Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-09-10

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 propose what
steps should be taken to give effect
thereto.
ARTICLE XIV.
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 Ue
competent to hear and determine any
dispute of an International character
which the parties submit to it. The
court may also give an advisory opin-
ion upon any dispute or question re-
ferred to it by the council or by the
assembly.
ARTICLE XIV.
If there should arise between men,
bers of the league any dispute likely
to lead to a rupture, which is not sub
mitted 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 dispute
to the secretary general, who vii!
make all necessary arrangements for
a full investigation and consideration
thereof. For this purpose the parties
to the dispute will Communicate to the
secretary general. as promptly as pos
sible. statements of their case, all the
relevant facts and papers, and the
council may forthwith direct the pub
l!catiOn thereof
The council shall endeavOr to effect
a settlement Of any dispute, and if
such efforts are successful. state
ment shall be made public giving such
facts and explanations regarding the
dispute and terms Of settlement
thereof as the council may deem ap-
propriate.
If the dispute Is not thus settled,
the council either unanimously or by
a 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 members of the league repre-
scented on the council may make pub
lie statement of the facts of the dis
pute and of its conclusions regarding
the same. +
II a report by the council is unani-
mously agreed to by the members
thereof. other than the representa-
tives of one or more of the parties to
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 recommend
atoms of the report.
II the council fails to reach a re-
port which is unanimously agreed tc
by the members thereof, other than
the representatives of one or more of
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 justice.
II the dispute between the parties
is claimed by one of them, and is
found by the council to arise out of
a matter which by international law
is solely within the domestic jurisdic-
ton of that party, the council shall
SO report. and shall make no recon-
mendatiOn as to its settlement.
The council may in any case under
this article refer the dispute to the
assembly. The dispute shall be SO
referred at the request of either party
of the dispute, provided that such re-
quest be made within IA days after
the submission of the dispute to the
council.
In any case referred to the assem-
bly, all the provisions of this article
and of Article XII relating to the &C.
ton and powers Of the council shall
apply to the action and powers of the
assembly. provided that q report
made by the assembly. II concurred in
by the representatives Of those men,
bers of the league represented on the
council and of q majority of the other
members of the league. exclusively In
each case Of the representatives of
the parties to the dispute, shall have
tho same force as a report by the
council concurred in by all the men,
bers thereof other than the represent
atives of one or more of the parties
to the dispute.
ARTICLE XVI.
Should any member of the league
resort to war in disregard OF its cove
nants under Articles XII, XIII or XIV.
il shall ipsO facto to deemed to have
committed an act of war against all
the other members of the league,
which hereby undertake Immediately
to subject it to the severance OF ali
trade or financial relations of the
covenant-breaking state and the pre-
vention Of all financial, commercial
or personal intercourse between the
nationals of the COMMUNICATING
state and the nationals of any other
state. whether a member Of the
league or not
1t shall be the duty Of the council
in such case to recommend to the
several governments concerned what
effective military or naval forces the
members of the league shall severally
contribute to the ornaments OF forces
to be used to protect the covenants
CT the league.
The members of the league agree,
further, that they will mutually sup
port one another in the financial anu
economic measures which are taken