The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

force until the Investigation Is .,D,.
pleted.
T. The commission is to he composed q,
1--WE members, one chosen from each oountr,.
from among Its own citizens, one chns.,
by each country from another countr, A.,
the NTH to be chosen by agreement Of the
two countries from some other country
In few cases provision IL rrno. M,
the appointment OF the fifth member hy
the four members or by some npu,r,t
Power or tribunal In case the two coun.
cries canot agree.
3. The investigation must be com,
pleted and the report submitted within
! one year unless the contracting psrtle,
| agree to extend the time
Two Clauses Related.
Continuing Mr. Bryan said
The first and second propositions ara
| closely related. the second being essential
to the first that is. thc investigation c.,.
| not be made to cover all cases wilton.
| leaving to the contracting parties Hher,v
Of action at the conclusion Of the lnv,s,i-
| cation. In all our arbitration trc,iie,
| there are certain exceptions, and In NOS
/ Of these treaties the exccptionas are tina
| vial interests, the Independence or tho
honor OF the two contracting Stat,s ana
tho interests ~ third parties
at IL evident that these arbitration
/ NT'hll'f w I'l prevent TffpulNt To hos
| Titles with regard to the causes In.
| cluded In the exception clause II Is tie
| intention " the treaties now being o..
| changed to close this gap and leave M
cause for y declaration ~ war and tina
| beginning ~ hostilitlcs until there f,s
been an investigation Of the differences
| by leaving the parties free ~ action
! when the investigation In over II fe no.sl
| HE to make the investigation cover ln
fuses n In believed that an iny,4'ir.-
] ton would not only give time fu. The
! suhsidence ~ passion and the restoration
of calm and deliberate judgment rut 'ra.
| Il will also be useful IN separating qurs-
| tions ~ fact from questions ~ horror
"1n most of the treaties the INT, rra.
4 cionnl commission Is authorized to ac,
| upon Its own initiative that II, iu case
| eithe' party fails To- ask for inv"s' =. ION
! II may be proposed by the commission
| Itself This provision II intended 10 onsr
ate when feeling runs high and whom mo
/ parties for any reason hcslta.c 90 ask p.
| Investigation. In a few Of the treaties 70
H. provided that the commission can or'r
offer iis services hv the unanimous action
of the members Of the commission Tn.
| first Ave treaties con. ain In Article tn
/ following.
pending the investigation AMI rrro,.
~ the international commission 'hr Me.
contracting parties agree not to Iur'oas,
their military or naval programmes un'os.
| danger from a third Power should co'nosi
such Increase. IN which case tho plr',
feeling Itself monacei shall conAdon'ially
communicate the fact in writing IN tho
other contracting PARTY. whcroupo' tho
/ latter shall also h. released from re ohl'
satior to maintain Its military ana naval
status quo"
The Netherlands treaty. which was mo
sixth treaty signed. omitted this nara.
grnph, and II has been omitted from n
subsequent treaties EXCEPT that ~ Persia.
Masops Honor william ". sutton.
The new MRsonic lodge in prootlv,.
che formation Of which has Just been
| 1utN"~zed nv fudge Goorga Fr I..H.
grand master In New York State, VIII IA
known as the william II. Sutton Lodge
Mr.. sutton. although in his eighty-fourth
year II one OF the most active members
% tho order in brooklyn, and n W.,
mainly through his efforts that the or.
/ Vnnizption OF the new lodge was cffer'Af'