THE LAW. Article 72 of the Geneva Convention is as follows 1: (Article 12 of the Minorities Treaty of June 28th, 1919.) I. -L'Allemagne agrée que, dans la mesure où les sti- I. - La Pologne agrée que, dans la mesure où les stipu- - 1 The English text quoted below follows the officia1 English text of the rities Treaty. corresponding article (12) of the Mino> I . Poland agrees that the stipulaI . Germany agrees that the stipulations in the foregoing articles, so tions in the foregoing articles, so far as they affect persons belonging far as they affect persons belonging t o racial, religious or linguistic minorities, t o racial, religious or linguistic minorities, constitute obligations of constitute obligations of international concern and shall be placed under the international concern and shall be guarantee of the League of Nations. placed under the guarantee of the League of Nations. They shall not They shall not be modified without be modified without the assent of the assent of a majority of the Council a majority of the Council of the of the League of Nations. League of Nations. The United States, the British Empire, France, Italy and Japan hereby agree not t o withhold their assent from any modification in these articles which is in due form assented t o by a majority of the Council of the League of Nations. 2 . Poland agrees that any Member 2. Germany agrees t h a t any Memof the Council of the League of ber of the Council of the League of Nations shaii have the right t o bring Nations shall have the right t o t o the attention of the Council any bring t o the attention of the Council infraction, or any danger of infraction, any infraction, or any danger of of any of these obligations, and that infraction, of any of these obligations, the Council may thereupon take such and that the Council may thereupon action and give such direction as it take such action and give such direction as it may deem proper and may deem proper and effective in the circumstances. effective in the circumstances. 3. Poland further agrees that any 3. Germany further agrees that any difference of opinion as t o quesdifference of opinion as t o questions tions of law or fact arising out of these of law or fact arising out of these articles between the German Governarticles between the Polish Government and any one of the Principal ment and any other Power, a Member Allied and Associated Powers or of the Council of the League of Naany other Power, a Member of the tions, shall be held t o be a dispute of Council of the League of Nations, an international character under Artshall be held t o be a dispute of a n icle 14 of the Covenant of the League international character under Artof Nations. The German Government icle 14 of the Covenant of the League hereby consents that any such dispute of Nations. The Polish Government shall, if the other Party thereto demands, be referred t o the Permhereby consents that any such dispute shall, if the other Party thereto anent Court of International Justice. demands, be referred t o the PermThe decision of the Permanent Court shall be final and shall have the same anent Court of International 'Justice. force and effect as a n award under The decision of the Permanent Court shaii be final and shall have the same Article 13 of the Covenant. force and effect as an award under Article 13 of the Covenant.