The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
If Proposed Treaty Goes Through
TWO of Worlds Greatest Nations
Will Have Signed Peace
Pact.
JP THE END OF ALL WAR T
Will Mark Beginning of World Wide
Peace Movement and Prevent
the Shedding Of
Blood.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The
drafting of a new arbitration treaty /
between the United States aud Great
Britain to include all disputes between
the two countries has been begun by
Secretary of State Knox and the Brit |
ish ambassador, Mr. Bryce. The ne
gotiations of the convention will be
expedited as much as possible in Or
der that 1t may be submitted to the
senate for ratification at the special
session to begin on April A.
The treaty will be the first of it's
kind ever negotiated, and will provide
for the arbitration of all disputes be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain. The work of drawing up the
agreement is being done very careful
ly, because it is the first
of its kind, and will be
used as model for similar treaties
with other countries. The ratification
of the measure will be step toward
universal peace.
The negotiation of the general arbi-
tration treaty with Great Britain is
j the direct result of the speech of Sir
4 Edward Grey, British minister Of for
eign affairs, in the house of commons
4 several weeks ago in which he said
proposal for the negotiation of such
{ an agreement would be welcomed by
the English government
While President Taft and Secretary
e8.of State Knox had been in favos OF
such treaty for some months, they
\ were not inclined to make definite
proposal on the subject TO Great
Britain until official information had
been obtained as to the probable at
titude of that country.
The attitude of the senate toward
the proposed treaty has not been as
certained. Heretofore the senate has
!, insisted upon ratifying every special
protocol providing for the arbitration
of question. Under the provisions
of the special arbitration treaty with
Great Britain. for instance, q special
protocol submitting the Newfoundland
fishery question to The Hague tribu
nal for arbitration was drawn up an6
submitted to the seuate before tho
g question could be ratified.
S Officers of the state department
], are anxious to ascertain whether o.
not the senate viii insist upon it:
t present right of passing upon ever.
e question to be submitted to arbitration
Under the proposed pact every dis
S pute will he arbitrated, without eS
G ception This will render unnecessar.
2, the approval of the senate to ever,
question which it is proposed to arb
trate.
Because of thu attitude taken b
the senate ii has been impossible t
, negotiate an arbitration treaty wit
Germany The German governmen
10 has held that an arbitration treat
bound Germany. but did not bind tn
United States until the senate had d.
cided whether or not the question q
If issue was proper one TO submit t
10 arbitration.
lg II is understood that the prelimil
in AIRY exchanges have been mad
a certain the attitude of the French go
arnment toward general arbitratio
treaty covering all future dispute
ID These conventions when ratified, vi
ID remove the possibility of war betwae
the United States and the countrit
with which the treaties are negotiate
II other governments negotiate siuil;
agreements wars will be eliminate
& Indirectly the proposed treaties wou
tend 10 reduce ornaments.
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