The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-16
A PLAN OF ARBITRATION
SUBMITTED TO THE PAN-AMERX-
 CAN CONGRESS
By the Chilian Delegation Advantages of the Hague Convention and the Im- practicability of Compulsory Arbitra- tion-Adherence to Hague Conference Strongly Favored.
Strongly Favored.

Mexico City, Jan 15.-The plan for
 ed at the Pan American congress to The Hague convention was introduced
 by the Chilean delegation to-day after 2 statement tending to show the ad- vantages of The Hague convention and the impracticability of compulsory ar bitration. The plan for the adherence of the nations of America to The Hague convention Is as follows:
 ''The states represented at the sec ond international American conference resolved:
 "First-,ro adhere to the conventions signed at The Hague by the powers represented at the international peace conferences; (a) for the peaceful ad- justment of international difference; (b) for the adaptation to maritime warfare of the principles of the Geneva convention of August P, 1864; Co, with respect to the laws and usages of land war
 oGcOHQ- COHleI III OluSl tO dltalli that end, upon the United States of America and the United States Of Mexico, signatory governments to said conventions, authority to take the nec- essary steps to ablish fo secure) the adherence of non- -signatory powers
 The following is the official plan of acceptance of The Hague conference convention, signed by the delegates to the Pan -Amrican conference, with the exception of Chili, who, it is claimed, for purposes of construction presented an independent plan, and Ecuador, who has sided with Chili throughout the conference:
 Article 1.-The American republics, represented at the international confer ence at Mexico and which were not parties to the three conventions signed at The Hague on July 29, 1899, recog- niZing the principles set forth in those conventions as part of the public in- ternational laws of the Americas
 Article 1.-The acceptance of the con- ventions, which are open when once ratified by the several governments, shall be communicated by those gov ernment through diplomatic channels to the government of the Netherlands.
 Article 3--As it is anxiously expedi- ent that the controversies which it may l be agreed to submit to arbitration | should be confined to the confirmation of a tribunal of so high a character as is the permanent arbitration court of the Hague and also that the American nations which did not sign the conven- ton which created so beneficent an in stitution may be able to have recourse l to it by virtue of a recognized and ac- cepted right and taking moreover into 1 consideration the offices rendered by | the government of the United States of | America and the United States of Mex | ico, the confernece bestowed on said | governments the mission of negotiating | with other powers who signed the con | ference for the pacific adjustment of in- | ternational differences to the end that | the nations of America which did not | sign the convention may now become parties thereto.
 On an additional article, the sigma tory nations empower the Mexican gov ernment in the interval between the present and the next Pan American l conference to communicate with other governments of America with view to ascertaining the practicability of concluding still more comprehensive plan of arbitration. If those steps are successful further treaty will be con- cuded between two or more of the na- tions in question and in any event Mex ico will report at the next conference as to the success of her efforts in this direction l