The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-04-23
SALVADOR AIMS TO
EXCLUDE YANKEES
WOULD EXCLUDE v. S. FROM
LAIN AMERICAN COURT.
CONGRESS ADOPTS DECREE
Proposed Plan AboIishes Pan-Ameri'
can Union In Washington and
Other v. S. Organizations.

Washington, ID. C.-After studying
The state departments Interpretation
Of the Monroe doctrine, sent several
weeks ago, the congress OF Salvador
adopted a decree proposing the ere
alton OF a Latin-American court OF ar
bitration with the United States ex-
cluded.
Should the proposed court so decide
the Pan-American union with head
quarters here, the Central American
court OF Justice OF Carriage and the in
ternational bureau OF Guatemala, in
the formation of which the United
States was instrumental, would be
abolished.
1t was learned that copies Of the
1ecree had been communicated to the
Central and South American republics.
As received here through other Of
fioial channels the decree follows:
"The executive ia hereby authorized
10 address the chancellories OF ths
Latin American countries through
whatever fundamentally he may
deem most suitable with a view to
bringing TO their knowledge and %
sheraton establishment OF a court OF
arbitration to settle international diff
Culties Of any nature arising among
She sisnatory powers, subject to the
following conditions:
"1. Each OF the ~signatory powers
shall name through its respective Leg
aslative branch a judicial representa-
tive who shall serve for a period fixed
by it's constitution. The seat OF the
court shall g chosen by the govern
ments.
"2. The signatory powers shall
submit to the court all questions that
might give rise to international COM
plications wherever they cannot be
settled by the members involved. In
the event of q conflict arising between
the signatory powers and another ma.
tion not signatory to the court, and
no agreement having been reached,
Che signatory powers shall place all
me documents In the case at the dis
posal of the court which shall pro-
eeed as il deems best toward the set.
Element OF the difficulty. II, unfor-
tunately. this friendly settlement
should fail, notice thereof shall be
given 70 the signatory powers so that
they may make common cause and
order the closing OF their ports to
the trade OF the offending country;
and should this not prove adequate
they shall be bound to render assist
aRce with their land and sea forces.
The country benefited shall be obliged
20 bear the expenses, according to its
1sources and In the discretion OF the
court.
IS. The court shall aid in the con-
struction OF ships among the signatory
which do not now possess them.
These shall be devoted in times OF
peace to trade purposes and during
the war to coastwise defense.
"a. Should civil war break out in q
signatory power, the court may inter
vene to bring about a cessation OF the
horrors whenever 1t shall deem 1t nec-
sssary, and the other powers shall
lend their aid as may be determined.
"5. The court shall devote special
attention to the enactment OF ade-
0uate, uniform legislation among the
gignatory powers and to stimulating
the friendliest POSSIBLE relations.
IS. The executive is hereby author
izsd to offer the capital of the repub-
Hoe the other nations In the event
shat no other be chosen for the first
meeting, and to pay the necessary ex-
penses.
~. Immediately after the installa-
,taon OF the Latin-American court, the
Central American court Of justice OF
Carriage, the international bureau of
Guatemala and the international bu-
'Reau of American republics (the Pan
American union) with its seat in
Washington. shall a to function
should the court SO decide"