Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-29
MAKE PROGRESS
On ARBITRA7 ION
NEW AMERICAN PROPOSITION
PRESENTED AT HAGUE.
PERMANENT PEACE COURT
Tribunal to Be Composed of Repre-
sentatives of Various Nations but
no Country to Be Represented in
Trial of a Case in Which 1t is a
Party

The Hague, Aug. 27.-The question
Of obligatory arbitl alton entered yes
terday upon a definite phase as a re-
suit of the new American proposition
which was worked out by General
Horace Porter of the American dele
cation to the peace conference and APP
proved by Washington.
The first two articles OF the new
proposition are the same as in the
original draft which was presented
July 9. These provide that the per-
manent court of arbitration is to be
constituted and composed of Is judges
chosen by the different countries to
serve for -- years (the number
Of years left blank or until their sue
CessOrs are appointed; that the court
| is to sit at The Hague; that it will
establish its own rules, and that all
decisions are TO be taken by a major
lily vote, nine members to compose a
IquOrum.
The new third article covers the
! following cases:
The differences regarding the inter
IpretatiOn Of the stipulations in the
matter of customs tariffs, the meas
urement OF ships, the considerations
of foreigners as citizens so far as tax
alton is concerned, and the right Of
foreigners as citizens so far as taxa
ton is concerned, and the right of
foreigners to buy and possess proper
! ty, as well as the differences regard
ling the Interpretation and the appli-
cation of the following conventions:
For the international protection of
workers, concerning railways, means
to prevent collisions at sea, literary
and artistic copyright, rules of COM
mercial and industrial companies,
weights and measure, reciprocal free
assistance for poor patients, the con
Ventions regarding boards of health
international and private law,
ures. This article covers also the
differences regarding pecuniary claims
about damages when the principle of
Indemnity is admitted by the parties
concerned.
Article number in the original
draft becomes article number four in
| the new draft and recites that in no
case, unless the parties expressly
consent thereto, can a judge partici-
lpate i'll the consideration or decision
of a matter brought before the court
i'll which his own country is con-
cerned
| By the fifth article it is understood
that the stipulation admitting Obliga-
! tory arbitration under special condi-
tiOns in treaties already concluded or
to be concluded remain in force
The sixth article says that the pro
visions of article three cannot in any
case be claimed in cases of the inter
Ipretation and application OF extrater-
ritorial rights.
Article four of the original draft,
|
lpetent to take cOgnizance of and de-
| termine all cases regarding differen-
ces of an international character be-
| tween sovereign states which cannot
! be settled through diplomacy, becomes
article seven in the new draft, and
six Of the original, which declares
| that the present permanent court Of
arbitration may so far as possible,
contribute to the formation of the ba-
sis of the new court, becomes, with
the addition of minor details, article
eight of the new draft.
1t is supposed that the Austrian
proposition was presented in behalf of
Germany after the receipt of instruc-
tions by Herr Krige of the German
delegation, who went to Berlin three
days ago 20 receive them.
To Present Special List.
The Hague, Aug 27.-At yesterday
afternoons session Of the committee
charged with examining the obligatory
arbitration proposals, General Horace
Porter announced that the American
delegation had received new instruc
tions to present a special list of cases
coming within the scope of the pro
posed scheme. Similar lists will be
presented by Great Britain and Portu-
gal.
Commercial SECRETARIES Meet.
Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 27.-Men
who have at heart the commercial and
industrial development of this section
of the country gather here today at
the opening of the convention of COM
nercial club secretaries of Louisiana
and Texas. The forenoon will be given
over to the exchange of greetings,
the address of President j. A. Arm
old of Beaumont and the annual re-
ports of the other officers. Indus trial
legislation. advantages Of commercial
organization, transportation fcilfties
and rates, good roads, civic relations.
and reciprocal demurrage are some OF
the subjects to receive attention.