The sun., 1902-01-16
ARBITRATION PLAN PUT IN.
CHILE FIGHTS 1T IN TIE PAM
AMERICAN CONGRESS.
(hair Ruies That II Requires NO Aouon
and Was submitted Only for informa-
,ion Of the Members-siEned by III
teen Delegations PROVIDES for Ac-
ceptancc OF The Hague Convention.


c,ry oy MEXICO, Jan. i5.-A general
arbitration project was submitted to the
pan-American Congress this morning. The
first article says:
-Tbe American Republics represented
IN the International conference In the City
NJ Mexico that have not subscribed TO the
three conventions signed nt The Hague on
July 20. 1893, recognize the principles therein
s,pressed as a part Of the international
public law Of America.
The second article says that realizing
IN. bioh importance Of The Hague Court
~ Arbitration, "and also that those Ameri-
can nations not signatory to the conven-
t,on which created that beneficent insti-
tuition NAV have recourse to It in the ex-
srcise Of a recognized and accepted right,
and, taking into consideration the further
offer OF the Governments OF the United
States and Mexico, the conference entrusts
those Governments with the duty OF nego-
tiating with the other powers signatory
for a peaceful settlement OF international
conflicts and the adhesion Of such American
nations not sigpatory to the same conven-
ton as may desire II.
ThetbIrd article provides that the adhesion
being ratified by the respective govern
nents shall be communicated through
dnlomatio channels TO the other govern-
rnents These three articles were signed
on Dec. 2e Article ", signed to-day, says:
sIn order TO attain in the most satisfac-
tory and most rapid manner the most ample
and least restricted application of the
principles Of Just arbitration, and with
view 10 ascertainng exactly tho most ad-
vanced and mutually advantageous form
IN which these principles may be expressed
IN a convention that shall he signed by the
American republics, the President OF
Mexico IL most respectfully requested TO
secure the propositions of the different
Governments represented In this conference
regarding the most advanced form In
which general arbitration convention
NAV be drawn which could receive appro-
baton and final ratification by the nations
represented in the conference, and that
on the termination Of his investigation
he prepare a project for such general
convention which shall fulfil the aspirations
Of all the republics, and that If possible
he draw a partial protocol with view 10
putting such project in practice, or IL this
should not be practicable that he present
the correspondence TO the next conference
with his report
drawn their signature from this project
vere free 70 oppose IL to-day. They urged
he reference TO q committee, but President
Raigoss replied that the project required
no action by the conference, 1t having been
read merely for information. Therefore
he sent IL TO the Secretary General. The
Chileans declined to appeal from his de-
cislon, although continuing the argument
and imploring the Chair TO reverse himself.
They made no explanation why they
objected 10 the project a. submitted
although Offering themselves one they ad-
mitted 70 be practically identical, IL sp-
pears, however, that they hope thereby
TO gain the credit for initiating The Hague
adoption movement In case they succeed
70 getting their proposition 10 a vote.
Al the afternoon session Mr.. buchanan
said that when tho project was drawn
the support OF every delegation. There
had been no intention on the part OF any
sfgner that II should be other than what
II Ia. the free action of fifteen delegations
among and between them selves.
II might appear singular that fifteen
delegations responsible only 10 their own
governments should see ht 20 sing a docu-
ment Of any character and present that
document 10 the conference with the simple
request that IL be transmitted 90 any de-
partment OF the Mexican Government and
that this should be objected 20 by deleRa.
tons not parties TO or affected by II In
making this request the signers of the |
project were entirely within their rights.
Sefor Carbo OF Ecuador said the matter
ought 10 20 20 committee Besides, sone
Of the delegations which signed the pro-
ject etoeeded their authority, as he knew,
being a member Of the Committee on Crc-
dentiAls.
Mr.. Buchanan replied that Sehor Carlo !
impugned the right Of delegation 10 sign
a proJeCf. 80 far a. the United Ststes
delegation was concerned Il was responsible
only 20 is Own government lie believed
tas same was the case with the others
bsnor Carlo protested that his remarks
were only Of a diplomatic character aud
he intended no offence