Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-08-11
TEXT OF TREATIES
ARE MADE PUBLIC
AGREEMENTS ARE WITH FRANCE,
GREAT BRITAIN, HONDURAS
AND NICARAGUA.
SENATE ADOPTS UNUSUAL COURSE
Upper House Gives Important Conven-
tions to Press and People at the
Request of the Administration
Digest of Provisions.

Washington, d. C.-The senate
adopted the rather unusual but not un-
precedented course of making public
the text of four treaties which have
not yet received action at it's hands.
These were the Anglo-American and
the France-American general arbitra-
tion treaties, and the treaties provid-
ing for the adjustment Of the finances
and customs of Honduras and Nicara-
qua. Publicity was given to these i'm
portant conventions at the request Of
the administration, which desires that
the subject matter shall receive the
fullest consideration by the press and
the people in order to enlighten the
senate as to the real sentiment of the
country as basis for it's own action.
The British and French treaties are
substantially the same with the excep-
tIon of the preambles, some small differ
ences In dates of existing treaties referr-
ed to therein, and some of the mechanical
differences between the treaty making
methods of the two governments.
One important provision of the British
treaty requires the British government to
obtain the concurrence of any of its self
governing dominions affected by the pro-
posed arbitration. Following is a digest
of the treaty's provisions shorn of the
verbosity of diplomatic language:
Article 1.-All matters of dispute not
covered by existing treaties are declared
hereafter to be subjects of arbitration,
submissible to The Hague tribunal or
any other that may be agreed upon by
the representatives of the two nations.
Art. 2.-The two parties to the treaty
agree to institute Joint commission Of
inquiry whenever occasion requires to
whom shall be submitted the matters In
dispute and such commission shall, II
possible, adjust the case without the me-
cesslty of submitting It to arbitration.
At the request of either of the parties
the decision of the commission may be
withheld for one year In order to afford
time for diplomatic adjustment.
Art. 3.-The commission is authorized
to Inquire into the facts as submitted to
II and to put those facts In such shape
that board of arbitration may find the
contention clearly defined and to report
its conclusions and recommendations. II
Is provided that, II the parties to the
treaty should disagree as to what mat
ters are properly subject for arbltra-
| tlon, the question shall be submitted tc
| the Joint high tribunal, and In case all, OF
| all but one of its members agree, the
| point In dispute shall be submitted to ar
biration.
Art. 4.-The commission shall have the
! power to administer oaths and to compel
the attendance of such witnesses as II
deems necessary. Each party shall ap-
| point an agent or attorney, whose duty
1t shall be to present his clients case
| before the commission.
Art. 5.-The commission shall meet
whenever called upon and shall fix such
times and places as may be most con-
venent for the hearings. The United
| States and British sections of the COM
mission may each appoint a secretary
and each may employ experts and clerca
assistants whose salaries shall be paid by
the government by whom they are en-
ployed. The necessary Joint expenses Of
the commission sh all be paid equally BY
the two parties.
Art. 6.-This treaty supersedes al
| others between the two countries, but II
is provided that 1t shall not Interfere
with the provisions of the treaty of 1906
relating to questions arising between this
country and Canada.
| Art. THE treaty shall be ratified by
the president of the United States, by anc
| with the consent of the senate and hi
Britannia majesty, and shall take effec
Immediately upon exchange of copies. 1
shall remain In force forever unless ont
of the parties shall desire to Withdraw
which may be done only on "a months
| notice.