The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-15


advise upon the means by which this
obligation shall be fulfilled.
ARTICLE il
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 taks any action that may be
deemed wise and effectual to safe
guard the peace of nations. In case
any such emergency should arise the
Secretary General shall on the request
of any Member of the League forth
with summon meeting of the
Council.
1t is also declared to be the friendly
right of each Member of the League
to bring to the attention of the
Assembly or of the Council any cir
cumstance whatever affecting interna-
tiOnal relations which threatens to
disturb international peace or the
good understanding between nations
upon which peace depends.
ARTICLE IL
The Members of the League agree
that if there should arise between
them any dispute likely to lead to a
rupture, they will submit the matter
either to arbitration or to inquiry by
the Council, and they agree in no
case to resort to war until three
months after the award by the arbi-
traitors or the report by the Council.
In any case under this Article the
award of the arbitrators shall be
made. within a reasonable time, and
the report of the Council shall be made
within six months after the submis-
sion of the dispute.
ARTICLE 13
The Members of the League agree
that whenever any dispute shall
arise between them which they recog-
nize to be suitable for submission to
arbitration and which cannot be sat-
isfactorily settled by diplomacy, they
will submit the whole subject-matter
to arbitration.
Di.putes as to the Interpretation
c. 4 treaty, as to any question of in
ternational law, as to the existence
of any fact which if established
would constitute breach of any in
ternational obligation, or as to the
extent and nature of the reparation
to be made for any such breach, are
declared to be among those which are
generally suitable for submission to
arbitration.
For the consideration of any such
dispute the court of arbitration to
which the case is referred shall be
the Court agreed on by the parties
to the dispute or stipulated in any
convention existing between them.
The Members of the League agree
that they will carry out in full good
faith any award that may be rem
dered, and that they will not resort
to war against Member of the
League which complies Herewith. In
the event of any failure to carry out
such an award, the Council shall pro-
pose what steps should be taken to
give effect thereto.
ARTICLE ID
The Council shall formulate and
submit to the Members of the League
for adoption plans for the establish
ment of Permanent Court of Inter-
national Justice. The Court shall be
competent to hear and determine any
dispute of an international character
which the parties thereto submit to
it. The Court may also give an ad-
visory opinion upop any dispute or
question referred to>it by the Council
or by the Assembly.
ARTICLE Is
If there should arise between Mem
bers Of the League any dispute likely
to lead to a rupture, which is not
submitted to arbitration in accord
ance with Article Is, the Members
of the League agree that they will
submit the matter to the Council.
Any party to the dispute may effect
such submission by giving notice of
the existence Of the dispute to the
Secretary General, who will make all
necessary arrangements for full in
vestigation and consideration thereof.
For this purpose the parties to the
dispute will communicate to the Sec
retary General, as promptly as pos
sible, statements of their case with
all the relevant facts and papers, and
the Council may forthwith direct the
publication thereof.
The Council shall endeavor to ef-
feet settlement of the dispute. and
if such efforts are successful, a state
ment shall be made public, giving
such facts and explanations regard
ing the dispute and the terms of set
tlement thereof as the Council may
deem appropriate.
If the dispute is not thus settled,
the Council, either unanimously or by
majority vote, shall make and pub
lish report containing a statement
of the facts of the dispute and the
recommendations which are deemed
just and proper in regard thereto.
Any Member of the League repre-
sented on the Council may make pub
lie statement of the facts of the
dispute and of its conclusions reoard-