlement of the
dispute statement shall be publish
ed indicating the nature Of the dis
Dute and the terms Of settlement. to-
gether with such explanations AS
may be appropriate. If the DISPUTE
council shall be published. setting
forth with all necessary facts and
explanations, the recommendation
which the council think just md
proper for the settlement OF the dis
pute. If the renort is unanimously
agreed to by the members of the
council other than the parties to the
dispute the high contracting parties
agree that they will not go, to war
with any party which complies with
the recommendation and that if any
party shall refuse or to comply the
council shall prODOse measures nee
essary to give effect to the recon-
mendations If no such unanimous
report can be made, it shall be the
duty of the majority and the privil-
eye of the minority to issue, state
ments indicating what they believe
to be the facts and containing the
reasons which they consider to be
just and proper.
The executive council may in any
case under this article refer the dis
pute to the body of the delegates.
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.
To Disregard Rule is War.
In a case referred to the body of
delegates all the provisions of this
article and of Article T. relating to
the action and powers of the execn-
tive council shall apply to the action
and powers of the body of delegates.
Article Is. Should any of the
high contracting parties break or
disregard the covenants under. Ar
ticle I, it shall thereby ipso factor
be deemed to have committed an act
of war against all the other mem
bers of the league, which hereby
undertakes Immediately to subject
it to the severance of all trade or
financial relations, the prohibition of
all intercourse between their ma
tionals and the nationals of the COW
enant-breaking state, and the pre-
yention of ali financial, commercial
Or personal intercourse between. the
nationals of the covenant-breaklns
state, whether member Of the
It shall be the duty of the execu-
tive council in such case to recon-
mend what effective military or
naval force the members OF the