Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-06
No Compulsory Arbitration.

present last night the information was
obtained today that the compulsory
arbitration feature of the league will
not be included in the final plan. No
sanguine hopes had been entertained
of it's adoption.
There had been some men, like Col
House, who believed that If compuI-
sorry arbitration were agreed upon
prevention of war would be absolutely
assured. and it is recognized by the
would the american Senate probably
oe unwilling TO submit every dis
pute 10 luture aroitratlon, but that
otner nations are unfeaoy TO go that
It must be clearly understood that
still stands In the joint plan under
.h;s. e1S' -
Nations in dispute are compelled to
IeaoQHe anx one. OF 1izree sHa6thods for
aeftlkinentA-Arbft tfon, mediation or
n cemmisgipu. Of tuyeztigatt0B-x-aA4
tnring the yeHdency OF tue neE404
sehca4t1 host t1ee s,Wfll be sfOrt3dd4n.
44te ~ HOB tiali9e 20 4tsePt 9flS
Of these Plans VIII be decIared -
having broken the covenant OF (. the
ieaSue Wuicn nrecvInmeHos edcn state
70 90 Iee 70 asclAIe Wat oI TAKE
otner coHmerS,Ai actioH competing
supmlssion OF tne dispute.
TX x -.
y y eseIy ne eIsh i1 " us oat tan.eeo Dy
the covenanL. any Halion WHICH IN
saueS me tcfIltoi VI ahosHeT III any
way WhatsoevcI ouIihg the exercise
o.. any one OF tne three processes oi
settiement mentioned. commits an sact
OF war against All signafories to the
treaty. ana eacn OF these natlons fs
course, II nation accepts arbitration
h,,f fha oriUinal az. Cp a astfou ", ,hic1, h a =
now oeen' cropped. wouid nave given
oS settiement and confined each conn.,
80 s;n,niv 10 arhitr.t;nn
r;ne Ts Not Ready
Until there has been further prop
=, en- a.has -, ..,.I.,
many OF tne delegates OF the several
nations feel that the public opinion OF
their countries Is not ready to be
bound by umpires OF other nations,
preferring the other two processes.
which give fullest publicity OF facts
70 ine Worlo. ana VIII sun enaole any
nation which Is confident OF the JUS
uce OF its cause to seek further means
OF confirming Its opinion.
Compulsory arbitration had to be
dropped for other reasons, too. The
Japanese. for instance. would have felt
. DSoAiA ~. 'nAseS AZ tins NiihS LIE auCS~
tion OF Immigration and their exciu-
sion from the United States and Aus
traila, ana 10 enoeavor to obtain the
removal OF this discrimination. which
tney CONSIDER question OF national
nonor ana desire 10 Know II they
would be competed to submit 1t to
Other complex problems would have
nroiected themselves into tbe se,,,.-
,u ;n a,,anoo 20
IN ,ha ,,esce trast~ if ~ tne sighIng
oI .is 49, go h'' h'' ane compulsory
feature mao peeh INSISTED upon. 1t
Is thousnt on @ an sues mat the forma-
ton o. me leasoe WIN De big adj
vance Over nc previous condition of
the worio IL ~ succeeds IN compelling
suon,is sSio.i u uisputes OF any kind to
tribunals ioI perioo OF time sufficient
70 enaple the passions OF the contend
ing peoples 10 cooi. 1t was also felt
that II "ouid give time for the public
opinion OF the world to operate in a
conciiiatory way 10 prevent bloodshed.
From mpers OF the American
scrupulous care is being taken to
do nothing which even remotely in
fringes on the American Constitution.
and no fears on that score need he
entertained anywhere The freedom,
of action for America has heen fuIIv
preserved
II is true there is a discussion of
some things which. if apnroved hy
the American people. would involye
the breaking of traditions but our
delegates are open minded on these