The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-03

| Nil'u lo tue paragraphs upon this su.
Jcct iu my message of December. lgt
and to she resolution or the third N.u,
lean conference at Rio in the suuup
OF 1906 The convention upon ia
subject adopted 10y the conference Sui
stantialiN rs proposed by the Nm,r.,..
delegates is as follows.
"ln order tu avoid between na,iD.
armed conflicts or purely pcruna.
origin arising from cputrnctun d,i'
claimed of the government uf one co.,.
Try hy the government of another ,uH.
try To hc due a. it's nationals the ..
natory powers agree not to have Dc
course tn armed force for the ,ul.,.
tion of such cuntiHctual debts.
However. this stipulation shall r.
bc applicable when the debtor 81. .
refuses or leaves unanswered nu on
Ia nrbitratc or in case Of acrcpinr.
makes Il impossible to formulate. tf.
terms of submission OF nfter nrhiIIi
tion fails To- comply with the aUln.
rendered
at Is further agreed that arbituatf.
her" contemplated shall hc in ,r.
I 'a''a'F s'" w. l'l'''NN W l'll t.INtII I.|l.
I > of the convention for the pn,I.,
settlement of International dspu,.
adopted ~ The Hague aud that IL snII
| determine IN So far ns there shall hr lu.
agreement between the parties the Iu.
! tie" and the amount of The debt th,
/ Time and mode of payment thereof
such a provision would have prc,r.t
/ ed much injustice and cNiortiuu m tl.
| past. aud | cannot doubt that its cW,..
IN the futur" viii hc most s.tluury
\ third advance has been made u
amending nud pcrlccting the coulcp
/ tion If lN'n Tor the voluntary scttI.
mcnt ut int, irrational disputes aud pa.
| ticularlN the extension of those pan
| OF that convention which relate ,,
commit, i'", u. inquiry The cNi-,cn .
| Of thu,r l.u. i'u. enabled the ru,,..
mcnts "l Girai NIUuu and Russia o..
avoid war Notwithstanding great pu
lie excitement 90 the time ul the uu.
| ger bank ippiuc'I. and the new cuu,ri.
tion agreed ulm p the confcrrup,
gives plgict,,dl eject to the experience
gained in that inquiry
Substantial progress was also made,
townrd the creation Of a permanent
Judicial tribunal for the discrimination
of International causes There wa.
very full discussion of the proposal for
such court. and IA general agreement
was finally reached In favor OF It.
creation. The conference recommend
ell To the signntory powers the adop.
ton of draft upon which II agreed
for the organization of the court. lcav.
ing to bc determined only the method
by which the judges should be select.
Ell. This remaining unsettled question
Is plainly one which time aud good
temper viii solve.
\ further agreement OF the first i'm
portancc was that for the creation nf
an international prize court. The con
stitution, organization and procedure
OF such n tribunal were provided foi
In detail. Any one who recalls the In
| justices under which this country suf
fered ns II neutral power during IA,
early part of the last century cnnnut
fail tn see in this provision for an in
ternatiuual prize court the great ad
vance which the world is making to
ward the substitution of the rulc -.
reason aud Justice In place of simpI,
force. Not only will the internutioua'
prize court he the means of protecting
the interests Of neutrnls. but IL Is {.
Itself u step toward the creation Of tht
more general court for the hearing ..
international controversies Ia which
reference has just been made The or
ganiZation and action of such n prize
court cannot fail to accustom the dis
ferent countries to the submission oi
international questions 10 the decision
of an international tribunal. and Nt
may confidently expect the results q
such submission 10 bring about u gen
eral agreement upon the enlargement
OF the practice.
Numerous provisions We're uduptc
for reducing the evil effects of wa
and for defining the rights and du,ic
Of neutrals.
The conference also provided ro
the holding OF n third conference with
In period similar to that whicl
elapsed between the first and secon,
conferences
Inc utlfshlcS OF inc lulteu SNl'
worthily represented the spirit Of IL |
American people aud maintained wit |
fidelity ana ability the policy Of on /
government upon all the great qucs !
tlons discussed In the conference.
The report Of the delegation togc.a |
er with authenticated copies of a.
conventions signed. when received wi
be laid before the senate for its consi.
GRAFTON.
When We remember how difficult {
is for one of our own legislative bodip
composed OF citizens Of the same couu
try. speaking the same language. lis
Ing under the same laws and havln
the same customs, 10 reach an agree
Inent or even 10 secure n majority m
on any difficult and important subjcO
which is proposed for legislation
becomes plain that the representative
Of forty-fye different countries, speak