The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-08-09
Pacts Between Uncle Sam,
England and France
UNIVERSAL AM|TY IS ASSURED
Will Hereafter Submit Dis
puteS to Neutral Court
In Any Event.
A TRIUMPH OF CRAFTSMANSHIP


Washington, Aug. 3.-In the
presence of President Taft and a
notable company of Government
officials in the historic East Room
of the White House, two ihterna-
tional arbitration treaties, designed
to end the possibility of war be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain and the United States and
~ France, We're signed at S:10 p. m.
and 3:11 p. m. respectively to-day.
Secretary of State Knox signed
the two treaties in behalf of the
United States. James Bryce, the
British Ambassador, affixed his sig
nature in behalf of Great Britain,
thus completing the Anglo-Ameri-
can pact with the exception of rati-
fication by the Senate. The French
treaty was signed in duplicate in
Paris earlier to-day by J. ]. Jusse-
&rand, Ambassador to the United
States. An exchange of this treaty
will be necessary before 1t can be
sent to the Senate.
The general arbitration treaties
between the United States and Great
Britain and the United States and
France, signed this afternoon, will
be sent at once to the Senate for
ratification.
AS soon as the copies of the two
treaties had been signed, President
Taft affixed his signature to two
messages of transmittal to the Sen
ate. 1t was thought at first that an
exchange on the Franco-American
treaty would be necessary before 1t
could be sent to the Senate. Later,
on official notification from Paris
of the signature there, President
Taft decided to rush the treaties at
once to the Senate~in the hope OF
securing action at this session.
NJ. Jusserand Signs.
Paris, Aug. 3.-American initia-
tive in the establishing Of unre-
stricted arbitration was crowned
to-day by the signing OF treaty OF
permanent peace by which France
and the United States agree to sub
NIT to neutral court all differ
ences that may arise between them,
even though the dignity and honor
and vital interests in either repub-
lic may be involved.
The ceremony of affirming the
signature to the unprecedented doc
ument was simplicity itself, but it
was marked by an extreme element
of solemnity.
The treaty was signed for France
by Jean Jules Jusserand, the
French Ambassador to the United
States, and In the presence of Rob-
ert Bacon, American Ambassador
at Paris; Arthur Bailly-Blanchard,
secretary of the American Embas-
sy; Eugene Pierre, Secretary Gen
eral of the President of the French
Chamber of Deputies, and CASTOR
Douchement, assistant chief of the
protocol, who officiated in the alb
sence of NJ. Mollard.
A copy of the treaty as signed
will be forwarded Immediately to
Washington in exchange for the
copy signed at the American capt.
tai this afternoon by Philander c.
Knox, the American Secretary OF
State. The Government has def
, nitely decided not to publish the
text of the treaty until it has been
given out at Washington.
The signing of the treaty is hall
ed in France as meaning the extern
sion of movement in all countries
for the reduction of ornaments and
the absolute prevention OF wars.
The general view is that a tremen-
dous impetus has been given to the
worldwide peace campaign.
General Features of New Arbi-
tratiOn Treaties.
The general features of the new
treaties are:
All differences internationally
justfciable shall be submitted to
The Hague, unless by special agree
ment some other tribunal Is created
or selected.
Differences that either country
thinks are not justiciable shall be
referred to a Commission of Inqui-