Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03

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probation and application Of interna-
uoual conventional stipulati0ns are sus-
ccpuble Of being submitted TO obligatory
arbitration without any restriction
IN view Of the fact that as "a result
| of the discussion The vote upon the def
into treaty Of obligatory arbitration
which was proposed. stood 81 IN favor
o. 9 against the adoption Of the treaty
| there can be little doubht that tho great
majority Of the countries OF the world
have reached a point where they are
now ready TO apply practically the priu-
ciples thus unanimously agreed upon
hy The conference.
COLLECTION OF DEBTS.
The second advance. and very great
one. is the agreement which relates 90
tho use OF force for the collection OF
contract debts. Your attention Is invit-
ed 20 the paragraphs upon this sub
jcct iu my message OF December, 1906.
and Co the resolution Of the third Amer
lean conference al Rio o. the summer
of 1906 The convention upon this sub
feet adopted by the conference sub
stautialy as proposed by the American
delegates Is as follows:
In order TO avoid between nations
armed conflicts OF a purely pecuniary
origin arising from cOntractural debts
claimed of the government of one coun-
try by the government Of another Couu-
try 20 be due 10 It's nationals, the sigma
tory powers agree not 20 have recourse
o. armed force for the collection of such
coutractural debts.
However. this stipulation shall not
be applicable when the debtor state re-
mp a1 b Z ID
arhitratc. or. In case OF acceptance,
makes A. impossible 10 formulate the
terms OF submission, or after arbitra-
ton, fails 10 comply with the award
rendered.
1T is further agreed that arbitration
here contemplated shall be i'm con-
formity as TO procedure. with chapter
8 of the convention for the pacific set
Element OF international disputes adopt
ed az The Hague and that 10 shall de-
termiuc, IN so far as there shall be no
agreement between the parties the jus
tio- and the amount Of the debt. the
time and mode Of payment thereof
such a provision would have prevent
Cd much injustice and eXtortion In the
past, and I cannot doubt that it's effect
I'm the future Will be most salutCss.
INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES.
a third advance has been made in
amending and protecting the
convention OF 1899 for the
voluntary settlement OF internal
tional Disputes, and particularly the
extension of those parts OF that con-
veution which relate 20 commissions OF
inquiry. The existence of those pro-
visions enabled the governments or
Great Britain and Russia TO avoid was
Notwithstanding great public excite
ment 40 the time Of the Dogger bank
incident and the new co1N ention
agreed upon by the conference gives
practical effect 20 the experience gam
ed IN that Inquiry
PERMANENT TRIBUNAL.
Substantial progress was also made
towards the creation OF a permanent
judicial tribunal for the determination
OF international causes. There was
very fun discussion of the proposal
for such a court and q general agree
meut was finally reached IN favor OF
It's creation The conference recon-
mended 90 the signatory powers the
adoption of draft upon which IL
agreed FOR the organization OF the
court. leaving 10 boz determined only the
method by which the ju ges sh uld bo
selected. This remaining unsettled
question IS plainly one which time and
good temper win solve.
a further agreement OF the FIRST in-
portance was that for the creation ~
am international prize court r.e cou-
stltutlon, ogauization and procedure
OF such a tribunal We're provided for
boz detail Anyone who recalls tho IN
justices under which this country SUE
fcred as "a neutral power during the
early part of the last century can not
fan to soc iu this provision Tor an M
q. O.
vance which the world De- making to-
wards the substitution OF the rule of
reason and Justice in place n simple
force. Not only win the international
prize court Doe the means of protecting
the interests of ucuuals. but ID is in
itsolf "a step towards tine creation of
the more general court FOR the hearing
of international controversies 20 which
reference has iust been made Tine ore
FunizGtiou and action OF such a prize
court can not fuh 20 accustom The
different countries to the submission oi
international questions 60 fhe decision
or an international tribunal and We
may confidently expect the results of
such submission to bring about gener-
al agreement upon the enlargement OF
thc practise.
Numerous provisions were adopted
for reducing the own effects 0f WA
and for defining the rights ana duties
of ucutr1ls
The conference also provided Cor The
holdlug of "a third conference Within
20 period similar 90 that which elapsed
between the hrst ana second confer
euCea.
Tho delegates OF the United States
worthilv represented the spirit on
American people and maintained with
ndpIity ana ability thn policy of our
government uu0u 900 thr great Guos-
tlUrs discussed IU tlr conference.
Tho report OF uo drIegIfi %. togeth-
or with authenticated copies OF the
conventions signed whom received wit
be- laid before tho senate Tor ita Con-
sidcrntiou.
A SPLENDID EXAMPLE
when we remember how difficult n
is Tor one no our nNu legislative