Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-13

merits
Third. ARRANGEMENTS between paci-
/ ficallN-mindcd nations for mutual pro-
/ lection against sudden attack uy
state which refuses to allow time for
/ investigating and trying to secure an
| amieahle adjustment of its claims
/ 1T may reasonably DE hoped that
/ II some scheme calculated to attain
| these objects were adopted by CON
/ siderable number of states. the opiu-
| ion of neutral nations. being better
| instructed and having a vehicle for it's
expression would become a more cf-
| fectiVe force than IL has bccu hithcr-
10 iu the way of dcterring aggressive
| governments from war.
The Great Opportunity.
Everyone seems to feel the APP
proach of suprcmely Important
moment If the opportunity which
the close of the present conflict VII
offer for the provision OF means TO
! avert future wars be lost another
| such opportunity may never relppear
| II things are not then made better
/ the prospect for mankind will be
darker than ever and the condition
Of the world viii have grown worse
lecau&e the recurrence of like calami-
ties Will have been recognized as
thing TO be expected and their causes
as heNond all human care. tS gned)
BRYCE"
The plan as outlined by Lord
/ iirNce's committee is as follows.
The draft treaty is not a project
for international government. II is
the project Of treaty between
sovereign states, and is intended 10
suggest not "a remote IDEAL, but some
thing that may be immediately prac-
uCabIc when the war is over. II pro
poses not t. make war impossible. hut
10 make 1t less probable. by the Great
tlon Of new International machinery
whereby what, IL is hoped, will be the
general will to peace, may find effec-
( tive expression. The treaty would
constitute, if adopted, not a league OF
some states against others, but
( union OF as many as possible in the
common interest OF all
THE states included in the union
would bind themselves by treaty:
4 To refer all disputes that might
arise between them, II diplomatic
methods Of adjustment had failed.
either TO an arbitral tribunal for judi
cial decision or TO a council Of CON
cillation for Investigation and report.
'2. Not to declare war or begin
hostilites or hostile preparations un-
I'll the tribunal had decided or the
council had reported.
D. 10 take concerted action,
economic and forcibe. against any
signatory power that should act in
violation Of the preceding condition.
Curb the Outsider.
"a To take similar action AGAINST
any on-signatory power that should
declare war or begin hostiities or hos
tile preparations against signatory
power without first submitting the
dispute to peaceable settlement by the
method indicated.
"CoerciVe action by the members of
the union would be a treaty obligs-
tion only in the case where state
had resorted to force before sub
mitting the dispute to peaceable set
tlement For the purposes of such
action IL Is not proposed to abolish
national armaments and substitute
force under international control. The
forces employed should be the national
forces of the members of the union.
International disputes which diplo-
macy has failed to adjust would be
referred either to judicial process or
to conciliation Thus, two classes of
disputes are recognized and two pro-
cesses of adjustment.
Il. The first class of disputes are
called justiciable' Such disputes are
to be referred to the Hague court, as
II now is, or may in future be CON
stituted, or to some other arbitral
court.
"2 The other class OF disputes,
being, of course, the class most likely
to lead to war comprises those which
are not justciable; such as for in
stance, those which arise out OF the
general economic and political rivalry
Of states, or, it may be, from the dis
content of nationalitieS within n state
where such discomfort commands the
sympathy of kindred people.
For the settlement of such disputes
judicial tribunal is not the best
authority. It is proposed, therefore,
to institute for this purpose new
international body which is called the
Council OF Cancellation.
Council of Cancellation.
THE members of the council would
be appointed by the signatory states
for fixed term of ynars. the council
being thus always complete and in
being. AS the council has no eXecu-
tive power and its function is merely
to investigate, report and make
recommendations, 1t is neither neces-
sary nor edsira BILE that it's members
should act under instructions from
their governments. They should de-
liberate and act freely according to
their best judgment in the interests of
the whole society Of nations
Since 1t is likely that the great
powers would have large number of
men qualified to be members, they
might be given greater representa-
tion-say, three to each of the great
powers and one at least to each of the
rest
The council would mediate be-