Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-29

der color of authority of His Britt
lanic Majesty, and of all complaints
British subjects on account OF loss
or damage suffered by reason OF fail
ure of the United States to enforce
neutrality within its jurisdiction.
Here there was no specification or
limitation, the two governments being
evidently anxious to remove every
cause of controversy by a sweeping
arbitral settlement. 1t is a fact, per-
haps not generally appreciated, that
the British government, under Article
7 of the treaty of l794, paid to citi-
zens of the United States upwards OF
100000, 900, while a considerable sum
was paid by the United States to-
British subjects. ,
A Year to Consider. !
He took up THE Bryan Peace treat
or agreements with the powers
for pacific adjustment of all interna-
tional disputes by means of an inter-
national commission of Investigation,
which should be allowed a years
time for its efforts, while the nations
maintained the status quo as to milf
tary and naval preparations. ,
Fifteen Treaties Signed. /
I'm ALL" he said, fifteen treaties
passed upon the peace plan have BEEN
signed. 1t is understood that one Of
the agreements thus described has
been submitted to the Senate, 50
that their fate cannot as yet be fore
told; but it may be remarked that.
with the exception of a very small
number of all-inclusive treaties of ar
bitration, they represent ar advance
beyond previous arrangements in that
they propose to submit to investiga-
ton all questions in dispute, of every
nature whatsoever which diplomacy
may fail to adjust. They do not bind
the parties to, arbitration, but ex-
pressly reserve to them independence
of action after the report Of ths| COM
mission shall have been submitted. ,
Peace Treaties An Idle TAX. !
at has sometimes been arguea
that the making of treaties for the
preservation of peace is an idle task,
because, in spite Of all agreements to
the contrary, war will occur This ar
gument is obviously fallacious. Renee
dies for ills are not to be discarded
merely because they do not always
prove to be e%ficacious."
"A. B. c. Mediation"
He referred to the "a. B. G. Media
tion," now going on:
prior to The Hague Convention,
the tender of good Offices Or media
ton without solicitation or consulta7
ton was usually regarded as an in
trusive act, savoring of unjustiiable
interference. BY that convention it
was declared that powers, strangers
to the dispute, have the right to Of
fer good offices or, mediation, ever
during the course of hostilities, and
that the exercise of this right could,
never be regarded by the parties td
the conflict as AN u%nfriendly act
This stipulation paved the. way for
the tender of good Offices or media
ton made by the diplomatic repre-
s%entatives of Argentina, Brazil and
Chile, at Washington, after hostilities
were begun at Vera Cruz. The offer
was accepted. No matter what may
be its present result, It is a remark
able event in the history of %interna-
tional relations in the Western Hem
isphere."
He believed that the, long delayed
Third Hague Conference would be
held by 1916, and concluded: 4
Peace Depends on Politics. j
After twenty years of fruitful aid
to the cause of peace and goodwill,
the Lake Mohonk Conference on In
.ternational Arbitration today faces
the future with confidence and hope.
The maintenance of continuously
peaceful conditions will depend upon
the general Improvement of POLITICAL
and social relations. And to the ac-
complishment of this end all well.dis!
posed men and women may work to-
gether in the inspiring belief that in
the affairs of the, world enlightened
public opinion plays a constantly
larger and more decisive part"
Administrations NationaIistic.
THAT the present administration