The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-04

functions Gracieusly accepted by him
under this treaty, either for all cases
to arise thereundor or for any particular
specified case already arisen"
The treaty provides that the tribunal
shall consist Of five jnrists. two on the
part Of Great Britain, named by the high
judicial committee Of her majesty's priyy
council, namely, the Rt. Hon. Baron Her
cschel, the Hon. Sir Richard Henry Col
Inns, chief justice of her Britannia maj
esty's supreme court of judicaturc; two
on the part of Venezuela. nominated, one
by the president of the United States for
Venezuela, namely, the Hon. Melville w.
Fuller chief justice, and one named by
the supreme court of the United States,
namely, the Hon David j. Brewer, JUS
tice Of the supreme court of the United
States md ff,h jurist to be selected
by these four persons so nominated, or
in the event Of their failure 10 agree with
in four months after the exchange of rat-
fication of the present treaty, to be select
ed by his majesty the king of Sweden
and Norway. The jurist 80 selected to be-
president Of the tribunal. In deciding
the matters of dispute the tribunal shall
be- governed by the following rules:
(n) The holding Of unquestioned pos.
session for fifty years shall make good
title
lDD nv uTDllTUIOIN Ulul lf'oBilI' anu
give effect to rights and claims resting on
any other ground whenever valid, accord
ing TO international law.
tc) In determining the boundary line,
II territory of one party bc found by the
tribunal to have been ut the date of this
treaty to be in the occupation or posses
sion of the citizens of the other, the tri-
bunal shall deal with il according TO the
principles Of international law. The ar
bitrators shall meet in Paris within sixty
days after the printed arguments shall
he delivered to them. II Is left with the
discretion Of the tribunal to change the
place Of meeting. All questions cOnsid-
cred by the tribunal shall be determined
by n ma j0rity Of all the nrbitratOrs.
Each Of the high contracting parties
shall name one person as its agent to at
tend the tribunal and to discuss it gen
orally on ali matters connected with the
tribunal.
Provision is made for the presentation
Of printed arguments and counter argu-
ments and all documents and reports
shall be- available TO both sides. The de-
cisiOn Of the tribunal shall if possible.
be made within three months from the
close of the argument on both sides
The high contracting parties engage 10
consider the result Of the proceedings of
the tribunal Of arbitration as u full, per
feet and final settlement OF all the ques-
tons referred 20 the arbiraiors.
The arbitratOrs chosen on each side |
are to he paid by the governments they |
represent.
The Standard. in an editorial. approves |
Of the Venezuelan arbitrator and says: |
I'VE apprehend there is no longer any |
reason for a delay in the resumption Of |
direct diplomatic relations with Yene-
zuela.
The Standard says:
The Treatment Of the AnElOAne-ican |
arbitration treaty b. the United States
senate - significant evidence Of the dan
Zefous vitality Of jingoisn among the
ezding American politicians'
The Daily News says.
The amendments 20 Anclo-Auerseaa
reaiJ reported 10 the United States 81
tie were cleariy made with = view Of tax
nE the treaty out Of ixissencs. II XII y
'1rlOus IL The yeneEreiau artftrzrf1u
,roofedings vese adopte,i ard the Arzl0-
nnerIeao treaty rejected L thar cas-
he American spirit fOr arhztrzriO- zo4ss
Puear decio-1iy sitrg-st Tke Are-sez7
you'd love something zoc>I for c-5s-x. tut
lOt good for hinseif-
The ChrOniele. in 81 editorial f5zf--s
hat The Anendno-or, 70 IT, gg-S-zI 49,
treaty By the E-nzte eZza-nsrra-. .
.oreign aaa!rs sr- eTea zorse tkz, Il
,.i.-'sd.
Says the Chronicle. IN conclusion.
The amendments would make the
treaty mere husk. II the United States
senate succeeds in thus wreckinE the
treaty, the relations Il
all nations would b. worse than II the /
word arbitration had not been rr-, !,
TONED. England, however. can do moth. 4
ing further There is only one thing sd. |
ditional that we should like TO see in mis- |
particular. and that is a manifesto In |
favor of the treaty signed by every min |
lister of religion in both countries. II
some of our American contemporaries
would undertake to get the signatures
of the, American clergy. the Chronicle
would interest the British clergy. Then
the senate would be placed in the posi-
ton it really occupies"