The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-06-08
Delegates Submit Their Scheme
Relating to an Arbitration
Tribunal TO Congress.
DIFFERS FROM The BRITISH PROPOSAL
Each Country is to Appoint an Arbi-
traitor to Be Selected by the
Supreme Courts.
The Tribunsl shall Have y Permanent Cen.
tral Seat and He Composed of st
Least Three Judges Who Shall
BE Disinterested PARTIES

The HAGUE, June both sections
of the disarmament committee met
Wednesday, and, as was anticipated,
failed to agree with regard to the
questions of new inventions in arma-
ments.
The drafting committee of the arbi-
tration committee made some advance
Wednesday afternoon. The American
delegates submitted their scheme re-
lating to an arbitration tribunal.
The plan differs from the British
proposal. 1t provides that each coun-
try shall appoint single arbitrator to
be selected by the supreme courts of
the signatory powers. The tribunal
shall have permanent central seat
and be composed of at least three
residents of countries belonging to the
powers in disaccord.
The general expenses shall be shar-
ed proportionately. In the event of
new facts arising within three months
of decision, the same tribunal shall
have power to try again the questions
in dispute. Recourse to the tribunal
shall be optional of the signatory
powers. The tribunal shall not take
cognizance of any dispute until assur-
ed that the parties concerned will ac-
cept its decision.
The convention shall como into force
and the tribunal be established when
nine powers, eight of whom shall be
European or American and four OF
whom shall be signatories of the decla'
ration of Paris, 1856, shall have ad.
hered to the convention. Apart from
the above project the Americans pro
posed special scheme of mediation,
providing that in the event Of .
difference. arising between two pow.
ers, each shall choose another power
to act as its second. The powers thus
selected shall do all they can to recon.
cile the opponents. These seconding
powers shall, even when war has bro
ken out, continue their efforts, with q
view of ending hostilities as soon as
possible.
The American project was accompa.
MED by memorandum, entitled
Memorandum from the commissioner.
of the United States submitted with
their project for permanent interna
tional tribunal"
The text Of the memorandum fol
lows:
"The proposal herewith submitted
takes it's form as resolutions looking
to action outside of the conferenc,
from our instructions.
The proposals show the earnest de
sire of the president of the Unitet
States for a permanent tribunal TO
the conduct of arbitration between
nations and the willingness of tn
president to aiding the establish men
OF such tribunal upon the genera
lines indicated.
The commissioners from the Unite,
States are ready, without insistin,
upon the form of their own resolutions
to try to develop the proposals hereto
fore submitted to the conference, S
that they shall embody what is essen
tial in this plan. 1t seem
to the United States com
missioners that it ought no
to be difficult to associate with tn
several proposals, as they may even,
ually be developed for mediation ii
various forms of international inquir
and arbitration by special arrange
ment plan for a permanent tribuna
of arbitration which will embod
what is essential in the American resc
luton"