The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-28
MODEL ARBITRATION
 TREATY PRESENTED
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council of the congress, which met this afternoon under the presidency of M. Bernaert, the Belgian minister Of state, and adviser to King Leopold, the draft of a model arbitration treaty and plan for a permanent international Darlla- ment. With the aid of the English members. Philip StanhOoe and W. R. Cremer, the plans were referred to a special commission for final action prior to the reassembling of The Hague con ference. The discussion showed con- siderable opposition to arbitration on the part of the Italian and German del- egates. Assurances were given by oth- CT delegations that President .Roose- velt's proposed reasoembling of The Hague tribunal would be carried out at the conclusion of the Russo Japanese war, and this was fortified by let ter from President Roosevelt, showing the positiveness of the pr, s-donts s in tentions.
 i In the absence of Mr. Bartholdt, the American delegation unanimously adopted a rcsolut. on for pra .entltion to , the Norwegian government, asking that the Nobel prize be conferred on Mir. Bartholdt in recognition of his efforts in behalf of arbitration.
 King Lcc~old will receive the mem berS of t2e c9ngrtG3 at the r1y2l pal ace at o'clock tomorrow afternoon. 1 Mcdcl Arbrtration Treaty.
 | Following is MT. Baltholdt's model arbitration treaty:
 With a view to substituting judicial decisions according to recognized prin- ciples of law for war between nations, i the signatory powers have entered in- i to the following general treaty of arbitration which is based upon the recognized right of every nation to organize itself in such manner as. it may choose and to be supreme in its own domain, without, of course. free i ing it from responsibility for Its acts contrary to recognized principles of in ternational law.
 Article I.-An differences which grow out of the interpretation, or en- 1 forcement of treaties, which concern diplomatic or consular privileges, boun- daries, rights of navigation, indemni- ties, pecuniary claims, violations of the right of person or property, violations of recognized principles of internation- al law, shall be tried by the interna- tional courts, established under this treaty and the treaty of The Hague. Section 30 ct seq. f. ... -s45 &,I
 Article II.-~All other questions of whatever character, shall be referred te Ia commission of inquiry, constituted according to the provisions of the treaty of The Hague (title III, articles lix-xiD or to g., court constituted as provided herein and decided on ap- peal by a court of the permanent tri- bunal at the Hague, before resort to farms. Alleged violations of this clause shall be tried by the International Icourts as provided for questions in- cluded in Apriele.I l. y8f
 Article III-Upon filing of a state ment of it's contention in a case of tilt kind included under Article II, either power may serve notice that 1t will be proper for it's etreaty-making power to accept orcreject the decision, other. wise 1t will be considered that the de. tl5lull OL lIlct E1At ollttll bC AAiAch4 SbS II cases coming under Article l.
 Tn case the treaty-making power Ielects to reject a decision after the same is. rendered. before commences mentof hostilities1 the powers concern ed and the administrative council al The Hague shall agree upon and pub fish what shall be considered contra band, the rights and duties of neutrals as understood by the belligerents, anG the day for commencing and ending ot hostilities-and. the territory within which war may be waged. This beinE done the question of war or peace shal be referred to the people of the appeal ing nation for their decision, before war Is actually declared.
 Article IV.-Courts of first instance shall be constituted as follows: Upor notice of resort to arbitration by eitte, party to dispute, the members of thu highest court of each power concerned shall name two of their own number or any other two persons whom theI consider competent, as judges. These shall each name: member of The | of the court shall be chosen by lot from those so named, and he shall bl the presiding judge; unless he requests that same one else be selected presi dent-judge. But by mutual consent 0 all the designated judges, the presiding judge may be chosen by them. In sucl case he need not be @ member of tn Hague Tribunal.
 Article V-All cases under both ar ticles | and II shall be tried, first by court constituted as above, or by { commission of injury, unless partie! concerned agree to begin action il the high court of The Hague. Ther may be an appeal in all cases to tn high court os. The Hague, and unles the decision is unanimous, the question ipeouniory, and the amount adjoudget is less that $1.O0OOOO,40O.
 There must be an appeal to the higl court of The Hague before exercise o the right to resort to arms; for sucl right shall hereafter be exercised onl, after decision by high court of Tn Hague tribunal upon original hear ing of a controversy or upon an ap peal from a commission of inqury Q from a court of first instance, consti tuted as provided herein.
 Article VI. The courts of first in stance shall decide upon all rules o procedure, appoint all necessary agent and fix their compensation, designat