Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-05-08


shall not be exceeded without the
concurrence of the council
The members of the league agree
that the manufacture by private en-.
terprise of munitions and implements
Of war is open to grave objections.
The council shall advise how the evil
effects attendant upon such manuiac.
ture can be prevented, due regard be-
ing had to the necessities of those
which are not able to manufacture
the munitions and implements Of war
necessary for their safety.
The members of the league under.
take to interchange full and frank in.
formation as to the scale of their
ornaments, their military and naval
programs and the condition Of such
Of their industries as are adaptable to
warlike purposes.
(This covers the ground of the
original article eight, but is rewrit.
ten to make it clearer that armament
reduction plans must be adopted by
the nations affected before they be-
come effective).
Article Nine.
permanent commission shall be
constituted to advise the council on
the expectation Of the provisions Of
articles one and eight and on military
and naval questions generally.
unchanged except for the User
tion Of the words article one').
Article Ten.
The members of the league under.
take to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the ter
ritorial integrity and existing political
independence Of all members Of the
league In case Of any such aggres.
sion, or in case Of any threat or dan.
ger of such aggression. tN council
shall advise npon the means by which
this obligation shall be fulfilled.
VIRTUALLY unchanged).
Article Eleven.
Any war or threat Of. war, whether
Immediately affecting any Of the
members OF the league or not, is
hereby declared a matter OF concern
to the whole league, and the league
shall take any action that may be
deemed wise and effectual to safe
guard the peace Of nations. In case
any such emergencies should arise
the secretary general shall on the re.
request OF any member OF the league
forthwith summon a meeting OF the
council.
1t is also declared to be the funda
. mental right of each member Of the
league to bring to the attention Of the
assembly or of the council any cir.
cumstances whatever affecting inter
national relations which threatens to
disturb either the peace or the good
understanding between nations upon
which peace depends.
Qn the original 1t was provided
that the high contracting parties re
serve the right to take any action,
etc. where the revised draft reads
"the league shall take any action,
etc.
, Article Twelve.
, The members Of the league agree
I that, IL there should arise between
them any dispute likely to lead to {
, rupture, they will submit the mater
!. either to arbitration or to inquiry BY
the council, and they agree in no cast
] to resort to war until three months
g after the award by the arbitrators Of
|. the report of the council.
/. In any case under this article thu
/ award OF the arbitrators shall b,
made with in reasonable time, ant
e the report Of the council shall b.
t made within reasonable time, ant
t submission Of the dispute.
e VIRTUALLY unchanged except tina
!. some provisions OF the original ar,
J eliminated for inclusion in other ar
ticles).
!. Article Thirteen.
The members of the league agre'
q that whnever any dispute shall aris
q between them which they recogniz
to be suitable for submission to arb
" tration and which cannot be satisfat
.. torily settled by diplomacy, they vii
n submit the whole subject matter t
arbitration. Disputes as to the intel
V pretation Of treaty, as to any quei
10 ton OF international law, as to tn
o existence Of any fact which Is estal
1. lished would constitute a breach c
any international obligation. or as t
r. the extent and nature OF the repart
W tion to be made for any such breach
I. the declared to be among those whic
are generally suitable for sublnissio
r to arbitration. For the considerable
,c OF any such dispute the court Of arb
~ tration to which the case is referre
ID shall be the court agreed on by tn
10 parties to the dispute or stipulated
III any convention existing between then
" The members Of the league agre
that they will carry out in full goo
faith any award that may be rendere
q and that they will not resort to wa
,e against a member OF the league whic
a, complies Herewith. In the event I
It. any failure to carry out such q
n. award the council shall propose whi
,r. steps should be taken to give enc
thereto.