The Washington herald., 1914-07-19
BRYAN EXPLAINS
PEACE TREATIES
Gives Out Statement to SEN
ate Committee Showing
General Purposes.
PACTS WITH 20 NATIONS
Plan of Each Is for Investigation of
niAara,e.. H., D r
PACTS WITH 20 NATIONS
Plan of Each Is for Investigation of
Differences by Commission Before
. War May Be Declared. 5zI

/ In explanation Of the general arbitra.
tion or peace treaties" so-caIled Secre.
tary Bryan has submitted to members
OF the Foreign Relations Committee and
to some other Senators under date OF
July Is. his views in part as follows:
On July Is, Secretary of State Bryan
made the following statement before
the Foreign Relations Committee:
The President will soon present TO the
Senate for ratification a group Of treaties
numbering about twenty. Treaties have
already been signed between the United
States and the following countries: Sal
vador, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras
Nicaragua, Netherlands, Bolivia, Portu-
gal. Persia, Denmark, Switzerland, Costa
Rtca, Dominican Republic, Venezuela,
Italy, Norway, and Peru. A treaty with
Uruguay has also been agreed upon and
will be signed in Washington soon, prob
ably next week. The text Of the treaty
with France has been agreed upon, also
the text of the treat with Great Britain,
which is being submitted for approval 70
the various colonies OF Great Britain.
The treaties with Great Britain and
France will be signed on the same day.
To Sign Up China, Too.
China has announced her willingness
to sign q treaty along the lines Of the
French or British treaties. copies of
which have been sent to Pekin for con-
sideration. We are working upon the
terms OF the treaties with Brazil, Ar
gentina ana Chile and hope to sign them
before the end of the month.
"As the President desires that these
treaties shall be ratified. IL possible. be-
fore adjournment, I present a state
Hient setting forth the general principles
embodied In the treaties in order that
you may be in a position to act more
speedily when the treaties Ire formally
laid before the Senate" -.... :.
Mr.. Bryan summarizes the general pur-
poses Of the treaties as. follows:
L That Investigations shall be resorted
TO in all cases where the ordinary re-
sources Of diplomacy fail. ~ ..
2 That the contracting parties reserve
the right to act independently on the
subject matter after the submission of
the report.
g. That there shall be no appeal to
force until the investigation is COM
plete9
{. The commission Is to be cornpossa
Of fve 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
6NAA0 OAACA NOdnAAg-
Aim Is to Prevent War.
3 5. The investigation must be completed
and the report submitted within one
year, unless the contracting parties agree
to extend the time
Attention is called to the fact that
these treaties contemplate the subrnis-
sion of disputes to Investigation with
out further authority from the Senate
In the case OF arbitration, each case
must be submitted to the Senate for
It's approval, even though II lis a case
which the parties agreed in. the treaty
should be submitted to arbitration.
The first Eve treaties contain in ar
ticle the following:
Pending the Investigation ana report
Of the international commission, the high
contracting parties agree not 70 increase
their military or naval programs, unless
danger from third power should compel
such increase, In which case the party
feeling itself msnsced shall conadentiaily
communists the fact in writing 10 the
other contracting party, whereupon the
latter shall also be released from its obH-
CATION 70 maintain its military and naval
status quo The Netherlands treaty,
which was the sixth treaty signed. omit
ted this paragraph. and II has been omit.
ted from all Subsequent treaties except
ing that Of PERSIA