The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-14
Is PEACE TREATIES
RATIFIED BY SENATE
But Treaties With Dominican Republic
and Panama Were Held Up for Fur
ther Consideration.

Washington, d. C., Aug. 14.-Eighteen
of the 20 peace treaties with foreign ma.
tions providing for commissions of in
guiry.. before resort of arms in interna,
tional disputes which ordinary resources
of diplomacy fail to settle, were ratified
by the Senate yesterday. The treaties
with the Dominican republic and Pan
anna were held up for further considera.
tion.
Treaties ratified are with Norway, the
Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Deg
mark, Italy Salvador, Guatemala, Hon
duras, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Persia, Costa
Rica, Venezuela, Uruguay, Argentina,
Brazil and Chile.
Postponement of action on the pacts
with the Dominican republic and Pana-
ma was determined upon after spirited
debate over present relations between
the United States and those republics.
The United States is now engaged in at
tempting TO settle revolution in San
Domingo, and it was suggested that the
pending agreement might conflict with
existing treaties.
Senator Fall led opposition to ratifi-
cation of the Panama treaty in its pres
ent form. Under the Panama canal act,
ships of that republic may pass through
the canal free of tolls. Senator Fall
urged that any new convention should
prevent the possibility of complications
arising through an alliance with foreign
by citizens of Panama to pur-
chase ships.
The treaties ratified are generally of
the same character and scope. They
provide for the creation Of an interna-
tional commission with each country to
which disputes that NAV arise in the
future which diplomatic methods fail
10 adjust, shall be referred for investi-
cation and report, and the parties to the |
treaties not TO declare war or begin hos |
.ilities during such investigation and be- |
ore the report is submitted.
Treaties Are for Five Years.
The life of the treaties Is limited to
i've years. The contracting parties are
lot bound by the findings of facts as
made by the International commission.
,ut each reserve the right to act inde- (
,endently upon the dispute after the re-
,ort Of the commission shall be sub Il
nitted.
In it, report the foreign relations COM
nittee, referring TO the war in Europe
aid:
The main purpose Of these treaties is
o give time for nations in international
20 reflect and 10 afford or
orfunity for subsistence Of passion be-
ore hostilities shall begin, before the
assions Of war shall have infamed q
alton an opportunity l. given for the :
Of peace and reason 20 prevail. Is
/ j. believed that tho existence of such I
reaties i these VIII BE- most potential IN .
revcntlng the precipitation u sudden .
ar such a. now exist IN Europe. L
Treaties with Salvador, Guntemala, g
anama, Honduras. Nicaragua and Per .
a contained . provision which the Sen. q
ie eliminated, providing that the eon. {
acting PARTIES agree not 90 increase II
ieir naval or military programs unless {
anger from a third power should eani- =
] sreh increase pending refsrt ~ the q
ternationai commission The commit y
p agreed that this provision -uould y
Hoauee complications and might en- B
Irrsss this eosernment far Eore than
.neft it, d