Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-06-04
The boundry dispute between Bolivia

The boundry dispute between Bolivia
and Peru.
The controversy between the
United States and San Domingo over
the claims of the San Domingo I'm
provemet company.
| The question between Great Britain
and Portugal of any difficulties that
Imay arise in locating their colonial
boundaries in South Africa.
The question of the claims of Sala
and company, of New York against
the Republic of San Domingo.
The Alaskan boundary dispute be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain which has been referred to a
new mixed commission. The year
has been most fruitful in the decision
of cases referred to arbitration before
The Hague court was set up. The
most important of these cases are:
The long standing boundary disputes
between Chill and the Argentine Re-
public, involving an area of 10000
square miles.
The controversy between the United
States and Russia over the seizure of
American sealing vessels in Boring
sea.
! The Samoan claims question be-
tween the United States, Great Britain
and Germany and citizens of those
countries.
Two controversies between Great
Britain and France-the Wanna" af-
fair and the "Sergent malaine" dis
pute.
The FL Triunfo case between the
United States and Salvador, out of the
decision of which has grown great dis
satisfaction on the part of the latter
company.
| 1t is not possible to give any very
| definite information as to the progress
made in the ratification of the arbitra-
ton conventions drawn at the inter-
national American conference held
something over year ago at Mexico
City. Very little seems to have been
done in this direction, due in large
measure to the disturbed conditions in
parts of South America and in part
also to the fact that time is always re-
quired for the completion of such con-
ventions when a large group of nations
is involved. The delay must not, how
ever, be interpreted to mean that the
protocols, at least the most important
ones-that of adhesion to The Hague
conventions-will not ultimately be
ratified. We may reasonably expect
that in the near future the ratification
of these conventions will be carried
out by the governments whose repre-
sentatives signed them at Mexico City.
Turning to the general arbitration
movement, good deal of valuable
work has been done within the last
twelve months. All the arbitration
and peace societies have kept promi-
nently before their constituency and
the general public so far as possible
the great Importance of bringing The
Hague court into general use, as near
ly as practicable for all cases of in
lternational disagreement, and of in
ducing the various governments to
enter into special treaties by which
they shall obligate themselves to re-
fer their differences to The Hague.
The national groups of the Interparlia-
lmentary Peace Union in Europe have
also been active. and effort in the same
direction has been put forth by many
other organizations and by prominent
individuals in this AID other countries.
strong movement has also been
going on in France and England
among commercial bodies in the large
cities in favor of an AngloFrench ar
bitration treaty. This movement. vain
able as it is, is not receiving the sun
port Of many leading friends of arbi-
tration as its principal movers are also
pleading for q special Anglo-French
tribunal with only English men and
Frenchmen as judges. This sort of
tribunal is earnestly opposed by MANY
in both countries, as needless and a
great weakening OF the value and pres
tige OF The Hague tribunal.
\ recent movement has also taken
place in the French chamber of depu-
ties. A number of the leading mem.
bers Of the chamber under the initia-
tive of Mr. 'Estaurnellez de Constant
who represented France at The Hague
conference is now a member OF The
Hague court, have Termed themselves
i2to an association 10 be called the in.
tsr1atiCDal arbitration -rorn IT.