The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
He HAGUE, June I3.-
Some signs OF trouble are

appearing in consequence
OF the arrival at The Hague of
Achmet Ria, the agitator of the
Young Turkish party, who has
come for the purpose of agitat1ng
among the delegates to the con-
ference in favor of Armenia
against the Sultan. He means to
give lectures and publish pam
phlets.
The Turkish delegates request
that he be expelled from the
Netherlands, as he was formerly
expelled from Belgium, but the
Dutch Liberal party oppose this
proposal as contrary to liberal
traditions.
The Turkish delegates threat
en- to withdraw from the confer
ence and return to Turkey if the
enemy OF their sovereign is al
lowed to agitate against him at
the seat of the European con-
ference.
l have been able to peruse copy of
the American arbitration proposal.
which probably has been merged into
the Russian proposal telegrapted yes
/ terady. 1t exacts that to constitute \.
! permanent arbitration court, it must be
agreed to by at least nine powers. oe
which eight must be European or
/ American.
| 1t suggests that the court be COM
posed of persons of high respectabtlity
and with a knowledge of interna tionaI
law; that they should be nominated bv
the highest court of justice existing in
each state. and that each of the nine
states would be represented in the ar
bitration court by one of the judges of
such court of justicee
The court would first assemble to or
ganize not later than six months after
the arbitration plan has been agreed to,
and would itself choose its place of
meeting, which might vary from time
to time in the interest of justice or ac-
cording to the convenience of the two
countries appealing to settle a quarrel
1t would be entitled to take cogni-
zance of quarrels breaking out even
among countries not represented at the
conference.
All arguments will have to be brought
before the court in writing or in print
All parties applying to the court for
arbitration will have to pledge them
selves to be bound by its decision-a
very drastic clause this. which will
meet with some opposition
The full number of judges may sit
i together or appoint three of themselves
! only to judge, provided that none of the
three belongs to one of the disputing
nations.
The general expenses of the court are
to be borne by the signatory powers.
but the expenses for arbirating will be
/ adjudicated by the court itself at the
time it pronOunces judgment. These
4 the signatory powers will have to pay
themselves. Any disputant country will
| be entitled, after the courts award, to
a second hearing before the same
! judges within three months after the
/ first sentence has been notified, if it be
able to bring forward any fresh testi-
mony or fresh judicial arguments.
which appears to amount to initiating
a kind of arbitration court of appeal
| within the original court.
Professor Martens. the celebrated
Russian jurist and a delegate to the
Conference, left The Hague to-day for
Paris to assist in arbitrating the Ven
ezuelan frontier question between Eng
| land and the United States. He hopes
| to settle the matter in two or three
days On his return to Holland the ar
| bitration matter will be actively re-
sumed.