New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19
President Desires Their
Ratification Before
Adjournment.
LITTLE OBJECTION
LIKELY TO BE MADE
Mr.. Bryan, Who Negotiated
Them, Explains How They
Will Prevent War.

Washington, July 1S.-More work for
the protesting Senate has been decided
upon by the President. who will send
in for ratification within a few days
the twenty peace treaties negotiated by
Secretary Bryan. according to an an
nouncement made by Mr.. Bryan before
the Foreign Relations Committee.
The purpose of these agreements is
merely to provide for a suspension OF
hostilities in the case of controversy
between the United States and another
nation. until the cause at issue has
been investigated by a commission.
The principle of the agreements is en-
bodied in the Hague conventions.
As at first proposed to the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, Mr..
Bryan'S peace treaties contained a
clause providing that there should be
no military preparations on the part OF
either party to a controversy until the
commission had completed its investi-
cations and made its report. This ap-
parently has been abandoned. In their
present form it is not expected that
there will be serious objection TO the
treaties. Mr.. Bryan said in his state
ment to the Foreign Relations Com
mittee:
Treaties have already been signed
between the United States and the fol-
lowing countries: Salvador. Guate-
mala, Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Denmark. Switzerland, Costa Rica. the
n l..
Norway and Peru. A treaty with Uru-
quay also has been agreed on and will
be signed in Washington. probably
next week. The text of the treaty
with France has been agreed upon, also
the text of the treaty with Great Brit
ain, which is being submitted for APP
proval TO the various colonies Of Great
Britain. The treaties with Great Brit
ain and France will be signed on the
same day.
"China has announced her willingness
to sign treaty along the lines of the
French or British treaties, copies of
which have been sent to Picking for
the terms OF the treaties with Brazil,
Argentina and Chill, and hope to sign
them before the end of the month. In
ing pushed to conclusion with several
other nations. | do not know how
many OF these treaties will be ready
for presentation to the Senate before
adjournment, but the President desires
that these treaties shall be ratified, if
possible, before adjournment"
Mr.. Bryan summarizes the general
purposes of the treaties as follows:
% That investigation shall be re-
sorted to in all cases where the ordi-
nary resources of diplomacy fail.
90 That the contracting parties re-
serve the right to act Independently
on the subject matter after the sub
mission Of the report.
49, That there shall be no appeal
to force until the investigation is com
pleted.
(4 The commission is to be COM
posed of five members, one chosen
from each country from among its
own citizens, one chosen by each coun-
try from another country, and the fifth
to be chosen by agreement of the two
countries from some third country. In
a few cases provision is made for the
appointment Of the fifth member by
the four members, or by some neutral
power or tribunal in case the two
countries cannot agree.
90 The investigation must be COM
pleted and the report submitted with
in one year, unless the contracting
parties agree to extend the time.
"The first and second propositions
are closely related" saiu Mr.. Bryan.
"the second being essential to the
first; that is, the investigation cannot