Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-06
ARBITRATION.

The year has been notable as VII
,ne,,sTee the pacific settlement of two
Important International controversies
before the permanent court OF me
Hague. A.,
pute between the United States and
Great Britain, which has been the
source Of nearly continuous diplo-
matte correspondence aimee the fishcr-
les convention OF 1918, has given an
award which is satisfactory to both
PARTIES. This arbitration Is particular
is noteworthy not only because OF the
cminently just results secured: nut
also because it Is the first arbitration
held under the general arbitration
treaty OF April 4190S, between the
United states and Great Britain ana
tisposes of n controversy. the settlc-
lnent OF which has resisted every otnef
resource of diplomacy ana winch LOT
4 nearly 30 years has been the cause OF
friction between two countries whose
common interest lies In maintaining
the. most friendly and cordial rela-
tions With each other.
ROOTS GREAT SERVICE.
The United States was ably repre-,
scented before the tribunal ana shouiu
be wanting in proper recognition OF
great patriotic service If | did not refer
d D.
facts and the signal ability and force
Of argument--six days in length-.rre-
scented to the court in support OF our
case by Mr.. lIiihu Root,
The tribunal constituted att Thr
Hague by the governments of the
United States and Venezuela has cont
pleted It's deliberations and has rem
dcred an award in the case of the
Orinoco steamship company agains.
Venezuela. The award may be regard
cd as satisfactory since 1t has, pur.
snant to the contentious Of the United
states, recognized a number OIL I'M
portant principles making for judi
cial attitude In tho determining OF m (
tcrnationulE Disputes
INTERNATIONALLY PRIZE COURTS, 4
In view or grave doubts which had
been raised as to the constltutionality
of The Hague convention for the es-
Establishment OF an international prize
court. now before the senate for rati-
iicatlon. because of that provision OF
& the convention which provides that
there may be an appeal to the pro-
posed court from the decisions Of
national courts. this government pro-
posed In an indentical circular note
addressed to those powers who had
taken part in the London maritime
conference. that the powers stsnatorSf
such dilficulty. might insert Il reserva-
ton to the effect that appeals to the
iiiternationel5 prize court in respect to
decisions Of Its national tribunals.
should take the form ofsa direct claim
for compensation: that the proceed
ings to be taken thereupon should be
inthe form or q trinl de snovo. and thnt
Judgment OF the court should consist OF 4
compensation for the illegal capture.
Irrespective of the decision of the
national court whose Judgment had
thus been Internationally involved. As
the result, OF an Informal discussion
1t was decided to&provide such pro-
Cedure bSmeans of lserarate, protocol
which should be ratified ut the same
time as the prize court convention 1t
self. 81
ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
Accordingly, the government nf the
Netherlands, at THO request Of this
government, proposed underedate or
May a4,$t010, to the powers sigma
tory to The Hague convention, the
5embodying stipultion, providing for
this ALTERNATIVES Sprocedure. II IL grati-a
flying to observe that thls additional
protocol is 8being signed without OBJ
lection. by the powers signatol'y to the
original convention end that there is
every reason tosbelicvc tha,5the Inter-
national prize court will soon be cs-
ftablislled. 5sfI h u "a.
! The indenticnl circular nuteEnlso pro-
posed that the International prize
courtAwhcn established should he cn-5
bowed with the M functions Of an
snrbltral court or Justice eunderand
pursuant to the Recommendation
adopted by the last Hague conference.
The replies received from the various
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