The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-10
THREE NATIONS IN
LINE FOR PEACE
United States, France and
Britain Sign Treaties.
PARIS is FIRST TO APPROVE
President Taft, Who Opened the Way
for Complete Arbitration Pacts,
Witnesses the Ceremony
at Washington.

Washington. - Three of the great
world powers have taken long
stride toward the goal OF universal
peace. Arbitration treaties binding
the United States and Great Britain
and France, respectively, were signed
at the White House in Washington In
the presence OF President Taft and
notable gathering of officials and at
the ministry OF foreign affairs IN
Paris.
Secretary OF State Knox signed the
two treaties in behalf of the United
States. James Bryce, the British am
bassador, affixed his signature In be-
half of Great Britain thus completing
the AngloAmerican pact, with the ex-
ception of ratification by the senate.
The French treaty was signed In
duplicate in Paris six hours earlier
by ]. ]. Jusserand, ambassador to the
United States.
AS soon as the copies Of the two
treaties had been signed President
Taft affixed his signature to two
measures for transmittal to the senate.
1t was thought at first that az ex-
change on the Franco-American treaty
would be necessary before 1t could
be sent to the senate. Later on Off
cial notification from Paris of the
signature there President Taft de-
cided to rush the treaties at once to
the senate in the hope of securing ac-
ton as this session.
The general features OF the new
treaties are:
All differences internationally justi-
ciable shall be submitted to The Hague.
unless by special agreement some 9TH
err tribunal is created or selected
Differences that either country
thinks are not just!c:able shall be re.
ferred to a commission Of inquiry, COM
posed of nationals OF the two govern
ments, empowered to make recon-
mendations for their settlement
Should the commission decide that the
dispute should be arbitrated. such de-
cision will be binding
Before arbitration is resorted to,
even In cases where both countries
agree that the difference Is suscep.
tible Of arbitration, the commission OF
inquiry shall investigate the dispute
with view Of recommending a settle
ment without arbitration.
The commission, at request Of either
government, will delay its findings one
year to give an opportunity for dplo-
matte settlement.
The convention grew directly out Of
President Tafts speech in Washing
ton, December Is last, before the
American Society for the Judicial Set.
Element Of International disputes, In
which he said:
IF now we can negotiate and put
through a positive agreement with
some great nation to abide the ad-
judication of an International arbitral
court in every issue which can not be
settled by negotiation, no matter what
1t involves. whether honor, territory,
or money, we shall have made a long
step forward by demonstrating that it
is possible for Two nations at least
to establish, as between them, the
same system of due process of law
that exists between individuals under
a government"
Washington, D. G.. Pressure Ia
being brought to k,ar on the senate to
act favorably on the arbitration treat
les recently signed between the
United States AID Great Britain and
the United States and France.
The only hitch apparent at the pres
ent time Is the fear of the senate that
some Of its treaty making prerogatives
may be endangered by the new con.
ventions This is denied by Secretary
Of State Knox.
Both the President and Secretary
Knox are highly DESTROYS Of having the
treaties passed b, the senate before
adjournment.