The Detroit times., 1911-06-08
|DNE TREATY MAY
DO FOR ALLNAT|0NS
Possibility That Great Powers May
Agree On One Draft Based On
Anglo-American Pact.

WASHINGTON, June s.-Whether i
the great powers can agree To the
principles Of one draft for an arbi- ,
tration treaty TO include questions
OF national honor and independence
without limiting the number OF sigma |
tories is the latest development In the /
movement for international arbitra-
tion. This is the result OF what has
been done by the United States and (
England In negotiating an arbitration
pact, says he correspondent for tho
New York World.
IL was purposed by the ambassadors
OF the powers now In Washington 10
discuss the matter among themselves
with hopes OF reaching an agreement !
or tentative working basis during /
the week, but upon second considera-
ton they found II would require more
time.
The World is informed by these dip !
lomats, however, that the equalization
of arbitration treaties Is what Is want
ed and that the same view Is enter
tained by Secretary OF War Knox. lie
Is Aeeking q way to expedite IT, t
Whether the matter will be consider
ed by the foreign representatives In
dependently of the state department,
subject to presentation to this gov
ernment OF their findings, or will be
taken up through the direct participa-
tion of Secretary Knox, has not yet
been determined.
The equalization OF proposed trea'
ties originated with Germany. This,
according to diplomats here, will be
the only way In which the German
government will participate In gen.
eral arbitration movement. The Ger
man government, The World ID In
formed through the German embassy,
will not consider compulsory arbitra-
tion. Such arbitration Is favored by
Russia. IL Is probable that Germany
will draft suggestions independently
OF the American draft OF the Anglo
American document requested by Anl-
bassador Bernstorf Monday. That
action, the embassy assures Is inform
al.
Want an Automatic Treaty.
The reasons advanced by diplomats
for the equalization OF proposed trea-
ties Is an automatic avoidance or
technical differences by elimination
of varying provisions which would oc-
cur In separate agreements, and which
would give rise to conflicting theories
In the settlement OF probable differ
| ences.
There also has been a report cur
rent In foreign circles here that sug-
gestion to define in the treaties the /
respective officials who would be au-
| thorized to arbitrate differences under
their provisions might be incorporat-
ed in one of the forthcoming tentative
drafts to be submitted by the foreign
powers. II Is held that the personal
equation contingent upon the selec-
tion of plenipotentiary ambassadors,
or members OF commission of in-
quiry, or other men, composing a.
body with authority TO arbitrate,
would also be done away with. In
strong support Of this theory Secre-
tary Knox, who practically embodied
his views by the specification that
the members of the court OF inquiry
must be nations OF The Hague tri- /
bunal This limits choice OF the
personnel
Whether to specify fixed Offices,
whose holders would be eligible to ap-
pointment, or merely define candi-
dates by limiting the source OF Sc
lection to members of the legislative
or executive bodies, federal courts or
diplomatic officers, is one OF the ques-
tions that will be taken up by Am
bassadors Bryce, Jusserand. Berns-
torn and Uchida, when they get to-
gether II is expected that IL II is
agreed that there are to be two mem.
bers on each side, one Will represent
the legislative body and another the
judicial, and II three members are
agreed to. that the third should be
an individual other than a military
or naval man.
There is a decided influence against
the recognition of the armed service
In connection with the treaties. II is
explained that this attitude Is trace
able to the spirit of arbitration, whose
tenor and purport is to neutralize, II
not to nullify. the military and naval
sides of diplomacy And unless there
is prohibition OF appointing military
men, either through limitation OF
membership, or by specifying the par
ticular Office eligible, II Is alway prob
able that the military service will
find representation on the arbitral
board.
The negotiations for the Anglo-Am-
erican treaty are now subject to the
return OF the American suggestions
by the British Foreign office. II Is
expected that these will be in the
hands Of Ambassador Bryce by the
end OF the week. The state depart.
ment Is awaiting British official ac-
tion and the British Ambassador Is
withholding further suggestions until
that time.
There are prospects that Italy, the
only power SO far that has not taken
either official or informal notice or
the treaty negotiations will soon noti-
fy the state department of her will.
ingness to negotiate an Italo-Ameri.
can treaty. That Mexico. Brazil and
Argentina. will eventually become
signatories TO arbitration treaties, the
American basis as the pivotal agree
ment, Is also expected. The state de-
partment, and particularly Secretary
Knox, would not be surprised IL re-
ot,oot IN fhta aHent Ia mada In luna