New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
FOR NATIONS OF WORLD.
Details of Plan To Be Discussed oy
the Hague Conference.

The Hague Aug 22.-The text of the Ameri-
can proposition for the establishment of a per-
manent court of arbitration has been conpieteo
in agreement with Germany and Great BRITAIN
and will come up for discussion on AusuS' 90
II consists Of twenty-six articles. Inc hio' "
ticIe records the desire of the s1gna'ofy Poe
to organize an international Hhsh Co
Justice easily accessible and free OF chai &C. W.
,,s,eS renresenting the various systems Oh ia"'
of the world and capable of insurlns a ooii''
ton of arbitration by Jurisprudence
The second provides that the Judges mus "
"i,,risconsults of known competence IN lii'eA ii
tional law, selected so far as posSioie -
members of the Permanent Court OF Aroiiia-
ton" ..,u tho
According TO the third and fourth articles 'iie
,,,d.as are TO be appointed for terms OF Twelve
wears. and will enjoy diplomatic prlVhes'' N
immunities while exercising their funcuohS'
Article 5 provides that the court shall CONSIST
Of seventeen judges, nine forming quorum
.-+;o,s 6 alIots the appointments to the WITT
Gus nations. 49,. -oo--
Article provides that the High Court yen
" shall appoint three judges with thiee
s,itutes. constituting special Tribune,
-. a. necessary try cases elsewhere thah a'
The Hague. 80 .be court
Article 8 says that the president OF 'iie -
-, 49, a,ac+ad every three years by a majority
SEall Dt cAcO1SN ~'ON'
of the votes. . of the
,r,,o1a O deals with the payment Oh 'Ne
.,,asas The amounts are not fixed. but the pio-
nosal contemplates a fixed yearly e"i'
sides special remuneration "heii
cases. and travelling expenses
Article 10 forbids judges from recei's -
enumeration from their own or olheI so'e
ments for services in connection with 'io '-
court. -. nh o
Article II says that the court SHAH SIT DIT
1Ias,,a except in cases of force majeure anu
+ha s,ecia1 instances provided for by Article &.
Articles IL and 13 deal with secretarial MAJ
tiers. , 81,
Article ID states that the high court shali SIT
once or twice yearly, in July and January
Articles Is 10, II and IS relate to the cases
which the high court is competent 10 Try
Article 10 provides that each party shal
be entitled TO have its own judge 10 participate
In the trial of cases submitted to the court IL
2 speciaI tribunal acts commission OF IN
curry even a person not connected Win 'n0
court can participate in trial
Articles 20 81 and % deal with the court
procedure and the calling of witnesses
Ar,;olas % and % empower the court TO estab-
Hsh its own rules
Article q proposes the ratification of the con-
vention at The Hague quickly as possible.
Article 26 proposes to establish the duration
of the convention. but the term Is not yet lAeo'
ANY signatory power is entitled to denounce the
convention by informing the Dutch government
two wears before the expiration OF each period
but the convention remains intact for the other
powers.
President Nelidor has informally interviewed
the presidents of the committees on the advlsa-
bility OF postponing the discussion OF the pro-
nosed permanent court Of arbitration until the
mi
that the powers in the mean while study the
question No decision in the matter has yet
been arrived at
In order TO reach a unanimous understanding
about the high court of justice II is suggested
that each country shall appoint a Judge. the
Judges TO meet at The Hague. thus appointing a
speciaI tribunal according 20 Article & Of the
American proposition which would really be-
come high court OF justice
The redrafting of the American proposition
regarding the collection of contractual debts
according TO the observations made In the de-
bate has practically been finished. The only
in,portant alteration of the original text Is the
suppression of the words Implying the use OF
naval and military forces where 1t says 1t is
agreed that there shall be no recourse to coer-
ci1-e measures implying the of naval or
Military forces for the collection of said con-
tractual debts.
The special commission which has been ex-
aiming the proposition to establish supreme
international prize court to-day approved the
nroiect drafted by the United States. Great
| Britain. Germany and France by 10 to
| votes the minority being Dr. Ruy Barooza head
OF the Brazilian delegation, and Senior Esteva'
of Mexico who objected to the grouping OF the
| mowers according to their rank, for the appoint
rnent of judges.
rvnCYrCn rp0N GERMANY