Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-05

more of the parties to the dispute the Mem
bers of the League reserve to themselves the
right to take such action as they shall consider
necessary for the maintenance of right and
justice.
If 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 in
ternational law is solely within the domestic
report, and shall make no recommendation as
to its settlement.
The Council may in any case under this
Article refer the dispute to the Assembly. The
either party to the dispute, provided that such
request be made within fourteen days after the
submission of the dispute to the Council.
In any case referred to the Assembly, all
the provisions of this Article and of Article IL
relating to the action and powers of the Coun-
Gil shall apply to the action and powers of the
Assembly, provided that report made by the
Assembly, if coneurred in by the Representa-
sented on the Council and of majority of
the other Members of the League, exclusive in
each case of the Representatives of the parties
to the dispute, shall have the same force
members thereof other than the Representa-
tives of one or more of the parties to the dis
pute.
ARTICLE 16
Should any Member of the League resort
to war in disregard of its covenants under
Articles H. Is or IS, it shall ipso facto be
deemed to have committed an act of war
against all other Members of the League, which
hereby undertake Immediately to subject it to
the severance of all trade or financial relations,
the prohibition of all intercourse between their
nationals and the nationals of the covenant
breaking State, and the prevention of all finan-
cial, commercial or personal intercourse be-
tween the nationals of the covenant breaking
State and the nationals Of any other State,
whether 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, naval or air
force the Members of the League shall several
ly contribute to the armed forces to be used to
protect the covenants of the League.
The Members of the League agree further,
that they will mutually support one another in
the financial and economic measures which are
taken under this Article in order to minimize
the loss and Inconvenience resulting from the
above measures, and that they will mutually
support one another in resisting any special
measures aimed at one of their number by the
covenant-breaking State, and that they will
take the necessary steps to afford passage
the Members of the League which are cooper
ating to protect the covenants of the League.
Any Member of the League which has vio-
lated any covenant of the League may be de-
by vote of the Council concurred in by the
Representatives of all the other Members of
the League represented thereon.
ARTICLE II.
In the event of dispute between a Mem
Der of the League and State which is not a
Member fthe League, or between States not
Members of the League, the State or States
not Members of the League shall be invited
to accept the obligations of membership in
the League for the purposes of such dispute,
upon such conditions as the Council may deem
just. If such invitation is accepted, the pro-
visions of Articles II to Is inclusive shall be
applied with such notifications as may be
deemed necessary by the Council.
Upon such invitation being given the Coun-
Gil shall Immediately institute an inquiry into
the circumstances of the dispute and recon-
mend such action as may seem best and most
effectual in the circumstances.
If State so invited shall refuse to accept
the obligations of membership in the League
for the purposes of such dispute, and shall re-
sort to war against Member of the League,