The San Francisco call., 1899-07-24
ARBITRATION
SCHEME ADOPTED
AS A WHOLE
Text Of the General Agreement
as 1t Will Be Presented
in a Few Days.

organize a permanent court Of arbitration
accessible at all times.
Article 21-Such a court Will be conpe-
tent for all arbitration cases unless theTe
exists an agreement between parueS IOE
the establishment Of special jurisdiction,
Article Pan international bureau Will
be established at The Hague under the
direction Of a permanent general secre-
tary. This bureau Will be the guarqIan
of the arbitration court and archives Inc
signatOry powers viii proNlde II Win d
certified copy of all arbitration agree
ments concluded between themselves ana
of all arbitration sentences pronounced by
special jurisdiction and all documents ap-
Article 23-Within three months after
the ratification of peace conference acts
each power shall designate four persons
highly yersed in International law and or
high moral standing to act as arDltratOrs;
They will form the court, and their full
transactions Will be communicated by the
bureau to all the powers. one or several
powers may agree to choose IN common
one or several judges. The same person
may represent differnt powers. Members
Of fh. court are to be nominated for six
wears and their term may be renewed.
They Will enjoy all diplomatic privileges
Article 2+-SignatOry powers ueslrlng TO
apply 10 the arbitration court Tor settle
uent of their differences shall choose
from the general list the number of arbl-
traitors agreed upon between themselves.
Articles 25 and 26-The arbitration court
will habitually sit at The Hague, ana the
seat can only be altered in case of absO-
y
ties NOn-signatOry powers concerned may
have recourse to the arbitration court
Article 27-Signatory powers are 10 con-
slider IL their duty whenever acute con
fiict threatening peace occurs between any
of them to recall 10 the latter that the ar
bitration court is open 10 them.
Article pa permanent administrative
council consisting of the diplomatic rep
resentatiVeS of the powers accredited at
The Hague, and of the Dutch FOrelgIl
Secretary as chairman, viii be considered
Immediately after the ratification OF the
Peace Conference acts, and VIII organize
an international bureau. which viii re
main under its direction ana controi. oalu
council viii each year supply the sigma
tory powers with a report OF the arDItra-
ton courts labor.
Articles % TO 81 merely concern the arbl-
tratiOn proceedings. which VIII be con-
Quoted secretly within closed doors. SEN
/ tenCe is only 10 be delivered publicly. ana
the court itself viii decide IN Wndt IAN
guage the proceedings snail be conducteQ'
il being enacted that each of the contend
ing parties will plead before the court as
ordinary lawyers do in ordinary Judlclal
cases.
In conversation with an eminent dip
lOmatist this mOrningI was told that the
Russian delegates are eminently salts
fed at the determined and strong sup
port the American delegation has
given to the arbitration clause, which
has triumphed thanks TO the United
States and France. On the other hand,
the Russians are painfully impressed
by the American opposition to dlsarm-
ament and TO any strong measures
against the employment of cruel i'm
pIements Of war This is attributed by
Russians not TO any bellicOse feelings
in the United States, but to the Ameri-
can desire of eXerting its wonderful in
ventiveness in new ingenious mechan-
ical inventions as applied to war as well
as to peace.