The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-16
knox TALKS ON DIPLOMACY
NTS AMERICA mas ALWAYS
FAVORED ADMIRATION.
void Make InteFnatiSaal Prize Csurt q
Csurt 81 Arbliral Inatle@-retls %
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Troubles af the l.atln Repuhllra.


PIILADELPHIA. June iA.-spcre,ary %
STATE Philander G. Knox delivered an
lnpoHant speech to-day ~ the cOn-
mencument exercises % the University
Of Pennsylvania. Ne disnusnei with un-
~ Ial irankness the fundamental prin-
c-"cs aid policies Of American diplomacy
tgi 10 present diplomatic relations be-
tween Tho United States and the nations
4 The world. The title Of HE address
WAS The Spirit and Purposes Of American
ppIonacv.
N beginning his Gpesch. Secretary
Kn,G referred to the growth Of the arhi-
traion principle. The United States. he
said has. always been Ia sympathy with
this movement and had used lie infiuancs
20 further the principle % arbitration for
the sttlement % international diaprtsa.
Mr. lnoH expressed the hope that the
jo.nt note sent to the Powers on October
j.. lsa. by the state Department aug.
costing the extension Of the In
tsrnAtDnal Prize Court into q Court
Of A-itral Justice would be &C.
cepted md the court established within
the nelt few wears. Relations With
China I'D Japan. he coatinnsd. have
aivays been cordial and frisndly. 10
the NaR Fast the United States has
EympaihEed With the Young Turks IN
the establishment Of q constitutional
form q government This country had
sT'ecits influences 70 liEhtn the burdens
imposel upon the natives Of the CoaEo
Free safe. and had also been especially
frsnd' to the little negro republic Of
Liberia on the west coast 81 Africa. The
State DcpartmSnt. be announced. IL a.
present engaged on . plan 10 rehAbIlitais
the Lbenan Republic and 10 pvs Il .
bsu sttrt ca the path 70 national stability
and Individual TroHsas.
Mr.. ksox discussed The relations with
the tWsuty nsighhoring american ropub-
ice Of BE- Western Hemisphere. This,
b said. had besn By Gar the most active
srhere q American diplomacy. He re-
isrred 70 Castro and zslaya a. 'tyFAnts.'
ne SPOKE Of the etIOrts of the American
bankers. AIDED BY the State Department, TO
refund the dsht az Honduras By sstablish-
ing . financial proesctorats similar to
that eHIsting In Santo Domingo. u the
consent Of the Senate can be obtained.
THE ANIMATION MOVEMENT.
In beginning his address Mr.. KnoH
hrs' took up the discussion Of the arbi-
Ratlon movement;
From iTpa until the present time
hs sAid. the Governments Of tire United
stAIs has uniformly and constantly
exhausted every resource in order ami
oably and peaceably n adjust ia intsr-
national difficulties, and during this
time it has, including those nov pending.
taken part IN some seventy ArbitratiOns.
sEolllding various agreements % arbi-
rate not carried out because ~ settlement
otherwise. a. well a. all conventional
b. automatic arrangements delimitatiOn
and domestic commissions
'Or the settlement % International claims. |
The subjects submitted by this Govern
nent % the various arbitral tribunals |
lave involved some ~ the mOst important |
md diifcilt questions which give rise !
% differences between State They /
include boundary diaputes. rights Of
ishing. the rights and duties of nsutrals. |
interpretation o. treaties. and the per-
'onal and property rights Of American 4
'itizens resident IN foreign countries
IL should. moreover. In connection
Tinced &c II has been that arbitration
houd he essentially q judicial rather than
| diplomatic matter and that the award
an arbitral court SHOULD he MT a CON-
komiss but q il1dgment founded u1on
binciples II law and equity. this Gov
Snment has time and AMIN upon due and I
apFopriate occasion WIhmittsd q inter-
ational tribunals questions ~ intsrna-
iInAl law which had been already passed
con and determined BY the supreme
Curt q the United States, this Govern
mt having, q ootirpe, always acceotsd
n awards Of thass tribunals even where.
ain souss oaaen, thair decisions have
N bsen in aconrd with those which had
ssn prsvio'lsly pronounced By its own
Indeed. the United States bas taksn
~ more advancsh ground and has said
~ inaamuch e. arbitration h thus.
asfated. q judicial rather than a diplo-
mac nrocedurs. tho Judgment of an
l-'fration oOurt must conform ~ the
rutiules of law and equity involved and
c0afollng. and that Whege In Ire oDinion.
4 iwh0lly clear and evident that q de-
esp ssssntially fails - ~ conform
Fletiecision should be OPEN - IN interna-
'oHl judicial revision. II h IN accord
1n'sWith this principle that the United
S's't and VenexIela have rscsntlv neEo-
ta's protocol Of arbitration providing
i'r - submission 20 The Hague % the
q.ssi9l of the revision Of an International
avai
COMMUNICATIONS To rNE BAOUR.
ls sHorts Of the American delegation
a. y second Hague conference resulted
IN e resdOption In an extended and
amaiet form % the Convention for tho
PariC SHttlemsNt of intern ational Dis
r'sa a. well ~ the framing and adoption
r, tnvsnfion for an international Court
N Pts But the Conference also went
cHrEerably further and recommended
N f1Fationa ~ the world the establish.
we't q court 81 arbitration IN accord
a. IN the ftIndamsntal idea Of the plan
tel n the first conference az the
l-s'a7t 81 Secretary Hay that the court
s'rgl be always Open'-'a court which
'foliibot only be permanent but con
o." IN its funCtiors'
I1"eneral plan ~ fhistribunal. which
- tJfsis;i ~ ths kHISFicsn. British
-'H '~fnan deleGatess WIN the hearty
c'sqeri on and supDort 81 the FFench.
Ir-0rfTNted. IN addition 20 the f,Inda-
nsnta ven n psrtnanencs adOpaed from
80 Havnlan. the Fundamental principles
an pr edure embodied in the cOnven-
'or' f7rths pacihc settlement Of inter
na'ina' iiaputes and for the establish
r'"n n he International Court % Prias.
ihas1gci AZ Il thua contained only such
lT0v'iors A. had IN eaaencs already
h@en ldspted by the POwera in the two ,
''''ii0ns ahove named. the Govern
rentN the United States. conceivinR /.
ita' ,srs could hs no obiection 20 ndopi-