Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-20
Arbitration Treaties

LoHdon, OCT l3.-(AP)-The treaties
of enforced arbitration between Ger
many and France, Germany and Bel
GUM, Germany and Czechoslovakia
ana Germany and Poland, provide that
all disputes of every kind" with re-
gard to which the parties are in con-
hict as to their respective rights, and
which 1t may not be possible to settle
amicably by the normal methods of
diplomacy. shall be submitted for de-
cisions either to an arbitral tribunal
or to the permanent court Of interna-
tional justice" according to procedure
laid down. The Polish and Czech
treaties each contain 20 articles and
the French and Belgian 81.
Article two of the German Czecho-
yak arbitration treaty. the form Of
which is followed by the other three
treaties. set up for the two parties
"a permanent international commits
sion styled the permanent Cancellation
commission" This body will have five
members, one from each Of the con-
tracing nations and three other men,
bers of three different nations, named
by mutual agreement, serving for three
years. Their appointments may be re-
newed. When vacancies are not filled
within three months the appointment
shall be made by the president of
Switzerland.
The commission is to be formed
within three months after the treaty
takes effect Disputes are to be
brought before it by a request to it's
president, who shall be named by the
contracting parties from among the
three neutral members. made in agree
ment by the two parties, or by either
party, in the absence Of such agree
AL, -
quest, the other shall be notified with
out delay. Either contracting party
is allowed to replace it's commissioner
with another having special compe-
tence in the matter" under dispute,
within Is days after a dispute is laid
before the commission. The task of
the commission shall be to elucidate
questions in dispute" to collect all
necessary information, land to en-
deavor to bring the parties to an
agreement"
The commission may, after examina-
tion of the case, inform the parties of
the terms of settlement which seem
suitable to it and lay down q period
within which they are to make their
decision. The commission must COM
plete its work on any dispute within
six months.
not be public unless by consent of both
parties.
Article Il provides that each party
shall be represented before the COM
mission by agents, who may he assist
ed by counsel and experts. Decisions
of the commission shall be by MAORI
ty vote unless otherwise provided in
this treaty" The parties are pledged
to assist the commission in its labors
by all means at their disposal.
If the commission cannot reach an
amicable agreement 1.-The dispute shall
he submitted by means of special
agreement either to the permanent
court of international justice or to an
arbitral tribunal in accordance with
The Hague convention of October 8,
1907. If the parties cannot agree on
such submission of such disputes
either may act individually.
If the two parties have not reached
an agreement within month after
the permanent Cancellation commission
concludes it's lahors, the dispute shall
go, at the request of either party. to
the council of the League Of Nations,
which shall deal with it in accordance
with article Is of the covenant.
Article 10 provides for the laying
down of provisional measures to be
adopted when an agreement is not
reached. Each Marty pledges itself in
such cases to abstain from any sort
of action which may aggregate or ex-.
tend the dispute"
Article 81, which Is not included In
the French and Belgian treaties. rec
ognizes the rights and obligations of
the parties as members of the League
of Nations, and provides that~the arbi-
tration treaty shall not restrict "the
duty of the league to take whatever
action may be deemed wise and effect
ual to safeguard the peace of the
world
The arbitration treaties are to re-
main in force under the same condi-
tions as the Rhine security treaty.
They are to be deposited in the ar