Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-17
GOVERNMENTS PLAN
To ELIMINATE WAR
Mexico, Brazil and United
States Working on Plan
To Keep Peace


government, the Brazilian government
and Secretary of State Knox are discuss
ing the proposition taht there shall be
a court for the removal of causes OF war
between the republics of the western
hemisphere. The late ambassador from
Brazil was foremost in the establishment
of such a court which is designed TO
have the same relation to the western
hemisphere that the international court
of arbitration would have to the courts
of Europe and Asia,
1t is a part of the proposition that
Secretary Knox shall in June call to-
gether delegates for the formation Of
such a court and that the sittings shall
be held in Washington. where the ar
rangements will be made by John Bar
rett, director OF the bureau of the Ameri-
can republics.
Some of the ends to be gained by the
new court are as follows:
l. No American republic shall declare
war against another until a majority of
the remaining republic have decided In
conferences that the differences cannot
be arbitrated.
2 That at the inception of any offense,
tribute or other cause Of diplomatic rup-
ture, the governing board OF the bureau
Of the American republics at Washing
ton will be officially and fully app ised
of the fact
g. That the diplomatic representatives
at Washington of the republics COM
planned OF and complainant. respective
ly. will place all information at the dis
posal of the governing board of the bu-
reau.
4. That the governing board. as 4
tribunal of arbitration will consider the
complaints independently of diplomatic
Intercourse between the respective offici-
ais OF the two republics troubled.
5. That any tentative decision, agree
ment or any conclusion reached by the
governing board will be respectively COM
municated to the diplomatic representa-
tives of the nations interested for trans
mission to their home governments.
s. That the secretary of state OF the
United States, the Mexican ambassador
the Brazilian ambassador. will constitute
a supreme body of the governing board
Z. That in the event OF disagreement
the secretary of state of the United
States. the Mexican ambassador and the
Brazilian ambassador will at once con-
fer with the president Of the United
States. the president of Mexico and the
president OF Brazil, for final judicial de-
cision to go about a peaceful solution OF
the question.
APPLE OF D1sCoRD.
In the plan for a worlds court of arbi-
tration justice il was suggested today
that the proposition that the information.
al court shall assume the right to compel
nations by army and navy to respect 1t.
DEGREES will be the apple OF discord In
the negotiations for the establishment fc
the court. This proposition appears t.
be maintained by Colonel Roosevelt, but
is at variance with the text Of the note
Of Secretary of State Knox, inviting the
attention OF the world powers to the ne
cessity and value of such a tribunal
Secretary Knox has insisted that thert
was no intention or desire. on the par
of this government at least. to enforce
physically. any finding OF the court.
Tt Is stated today by diplomatic author
tiles that the court would probably never
be called on to deal with a case Of bad
faith among the signators to the court
1t is pointed out that since 1874 to the
present time there has been 300 or 4O
Of international questions and thai
there has been but one exception to sub.
mission 90 the arbitral court. The excep
ton was that of the United States in the
northern boundary question when the
king of Holland was the umpire between
the United States and England. TIL.
Dutch king decided II was not a cues
toon be submitted to him and the United
States objected. This government wa:
subsequently sustained by Great Britain
herself. The question OF the retirement
OF DEGREES by war measures is bound Il
come up because 1t IL thought Coloue
Roosevelt will not let the occasion go oy
TO present his views to the representa-
tives of the powers when they meet e
consider the Knox note which has beer
Endorsed by President Taft.
DEPARTMENT CONFIDENT.
The state department is confident now
that there will be court on the lines
laid down by the United States. The de
partment has reason to believe that al
the great powers with the exception o.
Japan will assist in the very near fi
ture. At the same time II is believed by
the officials that the consent of Japan il
TO be had for the reason that she would
be forced to abandon her position D
standing aloof from the highly civilized
nations in the great movement.
The experts here believe that II .Hs
question OF force is submitted to tn,
delegates. whether they be members OF
commits sicns appointed by the president
and the sovereigns of the old world, ~
of the delegates to The Hague confer.
ence when II meets again, the PROPOSE
ton to use force will be voted down.