The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-06

South American Republic by An1eri-
can Special Envoy, w. T. Buchanan.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, ID. c., April again
the good offices Of the International
Court Of Arbitration at The Hague are
to be invoked to settle important in
ternational disputes, this time in mat
terS in which the American govern
ment is vitality interested.
It will not be the first occasion in
which ~recourse has been made to that
august tribuna in issues in which this
government has figured, the cases of
the PiOuS Fund of the CALIFORNIA; and
of the preferred creditors of Vene-
zuela, which We're awarded preferen-
tlal treatment following a blockade of
her ports, both having been passed
on by the court and each Of import
ance to the United states. Neither
of them, however, are regarded as Of
as great consequence as that prim-
arily, Of the Interpretation to be
placed en- article one of the treaty of
1918 touching the tights of Americans
to fish in the waters of
and, se~condarily, the issues to be arbi-
trated as a result of the agreement
recently reached between Mr.. Buchan-
an, the American Special Commissions
er, and President Gomez, of VeneZue-
la, DOth OF Which are to go to The
Hague.
A Big Thing for the Court.
The Compromise" negotiated by
Secretary Root with Ambassador
Bryce, which incorporates the fisheries
dispute to be arbitrated, has been rati-
fled by the Senate and the two nations
interested have agreed on the arbitra-
ton. In submitting to The Hague so
important a principle as that involved
in the Fisheries cny,frnx-arcx- Jo4I, fIo
American and the British governments
are giving that tribunal q prestige in
initial stages of it's existence Which is
regarded automatically as an inter
national occurrence of the first mag
nitude and one calculated to have
great influence in inspiring similar ac-
ton by other nations burdened with
international disputes, which if not
adjusted, may lead to serious results.
The findings Of the court will be
awaited with the greatest interest and
impatiepce by the New England fish
ing interests for it means much to that
hardy class Of men who yearly make
the Newfoundland shore their rendez.
vOus and who supply a large portion
Of the northeastern markets with fish
food products. Their treaty rights
have been questioned, their work in
terfered with and they nave suffered
from the attempted enforcement OF
certain local laws or regulations, the
privilege to enact which has beer
warmly contested by this government
The disputes are Of long standing
and each country, confident Of the cor
rectnesS OF its own intention is eX
pected to abide by the decision of tn,
court. Because Of the long time al
lowed for the preparation of the case
the submission of regiments, ETC.. i
VIII be more than a year before tn
questions in dispute are fully befor,
the tribunal for decision.
The Venezuelan Dispute.
Years of effort and of arguments b,
the State department failed of success:
IN reaching a basis of settlement, Q
the disputes with Venezuela, whic]
flnally came as a result of suggestion
made by President Gomez, after Cas-
tro left Venezuela and when that coun
try was being harassed by the action
OF n Dutch war vessels sent there b
Holland, following the breaking off 9
lrlendiy relations between the two ma
uons. Secretary Root received in
cordlat spirit the advances made b
Gomez and sent Mr.. Buchanan t
venezuela promptly with full instruc
tlons to deal with the subject of til
settlement OF the claims an the re
sult Oh ms labors are said to be salts
factory alike to both the State De
partment and to the South Amarica-
Republic.
The strained situation which ba
preceded MI. B~uchanan's mission fl
81 Ions q period was a source of -
. = secretary Root, who has take
% q great deal of interest," in ~ ~
oelng Of our sister renrhi;os We
49, ana he pointed orr thai ~
aaolca.; government had on ro,o
need - ol,s interviewed as q, friend
-sars sran oeaali Of Venezuela to relic,