The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-01
PLANS FOR ARBITRATION
Italian Delegation Submitted Amendment
TO Russian Plan.
DISARMAMENT SECTION CAN NOT AGREE
scheme for Permanent Tribunal
OF Arbitration.

The Hague. May s1,--Tho amendment OF
Count Nigri, head of the Italian delegation
10 the peace conference. as an amendment
to the Russian arbitration scheme, pro-
poses tho following article:
/. In the event OF imminence of con-
fliot between two or more powers after the
failure OF all attempts at Cancellation by
means OF indirect negotiations the con-
tending parties shall be Obliged TO have
recourse TO mediation or arbitration in
cases Indicated by the present act
2. All other causes OF mediation or ar
btration will be recommended by the
slgnatory powers, but will remain optional.
3, Each OF the signatory powers not In
yolved In the conflict has in all cases, even
during hostiltties, the right to offer the
contending parties its good offices or
mediation or to propose that they have re-
course 10 the mediation OF another power
equally neutral, or to arbitration This
can not be considered by either of the
oontending parties as an unfrlendly act
even in cases where mediation or arhitra-
\ ton not being obligatory, IL should be re-
/ jccted.
/ L. demand for offer of mediation takes
precedence Of proposal for arbitration,
but arbitration may or must be proposed
according to the circumstances, not only
| when there is a demand or offer OF media
/ ton, but also when mediation would have
/ been rejected or would not have led to
! Cancellation.
! 8. A proposal OF mediation or arbitra-
/ tion, until formally accepted by all the
/ contendlng parties, can not, unless there
/ be a convention to the contrary, have the
effect Of interrupting or delaying impend-
/ ing mobilization or any other preparatory
measures or military operations.
8 Recourse TO mediation or arbitration
in conformity with article l. Is obligatory
in the cases Of -----
A blank space follows cases Of" to be
filled In by Count Nigra later.
Both sections of the disarmament COM
mlttee met today and, as was anticipated
failed TO agree with regard to the ques.
lions OF new inventions In ornaments.
Tho drafting committee OF the arbitra.
ton committee met this afternoon. Tn,
delegates submitted their scheme relating
to an arbitration tribunal. The plan diff.
fers from tho British proposal II pro
vldes that each country shall appoint
single arbitrator 10 be selected by tht
supreme courts OF the signatory powers
The tribunal shall have a permanent cen
trail seat and be composed OF az least three
dents Of countries belonging to the power
in dlsaccord.
The general expenses shall be sharet
proportlonately In the event Of new fact
! arising within three months of decision
} the Same tribunal shall have power to tr,
: again the questions in dispute. Recours
to the tribunal shall be optional With tn
signatory powers. The tribunal shall no
, take cognizance OF any dispute untll as
, sured that che parties concerned Will &C
! cept its decision.
The convention shall come into force an
he tribunal no established when min
powers eight OF whom shall be European
, and four Of whom shall be sgnators OF tn
r declaration Of Paris Of 1856 shall have ad
4 hered to the convention.
Apart from the above project, the Amer
leans proposed n special scheme Of media
: ton, providing that In the event Of
I difference arising between two powers eac
! shall choose another power TO act as n
second The powers thus selected shall d
r all they can to reconcile the opponents
: These powers shall even when war ha
} broken out continue their efforts with
view OF ending hostlities "a soon az pos
a ell