Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-06-07
Principle of Compulsory
Arbitration Written into
Code Last Five Years
Forms Stumbling Block
in Senate
PANAMA TOLLS
ARE AN ISSUE
Recent Negotiations With
Japan, Several Matters
With Great Britain and
Mexican Problem Form
Subjects of Discussion
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPArcHl

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISRATCHJ
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The prin-
ciple of compulsory arbitration written
into the code which has bound the
United States with twenty-four great
and lesser nations Of the world for
the last five years is in serious dan
ger and unless a decided change of
sentiment in the senate the renewal
of the twenty-three treaties which
gave concrete evidence of this ma
tons belief in such policy may be
impossible.
In executive session tonight the
senate again failed TO ratify the re-
newals of the arbitration agreements
Ewith Great Britain, Italy and Spain.
which recently expired. These con-
ventions provide that questions relat-
ing to the Interpretation of treaties.
excepting those which cannot be set
tied through diplomatic channels or
those of vital interest to the national
| honor or independence, be submitted
! TO The Hague
A similar treaty with France has
! been renewed
The main argument tonight arose
| over the contention that if the treaty
with Great Britain is ratified, the
| Panama canal tolls question viii have
| to be submitted to The Hague, but
during the discussion the Japanese
question and the general attitude OF
| the nation toward compulsory arbitra-
| ton was brought up and led to eX
| preston of views utterly at variance
j with the entrance into such binding
| agreements in the future.
! A motion TO refer the three treaties
TO the foreign relations committee
with instructions that the one with
I pit ha "a m
exempt specifically the Panama canal
! tolls question. was abandoned but a
prolonged discussion is predicted for
| future sessions Some senators show
| ed a disposition to criticise the max
| ing of compulsory arbitration agree
ments even if they bound only in
cases which do not affect vital in
terests national honor or independ-
ence.
one senator went 50 far as to de-
clare:
There are many people in the
United States and in the senate who
ought to be in England"
The senators who did not speak,
but who discussed arbitration with
their colleagues during the debate ex-
lpressed decided opinions on the ex-
tent to which this nation has bound
itself to argue matters out before the
court. This attitude IS considered as
one which is becoming misunderstood
throughout the world and one which
appeared to the country's disadvant-
age in the Mexican problem and in
the dispute with Great Britain and the
more recent controversies with Japan
, Many senators are convinced to-
night that few of the twenty-five
agreements which will come up fo1
renewal the next few months Will be
agreed to without q hard fight. Al
though the treaties probably will have
many supporters, Chairman Bacon OF
the foreign relations committee i:
: about the only one who spoke in theil
; behalf In spite of his indorsemen
of arbitration, Bacon held the view
that under the British treaty the toll:
e question must be arbitrated, he eX
pressed entire sympathy with th
: California land legislation to whicl
j Japan has taken exception.
) Senator Works made a speech bring
n ing in the Japanese question. TIL
t | California senator defended the aliel
: land law in his state and announce
e his disbelief in the soundness of in
reference with the acts of a SOW
ereign state by the national govern
ment He opposed the treaties whic
B binds the states in matters of thi
s sort.