ing the reasons which they consider to be just and
proper.

[Sidenote: Dispute may be referred to the body of delegates.]

The Executive Council may in any case under this article refer the
dispute to the body of delegates. The dispute shall be so referred at
the request of either party to the dispute, provided that such request
must be made within fourteen days after the submission of the dispute.
In a case referred to the body of delegates, all the provisions of this
article, and of Article XII., relating to the action and powers of the
Executive Council, shall apply to the action and powers of the body of
delegates.

[Sidenote: When a nation breaks its covenants.]

ART. XVI.--Should any of the high contracting parties break or
disregard its covenants under Article XII. it shall thereby ipso facto
be deemed to have committed an act of war against all the other members
of the League, which hereby undertakes 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 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.

[Sidenote: Armed forces of the League.]

It shall be the duty of the Executive Council in such case to recommend
what effective military or naval force the members of the League shall
severally contribute to the armed forces to be used to protect the
covenants of the League.

[Sidenote: Financial economic measures.]

The high contracting parties agree, further, that they will mutually
support one another in the financial and economic measures which may be
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 afford passage
through their territory to the forces of any of the high contracting
parties who are cooperating to protect the covenants of the League.

[Sidenote: When a non-member is party to a dispute.]

ART. XVII.--In the event of dispute between one State member of
the League and another State which is not a member of the League, or
between States not members of the League, the high contracting parti