New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-03
STEP FOR WORLD PEACE
Arbitration Treaties To Be
Signed Here and in Paris.
BRYCE ACTS FOR ENGLAND

Jusserand Does Part for France
and Knox for United
States.
Washington. Aug 2.-The general arbi-
tration treaties between the United states
and Great Britain and the United States
and France. constituting the most ad-
vanced step ever taken by nations for the
peaceful settlement Of disputes. will he
signed tomorrow. Paris and Washington
will he the places OF the ending Of the
NEGOTIATIONS
The first signature viii ne appenneh u
the French treaty by Ambassador Jean j.
Jusserand. who is now in Paris AZ
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. This will be
. a. m. Washington time. The signing OF
the British treaty here will not take place
until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. In the
presence OF President Taft. who invited All
nations to Join with the United states IN
broadening the arbitration principle, Secre-
tarv OF State Knox will sign both the
British and French treaties in the historic
East Room II the White House. on hehat
of Great Britain, Ambassador James eryce
of Great Britain will sign the BRUSH
,raatv He will arrive in Washington for
this purpose tomorrow, coming from oea'
Harbor. Me. tho summer home OF me hiil-
ish Embassy.
The arbitration treaties found their in
ception in what at the time was regarueu
as a casual utteranCe Of President lai'
al dinner of the American society loi
Judicial Settlement of international bis-
rutes In this CITY December Is last. Inc
presiden, said he saw no reason why the
ancient tradition should he preserved that
questions affecting the vital interest anu
honor Of nations could not be srbitrateo
that In his opinion those questions were IN
susceptible OF dispassionate arbitration ~
any other international issues The FRENCH
Amha ssador, ". Jussersnd instantly Of
fered on behalf Of his government TO on
ter into such treaty relations
The suggestion. taken I'm earnest, was fol-
lowed by months Of hard work in putting
the idea into concrate form. The British
government was quick to realize the al
vantages To be gained by an international
agreement. which II extended 10 ndtlpl'S
other than the United States would tend
toward universal limitation or armaments
and toward universal peace.
Enuish First TO Offer.
So il happened that II was Ambassador
Bryce who first signifed formally q VIII
ingness Of his government 10 close with the
Presidents proposition, and the British
American negotiations consequently were
first initiated and progressed almost 10
completion before the French exchanges
had fairly begun Secretary Knox how
ever. was determined that this great'pact
should he truly international and there
fore. while IL was possible To have wound
NJ the British negotiations several weeks
ago. the State Department purposely held
trem I'm allowance until the French neSo-
tiations could be advanced Thus it be-
came feasible to sign the two conventions
on the same day.
Because II the tradition that the text
Of no treaty shall be made public until
the United States Senate has acted on IT,.
the language and details Of the treaties are
still withheld from publication. but their
substance is known. The new treaties are
different in the important particulars. IN
that they remove the exceptions contained
I'm all former arbitration treaties that ques-
lions OF vital interest and national honor
shall not be subject to arbitration.
II remained for American diplomatists TO
evolve the solution Of the problem Of pro-
vidng for a judicial settlement Of Keen
international disputes without offending
the pride of the principals. This was
done by the creation Of the Commission
of Inquiry" which il the novel feature Oh
the treaties This commission Is TO be
made M Of representatives Of tue two
governments Interested who are members
OF The Hague court.
This commission is charged with the
duty OF preventing an arbitration If pos
sible Il must first investigate the diff
ferences and, II possible. recommend a set
Element that will preclude the necessity OF
arbitration. Either Of the governments
interested may cause the commission to
delay a report Of its findings for one year
May Order Arbitration.
But there may be cases where ;wo ma
lions honestly disagree. That is where the
commission of inquiry is to prove its value,
for. IL after careful study il should decide
that the difference should be arbit IIod.
each of the parties to the treaty binds T.
self to accept that judgment Then the
issue must be submitted TO The Hague
Tribunal. unless by special agreement a.
other tribunal is created or selected
II is the intention of the President and
secretary Knox to follow the action ;aken
tomorrow by negotiating like conventions
with az many of the great powers as are
willing 10 enter into similar ARRANGEMENTS.
Already progress has been made in plcpar-
ing for such treaties with Germany. the
Netherlands and Sweden, and there - rca-
sonable expectation that Japan Viii coon
be a party TO the negotiations.
Paris. Aug. 2-It is arranged that The
Franco-Amcrican arbitration treaty VIII be
signed at > o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
Paris time. i'm the Foreign Office by Jean
]. Jusserand. the French Ambassa Tor To
tho United States. on behalf Of France.
Two copies. each containing tie t'Et In
English and French. will be signed one
will be retained here. and the other sent
IN Washington 10 receive the signature Of
pb,lander &. Knox. the American Secretary
of state.
The French law relating to treaty-m1K-
ing provides that treaties may he entered
into subject to constitutional requirements.
This is vague as 70 whether ne sanction
Of Parliament is necessary. Therefore the
cabinet viii decide whether the present
treaty will no submitted to Parliament tor
ratification.
HITS AT PURE FOOD BOARU
Memorandum Sent to Wicker
sham Held It Was Illegal.