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... military force , " no bloodshed on the part of the other nations . 66 * The very fact that it was outlawed would " place it in a position where it would have to submit ; " it would be compulsion , as real as the compulsion " of a ...
... military force , " no bloodshed on the part of the other nations . 66 * The very fact that it was outlawed would " place it in a position where it would have to submit ; " it would be compulsion , as real as the compulsion " of a ...
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... military base may be established by some European power on the Western Con- tinent to threaten the peace and security of the latter . Should general disarmament be introduced , however , that fear would be removed . America has long ...
... military base may be established by some European power on the Western Con- tinent to threaten the peace and security of the latter . Should general disarmament be introduced , however , that fear would be removed . America has long ...
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... military aid is the chief motive that has given to those unions their strength ; but , under general disarmament , only sentiment would remain ; and the attachment would endure only so long as advantageous commercial relationships would ...
... military aid is the chief motive that has given to those unions their strength ; but , under general disarmament , only sentiment would remain ; and the attachment would endure only so long as advantageous commercial relationships would ...
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... military forces , which was brought forth a short time previous , at a meeting , styled The World's Court Congress , held at Cleveland , Ohio . The proposals were set forth in four short paragraphs : the first , providing that all , so ...
... military forces , which was brought forth a short time previous , at a meeting , styled The World's Court Congress , held at Cleveland , Ohio . The proposals were set forth in four short paragraphs : the first , providing that all , so ...
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... military forces should follow that of their economic forces , due to the fact , that The Chamber of Commerce of The United States had , in the meantime , adopted similar resolutions with the speci- fication , that military force should ...
... military forces should follow that of their economic forces , due to the fact , that The Chamber of Commerce of The United States had , in the meantime , adopted similar resolutions with the speci- fication , that military force should ...
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accept action additional members adopted agreement Allies America Andrew Carnegie Annex apply arise armaments arms Article 12 Assembly award body of delegates British cause claim co-operation colonies Committee comply Conference consider constituted contracting parties agree Convention countries Covenant covenant-breaking decision decree disarmament dispute Draft effect equal established executive council fact France further Germany give governed Hague Hague Conventions high contracting parties impartiality intercourse interest International Peace Congress Isolation Plan Judicial Court jurisdiction jurists justice League agree League of Nations limited Lord Robert Cecil maintain mandatory matter meeting ment military forces Monroe Doctrine nant naval necessary offending nation organization permanent court permanent judges permit present President principles questions recommendation refuse regard represented require rule sanction of non-intercourse Secretariat Secretary secretary-general secure settlement simply small nations submission submit thereof tion treaties Tribunal unani unanimity unless vote Wilson Points
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Page 98 - Should any Member of the League resort to war in disregard of its covenants under Articles 12, 18, or 15, it shall ipso facto be deemed to have committed an act of war against all other Members of the League...
Page 74 - Certain communities formerly belonging to the Turkish Empire have reached a stage of development where their existence as independent nations can be provisionally recognized subject to the rendering of administrative advice and assistance by a Mandatory until such time as they are able to stand alone.
Page 104 - ... make provision to secure and maintain freedom of communications and of transit and equitable treatment for the commerce of all Members of the League.
Page 105 - Amendments to this Covenant will take effect when ratified by the Members of the League whose representatives compose the Council and by a majority of the Members of the League whose Representatives compose the Assembly. No such amendment shall bind any Member of the League which signifies its dissent therefrom, but in that case it shall cease to be a member of the League.
Page 100 - If a State so invited shall refuse to accept the obligations of membership in the League for the purposes of such dispute, and shall resort to war against a Member of the League, the provisions of Article 16 shall be applicable as against the State taking such action.
Page 98 - 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 to the dispute, provided that such request be made within fourteen days after the submission of the dispute to the Council.
Page 96 - The Members of the League agree that they will carry out in full good faith any award or decision that may be rendered, and that they will not resort to war against a Member of the League which complies therewith. In the event of any failure to carry out such an award or decision, the Council shall propose what steps should be taken to give effect thereto.
Page 73 - ... 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 financial, commercial or personal intercourse between the nationals of the covenant -breaking State and the nationals of any other State, whether a Member of the League or not.
Page 74 - If both parties to the dispute, when so invited, refuse to accept the obligations of membership in the League for the purposes of such dispute, the Council may take such measures and make such recommendations as will prevent hostilities and will result in the settlement of the dispute.
Page 75 - Islands, which, owing to the sparseness of their population, or their small size, or their remoteness from the centres of civilization, or their geographical contiguity to the territory of the Mandatory, and other circumstances, can be best administered under the laws of the Mandatory as integral portions of its territory, subject to the safeguards above mentioned in the interests of the indigenous population.