Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-03
ARBITRATION PACT
WITH ENGLAND
AND FRANCE
EPOCH MARKING TREATY
TO BE SIGNED TODAY
President Taft and AmbaSSa-
doris of Old World Nations
Pen Signatures to Document
Designed to Eliminate War.
TBy ssrning Journal Special Leased Wire

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Washington, Aug. 2.-The general
arbitration treaties between the Init
ed states, Great Britain and France.
constituting the most adveneed step
ever taken in the family of nations
for the peaceful settlement of dis
putes, will be signed tomorrow.
Paris and Washington will be the
scenes OF the conclusion of the nego-
tiations of the world-hcralded con-
ventions
The first signature will be append
ed to the French treaty by Ambassa-
dor Jean j. Jusserand, who is now In
Paris. at o'clock tomorrow after
noon. This will be a. m, Washing
ton time. The signing of the British
treaty here will not take place until
O'Clock in the afternoon, six hours
after Ambassador Jusserand has COM
mitted France TO the arbitration OF
any dispute she may have in the fu-
ture with the republic of the west
In the presence of President Taft,
who invited all nations TO join hands
with the United States in broadening
the arbitration principle, Secretary
Knox will sign both the British and
French treaties in the historic east
room of the White house. On behalf
of Great Britain Ambassador James
Bryce of Great Britain, will sign the
British treaty.
Because OF the tradition that the
text OF no treaty shall be made pub
lie until the senate has acted upon IT,
the details of the conventions are
withheld from publication, but their
general substance is known. The new
treaties are different in the important
particulars that they eliminate the
exceptions contained in all former
arbitration treaties that questions or
vital interest and national honor shall
not be subject to arbitration
1t remained for American diplomats
Ia hit upon the solution of the prob
lem providing for judicial settle
ment of keen International disputes
without offending the pride of the
principals. This was done by the Gre
alton of the commission of inquiry
which Is the novel feature OF the
treaties
This commission Is to be made up
of representatives of the two govern
ments Interested, who are members Of
The Hague court. This commission
is charged with the duty of prevent
ing arbitration II possible. 1t must
first investigate the differences be-
tween the two countries involved and
If possible recnmmc settlement
that will preclude the necessity of ar
bitration. Either government inter-
ested may cause the commission to
delay a report of its findings one
year.
But there may be cases where the
two nations honestly disagree. That
is where the commission of inquiry
Is to prove its value for " after care
full study, IL should decide that the
difference should be arbitrated, each
of the parties to the treaty binds IT.
self to accept that judgment and th'n
the issue must be submitted to The
Hague tribunal unless by special
agreement some other tribunal is
created or selected.
To save the constitutional treaty
making power OF the United states
senate 1t IL specially provided that
the terms OF submission of the issue
TO arbitration shall be subject to the
advice and consent Of that body. In
other words, while the senate cannot
defeat the purposes of the general
treaty by refusing arbitration. II can
exercise great control over the out
come by regulating the conditions OF
the adjustment.
I'm order that the other nation snail
have a means of protecting itseif
from indiscriminatc arbitration, II Is
provided that the issue shall he sub
mitted to the selected tribunal only
after the principals have como to
thorough agreement as to the iimita-
tions to be imposed
1t Is the intention of the president
and Secretary Knox TO follow the ac-
ton taken today by negotiating ike
conventions with as many of the
great powers as are willing to enter
into similar arrangement. Already
progress has been made In preparing
for such treaties with Germany, the
Netherlands and Sweden and there IL
reasonable expectation that japan
will soon be party to the negottn-
tIons.
No great confidence Is expressed
by Senators in the speedy ratification
of the British-Amerlcan arbitration
treaty. Some members of the fore
ign relations committee have express
cd the opinion that the BRUSH treaty
Is technically defective
In case of adjournment next week
II would be difficult to procure ae-
ton during the present session on
either treaty