Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-07-26
UNIVERSAL PEACE
PLAN GIVEN out
Secretary Bryan Submits Il to
Foreign Representatives.


Proposal, With Supplementary Meme
randum, Gala Fer investigation BY
an international Commission ct Dis
putes Of Whatever Character and
nasure"--TeSt OF Plan.
The state department has Just made
pubHc IL WashinKsoa the test " tile
proposal Of the president aud secretary
Of state to the mauous u the. World for
universal psSlee The proposab with
the supplementary memorandum lAnd-
Cd 10 the representatives n Wash!ng-
ton from foreign governments +;
The parties hereto agree tbat ~
aRestiuilS Of Whatever character and
Nature ii dispute l,etwreu them shah.
wlun dlnimnati. eiEerts fall. be sub
miited FOR investigation nna report to
nn International coliiinission THE COM
position IL he agreed uisvni. and the
soutsictlng PARTIES asrse not TO de-
clare war ~ scgtn itmsiitties nntil siidh
INVESTIGATION II snNtls aud rrpprt sub
uitled
1ssresRfy aryan's plan, ii
The lisesi ~AtloA rIlal 10 conducted
aa naltet AZ course upon the lnitl,t-
tive OF the commission without the for.
ralIty III request ffMn eitilrr party.
4'he report xliali 81 submitted within
thine 10 he agreed upon, from tue ,lsfte
of the submission u the dispute nut
The parties helt.tu reserve the right 40
act independently On the subject nasts
ter ln dispute after the report Is sub
laltted Secretary Brynifs psan Is:
"if the pgiee pIan proposed rs tile
president 10 nl the nations the com
position 81 the irfpputIanml commits
sion h left te agreement between the
parties, a,id ! nil authorized 70 aig-
gest for the consideration Of those who
are willing 10 enter into this agree
menf:
"iflrSt That the international conn
mission he 81 tiss' nenhrrs. 70 be ctitn-
posed nv follows: One member from
each OF tho contracting countries. TO
be chosen rs the government; one
member 10 he chosen hy each Of the
contracting countries from some other
country. and the fifth member of the
commission % be agreed upon by the
two governments. the commission 10
be appointed MS soon ~ convenient aft
er the making OF the treaty. vacancies
TO be fiIled according to the original
appointment
Second The time Also Is to be
agreed upon. and II Is suggested that
TINT time he one seilr II year Is
considered too long or foo short tiiis
government VIII consider either
greater or h less period
Providing For Emergencies.
third This gogrfntncntis prepared
TO consider the question OF mnintalr-
ing the status quo ns TO military and
naval preparations during the period
Of investigation if the contracting ma
iion desires 10 include this. and this
government suggests tentatively That
the parties agree that there sball be no
change IN the military and naval pro-
gram Outing the period Of Investigation
unless danger 10 one OF the contracting
parties from 4 third power eompels
change IA said program. IN which case
the party feeling itself nenaced by
third power shalt confidentlnlly COM
municate the matter 10 writing to the
other contracting party. and II slinII
tbereupon be released from the ol,llssl-
ton not to change It's military or nasiii
program. aud this relcese will Mt tho
same time operate as release of tho
other contracting party: This protects
each party from the other IN oralnqry
cases md yet provides freedom Of ne
ton In emergencies
IAN of these suggestions, however.
are presented for consideration and not
with the Intention Of imposing my
fixed conditions. The principle Of In
vestigaiiop being accepted. the detglls
are matters for conference and cousld-
Grafton