The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-01
UNITED STATES PROPOSAL.
PLAN FOR PERMANENT TRIBUNAL
OF Arbitration.

Presented by American Delegates at
The HaEue-PrOvides for Taking
I'm at Least Nine Powers-QuestiOns
10 Be Submitted by Mutual Consent
of Nations Interested-COnfere
VIII Probably Adopt Something
Very Near Like This.
rrhe Hague, May 31.-The text of the
American arbitration proposals is as fol-
lows
Resolved, That in order TO aid in the
means the representatives of the sover-
eign powers assembled together in this
conference be, and they hereby are re-
ouested to propose to their respective SOW
eruments a series of negotiations for the
adopton of a general treaty, having for
IT'S object the following plan, with such
notifications as may be essential to Sc
cure the adhesion of at least nine sover-
eien powers, four of whom, at least, shall
have been signatories of the declaration
Of Paris, the German empire being, fol
this purpose, the successor of Prussia, and
the Kingdom of Italy, the successor of
Sardinia:
Article /. The tribunal shall be COM
posed Of persons nominated on account
of their personal integrity and learning
IN International law by a majority of
the members of the highest courts at the
tine existing in each of the adhering
states. one from each sovereign state par
ticipalng in the treaty, and shall hold
,fYaat tod
bv the same body and duly appointed
article 3 The tribunal shall meet for
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 Off
GERS as may be found necessary, but with
out conferTing any distinction upon It's
own members. The tribunal shall be en-
powered to fix its place of sessions and
TO change the same from time to time
as the interests of justice or the convent
ence Of litigants may seem to require, and
10 fix its own ru4eS of procedure.
Shall BE Permanent.
Article 8 The tribunal shall be of per-
mauenI character, and shall be always
open for the filing of new cases, subject
to its own rules of procedure, either By
the contracting nations or by others that
may choose to submit them; and all cases
and counter-eases, with the testimony and
arguments BY which they are to be sup
ported or answered are 10 be in writing
or print. All cases, counter-cases, evi-
dence, arguments or opinions in express
ing Judgment, are to be accessible after
decision is rendered TO all who desire them
IA IN 4 ba o1,o
seripuon.
Article /. Any and all questions OF
disagreement may by mutual consent be
submitted by the nations concerned tt
this International tribunal for decision; bu
every such submission shall be accom-
panied by an undertaking to accept The
award.
Article ;. The bench of judges for eacf
particular case shall consist of as many
es may be agreed upon by the litigatins
hatonS-either of the entire bench or o
any smaller number not less than three
TO he chosen from the whole court. Ir
lne event of a bench of three judges only
10 one of these shall be either a native
subject or citizen of a state whose inter
eSls are in litigation in the case.
As to the Expenses.
Article 6, The general expenses of tn,
tribunal are to be divided equally, or up
on some equitable basis between the ad
herent powers, but those arising from
each particular case shall be provided 70
as may be directed by the tribunal. Th
pIesentatiOn of a case wherein or botl
OF the parties may be a non-adheren
state shah be admitted only upon condi
uon of mutual agreement tha
the states so litigatng shal
pay respectively a sum to be fixed by tn
tribunal for expenses of adjudication. Th
salaries of the judges may be so adjusted
so as 10 be paid only when they are act
ua.y engaged in the duties of the court
Article Z. Every ltigant before the in
ternaitonal tribunal shall have tn
rsht to a rehearing of the case before III
same judges, within three months afte
Holicauon of the decision, on allegin
newly discovered evidence or submittin
questions of law not heard and decided a
the former hearing.
Article s. This treaty shall become op
eIduVe when nine sovereign states, sue
as are Indicated in the resolution, sha
nave ratified lis provisions"