The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-01
INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATURE
AND A MODEL ADMIRATION
TREATY TO BE KEPT IN STOCK.

80 That the senate Won't Make Every new
One TO Order-COngreSSman BArthOIdt
Tells OF the Program for InJerpariIA.
mentary Union Meettng In Bruises.
Congressman Richard Bartholdt Of Mis-
souri, who h 20 sail tomorrow for Brussels
TO attend the meeting Of the executive
council Of the InterpaTliamentary Uniou, OF
which be Is president, outlined yesterday
some Of the matters which Il IL proposed
TO bring no at the session Of the unio n.
The council, which meets at Brussels on
May IS, IL composed Of one member from
each country and IL to fix the date and place
for the next meeting Of the union. Mr..
Barthodt said this would probably be held
In August, possibly at The Hague.
Two United States Senators. Senators
Allison and Bacon, and twenty-three Con-
gressmen have been appointed delegates
TO the meeting Of the union. Under a reso-
luton adopted on March 8 by the 100 MEM
bers OF the congress who have formed the
arbitration group, as Il is called, to secure
general arbitration, the American delegates
are 10 ask first. that the Central and South
American States which were not represented
at st. Louis he invited to become participants
In the union; second, that the Hague Court
have jurisdiction over certain questions,
such as the collection Of claims against
nations, through treaties Of arbitration
and third, that a basis for representation
for each nation In the permanent Inter
national Congress shall be decided upon.
The formation Of this permanent con-
gress Of nations was called for by resolu-
ton adopted at the last meeting OF the
union at St Louis. This congress, 1t Is
proposed shall meet regularly and seek
recognition by the nations OF the woIld
as a sort Of international lawmahng body.
The main thing said Mr.. Bartholdt
at the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday, is 70
secure the assent Of the Powers 20 the
establishment Of such an international
legislative body. There is now no suoh
thing as an international law which Is bind
ing upon nations. What now passes FOR
that is merely a complication Of preoedents
and opinions real code Of international
law cannot be secured without an inter
national legislature In which the nations
shall be eqmtably recognized.
All great writers are agreed that the
establishment Of such an international code
10 the first and most important step 20 be
taken in organizing permanent ana nnn-
versal peace. To-day we have a hlgh
Court Of Arbitration which has no law 70
apply to the cases brought before il for
adjudication. We believe that disarrna-
ment will follow the moment we secure
code OF laws made by such an international
legislature The South and Central American
States at present need only the invitation 70
Join hands with the other nations that are
now pledged 20 the movement
| The proposition to be made by the Arner-
can delegates at the next meeting, namely,
that a model arbitration treaty In which
the subjects 10 be arbitrated shall be speci-
fed be drawn up, results from the recent
| controversy between the President and the
Senate. II is to obviate the necessity
Of the President obtaining the consent Of
the Senate in each case, prerogative upon
which the Senate has insisted, that this
way out Of Il" has been proposed. II will
enable the Senate to confer upon the Pres
ident detailed authority IN a Wholesale
| treaty and thus save the real benefits Of
arbitration, which can accrue only when
nations have agreed beforehand to ar
bitrate, that Is, before a real contTo rersy
arises The discussion Of each separate
case by the Senate Is at to result In in
flaming the public mind TO such an extent
as to make arbitration impossible other
wise. We are In hopes the European dele
gates will join hands with US In securing
this"
Congressman Bartholdt said that the
meeting Of the executive council at Br1s-
sels, over which he is 70 preside, would
last several days and that a program for the
meeting Of the union later on will be al
ranged. European nations, he said, were
taking a great deal Of interest in the forth
coming session. from which more tangible
results are expected than any yet achieved.