The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-18
INAUGURATE
 ARBITRATION
SENATOR KNOX SUBMITS PLAN TO BOTH FRENCH AND EN-
 oLisH REPRESENTATIVES..
Fact That France is Included Comes as Surprise in Political Circles Would Settle all lnternat.
 onal Disputes.

Washington. May r The prin- cipIe arbitration Of practically all dis putes between nations, including even questions of vital interest and nation- al honor assumed yitality t0gay when Secretary of State Knox submitted 10 the British and French ambassadors at Washington the draft of a conyen. fion to serve as basis of negotia. tions. The fact that this word move ment would be iaausaTatea witii France as we'll as Great Britain camo as surprise. as it was generally un- derstood only the United States and England were concerned in the initial steps
 Secretary Knox has eyolyel q doc ament which has received tho auprov- u of the president and other mem bers of his cabinet providing all dif- ferences which arc internationally iusticabe, shall De submitted to ar- bitration. IL expands the scope of the existing arbitration treaties by elim mating the executions referring to questions of vital Interest and na- tionai honor. This elimination is the real accomplishment Of the proposed reaiy The exceptions mentioned are found in arbitration treaties tho word over and have constituted tho hief obstacle 10 inc application Of he arbitration principle far it is hard 10 conceive of problem which | fn Its essence cannof se regarded as having a controlling bearing upon national honor'' or vital Inferest
 Recognizing That there may De questions of policy and other matters likely to foree nations to the brink of war. but which no people would De willing 10 arhitrate. the tentative draft of the treaty provides that dlf- ferences which eithar party consider within the catagory shall be referred 10 q commission Of inquirg empowered to make recommendations for thetr Hague court. should the commission treaty will take ansher alvanced step by binding the dispatants to ar filtration in cage the commission of Inquiry declares that Inc controversy shall he arbitrated
 Arbitration in alI cases vii be last resort after the two countries have concluded that if ls impossible to settle a dispute through diplomatic nterehange.
 The United States senate Will not be asked 10 reliHqnish it's right 10 pass upon the question Of arhitrating each dispute. All asreements 10 arbi trate VII he entered into with the assistance and consent of the sen ate' as under existing conditions. Secretary Knox in an officia state nent today said the draft of tho treaty was not the result of negotlat- lons with any particular country but  | $ what Inc government be ieees to r;t a sound basis for negotiations for the extension or rac scope Of its arbitra- ton treaties.
 Its general feature he said, elimi- mates the exceptions in those general agreements referring to vital inter
 st'' and national honor' All differences, according to the secretary, that are internationally usticable shall be submitted to The Hague tribunal unless by special agreement some other tribunal is ce- lected
 1 Differences which either country are not iusticable shall be referred to ! committee of inquiry with power to make recommendations for their set lement. This commission It to De composed Of officials of inc two gov Iernments who are members Of the Hague court should the cimmission decide that the differences should be arbitrated. that decision is to he binding.
 | Arbitrations are to he cgntinled. lcontinued the secretary "unaer terms of submission subject to the adyiea and consent Of the senate.
 Refore arbitration k restorad to oven in cases where both countries
 
 1 agree That fhe difference X one stia~' eeptibie Of ahitral decision the comf Imission Of inquiry shall Investisato Ithe difference with a view of reeenl~
 nendIng settlement that VIII pre- Eelude the necessity Of arbitration"