Evening star., 1914-07-19
PRESIDENT URGES
ACTION ON PACTS
Tells Senators, Through Sec
retary of State, He Wishes
to Press Ratification.
GENERAL PURPOSES ARE
SET FORTH BY BRYAN
Copies of Wilson's Plan to Be Sent
to Each Member of the
Upper House.

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Of State Bryan, has notified the Senat'
foreign relations committee he wishes
to press for ratification before ad
iCongress the new peace treatie.
negotiated with twenty foreign powers
The Presidents plan was communi
Gated in a statement to members Of
the committee by Mr.. Bryan. Copies
| will be sent to every senator when the
treaties already signed are submitted
| for ratification this week.
| In his statement Secretary Bryan Sc,
forth the following analysis of the
| general purposes of the treaties:
That investigation shall be resorted
to in all cases where the ordinary re-
| sources of diplomacy fail.
That the contracting parties reserve
the right to act independently on the
subject-matter after the submission of
the report.
That there shall be no appeal to
force until the investigation is COM
pleted.
Composed of Five Members.
That the commission Tin each case)
be composed of five members, one
| chosen from each country from among
| its own citizens, one chosen by each
country from another country. and the
| fifth to be chosen by agreement of the
two countries from some third country.
In few cases provision is made for
the appointment of the fifth member
neutral power or tribunal in case the
| two countries cannot agree"
| Discussing the proposed treaties Sec
| retary Bryan said:
certain exceptions, and in most of these
treaties the exceptions are the vital in
| terests, the independence and honor of
the two countries and the interests of
| arbitration treaties do not prevent re-
course to hostilities with regard to the
causes included in the exception clause.
Would Close Gap.
"It is the intention Of the treaties now
being exchanged to close this gap and
| leave no cause for a declaration of
war and the beginning Of hositilitfes
until there has been an inyestfgatioe
tof the differences It Is believed that an
investigation will not only give time for
| restoration OF calm and deliberate judg-
ment. but that 1t will also be useful in
| separating questions Of fact and ques-
tions of honor"
l
with Salvador. Guatemala. Panama.
Honduras, Nicaragua, the Netherlands,
Bolivia. Portugal, Persia. Denmark,
Switzerland. Costa Rica. Dominican Re-
Peru. A treaty with Uruguay will be
| signed this week.
! 1.-The text of the treaty with France
has been agreed upon" Mr.. Bryan said.
which is being submitted to the vari-
| Gus colonies of Great Britain. The
treaties with Great Britain and France
| will be signed on the same day.
Willing to Sign.
China has announced her willingness
to sign q treaty on the lines Of the
French and British treaties. copies of
| which have been sent to Peking for
! consideration. We are working on terms
| of treaties with Brazil. Argentina and
Chile, and hope to sign them before
the end of the month
| Section four of the treaties signed
| with Salvador. Guatemala. Panama,
Honduras and Nicaragua, Mr.. Bryan
states, had been omitted from all the
| other treaties except that with Per-
STA.
| Halted All Operations.
! The section provided that pending
investigation and report of the investi-
eating commission. the high contract
ing parties agree not to increase their
military OF naval programs, unless dan
ger from a third power should compel
such increase. in which case the party
l feeling itself menaced shall conf
ldentially communicate the fact in writ
| ing to the other contracting party,
whereupon the latter shall also be re-
leased from it's obligation to maintain
! its military and naval status quo"
l The great powers, 1t is known, would
not agree to such stipulation. Men,
bers Of the foreign relations commit
l tee have not determined whether they
will press the conventions for ratifica-
tion at this session, but it is evident
! that the administration intends to press
them as much as possible.