The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-27
Questions Regarded as Subject to
Arbitration Years Ago Now
Exempt Says Moore
POINTS OUT MANY ADVANCES
twentieth Annual Lake Mohonk
Conference 0pens--Recent
Events Are Reviewed


Daysett, presiding at the opening ses-
sion Cf the twentieth annual Lake Mo-
bonk Conference on International Ar.
bltration here today, declared that eX-
isting arbitration treaties were back
ward steps As far back as 1894 Ne
found the United States and Great
Britain admitting to arbitration i'm a
sweeping manner certain points which
would be subject To exception or re-
strictlon under the treaty with great
Britain today.
AS we are somewhat prone To boast
of leading the van i'm the cause Of
peace, it may be worth our while TO
consider" he said, whether we should
not occupy Il position more advanced
than that which we now hold if we
we're 90 go back to the practice we
adopted hundred and twenty years
ago"
Mr. Moore, whose resignation last
March from the high office of counsel
lor Of the State Department stirred
with Secretary Bryan. made no attach
upon the policies of his former chief.
He spoke favorablY Of the pending
Bryan Peace Treaties"
His address was ~ Scrvey Of the
Present situation"
lie dcplorcd that the cases of ar
btraton initiated during the past two
years "h2vc not In any respect been
notobe-rclated as they were for the
most part to simple pcnuniary qucs-
tons" and that even these had been
ovcIshadowod by "Crmcd conflicts f
exceptional dcstructivencss" particu-
larly in the Balkans where the end oi
hstities was not yet assured.
New Treaties Not Advanced.
Thcre was no doubt but that since
the Lake Mohonk Conferences began
twenty Years ago the cause of interim
tIcraI cooperation" as he put il, had
made striking advances. the most re-
markahle instances of which were the
two Hague Conferences of 1899 and
1907
But The numerous treaties conclud-
ed since the Hague convention for the
purpose of making arbitration obliga-
tory in certain cases. do not. in my
opinion" ne said. represent a general
advance, and certainly do not repre-
sent an advance on the part of the
United States
He pointed out that the Hague con-
NeDliUu although il does not In terms
make arbitration obligatory in any
case, it rXCepts nothing from the scope
cf arbitration, but the numerous trea-
ties since concluded, starting with that
between France and Great Britain as
a model i'm 1903, have excepted from
arbitration at The Hague differences
affecting the vital interests. the inde-
pcndence, or the honor of the two
countries, or concerning the interests
Of third parties.
SO far as tho United States and
Great Britain are concerned Mr..
Moore continued. "the claUse (meanin@
the clause of exceptions in the trca-
ues) ran fer behind the actual prac-
nee of theee countries, for they had on
numerous occasions submitted to ar
duration quc"tion which had been con-
sidcied as affecting the honor of the
Two parties-as was particularly true
OF Tie Geneva Arbitration relating To
Alabama claims.
How II Affects u. S.
Nevertheless, the government of the
United States, no doubt urged thereto
ny those who desired to advance the
cause of international peace, signed
treaties with various powers In the
precise terms of the British-F French ar
Iahgement. These treaties provided
mat the contracting parties should In
Vlch individual case, before appealing
W the permanent court Cf arbitration,
conclude special agreement defining
'he matter in dispute, the scope of the
afDitrator's powers and the procedure
10 be followed. The Senate amended
'l'S clause SO as tn require its own
"uNlce and consent to be given i'm each
Parueular case. The effect of this
'Ht was lo TcHulit a I'N '''
" To he made before any question
could be submitted to arbitration.
rhe result OF this action is that. so
,'r as the United states is concerned
Is In practice more difficult to Sc
,ure International arbitration than it
vas IN the early days of our indepen-
U''ce' Although this statement may
o''aslon some surprise. it's CORRECTNESS
"'ay easily be demonstrated
frior to 1908 II was the practice Of
,ne United States To arbitrate pecu-
mary claims against foreign govern
'e"'s without concluding n formal
uea'y' Twenty-seven of our interna-
.'o"ai arbitrations on such claims up
W iSOS were held under executive