Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-28


may effect such submission by giving
notice of the existence of the dispute
to the secretary general, who will
make all necessary arrangements Tor
4 full investigation and consideration
thereof. For this purpose the parties
to the dispute will communicate to
the secretary general, as promptly as
possible, statements of their case, all
the relevant facts and papers; the
council may forthwith direct the pub
lication thereof.
The council shall endeavcr to effect
a settlement of any dispute, and If
such efforts are successful, state
ment shall be made public giving such
facts and explanations regarding the
dispute and terms of settlement there
of as the council may deem approprl-
ate.
If the dispute is not thus settled,
the council, either unanimously or by
a ajority vote, shall made and pub
lish report containing statement OF
the facts of the dispute and the rec
concentrations which are deemed just
and proper in regard thereto.
Any member of the league repre-
sented on the council may make pub
lie a statement of the facts of the dis
cute and of it's conclusions regarding
the same.
If report by the council is unani-
mously agreed to by the members
thereof other than the representa-
tives of one or more of the parties to
The dispute, the membrs of the league
agree that they will not go to war
with any party to the dispute which
complies with the recommendation Of
the report.
If the council fails to reach a re-
port which is unanimously agreed to
by the members thereof, other than
the representatives of ne or more of
the parties to the dispute, the men,
bcrs of the league reserve to them
selves the right to take such action
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
d matter which by international law
is solely within the domestic jurisdic-
ton of that party, the council shall
so report, and shall make no recon-
mendation as to its settlement.
The council may in any case under
this article refer the dispute to the
assembly. The dispute shall be so
referred at the request of either par
ty to the dispute, provided that such
request be made within fourteen days
after the submission of the dispute to
the council.
In any case referred to the assem-
bly, all the provisions of this Article
XII relating to the action and pow
- h. no,,no;I Chcn annlu n thn
action and powers of the assembly,
provided that a report made by the
assembly, if concurred in by the rep
rehsentatives of those members of
the league represented on the council
and Of a majority of the other mem
beyS Of the league, exclusive, in each
case, of the representatives of the
parties to the dispute, shall have the
same force as report by the cOun-
ell concurred in by all the members
thereof other than the representatives
of one or more of the parties to the
dispute.
Paragraph specifically excluding
matters of domestic jurisdiction"
from action by the council is new. In
the last sentence the words "if con-
CURED in by the representatives of
those members of the league repre-
sented on the council" etc, have been
added.)
Article XVI.
Should any member of the league
resort to war in disregard of it's cove
nants under Articles XII, XII 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 Immediately to sub
ject it to the severance of all trade
or financial relations, the prohibition
Of all intercourse between their ma
tiOnals and the nationals Of the cove
nant-breaking state, and the preven-
ticn Of all financial, commercial or
personal intercourse between the ma
tiOnalS of the covenant breaking men,
her of the league and the nationals
OF any other state, whether a mem
Der 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 severally
contribute to the armamentS of forces
to be used to protect the covenants of
the league.
The members of the league agree,
further, that they will mutually sup
port one another in the financial and
economic measures which are taken
under this article, in order to mini
mlZc the loss and Inconvenience re-
sultlng from the above measures, and
that they Will mutually support one
another IN resisting any special meas
uteS aimed at one OF their number
Of the covenant breaking state, and
that they will take the necessary steps
to afford passage through their terri
tory to the forces of any of the men,
Lcrs Of the league which are cooper
atmg to protect the covenants of the
leaguee.
Any member of the league which
has violated any covenant Of the
league may be decIareG TO be no
longer member of the league, by
d vote Of the council, concurred in by
the representatives of all the other
members of the league represented
thereon.
Unchanged except for the addition
of the last sentence.)
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