Weekly journal-miner., 1910-12-14
Affairs of Nation Reviewed in Statesmanlke Document t---T ariff Commission is Approved And Reform in Judicial Procedure
 Is Also Urgently Advocated
sy Associated Prsss

By Associated Prsss
 wAsIffNDTON. D. C.. Dec. s-ssna. tor cUmmips wil introduce a resoiu. ton ,ornorrow providing that . single schedule tari1 may he taken up with out rendering the bsiancs so amend m~nt. and e resolution limiting to slsty days the time the bill may be held To the Senate committee. The resoiu- ton provide. that at the expiration of ,hs, time the bIii may b- called upon the floor of the srnstr. a. though tho commItts had reported
 Practically aiI the time, os the Sem ate and Iioss~ today was occupied ln reading Pr-rldsn, Tsrs m~ssaxe.
 In th- Senate. three senstoVs. suc- csss-or- to those who are dad. wcr. -owrn ln.
 rhs Presidents message is ss fol- To The srna,s and House of Repre-
 DornE th. pas, year she foreign re- lstions of the United states have con. tnu-d upon basis of friendship and good understs ndlns
 ARBITRATION
 Tn" year has b~en potabi~ as wu- nssalng the pacific settlement of the iwo important international controvcr. ..e- i,~for" the F~rmsnsn' Court of
 The arbitration of fisheries d1pute b~twesn the United states and Srest ns., ss" csn.n. s.Ss s. sc sc ,ss 'oosss ss,,- Of pondenc~ since the fisheries convention of ins has given an award which Is satisfactory 'o both parties. This sr- only because of the sminentiy just re- suits secured. but also becau-s it is the first arbitration held under 'hc general srbl'rs'lop treaty of Aprll ( ins by and dirpo-es of . controversy the set- tiement of which has resisted every other resource of diplomacy. and which se.. @ sI o, ,,,s,"r a,ss . y, sss sssn ,s: whose common interest lies In main tslnlns th. most friendly and cordial relations with each other
 The United states was ably represent ed before the tribunal and ' should be wanting in prop~r recognition of . areat patriotic service if 1 lid not refer to ths iu.ld his'orioai analysls cf the fact: argument sin days in ~nEth-pre.ens- d G. the court in support of our case ny Mr. fiihu Root
 by the sovernmeo,s of the United states and venssusia. has completed hs d-. libsratIons and has rendered. on award in tho cas of the orincco stesmship
 
 may be regarded as satisfactory. sinos it has p'fsuant to the contentious of ih- unss5 states. recognized . num- esr of inpsr,snt principles mahins fos of international disputes.
 In view of grave doubts which had h-en raised ss Co the coustisutionaiity of The Hague convention fov the sssab- lishmsnt of .n iptsrnskionai pvise eour, pow before the s~uat~ fos ratlficatIon becsus. of thst provisiop of the con. .sn'lon which. pruvisrs bat thers msy he an appeal to the brepos~d court from the d-chioo os satlonsl courts. this government pvcposed sc aa ldpn- teal cirvuisr note addressed to thnss r"wsr. "r.,r., which had ,sssn part n tho powers slgnatory to the convection. n .onfronrd With such dimculty. might ,n..rt . reservation to the smsct that aapfesis ts the Ins~rnatlonsi Pviss Court ln rWf~st "a decisions of Hs national ,fibOnsls. should take the form of sIr.c, .lsIm ier eompens.,ioai that tho rfocssdines tb~feapon to h~ tahsn should h. in the form of . trial As novo; and ,ha, ludGment ef th. court shoalJ consist of cepsp~n-ation for ib.. illegal captufe. irresp~ctfve of the As.