Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-08
Sign First of
 Peace Treaties
UNCLE SAM AND SALVADOR
 LEAD THE WAY
SEC. BRYAN's PLAN
Disputes Unsettled by Diplomacy to Go to international Committee Peaceful Settlement Aimed At.

Washington, Aug. 7-The first of the international peace treaties en- bodying Secretary Bryans plans was actually signed today It was between United States and Salvador and soon will be sent to the senate for ratifiea- tion. It read as follows
 The president of Salvador, Senor Don Federico Mejia, envoy extra ordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Salvador to the U. S., and
 The president of the United, the Honorable William Jennings Bryan. secretary of state;
 Who after having communicated to each other their respective full powers found to be in proper form, have agreed upon the following arti- cles.
 Article i: The high contracting tween them, of eVery nature whatso- ever. which diplomacy shall fail to adjust, shall be submitted for investi- gatIon and report to an international committee to be constituted in the manner prescribed in the next suc- to declare war or begin hostilities dur Ing such investigation and report.
 Composition of Committee.
 Article ? The. International com mIttee shall be composed of five mem bers to be appointed as follows: One member shall be chosen from each country, by the government thereof, one member. shall De chosen by each government from some third country. the fifth member shall be chosen by common agreement between the two governments. The expenses of the commission shall be paid by the two governments In equal proportion.
 The information commission shall be appointed within four months after a carr ah,1, 0f k G.. q this treaty; and vacancies shall be filled according to the manner of the original appointment.
 A%icle 3 Tn case the high contract ing parties shall have failed to ad- just a dispute by diplomatic methods, they shall at once refer it to the in ternal commission for investigation and report. The information al commission may, however, act upon it's own initiative and In such case it shall notify both gov ernments and request their co-opera- tion in the investigation.
 The report of the international commission shall be completed within one year after the date on which it shall declare it's investigation to have begun unless the high contracting parties shall extend the time by mu- prepared in triphcate: one copy shall be presented to each government and the third retained by the commission for it's files
 ''The, high contracting parties re- serve the right to act independently on the subject matter of the dispute after the report of the commission shall have been submitted
 Not to Increase Armaments.
 Article 4 Pending the investigation and report of the international com mission, the high contracting parties agree not to increase their military or naval programmes, unless danger from third power should compel such Increase, in which case the party feeling itself menaced shall conf dentlally communicate the fact in writing to the other contracting party, whereupon the latter shall also be re- leased from its obligations to main- tain its military and navil status quo.
 Five Year Treaty.
 Article , The present treaty shall be ratified by the president of the re- public Jof Salvador, with the approval of the congress thereof: and by the president of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the senate thereof; and the notifications shall be exchanged as soon as possible. It shall take effect immediately after the exchange of ratificstions and shall continue in force for a period of five years; and 1t shall thereafter remain in force until twelve months after one of the high contracting parties have given notice to the other of an intention to termin- ate it."
 Between Greatest and Smallest
 By it's projectors the fact that this treaty is made between one of the greatest and one of the smallest of nations is regarded as exemp1ifying in the highest degree the true spirit of the peaceful settlement of interna- tional issues. The principle of the convention is that most disputes be- tween nations can be peacefully ad- justed if sufficient time is allowed to dissipate passion and for cool and req sonable consideration of the issues in