Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-30


years has been marvellous. developed
jealousies which threatened To turn
loose upon the heads of tho people the
horrors of q prolonged war The con-
troversy related to n territory Of So
600 square miles i'm area, Against tho
chauvinistic spirit of the iingoes in
both republics, demand for nrbitra-
ton prevailed and the controversy
was submitted to the King of Eng
land. His determination was accept
ed. and thereupon each nation in
spirit of amity entered into treaty
agreeing To submit in the future all
controversies that could not he de-
termined by diplomacy TO arbitration,
except only such questions as lnvoly-
ed the substantive provisions of their
respective constitutions.
ARBITRATION DEVELOPING.
Moreover, they agreed to abandon
naval rivalry, and ordered the sale
Of naval vessels. then being built. In
addition. by the treaty. they agreed
to reduce their armies 10 Il peace
footing, and so maintain the same.
During the last decade of he last
century, more than 100 important
controversies between nations were
submitted to arbitration. Il is man
ifest that many cruel wars were thus
fN'i t''ls II ili NisNL Nv NlNlbuS tlldl inc
time has come when the naval ARM
aments Of the world must be limited
when the military operations Of the
nations must be restricted: when our
nation is expanding such vast sums
for tho army and navy, it disturbs the
nations Of the old world Our war
IKE preparations produce fear upon
their part. and they bend their ener-
giles and increase their taxes for the
purpose of augmcnting their military
and naval forces, II is well known
that the recent liberal victory in Great
Britain was largely achieved by rca-
son of the policy announced by Sir
Edward Gray, that there should be a
restriction In Englands naval policy
His declaration that the purpose Of
England was to bring about a peace
condition was received with mauifcs-
tations Of approval everywhere But
our nation since then, has Increased
it's expenditures.
Nations should pursue the policy
that followed the war of 1872, when
our country and Great Britain con-
tractcd a treaty by which the Great
Lakes were neutralized The treaty
fixed the limit of armed vessels on
these inland seas, and we have had
peace with our great neighbor upon
the north and developed commercial
interests OF the greatest Importance.
, ni,ail renn' IN ms plan for the
american common wealth, appealed -
lne tNailiPle OF the United Provinces
.! iiollailu' LOT tne purpose OF demon
SIratihs the possibilities of federation.
re conceived the determination of ma
llphal controversies ny courts and COM
missions selected by the nations them-
serves
TRIPTrNAT. on AppUAr
Inc time has come for the substitu-
ton of law for war in the settlement OF
the controversies for nations, Such
substitution requires permanent trib-
unai to which ali nations may appeal
us personnel may change but its ju-
dtcia life should be continued The
creation of such a court derogates
nothing from the sovereignty of n ma
ton.
NAVY ,rr,,,.,,,
REQ lr'7'
Already many treaties providing for
obligatory arbitration have been en-
! tered into upon the part OF nations. I'm
| 1895 30 such treaties had been ratified
! and in 1906. IA additional ones yyrre
| entered into. Many of the Euronean
treaties between nations stimulate
| reference Of disputes 10 The IInpue
court Some are without umitations
as 10 the nature of The controycrsz.
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