The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-14

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competent to hear and determine
any matter which the parties reoog-
nize as suitable for submission to IL
for arbitration under the foregoing
article.
ARTTCniD 15-'sIf there should
| arise between states members OF the
league any dispute likely to lead to
rupture. which is not submitted 10
! 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 full investigation and
consideration thereof. For this pur-
| cate to the secretary general as
promptly as possible, statements of
their case, with all the relevant facts
and papers. and the executive coun-
Gil may forthwith direct the publica-
| ton thereof.
| Where the efforts Of the council
lead to the settlement Of the dispute,
statement shall be published indi-
| eating the nature of the dispute and
| the terms of settlement, together
with such explanations as may De
| appropriate. If the dispute has not
| been settled. report by the council
shall be published, setting forth, with
all necessary facts and explanations,
| the recommendation which the coun-
Gil thinks just and proper for, the
lsettleemnt of the dispute.
| "If the report 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 recommendations, and that, II
any party shall refuse SO to comply
! the council shall propose measures
necessary to give effect to the rec
ommendation. If no such unanimous
report can be made, it shall be the
| duty of the majority and the priv1-
ilege 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 delegates. The
! dispute shall be so referred at the
request Of either party to the dis
pute, provided that such request
must be made within fourteen days
after the submission of the dispute.
| In any case referred to the body OF
! delegates, all the provisions of this
article and of Article IL relating to
| the action and powers of the execu-
tive council shall apply to the action
| and powers of the body of delegates.
! ARTICLE 16-"Should any of the
high contracting parties break or dis
regard it's covenants under Article
i12, it shall thereby, defacto, be
deemed to have committed an act
| Of war against all the other members
of the league. which hereby under
| take Immediately to subject 1T TO
! the severance of all trade or finan-
| cial relations, the prohibition OF all
| intercourse between their nationals
| and the nationals of the covenant
breaking state, and the prevention
of all financial, commercial Or per-
sonal intercourse between the ma
| tIopals of the covenant breaking
state and the nationals OF any other
! state, whether member OF the
! league or not.
| 1T shall be the duty OF the execu-
| tive council In such case to recon-
mend what effective military OF ma
val force the members of the league
| shall severally contribute to the
armed forces to be used to protect
! the covenants of the league.
AThe high contracting parties
agree further, that they will mutual
| Iv support one another in the f1nan-
I cial and economic measures which
may be taken under this article, In
order to minimize the loss and IN
convenience resulting from the above
measures. and that they will mu-
! tually support one another In resist
ing any special measure aimed at
+ one of their number by the covenant
J breaking state, and that they will
afford passage through their terri
| tory to the forces of any of the high
contracting parties who are cooper
ating to protect the covenants of the
! league.
! ARTICLE I'm the event Of
disputes between one state member
of the league and another state which
i is not a member of the league, or
| between states not members OF the
! league, the high contracting parties
lagree the state or states not mem
| hers of the league shall be invited TO