Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-01


The text of the American arbitration pro-
posals is as follows:
Resolved, That in order to aid in the
prevention of armed conflicts by pacific
means the representatives of the sovereign
powers assembled together in this confer
ence be and they hereby are requested 10
propose to their respective governments
series of negotiations for the following
plan, with such notifications as may De
essential to secure the adhesion OF at least
nine sovereign powers, four of whom at
least shall have been sgnatorieS OF the
declaration of Paris, the German empire
being, for this purpose. the successor OF
Prussia and the kingdom of Italy the sue
cessor of Sardinia:
ARTICLE !. The tribunal shall be composed
of persons nominated on account OF their
personal integrity and learning III interna-
tional law by a majority of the members OF
the highest court at the time existing in
each of the adhering states, one from each
sovereign state participating in the treaty,
and shall hold office until their successors
are nominated by the same body and duly
appointed. , x,
organization at a time and place to be
agreed upon by. the several governments
but not later than six months after the
general treaty shall be ratified by the nine
powers, as hereinbefore proposed, and shall
organize itself by the appointment of a
permanent clerk and such other officers as
may be found necessary, but without con-
ferring any distinction upon its own mem
bers The tribunal shall be empowered to
| fix the place of sessions and to change the
same from time to time, as the interests
| of justice or the convenience of the litigants
| may seem to require, and to fix its own
| rules of procedure.
manent character and shall be always open
| for the filing of new cases, subject to its
own rules of procedure, either by the con-
| tracing nations or by others that may
| choose to submit them; and all cases, and
| counter cases, with the testimony and ar
guments by which they are to be sup
1 no fF,r tfyoty
print. All cases. counter cases, evidence
| arguments or opinions in expressing 1udg-
! ment are to he accessible after decision is
| rendered to all who desire them and who
pay the necessary charges of transcript
| ton.
Article 4. Any and all questions of dis
| agreements may. by actual consent, be
submitted by the nations concerned to this
International tribunal for decision; but
every such submission shall be accompan'
led By an undertaking to accept the award
Article 5. The bench of judges for cact
particular case shall consist of as manS
as may be agreed upon by the litgatine
nations-either of the entire bench or oi
any smaller number not less than three
to be chosen from the whole court In the
event of the bench of three judges only
no one of these shall be either native
subject or citizen of state whose inter
ests are in litigation in the case.
article 6. The, general expenses of the
| some equitable basis between the adheren
powers, but those arising from each par
ticular case shall be provided for as may
be directed by the tribunal.
"The presentation of cast, wherein one
or both of the parties may be non-ad
herent state shall be admitted only upor
condition of mutual agreement that the
states SO litigating shall pay respectively q
sum to be fixed by the tribunal for ex
penses OF adjudication. The salaries of tht
Judges may be so adjusted as to be paic
only when they are actually engaged in tht
duties of the court.
ARTICLE T. Every litigant before the. in
| ternatisnal tribunal shall have the righ
to a rehearing of the case before the sam'
Judges. within three months after notiiica
tion of the decision, on alleging newly dis
covered evidence or submitting questions o
law not heard and decided at the forme
hearing.
ARTICLE s. This treaty shall become oper
| ative when nine sovereign states, such a