The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-16
PLAN OF THE CHILEANS
THE HAGUE CONVENTION AP-
 PROVED BY THEM
Able Statement Made Before the Conference Tending to Show the Impracticality of the Compul-
 sorry Arbitration Scheme.

Mexico City. Jan. 15.--The plan for the adherence of the nations represented at the Pan-American Congress to the Hague convention was introduced by the Shii, can delegation today after long ana able statement tending to show the ad- yantages of The Hague convention ana the impracticabiity of compulsory arbi- tration. The plan for the adherence or the nations of America to The Hague convention IS as follows;
 The States represented at the second International American Conference re- solve:
 First, to adhere to the conventions sign ed at The Hague by the powers repre- sented at the international Peace Con ference; ta) for the peaceful adjustment of international differences ;tb) for the adaptation of maritime warfare of uhe principles of the Geneva convention or laws and usages of land war.
 Second. to confer, in order to attain that end, upon the United States of America and the United States of Mex leo, signafory governments to said con- ventions, authority to take the necessary steps established for the adherence Of non-signatory powers.
 The following is the official plan of &C., ceptance of The Hague convention signed by the delegations to the Pan American Conference with the exception of Chile. who. 1t is claimed. for p9r- pYssI peSdent It pian, pHs % and Ecnador, who has sided with Chile throughout the confer ence:
 Article 1.-The American republics rep resented at the International Conference at Mexico, and which were not parties to the three conventions signed at The Hague on July g, 1898, recognize the principles set forth in those conventions as part of the public international law of the Americas.
 Article 1.-The acceptance of the con ventions which are open when once rat flied by the several governments snail be communicated y those governments ernmert of the Netherlands.
 Article 3.-As 1t is anxiousfy expedient that the controversies which 1t may pc agreed to submit to arbitration shouio bunal of so high character as IS the Permanent Arbitration Court of The Hague, and also that the American na- tions which did not sign the convention . tion may be able to have recourse to 1; by virtue of recognized and accepted government of the United States of America and the United States Of Mex leo, the conference bestows on said gov ernments the mission of negotiating with the other powers who signed the con- vention for the pacific adjustment ot international difficulties, to the end that the nations of America whi sh did not sign the convention may now become parties thereto.
 In an additional article the signatory nations empower the Mexican govern. ment in the interval between the present and the next Pan-American conference to communicate with other governments oi America with view of ascertal1ing tho Iracticabllity of concluding a still more comprehensive plan of arbftration Il those steps are successful furthel treaty will be concluded between two oi more of the nations In question, ana III | any event, Mexico will report at the next 4. AAA . forts in this direction. It should be noticed that the above IS the only official plan of joining Iht Hague Convention, that of Chile having been pressed. it is claimed, merely TOT obstructive purposes.
 The obstructive tactics of Chile were clearly revealed at this mornings anc afternoons session and 1t begins to bt l apparent that it will be practically i'm possible to ever bring either of the arbi. | tration projects to vote unless some | rule. assembling the cloture of the Brit 1 ish Parliament is adopted, as the Chil' cans will continue to talk indefinitely l After attacking throughout the afternoon | session the plan of general acceptance | of The Hague articles as having beer partly adopted, they finally changed front. dropped their own plan of accept ance and gave their assent to the gen eral plan. but insisted that instead of
 merely passing through the conference it be submitted thereto for debate. They know that If it is only debated, they will be able to delay things indefi- nitely and in the meantime work for the withdrawal of more Central and South American delegations until in that way they have succeeded in wrecking the conference. The discussion will be con- tinued at an extra session tomorrow morning.
 It must be observed that the Chileans have repeatedly declared themselves strongly in favor of The Hague Conven- tion so that in promoting debate on the plan for it's accordance they clearly show their obstructive intentions. Chile's ob- ject in presenting an appropriate plan of adherence to The Hagle Convention in which 1t is joined only by Ecuador. is to cause its plan to be referred to the Com mittee on Arbitration In which event the Committee will either have to accept it, or, If it rejects. the conference will be placed in the position of discarding what 1t has already approved. in either of which cases Chile will score a point be- sides delaying other work.
 The delegations that have been fairly favorable to Chile are now experiencing change. But what excites the greatest indignation is the efforts of Chile to un- dermine the conference by procuring the withdrawal of delegations, as in the case