Evening star., 1925-10-20
FULL TEXT OF SECURITY PACT
SIGNED BY POWERS AT LOCARNO
ar Is Not Outlawed, But Made Virtually Impossible
by Observation-Disclosures of All Disputes Is Pro.
vided For-Frontiers Inviolate.

diately to the assistance Of the power
against whom the act complained OF
Is directed. (8 In case Of fragrant
violation Of article 2 Of the present
| treaty. or if a fragrant breach of ar
ticles AZ or 43 Of the treaty Of Yer
| sailles by one of the high contracting
| parties, each of the high contract
| ing parties hereby undertakes imme-
| diateIy to come to the help of the
! party against whom such violation
or breach has been directed as soon
as the said power has been able to
satisfy itself that this violation con-
stitutes an unprovoked act of ag.
| gression and that by reason either of
the crossing Of the frontier or of the
outbreak of hostiities, or the assem-
bly, Of armed forces in the demilitar-
ized zone immediate action is neces-
sary. Nevertheless. the council of
the League of Nations, which will be
seized of the question in accordance
with the first paragraph OF this ar
ticle, will issue it's findings, and the
high contracting parties undertake to
act in accordance with the recon-
| mendations Of the council, provided
| that they are concurred in by all the
members other than the representa-
tives of the parties which have en-
gagged in hostilities.
Versailles Pact Not Affected.
Article 5-The provisions of article
3 of the present treaty are placed un-
der the guarantee Of the high con-
tracing parties as provided by the
following stipulations: II one Of the
powers referred to in article re.
fuses to submit dispute to peaceful
settlement or to comply with an ar
| bitral or judicial decision and com
mitS a violation of article of the
present treaty or a breach of articles
43 or 43 of the treaty Of Versailles,
the provisions Of article shall apply.
Where one of the powers referred to
in article 3, without committing q vio-
lation of article of the present treaty
or a breach of articles AZ or 43 of the
treaty of Versailles, refuses to sub
NIT a dispute to peaceful settlement
or to comply with an arbitral or jul
dicial decision, the other party shall
! bring the matter before the council
of the League of Nations, and the
council shall propose what steps shall
be taken. The high contracting par
ties shall comply with these pro
poSals.
Article 6.-The provisions of the
present treaty do not affect the rights
and obligations of the high contract
ing parties under the treaty of Yer
sailles or under arrangements sup
| Elementary thereto, including the
agreements signed in London on the
30th August. 1924.
Article THE present treaty, which
is designed to insure the maintenance
of peace and is in conformity with
the covenant of the League Of Ma
tions, shall not be interpreted as re
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take whatever action may be deemed
wise and effectual to safeguard the
peace Of the world.
Article S-The present treaty shall
be registered at the League of Ma
tions in accordance with the cove
nant of the league. 1t shall remain
in force until the council, acting on
a request of one or other Of the
high contracting parties, notified to
the other signatory powers three
months in advance, and voting at
least by a two-thirds majority, decides
that the League of Nations inSures
sufficient protection to the high con-
| tracing parties; the treaty shall
cease to have effect on the expira :
| ton OF a period Of one year from,
such decision.
Dominion Not Bound.
Article 9-The present treaty shall
impose no obligation upon any Of
the British dominions, or upon In
| dia, unless the government of such
dominion, or Of India, signifies its ac-
ceptance thereof.
Article 10-The present treaty shall
| be ratified, and the ratificattons shall
| be deposited at Geneva in the ar
| chives of the League of Nations as
! soon as possible. 1t shall enter into
| force as soon as all the ratif1cations
| have been deposited, and Germany
| has become a member OF the League
of Nations.
/ The present treaty. done in a sin
gle copy, will be deposited in the ar
chives of the League OF Nations, and
the secretary general will be request.
ed to transmit certified copies to each
Of the high contracting parties.
In faith whereof, the above-men-
toned plenipotentiaries have signed
the present treaty. Done at Locarno
the 18th of october, 1925. Luther
| Stresemann, Emile Vandervelde, A
BRAND, Austen Chamberlain, Benitc
| Mussolini.