The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
TO ABOLISH WAR,
BARTHOLD'S PLAN
Draft of Model international Ar
bitration Treaty Pre-
sented Today.

Brussels, Aug. Following is draft
of a model international arbitration
treaty, drawn up by Richard Bartholdt
and presented at request Of the inter
parliamentary council for approval by
the Brussels interparliamentary con-
gress: ~z
Article I.-All differences, which grew
out OF the Interpretation, or enforcement
Of treaties, which concern diplomatic or
consular privileges boundaries, rights of
navigation, indemnities, pecuniary claims,
violations of the right of person or prop
erty, violations Of recognized principles
Of international law, shall be tried by
international courts, established under
this treaty and the treaty of The Hague.
whatever character, shall be referred to
a commission of inquiry, constituted ac-,
cordfng to the provisions of the treaty
of The Hague, or to court constituted
as provided herein and decided on appeal
by court of the permanent tribunal at
The Haugue before resort to arms. AZ
legged violations Of this clause shall be
! tried by the international courts.
Article III.-Upon filing of statement
! Of it's contention either power may serve
! notice that it will be proper for its, treaty
making power to accept or reject the de-
cision, otherwise it will be considered that
the decision of the courts shall be- final.
| In case the treaty making power elects
| to reject a decision after same is rem
dered, before comm encement of hostilt-
ties the powers concerned and the adj
ministrative council at The Hague shall
agree upon and publish what shall be
considered contraband, the rights and du-
| ties of neutrals, as understood by the
| belligerents, and the day for commencing
and ending of ,hostilttes, and the terri
tory within which war may be waged.
This being done, the question of war or
peace shall be referred to the people OF
| the appealing nation for their decision,
before war is actually declared.
Article IV.-Courts of first instance
shall be constituted as follows Upon mo-
! tice of resort to arbitration by either
party to a dispute, the members, of the
| highest court of each power concerned
shall name two of their own number. Or
any other two persons whom they con-
slider competent, as judges. These shall
! each name a member Of The Hague tri-
bunal, and the last member Of the court
shall be chosen by lot from those so
named, and he shall be the presiding
judge; unless he requests that some one
else be selected president judge. But
by mutual consent Of all the designated
judges. the presiding judge may be
chosen by them. In such case he need
not be member of The Hague tribunal.
Article Vail cases under both arti-
I L. Il.
| court constituted as above OF by a COM
mission Of inquiry, unless all parties con-
cerned agree to begin action in the high
! court of The Hague. There may be an
appeal in all cases to the high court Of
The Hague, unless the decision is unani-
nous, the question pecuniary, and the
amount adjudged is less than $1,00O,000.
There must be an appeal to the high
court of The Hague before exercise Of the
right to resort to arms: for such right
shall hereafter be exercised only after q
decision by high court of The Hague
tribunal, either upon original hearing of
a controversy or upon an appeal to the
court of first instance. '$E@"@@
Article DENOMINATION of the treaty
of The Hague by nation shall remove its
judges from the international courts, and
therefore the high contracting parties
, agree that neither of them shall de-
nounce the treaty of The Hague, while
| this present treaty remains operative
3 And the permanent court of arbitration
1 provided for by the treaty Of The Hague,
and such other courts as are hereby or
may hereafter be created by the sigma
tory powers shall have and exercise the
jurisdiction created by the present treaty,
until the present treaty, is denounced.
even tho the other signatory powers OF
the treaty of The Hague may have pre-
viously denounced that treaty.
And in order to make this, article of
, this present treaty effectual, the high
: contracting parties agree, so long as this
/ | present treaty remains in force, to keep
: their members Of the permanent court of
arbitration duly appointed.
Article ,X.-This treaty shall continue
in force three years after it is denounced
by either Of the signatory or adhering
parties thereto.
Article Withholding herein shall, pre-
vent entire freedom Of action by all sig
natory powers in matter which concerns
a power not signatory hereto. This pre-
l serves the Monroe doctrine. .5,'
5 Articles or parts of articles omitted
> have to do with details Of procedure,
etc