The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-23
Publicity Of Commissions Find
ings Of Facts in Dispute
Relied On.
COLD RECEPTION LIKELY
Foreign Countries Are Apt to
Look Coldly on Our Treaty
Suggestions.

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state Bryan will go before the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations to-
morrow and explain his plan FOR uni
versal peace treaties. a general outline
OF which was published exclusively In
THE SrN to-day.
Further particulars OF Mr.. Bryan's
plan became known to-day following its
private circulation among members Of
the Senate committee. The complete
plan Ia very simple and relies for its
success solely ON the effect which calm
and judicial investigation OF the facts of
an international controversy is hoped
to have on The temper Of the parties 10
the dispute
Mr. Bryan proposes that commits
sion of three shall be- named Each
Government concerned in the dispute
shall name one member OF this commits
sion and they shall provide for the selec-
tion OF the third. The commission il 10
have year in which to make an inVes-
tigation OF all III" facts in any contro-
versv and present its report TO the two
Governments concerned.
During the period OF this investiga- =
ton neither Government is in any way
TO increase It's armament. make any
new stratee!cal disposition Of its forces
or In any way do anything to strengthen
its offensive or defensive position.
After the commission has made It's re-
port this embargo on military move
ments is TO continue for thirty days
more The purpose OF this additional
limitation OF thirty days Is to afford an
opportunity for the people OF both coun
trfaS ra -, hn al Ne
rest Of the world to read the report
and see clearly what are the facts I'm
the case.
II is believed by Mr.. BRYAN that In
the face Of the knowledge that all the
world will know the facts and will be
able 10 Judge OH which side is the righ,
OF the matter neither Government con-
cerned will feel IKE going TO war about
the quarrel.
There il absolutely no provision for
arbitration II is Mr. Bryans theory
that arbitration will not he necessary
after the intermediary commission has
completed its Investigation and reported
on the facts in the case. He believes
that after this has been done and every
one has cooled off the parties to the
dispute will find a way to settle their
differences smicably without fighting
and without arbitration by any third
parties.
That cold reception is IN store FOR
the Bryan peace treaties in foreign capl-
ta.s was the prediction made here to-
day. 1t was suggested on every hand
that the United States has been too busy
in the last few months acquiring an un-
savory reputation for a willingness 10
disregard Treaty obligations and for gen
eral obstreperousness in matters of for
sign relations for other governments IL
be disposed At this time 10 listen 10
any talk from Washington about
/ peace treaties
In one quarter lnoSl friendly to the
new Administration ii was suggested
that perhaps Greet Britain would not b,
oV.rent husisstc about III" proposal
coming as ii viii at Il moment when
Senators are seriously considering "A mo-
ton to repudiate tn" clayton BulweI
any Hay -PaunC-fote treaties. which can
not he abrogated without Great Britain's
consent. and not long after propose
that the arbitration treaty with Grea,
Britain be allowed 10 lapse on i.s eX
piration next June as means OF escap'
! ing the British demand for arbitration
Of the canal tolls dispute. Likewise il
was asked to-day How would the Gov
ernment Of Japan be likely to welcom'
such a proposal from Washington at The
momen, when one Of rhe States Of tn.
Union threatens to pass leEisla tior
which may he IN defiance OF the treat,
rights OF Japanese subjects?
Il was predicted in diplomatic cir
! k., tu,, nAN.n T.,
accept any treaty which would bind il
/ for period OF one year not to make an,
/ Increase IN armament or mobilization