Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-02-20

body OF delegates The dispute suan -
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. In any
case referred. to the body Of delegates III
the provisions OF this article and Of Arti-
Gle Twelve relating to the action and
powers Of the executive council shall
apply to the. action and powers Of the
body Of delegates. sf is.. s. sE
Article XVI.
Should any OF the high contracting
parties break or disregard its cove
nants under Article XII It shall thereby
flpso factO be. deemed to have commit
ted an act Of war against ali the other
members of the league. which hereby
undertakes Immediately to subject 1t.
TO the severance OF all trade or anan-
a ctal relations. the prohibition OF all
stntercpurse between their nationals and
the nationals OF the covenant-byeaking
state. and the prevention of ali fnan-
cfal. commercial or personal inter-
course between the nationals OF the
Rcoyenant-breaking state and the. na-s
tionals of any other state. whether
member of the lea que or not.
II 1t shall be. the duty Of the executive,
council in such case to recommend
what. effective military orsnaval force
the members Of the lea quo shall sew
orally contribute to the armed forces
to be used to protect the covenants OF.
the league. aSi
+ Article XVII.
In the event of disputes. between one
state member of the league and an
other state which. is not member OF
the league the high contracting parties
agree that the state or. states not mem
bers of the league shall be invited to
accept the obligations of membership
I'M the league for the purposes of such
dispute. upon such 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.
In the event OF q power so invited re-
fusing to accept the obligations of men,
bership in the league for the purposes Of
the league which in the case of state
member of the league would constitute .
breach of Article XII, the provisions of
Article XVI shall be applicable. as against
the state taking such ,act ton.
II both parties to the dispute when so
invited refuse to acceptithe obligations of
membership in the league for the purpose
of such dispute, the executive council may
take such action and make such recon-
nendations as will prevent hostilities and
will result in the settlement % the dis
pute. 81 .,ss 'aa -
Article XVIII
The high CONTRACTING parties agree that
the league shall be entrusted with general
supervision OF the trade In arms and am-
munition with the countries in which the
control Of this traffic is necessary in the
common:. interest,". r,,I ~ ~ I.
; Article XIX
To those colonies and territories which
as a. consequences of = tho late war have
ceased to be under the sovereignty OF the
statesf which formerly governed them and
which are inhabited by peoples not yet
able. to stand by themselves under the
strenuous conditions Of the modern world.
there should be applied the principle that
the weilbeing and development Of such
peoples form sacred trust Of civilization
and that securities for the performance
Of this trust should be embodied In the
constitution OF the leagues
The best method of giving practicala aefss
feet to this principle is that the tutelage
| of such peoples should be entrusted to
advanced nations who by reason of their
resources, their experience or their
geographical position, can best undertake
this Responsibilities. and that this tutelage
should be exercised BY .ekem .as manda-
| tory on behalf of the league
TO the Turkish empire have reached a
sna ssase ,.ass usve.opMeht. WMch tneir exist
SMSs sass.ss,. q ."uepenuehe nations can pe pro-
Sarstl y, leIosnl+so :n..'9 .up9ecL g tne rem
s,s.aI.. :, aulninastIaIve .nsNI advlce ana as
.;,,e ~ tbs,, ~ aory n.aL pcWer until sncn M
,oisi,as ~ shas - o.atlu ne
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Isles. which; owing te.the spaTseness Of
thar raTStsnaa. s..a.a ~. os os
civil,zation ~ tS.,r .ans-s ,,,.1 "a
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der the lavs Of. the Ynandatnrss ~ ~ sts at st.la.
integral norton. th.r.ore y .,hte,t - 80
safeguards above mentioned In n. intsr'
ests Of the Indigenous population.
Article Xxx.
The hteh cohtractin< nart,., III,
endea yor TO secure ana mat,,+ain :. :, :
and humane cond,tfons ~ 10 hnr =.
men women ana 7chiiSr.r. h,t,, ~ .LS,.
own countries and n, ali co,,rtr,as 80 =,
which thss,. co,, !, srci = ,s'.nS,.ss..sy ~
relationa srtsna ~ ~ that IA 500 .aA
to establish az :part art of 81 R the @ oraaniz.e .e
es s's1 '.ssr'. 6 tas league . RsFnansnt bureau
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