handed to him the draft articles saying that they were supplemental to
my letter of December 23. He took them without comment and without
making any reference to my unanswered letter.

The first two articles of the "International Agreement," as I termed the
document, were identical in language with the memoranda dealing with a
mutual covenant and with an international council which I had enclosed
in my letter of December 23. It is needless, therefore, to repeat
them here.

Article III of the so-called "Agreement" was entitled "Peaceful
Settlements of International Disputes," and read as follows:

"_Clause_ 1

"In the event that there is a controversy between two or more members
of the League of Nations which fails of settlement through diplomatic
channels, one of the following means of settlement shall be employed:

"1. The parties to the controversy shall constitute a joint
commission to investigate and report jointly or severally to their
Governments the facts and make recommendations as to settlement.
After such report a further effort shall be made to reach a
diplomatic settlement of the controversy.

"2. The parties shall by agreement arrange for the submission of the
controversy to arbitration mutually agreed upon, or to the Arbitral
Tribunal hereinafter referred to.

"3. Any party may, unless the second means of settlement is mutually