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leone convinced thdt fraud had Deen
practiced by the American claimants
= in an arbitration with the govern
ment os Mexico. relieved Mexico
from paying such pant of the award
az IL had not already paid. returned
TO Mexico the sums paid upon the
award and undistributed 10 the
claimants. and in addition, appro-
prited by congressional act a sum
TO repay Mexico the amount which
had been paid and distributed to the
claimants and which was. therefore,
beyond the reach of the United
States.
Not only did American and Bri-
tish diplomacy, by the treaty OF
1894. usher in "the modern era of
arbitration" as to specific subjects
covered hy special ARBITRATION agree
meats. but in 1897, the foreign Of
fees of the two governments have
reached the conclusion that certainly
as between England and the United
States there were no question OF
any Kind whatsoever which might
lnot DE and which ought not 10 be
settled by international arbitration.
4 International Cases.
! Not Only has the United States
sought thus to settle its own Diff
,culties by the implements of peace
rather than by these of war, but Il
has assiduously exerted all proper
pressure 10 induce the world 10
adopt the principle of arbitration a
a means of settlement OF interna-
tional disputes.
II is of more than passing inter
est TO note that in referring the
Pious Fund case to this international
tribunal for determination the Unit
ed States and Mexico were the first
] OF the slgnatory lowers to invoke
the jurisdiction Of this oewly con
! stituted tribunal: and Il Is unneces-
sary to add that he award IN this
lease has been scrdpulously observed
by Mexico, against whom It was
made.
i The efforts OF the American dele
cation at the second Hague confer
lence resulted in the ueadoption in an
leNtonded and amerded form of tn,
convention for the Pacific settlement
of international disputes, as well a.
: the framing and adoption OF a con
!, vention TO- an international court OF
/ prize. But the Conference also went
cousiderab, further and recon.
mended to the nations OF the world
the establishment Of court Of ar.
} bijration.
i, II Is confidently expected that tho
Initiative Of the United States vii
head 10 the early establishment a
lThe Hague of a permanent court oi
larbitration.
in the Orient.
From the very commencement o.
Jour intercourse with China. Amer.
can diplomacy In that empire ha,
been marked by a just regard foi
the rights of China as a sovereign
lpower and has consistently aimed q
promote the interests of the Chimes,
people no less than those OF oui
own.
The frs treaty entered into bs
the United States with China wa,
negotiated by Caleb Cushing. anC
lsigned at Wunghia in 1874. In q
1.-THE spirit and purpose of American
diplomacy are admirably Illustrated
by the article which provides thai
lAmerican citizens who shall trade IN
Opium shall be subject TO be dead
with by the Chinese government
without being entitled to any cOun-
tenance OF protection from that oi
the United Statess
| Notwithstanding that China was
lcompelled by treaties with certain
lpowers in 1858 20 lcgalize the trnf
Ihc, the United States again in 1886
lagreed that Americans should not b.
permitted in any way to engage IL
lthis trade. and that they should MOI
be allowed to plead the favorcd-na.
tion clause of the treaty In their dc.
fenSe.
Stnl more effective. however. was
the action OF this government IN
l19O6, IN proposing TO the powers
having territorial possessions in ths
liar east the appointment of com
mission to study the opium problem
land propose measures for it, solu.
tion.
The first appointment OF diplomat
lie officers TO represent China at the
! loapitals Of the world was due to a
'lsuegestion made by the American
} minister at Peking, Anson Burling-
Ihame. who, with the consent OF our
government, resigned his post in
l1SG7 that he might accept the invi-
tatiou Of China to head a mission 10
In Of the great powers. intended to
hiring about a better understanding