The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-24


The court may also give an advisory
opinion upon any dispute or questian
referred to it by the Council or by
The Assembly
Article Fifteen
(Settlement of Disputes by Council
or Assembly; Exclusion of Domestic
QuC.tionsl.
If there should arise between mem.
bers of the League any dispute likely
to lead to a rupture, which is not
submitted to arbitration as above, 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 dis
pute to the Secretary-General, who
will make all necessary arrangements
for a full investigation and consider
alton thereof. For this purpose the
parties to the DISPUTE will comnuni-
cate to the Secretary General as
promptly as possible, statements or
their case, all the relevant facts and
ptptIS, TIC 1OullSli AoA sA'A
direct the publication thereof.
The Council shall endeavor to effect
a settlement Of any dispute, and II
such efforts are successful, state
ment shall be made public giving
such facts and explanations regard
ing the dispute and terms OF settle
ment thereof as the Council may
deem appropriate.
If the dispute rs not thus settled,
the Council either unanimously OF by
majority vote shall make and pub
lish report containing 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 the conclusions re-
garding the same.
| If report by the Council is un-
lnimously agreed to by the members
hereof other than the representatives
of one or more of the parties 10 the
| dispute, the members Of the League
agree that they will not go to war
with any party to the dispute which
complies with the recommendations
Of the report.
| If the Council fails to reach a re.
port which is unanimously agreed to
| by the members thereof, other than
the representatives Of one or more
# the parties to the dispute. the men,
bers Of the League reserve to them
selves the right to take such action
as they shall consider necessary for
the maintenance OF right and JUS
| tice.
If the dispute between the parties
is claimed by one Of them, and is
found by the Council 10 arise out Of
matter which by international law
is solely within the domestic juris'
diction of that party, the Council
shall so report, and shall make no
recommendation as to its settlement
The Council may in any case un-
der this Article refer the dispute te
the Assembly. The dispute shall be
so referred at the request OF either
party to the dispute, provided thai
such request be made within fourteen
days after the submission Of the dis
pute to the Council.
In any case referred TO the Assem-
bly, all the provisions Of this Article
and of Article Twelve relating to tht
action and powers OF the Council
shall apply to the action and powers
Of the Assembly, provided that re
port made by the Assembly. i
concurred In by the representative.
Of those members OF the League rep
resented on the Council and Of ma
| jority of .he other members OF tn
League, exclusive in each case of III
representatives Of the parties TO tn
dispute, shall have the same force n
a report by the Council concurred IL
by all members thereof other thai
/ the representatives Of one or NOR
Of the parties TO the dispute.
Article Sixteen
(Sanctions)
Should any member Of the Leagu
resort TO war In disregard OF its cove
nants under Articles Twelve, Thirtee
or Fifteen, II shall ipso facto be deem
ed to have committed an act Of wa
against all other members of TN
League. which hereby undertake in
mediately to subject 1t TO the sevel
ance Of all trade or final relation:
the prohibition OF all intercourse b.
tween their nationals and the natior
ais Of the covenant breaking state an
the prevention OF all financial. con
mercial, or personal intercourse b.
tween the nationals OF the covenan
breaking state and the nationals
any other state, whether member
the League or not.
It shall be the duty OF the Counc
in such case TO recommend TO IN
several governments concerned whi
effective military or naval forces u
members of the League shall seVe
ally contribute to the armanents
forces to be used to protect the GOV
nants OF the League.
The members OF the League agre
further. that they viii mutually su
port one another In the financial al
economic measures which are take
under this Article, in order to mi
; imize the loss and inconvenience
= sulting from the above measures al
that they will mutually support oil
: another in resisting any special mea
r ures aimed at one OF their numb
= by the COMMUNICATING state al
7 that they will take the necessary stel
D to afford passage through their l,
{ ritory to the forces Of any OF u
n members of the League which
5 cooperating to protect the covenan
: Of the League.
!. Any member of the League VINE
n has violated any covenant oi
n League may be declared to be
n longer a member of the League
, vote Of the Council concurred In
d the representatives Of all the oth
e members OF the League represent
theron.
Article Seventeen