The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-07-08
PLANS FOR
ARBITRATION
As Prepared by the Special Com
mittee at The Hague.
AMERICAN IDEAS PREDOMINANT

IL In OrdCr TO ALLOW the Delegates
Time to Consult Their Governments
For Final Instructions.
The Hague, July S.-The third COM
/ mittee, sitting at the Huis Ten Bosch,
discussed the scheme for the mediation
/ and arbitration convention drawn up
! by the comite d'examen. Many OF the
| delegates have only been acquainted
/ with the proposals since Thursday, and
they have not had time to consult their
| governments Consequently It was de-
| cided that when the committee ad-
| journed yesterday II will be until July
| II, in order to allow the delegates a
week in which to consult their gov
| ernments and receive final instruc-
| lions. The scheme is headed draft Of
| convention for the pacific settlement
of international conflicts" The first
| part deals with the maintenance OF
| general peace; the second part with
arbitration.
The proposed convention is in part
| as follows:
With the obpect of preventing, as
far as possible, recourse to force in
international relations the signatory
! powers agree to use all endeavors to
effect by pacific means a settlement OF
the differences which may arise among
them.
The signatory powers decide that in
cases of serious difference or conflict
| they will, before appealing to arms,
have recourse, so far as circumstances
| permit, to the good offices or mediation
of one or several friendly powers.
Independently of this, the signatory
! the powers not committed to the ar
| bitration scheme shall, on their own
| initiative, offer, as far as circum-
| stances permit, their good offices for
mediation to the contending states
The right of offering their good Of
| fees belongs to powers not connected
with the conflict, even during the
course of hostilities. which act can
never be regarded as an unfrfendly act
! The part of mediator consists in re-
conciling conflicting claims and ap-
| peasing resentment which may have
arisen between contending states.
The functions of mediators cease
| from the moment it may be stated by
| one of the contending parties or by the
mediator himself that the compromise
or basis of an amirahIa ",'s'o...-.----i,.
| Good Offices and mediation have the
| exclusive character of counsel, and are
| devoid of obligatory force.
The acceptance of mediation, unless
otherwise stipulated, may have the eff
| feet of interrupting the obligation OF
preparing for war If the acceptance
! supervenes after the opening of hos
| tilities it shall not interrupt, unless by
| a convention of a contrary tenor, mill
| tary operations that may be proceed
| ing.
When powers between whom there
| is a serious dispute accept mediation
! they cease all direct relations in re-
! gard to the disputed question, which
shall be considered exclusively re-
ferred to the mediatory powers.
Articles to IA provide for the
institution of an international com
mission of inquiry for the verification
of facts in cases of minor disputes not
affecting the vital interest or honor OF
| states, but impossible of settlement by
ordinary diplomacy. The report Of an
inquiry commission will not force an
arbitral judgment, leaving the con-
tending parties full liberty to either
conclude an amicable arrangement OF
the basis of the report or have recourse
ulteriorly to mediation or arbitration
Articles IA TO 10 set forth the genera
objects of and benefits 1t is hoped Il
derive from the arbitration court ant
declare signing the convention implie
an undertaking to submit In goo
faith to arbitral judgment.
3 Article % declares that an interna
tional bureau established at Tn
Hague and placed under the directio
of a permanent secretary general, wi
serve as the Office of the court. TIL
court is to have the custody of archive
and the management of all admins
trative affairs.
Each of the signatory powers sha
appoint within three months of tn
ratification of the present article NJ
more than four persons of recognize
= competence who will be entered {
d members of the court on a list whiC
will be communicated by the bures
to all the signatory powers. Two
more powers may agree together r
garding the nomination of one
more members, and the same persC
is may be chosen by the different power
be Members of the court are to be a
m pointed for the term of six yers.
at The signatory powers who desire
,y apply to the court for settlement
:; differences shall select from the ge
er eral list a number of arbitrators, to
u, fixed by agreement
/; The tribunal will usually sit at ~
sh Hague, but may st elsewhere by co
'r. sent of the cOntending powers.
o The signatOry powers may consid
lie 1t their duty to call attention to I
at existence of the permanent court
any of their friends between whom
conflict is threatening, which must
ways be regarded as a tender of go
or offices.
W. A permanent council, composed
~ the diplomatic representatives of [
signatory powers residing at I
Hague and the Netherland forei
minister, who will exercise the fuI
tions of president will be constitut
at The Hague as soon as possible af
the ratification of the present act. I
presence of five members at duly c.
vened meetings will constitute a q
rum.
The expenses of the bureau are to
=, borne by the signatory powers in
~ proportion fixed by the internatio
mas bureau of the universal postal uni
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