Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-01
GERMANS FOR
ARBI7RA7 TON
KAlsER's PEACE DELEGATION
YIELDS TO AMERICA
AGREES TO ACCEPT A LIMITED
NUMBER OF CASES
Italy objects to Clause Which Allows
the United States Senate to
Refuse to Ratify Any
Document

Dy Associated Press
THE HAGUE, Aug. S1.-Germany has
reconsidered her refusal to accept any
LIST of cases which the powers snaii
submit to arbitration and is now Will
ing TO approve limited schedule OF
cases for obligatory arbitration.
This unexpected change In the atsi-
tude of Germany was announced py
Raron Won Biberstein, head or the
German delegation. this afternoon to a
committee appointed to examine tne
American proposition on the subject
The baron. however, said he was
awaiting definite instructions from
Berlin before submitting to the com
nittee the list of cases approved by the
Authorities at the German capitai.
Consequently the debate on the supJect
was adjourned until September g.
In the course OF discussion count
rarnfelli. chief of the delegation of
italy. announced his opposition to the
article introduced by the American
delegation providing that the later ad-
hesion to the convention shall be SUD-
iect to the ratification of the document
by the United States senate.
The count contended that whlie tne
other nations would be bound by the
terms of convention, the United STATES
could always escape any obligation by
It's approval.
M Rerault (France) defended the
American proposition, pointing out that
several other countries, were in the
same position as the United States
The article was eventually approved by
a large majority.
In answer to the inquiry of President
Nejldoff the authorities at st. Peters,
burg have cabled him that though EN-
peror Nicholas on the occasion of the
last conference offered to give up the
prerogative of calling and organizing
peace conferences, which was not ac-
cepted. says he will not repeat the same
offer, but that the Russian delegation is
to support any proposition concerning
meetings of the conferences on the
lines of the American proposition,
namely that the conference meet every
seven years.
Americans Have New Plan
The Americans have drawn up new
proposal with respect to the collection
of contractual debts, differing in the
first proposition only in form. 1t Is
principally intended to do away with
the numerous reservations made when
the first proposal was put TO a vote
The text is as follows:
with the view of preventing armed
conflicts of pecuniary origin between
nations. arising from the demands OF
the government of one country for pay
ment by the government of another
country of the contractual debt due to
persons to the national the powers
have agreed not to have recourse to
armed force for the recovery of such
contractuaI debts This stipulation is
not applicable, however, when the
debtor state refuses or leaves unan-
swered an offer of arbitration or in
cases of it's acceptance makes a con-
ciusion or compromise impossible or
after arbitration fails to conform to the
award
1T is further agreed that the arbitra-
ton of a question shall as regards pro-
cedure be in conformity with section
three of the convention for the pacific
regulation of international conflicts
adopted at The Hague and that IL shall
determine the justice and amount of
the debt and the time and method of its
settlement"
The Netherlands authorities today
officially asked H. Nelidoff, president of
the peace congress, when the hall of
knights where the congress holds its
plenary sittings would be free. They
explained the hall will be needed for
the opening of the Netherlands parlia-
ment on September by Queen Will
hemina.