Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-07-23

Illus dnieiiueu Dy pfaCtlCally q unanf-
nous vote, only nine senator's object
ing to the amendment. This amend
ment necessitated securing the con-
sent Of the senate in each case when
the subsequent agreement was being
concludd.
Plan Out Of Difficulty.
Upon the initiative of American
congressman the interparliamentary
commission decided upon plan to
surmount the difficulty. This plan is
to specify distinctly the classes of
questions to be arbitrated. SO that the
senate can exercise it's Judgment when
1t ratifies the treaty. To prevent this
specification from holding all nations
back to the position occupied by the
| least progressive country, 1t was pro-
posed that each nation could designate
individually the classes Of controyer-
sizes in which 1t may be interested
which shall be transferred by the
| treaty from the battle field to the pre-
cincts of the International court, and
to permit the addition Of other classes
of controversies by each nation, after
the original ratification Of the treaty.
In this way each nation can put the
treaty into operation In a wider area,
| by its own act, between itself and all
other nations which have previously
designated or which might subse-
| quently designate the same classes of
questions as arbitrsble under the
terms Of the treaty. BY this provision
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treaty. and yet its scope would be
wider between the backward nations
1t. seems likely, therefore. that the
London conference will be able to
agree upon a plan for ascertaining the
principles which nations ought here
after observe In their conduct toward
each other. and for deciding when a
violation of accepted principles has
taken place.
In addition to these the most i'm
portant points on the program Of the
union, several other very important
questions are to be considered and the
indications are that there will be per-
feet agreement upon the most import :
ant points but perhaps a difference of
opinion on the question of limitation
Of ornaments.
The British members of the inter-
parliamentary union will make a stand
for consideration by the Second
Hague conference of this question,
which held the foremost place in the
rescript of the car in his call for the
first Hague conference and which was
| cx.h In, 49,
great constructive work Of organizing
an International court OF arbitration
| There Is a considerable party I'm every
national parliament which has been
lying the emphasis Of the arbitration
movement upon the Limitation OF arm
aments. There is such a party In the
United States congress and it Is prob
able that the intellectual struggle at
London will center around this propo-
sition. The position which has been
taken by Richard Bartholdt, the presi-
dent of the American group OF the in
terparliamentary union is, that the
work of constructing an International
deliberative body must precede the de-
crease or even the limitation of arma-
ments.
In addition to this question Of limi-
| tation Of ornaments the reorganiza-
ton OF the interparliamentary union
| will be discussed. The report of the
| commission on international congress
| favors the reorganization of the union
in such form that this body in due time
becomes sort of International house
OF representatives whose members
come from the parliaments, and cap
able of cooperating with the perma-
nent conference at The Hague whose
members will be selected by the ex-
ecutives Of each nation.
At the present time there are about
two hundred members Of the inter-
parliamentary union. The American
delegation will probably advocate the
adoption of an aggressive campaign
for the enlargement of the union so
that within say ten years from this
time 1t will include in its membership
majority In numbers and in strength
OF mind In every national parliament.
This Is already true in number Of
nations, for instance in Hungary, In
Belgium and perhaps In France. As
yet there are no groups OF the inter-
parliamentary union in any of the
South American pariaments into this
union during the next few years, a
proposition to hold it's session In 1910
which is the centennial of the inde-
pendence Of South America in Bogota.
Colombia will be placed on the pro-
cram of the London conference upon
the initiative Of Senior Diego Mendoza,
member Of the house of representa-
tives of the Colombian congress.