Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-09-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspor dent.

W o'iiiS, WIZ, VIlicll Guy OUGnt
to have been the scene of t h @
peace conference between Russia
and Japan, seems destined to
have apeace conference, after all,
and while it may not be one of
such worldwide Importance as
that held at Portsmouth, it will
be OF far greater benefit to the
citizens Of this continent. Practi-
cally all of the Central American
Republics to whom President
Roosevelt and President Diaz
have addressed their joint sug-
gestion of a peace conference loo
king to the conclusion of a per-
manent treaty of peace and arbi-
tration, have cordially accepted
the proposal, and it. is the opin-
ion OF their diplomatic represen-
tatives in Washington that this
city will be chosen as thescen of
the negotiations. There is, it is
true, a bare possibility that the
city of Mexico may be chosen in
stead, but that is regarded as
wholly unlikely by the Nicara-
guam minister and other Central
american diplomats in Washing
ton.
The plan OF the President and
OF President Diaz, although not
entirely disclosed officially, is to
bring the representatives of Nj
caragua, Honduras, Costa Rica,
and Salvador together with aview
to concluding the treaty which
shall provide that whenever there
shall arise any difference which
cannot be settled by diplomatic
negotiations it shall be referred
| to a court of arbitration q n d
pledging the several countries
signatory to such treaty not on
lly not to resort to the arbitra-
ment of arms but to abide by the
decision of such arbitrators as
shall be provided for in the pro-
posed convention. The President
| is further understood to be OF the
opinion that the proposed trea'
ty should provide that should
the service of such a court OF ar
bitration be required, its mem
bcrs shall be named by the Presi.
dent of the United States and
Mexico with, perhaps, the GUS
tomary provision that the arbi-
traitors shall themselves choose
the odd member of the court.
THE utmost satisfaction is ex-
pressed at the Department ot
State over the final consent ot
A
Great Britain to the proposition
of his country that such differ
ences as have arisen over the
New Foundland fisheries shall be
submitted to the Hague Tribu-
nal for adjudication and final sci
tlement. Under the treaty o
1928 American fishermen ENJOY
rights on the coast and in the
waters of New Foundland almost
as great as the citizens OF thai
colony themselves, but the New
Foundland Government has iol
some time sought by the enact
ment of harassing laws and regu
ilations to curtail the rights ant
privileges OF the Americans, an'
the result has been in some sllgh
degree to ieopardize the relation
OF Great Britain and the Unitet
States and seriously to hampe
the operations of the famou
Gloucester fishing fleet. All tha'
the Americans have insisted ol
1has been the rights guarantees
bv the treaty of 1913, and ever
confidence is now felt that thos
rights will be SO clearly defines
as to remove all furthersources c
trouble.
/ Governor Hughes and Speake
Cannon have furnished most 6
the material for the politica
gossip in the national capital dl
ring the past week. The fonne
by lis speeches nNew York stat
ih,s boan demonstrating the Wld