Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-18
PEACE
ALONG LONG BORDER
tBy Burton X. Standish)
written for the United Pres.

written for the United Press
Washington, March 17.-lf the Unit
ed States ever has trouble with Great
Britain it will not grow out of the
fac that for 1000 miles or SO tho
United States touches one of Great
Canada. Sc thinks United States Sen
ator Wesley L. Jones. While ordi-
narily boundary lines are the surest
source of war-making. the United
States-and likewise England-is pro-
tected in that instance by a buffer
that is proving its value. Senator
Jones thinks The buffer is the In
ternational Joint Commission. created
by the treaty of 1909, to settle all
boundary questions then pending and
ito make provision for the adjustment
and settlement of all such questions
as may hereafter arise
This commission is composed of'
Obadiah Gardner of Maine. James VI.
Tawney Of Minnesota and r. B. Glenn
of North Carolina. for the United
States; Henry A. Powell. X. c.. New
Brunswick; Charles A. Magrath. On
tario, and p B. Mignault. X. c.. Que
bee. for Canada.
Although organization was not ef-
fected until January 10. 1912, owing
TO the delay in the naming of his ap-
pointees by the king CT England, the
commission already has adjusted more
difficulties. Senator Jones says, than
were settled through the diplomatic
agencies OF the two countries since
the beginning of this government. It
has still others to dispose of.
Its work is tribute TO the genius
and progressive international states
manShlp of the two great English
speaking nations of the world, said
Senator Jones in discussing the topic
1T must be apparent to anyone that
with boundary between two coun-
tries almost 1000 miles in extent.
with millions of people living side by
side under two separate and distinct
governments, whose commercial.in
cial and industrial relations are neces-
sarily and intimately related, and who
are the owners in common of a vast
property which marks almost one-half
Of that boundary, conflict of interest
will arise in the future as in the past.
Between no two countries in the world
is there boundary of such tribunal
extent.
Diplomacy does not afford the peo-
pie. of two nations, whose rights and
interests are involved in any inter-
national controversy, the opportunity
to appear face to face to have their
controversies determined upon sworn
testimony and according to the prin-
eiples of law. The necessity. there
fore, for the existence of this commits
sion or some similar tribunal will ex-
ISt as long as there exists the neces-
sity for courts. either in the United
States or Canada. This is so because
of the exercise of their common right
To the use of the water which marks
the boundary between them.
The treaty between the United
States and Great Britain creating this
international court of justice makes
the most advanced step vet taken By
any two nations in the history of the
world-not only for the settlement of
international questions, but for the
settlement of questions of less con-
sequence between the people Of both
nations.
There are many arbitrations be-
tween the United States and other ma
tions. Doubtless there are many be-
tween other nations of the world, but
there are none between any other two
that creates a tribunal composed of
citizens of both nations for the set
tlement of international questions be-
tween their governments or between
their people. This commission. there
fore, charged with the duty and hav-
ing the power practically to work out
the great problem of whether or not
the theory OF international peace
through arbitration can or cannot be
made a success. should have the hearty
support of both governments.
IN my judgment tins tribunal fur
nishes an example to the world