Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-26

Tho special correspondent Of the New
York Herald at The Hague O. confident
that the peace conference will adopt the
arbitration plan now agreed upon by
the committee having charge of that
department
The instrument drawn up consists OF
no loss than 50 articles. ny the nrat on
these the rignatory powers bind them
solves to use all efforts Co insure a
peaceful solution Of international an
fcronccs. Tor the purpose % nvertlng
"ns much aH possible" d resort 10 arms.
10 provides Tor mediation BY friendly
powers hnd Inquiry into the facts BY
international committees. and proposes
tho organization OF O permanent court
OF arbitration. accessible at nll times.
A. to the competition Of this court. the
agreement o.;
within three months after the rata.
cation uf The peace conference acts
zach power shall designate -four pcrrona
hIghIy voracd in international law and
uf high moral standing. 60 oct as nrhi-
traitors. They Will form n court. and
their run transactions viii Boz commuuis
Gated b. the bureau 90 all the powers.
one ur several powers may agree 20
chpoFo ln common one or several
judges. Tho same person may repre-
sent different powers The members Of
the court sire 90 Doc nominated Tor Dix
yeats. ana their torn may be- renewed.
They VIII enjoy nll diplomatic prlvl-
leraH.
"Tho arbitration court VIII habltuauy
sit no The Hague. and the seat can only
d. altered ln case Of absolute necessity
nui hy agreement ~ the parties. Nom
HIgnntury powers concerned may have
recourse 20 the arbitration court"
Another Institution provided FOR ~ n
permanent Administrative council. CON
HstInE of the diplomatic representa-
lives NJ the powers at The Hague and
Of the Dutch foreign secretary aa
chairman. The duty Of this council
Will be- % supply the aIgnatory powers
with report OF the labors Of tho
court Of arbitration.
This. On brlof. o. tho main result Of
the congress uo far n. m expected.
the powers represented will adopt ana
uufy tho agreement, there can b. no
doubt that wars FOR petty causes will
br mo- more. The war lords OF tho world
viii have less occasion 10 urge upon
tho parlinmonts OF nations enormous
appropriations for armies and navles.
and as consequence tho war spirit
viii grow weaker. The existence of n
competent court established 70 hear
the grievances Of nations and Judge
cases upon their merits 81 a stride for
ward In the direction N the Milien-
MUM. Aided By enlightened public
exceptional occurrence during the next
century.
This Ia indeed a matter ot conErat-
ulatlon. For armed conflicts arc bru-
talizInE ana promoters OF all sorts OF
crimes. We can believe the state
mcnt ~ n Manila correspondent OF the
New York Evening Post. 20 the effect
that the thin veneer which differ
entlatea the civilized man from the
savage ~ easily rubbed on In war. cs-
pocIally with "A savage foe" He Illus
trni0s this by telling how some Of our
soldiers. himself included, shoot F1u-
pinos like quails." ana pot them like
rabbits" Such are the natural effects
OF war Familiarity with scenes Of
carnage bluntH the sonsea 20 its hor-
r1ra. and the effects are folt long after
the weapons of destruction have been
laid away, they viii not be- entirely of-
faced until now generations have been
called Into existence.
To the energetic efforts of the United
states delegates TO Tho Hague. ably
seconded by the French. the triumph
OF the arbitration plan IL due. principal
ly We hope the powers Interested will
utlfy the articles agreed upon. Their
adoption H. a signal triumph u human
lty oycf brute force.