Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-31
FAVORABLE REPORT
ON ARBITRATION
TREATIES
Senate Committee Acts In Ac-
cordance With InsiStent Re-
quests Made by President
Wilson.

Icy HoRsiNs JOURNAL SPECIAL LrAsnn wlarl
Washington Jan SOL espondinu
to President Wilson's appeal. made
Fac the White House conference last
Monday night, the senate committee
on foreign relations today ordered co.
vorablc reports on large number of
arbitration treaties between the Unit
led states and the leading countries of
the world They were laid before the
senate late I'm executive session and
win come up for ratification in the
near future
This action Will rchahilitate that eX
tensive structure of arbitration which
had been gradually falling to pieces
hy the expiration Of the time limit OF
enc treaty after another until an of
them had either expired or we're about
TO expire While the treaties are yet
to be ratified, the favorable action
Of the committee and the strong I'M
ccntiye givcn by the presidents APP
peal promise to lend to carly ana
favorable action on most II not alt
Of the conventions
The far-reaehing character Of this
group Of treaties Is shown ~ The long
list Of first rate powers with which
they are concluded including most of
the powers Of Europe, South America
and the orient on the list are Japan,
lmly spain, Great Britain Norway,
sweden, Portugal switzerland and
France, the pact with the latter hay
ing been ratified last February sim
liar treaties which VIII expire within
q year or two, exist with the neither
lands Denmark. China, Austria-Hun-
gap Peru, salvador. Costa Rica, Par
aguuY Haiti, Ecuador Brazil and
Another treaty Of the Same
kind with Mexico expired last June.
ana was not renewed
Tho senate committee considered
today those of the treaties soon 10 eX-
pire and agreed. inasmuch as they
Ore Identical with tho eight ready for
extension they should be approved
for extension ass rapidly as they eX-
pired.
II IS understood To have been the
purpose Of President Wilson to estah-
nsh a Pacific hulwark which would
further lessen the possibility Of COM
pHcatons on any OF the existing for
aien problems, including those grow
Ing out of the Mexican revolution, the
Panama tolls question with Great
Britain and the issue with Japan In
respect 30 naturalization. land tenure
.tc. An Of the treaties acted upon to-
day are practically identical and pro
vide for limited arbitration Of ques
TONS which cannot hc adjusted by
diplomacy and expressly excluding
those affecting the honor, indepen-
fence or vital interests of the parties,
This group OF limited arbitration
treaties is distinct from the other arr
Huatiou plan proposed by Secretary
Bryan The limited treaties are the
first realization Of arbitration plans
begun at The Hague conference They
ire recognized as only the first step
cwarj averting war.
The Taft administration went "a
step farther by framing arbitration
treaties enlreing this scope and i'm
,luding virtually all questions OF dis
pute between nations These con
-ontions. however remained unrati-
led
SIR Bryan went a step further in
he proposal Of April i, last. that "all
questions Of Whatever character and
lature. shall when diplomatic eff
'crts fail. be submitted TO an inter-
rational commission FOR Investigation.
ne contracting nations agreeing mot
ID declare war or begin hostilItics
intn such Investigation is made and
.opcrt submitted Mr. Bryau's adj
.anced plan has been accepted In
principle by twenty-ninc nations, and
.evcn treaties actually have been sign
a. trhc senate has not yet acted on
hem. and the action taken today re-
lated entirely TO the original group
broadly for limited arbi-
ration.
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