The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-06
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Parcels Post to Be Extended and Include
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to Be ncreased..C Civil Service
to Embrace PostmaeS.

States, recognized 4 number OF im-
ortant principles making for a in.
diciai attitude IN the determining ol
International disputes.
In view OF grave doubts which had
been raised as 10 the constitutlonality
OF The Hague convention for the es-
tablishment of ar international prize
court. now before the Senate for rati.
lcation, because of that provision of
the convention which provides that
there may be an appeal to the pro-
posed court from the decisions OF ma
tional courts. this government propos-
ed III an idcntic circular note address
ed to those powers who had taken
Fart in the London maritime confer
ence, that the powers signatory TO
the convention. If confronted with
some difficulty, might Insert a reser-
vation To the effect that appeals TO
the International prize court in re-
SpeCt to decisions Of its national trio
unals. should take the form of di-
rect claim for compensation. that the
proceedings TO be taken thereupon
should be In the form OF trial de
novo. and that judgment OF the court
should consist of compensation for the
ILLEGAL capture, irrespective of the de-
clsion OF the national court whose
judgment had thus been intenation-
ally involved. As the result OF an in
formal discussion II was decided TO
provide such procedure by means Of
separate protocol which should be rat
flied at the same time as the prize
court convention itself,
Accordingly, the government OF the
Netherlands. at the request of this
government. proposed. under date oi
Nav "a, 1910. to the powers signatory
TO The Hague convention, the neGo~
tiatlon of a supplemental protocol EN-
bodying stipulations providing for this
alternative procedure. II is gTatify-
ing TO observe that this additional
protocol is being signed Without OBJ
! lection, by the powers signatory TO
| thc original convention and that there
Is every reason to believe that the In
ternational prize court will soon be
established
The Identical circular note also pro-
posed that the international prize
court when established should be en-
dowed with the functions OF an ar
bltral court of justice under and pur'
,suant to the recommendation adopt
ed nv the last Hague conference. the
replies received from the various pow
ers to this proposal inspire the hope
that this also may be accomplished
within the reasonably near future.
1t Is believed that the establish,
mentment OF these two tribunals VIII
20 a long way toward securing the
! arbitration of many questions when
! have heretofore threatened and, at
/ times. destroyed the peace OF nations
Peace Commission.
Appreciatlne these enlightened ten"
denotes Of modern times. the congress
at It's last session passed law pro-
viding for the appointment of com
mission OF five members "to be ap'
pointed by the President Of the United
States. to consider the eXpediency OF
utilizing existing International agen
cies for the purpose of limiting the
armnments OF the nations of the world
by international agreement, and ol
constituting the combined navieS OF
the world an international force for
the preservation of universal peace
ond to consider and report upon any
other means to diminish the eXpendi
nres of government for military pur
noses and 10 lessen the probabilities