The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-02-21

/, duty Of the majority and the privilege
OF the minority TO issue statements In
dica:ing what. they believe 10 be the
facts and containin.: the reason WHICH
they consider to be just and proper.
The executive council may I'm any
case under this article refer the dis
pute to the body Of delegates. The dis
pute 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. In case referred to the
body Of delegates, the provisions of
this article and Of article MI relating
TO action and powers of the executive
council shall apply to the action and
powers of the body Of delegates.
Trade Break 10 Threat
article XvI-Should any Of the
high contracting parties break or disre-
gard its covenants under article MI 1t
shall thereby ipso. facto be declared TO
have committed an act of war as
against all the other members of the
league which hereby undertakes I'M
mediately to subject 1t to severance OF
all trade or financial relations. the pro-
hibition of all intercourse between
their nationals and the nations Of the
covenant-breaking state and the pre-
, vention of all financial. commercial or
personal intercourse between the ma
tionals Of the mountaineering state
and the nationals Of any other state,
whether a member of the league or
r not.
, 1T shall be the duty of the execu'
, tive council In such cases to recon-
{ mend what effective military or naval
: force the members of the league shall
severally contribute to the armed
forces to be used to protect the coven
: ants Of the league.
q "The high contracting parties agree
: further that they will mutually sup
v port one another in the financial ant
economic measures which may bt
q taken under this article, In order t.
4 minimize the loss and inconvenience
+ resulting from the above measures, ant
: that they will mutually support ont
s another in resisting any special meas
f ures aimed at one of their number b!
v the mountaineering state and the,
i. will afford passage through their ter
n ritory to the forces Of any high con
@ tracing parties who are cooperating
to protect the covenants Of the league
# "Article XVII-In the event Of dis
" putes between one state-member o
+ the league and another state which i
l. not member of the league, or be
4 tween states not members Of TIL
20 league, the high contracting partie
d agree that the state or states not mem
,e bers of the league shall be invited t
accept the obligations Of the member
ship in the league for the purposes o
"a such dispute upon such conditions a
n the executive council may deem jus
wv and upon acceptance Of such invitf
as ton, the above provisions shall be al
- piled with such notifications as ma
., be deemed necessary by the league.
y. Upon such indication being give
- the executive council shall institute a
al inquiry into the circumstances an
merits Of the dispute and recommen
40 steps to be taken as seem to he be'
&c &c and effectual.
- In the event of power so invite
= refusing TO accept the obligations I
~ membership in the league for the PIT
~ pose of dispute which In the en-
:. of a state member of the league Won
= constitute breach of article XII Il
hs provision of article XIV shall be a
-. plicable as against the state takil
-, ~ such action.
Z, To Control Munitions
M 'If both parties to the dispute VIII,
tn so invited refuse to accept the oblig
no tons of membership in the league f
IN the purpose Of such dispute, the exc
utive council may take such actit
he and make such recommendations tn
do will prevent hostilities and will rest
ac- in the settlement of the dispute.
oil article XVIII-The high cOntrat
FER ing parties agree that the leag
shall be entrusted with general supt
np vision of the trade in arms and al
lis. munition with the country in viii
.en control Of this traffic Is necessary
If the common interest.
nd article XIX-To those colonies a
Ied territories which as consequence
The the late war have ceased to be und
his the sovereignty of the states viii
to formerly owned them and which 9
the inhabited by the peoples not yet al
in to stand by themselves under I
he strenuous conditions Of the mode
ar world there had been applied the pr
in ciple that the well-being and devel'
be ment Of such people form sacr
to trust of covenant and that securit
i've Tor the pefmanence OF this tr'
ian should be embodied in the constitute
Of the league.
'"The best method of giving pr
nm ticable effect to this principle Is Il
90. the tutelage Of such peoples should
20 entrusted to advanced nations, who
~. reason Of their resources, by exp,
ant ence and their geographical post
~ can best undertake the responsible
~, and that this tutelage should be
tr cepted by them us mandatories on
half Of the league.
,,s "The character of the mandate m
re- differ according to the state of
n ,n development of the people, the &
tian graphical situation of the territory,
III economic conditions and other sim
49, circumstances.
IT., Certain communities formerly
~. ~ longing to the Turkish empire Ii
onn e reached stage Of development t
&c their existence as independent natl
10 can be Professionally recognized s
~. .s' ject to the rendering Of advice tow
III. .s development and assistance by II
u datory power until such time as {