New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-01
AMERICAN PEACE SCHEME
DELEGATES AT THE HAGUE SUBMIT
~HEIR ARBITRATION PROPOSAL.
DIFFERS FROM THE BRITISH IDEA-PRO.
VISIONS OF THE PLAN-COUNT
NIGRAS AMENDMENT

Disarmament Committee met to-day and, as
was anticipated failed to agree with regard 10
the questions of new inventions in armamenss.
The Drafting Committee OF the Arbitration
| Committee made some advance this afternoon.
The American delegates submitted their scheme
relating to an arbitration tribunal.
TEXT OF THE AMERICAN PROPOSALS.
| The text of the American arbitration pro-
| posals Is as follows:
Resolved. That in order to aid in the pre-
| vention OF armed conflicts by pacific means, the
| representatives Of the Sovereign Powers
seElbled together In this Conference be and they
| hereby are requested to propose to their re-
| spective governments q series Of negotiations
for the adoption of a general treaty, having for
Its object the following plan. with such modifics
tions as may be essential to secure the adhesion
! of at least nine Sovereign Powers, four OF whom
at least shall have been signatortes OF the Dec
! laration OF Paris the German Empire being,
! for this purpose the successor Of Prussia and
the Kingdom of Italy. the successor Of Sardinia
ARTICLE /.
| The Tribunal shall be composed OF persons
| nominated on account of their personal In
tegrity and learning In international law by
majority OF the members Of the highest court
at the time existing in each OF the adhering
| States. one from each sovereign state paruci.
pating In the treaty and shall hold ofiice until
| their successors are nominated by the same
body and duly appointed
ARTICLE H.
The tribunal shall meet for organization at
time and place 20 be agreed upon by the several
governments, but not later than six months
after the general treaty shall be ratined by tne
nine Powers, as hereinbefore proposed. ana
shall organize itself by the appointment OF a
permanent clerk and such other officers as may
be found necessary, but without comforting any
distinction upon Its own members The tribunal
shall be empowered to fix ts place Of sessions
and to change the same from time to time, as
the interests OF justice or the convenience or
ltigants may seem to require, and to fix Its own
rules OF procedure.
ARTICLE III.
The tribunal shall be Of permanent character
and shall be always open for the filing Of new
cases subject to its own rules of procedure,
either by the contracting nations or by others
that may choose to submit them; and all cases
and counter-case with the testimony and
arguments by which they are to be supported
or answered are to be in writing or print All
case3 counter-cases, evidence, arguments or
opinions in expressing judgment are to be ac-
cessibe after decision Is rendered TO all who
desire them and who pay the necessary charges
of transcription.
ARTICLE ~.
Any and all questions OF disagreement may,
by mutual consent. be submitted by the nations
concerned to this international tribunal for de-
cision but every such submission shall be ac-
companed by an undertaking to accept the
award.
ARTICLE "
The bench Of judges for each particular case
by the litigating nations-either Of the entire
bench or of any smaller number, not less than
three. TO be chosen from the whole court. In
the event of a bench of three judges only, no
one of these shall be either native subject or
citizen ofta State whose interests are in litga-
lion In the case.
ARTICLE vi
The general expenses of the tribunal are to be
equally divided or upon some equitable basis be-
tween the adherent Powers but those arising
from each particular case shall be provided for
as may be directed by the tribunal. The pres
entation OF a case wherein one or both OF the
parties may be a non-adherent State shall be
admitted only upon condition OF mutual agree
ment that the States so litgating shall pay re-
spectvely a sum to be fixed by the tribunal for
expenses Of adjudication. The salaries Of the
judges may be so adjusted to he paid only
when they are actually engaged in the duties of
the court.
ARTICLE VII.
Every ntigant before the international trib-
unol shall have the right to rehearsing OF the
case before the Judges, within three
months after notification of the decision, on al
leging newly discovered evidence or submitting
questions OF law not heard and decided at the
former hearing.
ARTICLE VIII
This treaty shall become operative when nine
sovereign States, such as are indicated in the
resolution. shall have ratified Its provisions
AMERICAN MEMORANDUM.
The American project was accompanied by
memorandum, entitled Memorandum from the
Commissioners of the United States, Submitted
with Their Project for a Permanent Interna-
tonal Tribunal" The text OF the memorandum
follows:
The proposal herewith submitted takes its
form as a resolution looking TO action outside or
the Conference from our instructions. The pro
posal shows the earnest desire OF the PRESIDENT
OF the United States for permanent interna-
tonal tribunal for the conduct OF arbitration be
tween nations and the willingness Of the Presl-
dent to aid in the establishment OF euch til-
bunal upon the general lines indicated.
The Commissioners from the United states are
ready without insisting upon the form or their
own resolutions, to try TO develop the proposals
heretofore submitted TO the Conference, so that
they shall embody what is essential IN thls plah
II seems to the United States Commissioners
that IL ought not to be difficult TO associate WIN
the several proposals as they may eventually
he developed for mediation In various forms or
international inquiry and arpltration oy speIa a.
arrangement, plan for pe,lnanenl ~ ~ au.ns,i al
arbitration which VILE euloody what 10 esSen0i"i
IN the American resolution.
THE BRITISH SCHEME.
TIL. british arbitration proposal is as follows:
rAo Court shall be called THE Permanent
Court for International Arbitration" Its OBJ
tct r,iil he TO facilitate arbitration TO nations
whenever they fail TO adjust their differences by
diplomatic means 49,, A..
ruies and procedure being established by con-
vention which shall not override any special ar
rangements made by the lltigants. A perma-
nan1 bureau shall be established at Berne, at
Tbe Hague or at Brussels. where the archives
shall be kept and whence all communications
shall be dated. -
A permanent secretary and clerk with the
necessary stan. shall reside on the spot. Their
dutv shal be to summon the Court whenever
litigants demand.
As regards the choice Of arb!trators each OF
the signatory States shall be pledged TO submit
to the approval Of the other States the names
~ two persons with the necessary qualifications
These shall be ex-ofico members OF the trt-
bunal In case of vacancy owing 10 demise o.
to other causes q successor shall be appointed
in & similar manner
An application from litigants for the summon
Ing Of The tribunal must be sent 20 the secretary