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Show 243 are to take part in the cmilerence, and that neither the United States not any other country will blindly agree to take part in The Application of the Principle of Arbitration a conference and accept its remlts. l‘lONORMtLE W. l. BUCHANAN. lt i: manife~tly unfair, lutth to a >pcalicr and to his audience. tn a>k unt- tn >peal; inirvrmally and entirely impromptu, atttr m many carefully and excellently prepared papers have been read rewrxliugr thew mmt interestingr and transcendental ktilllt‘t‘im hut if 3011 will aw-umc yuur share ml the respmisibility, I am willing to assume mine. Hull‘t‘l‘la iww [mm Ir\pplau>e.:) liach (me (if the gtmlenien win) has spukcn has referred to the de-idvratum mi , ptrmantut judicial cwtu‘t at The llaguc. (tn: 4-1' the gtittltmen wax nut uulx' furtuuate but happy in insertin;; an "ii"iflizat in lll(.l it \' .Id be brmught ahtiut if it was pwwhh' tn dwrtw wine plan by tthich judgcw muld be selected. it l";t:\ lllltl't" jmu tn lrrmt that thi> WI!» the crux (ii the ens" at lt ~ttu‘trl «mph- in the beginning: it seemed 'lhv Hague. 11:. ‘al tn avtzme th:, :1 t'u'tlii la: impr cticahle to have a court . llence the number mu>t be (trilllll‘fl‘tl ml lurtyitwt fr; a- :. :;‘ :Et‘tllll‘r. >e\'euteeu judgm: then it I't'lltllt‘l tn. lt‘l t‘v~ t, i in d remitted/t tit :.»-‘:: ,» thzt the "water uatitlux Klinuld. each Hi tlt: 'i . lw tltlllli‘l tw ' ' ::‘ ut‘ttit l't‘llHN‘illIlllYt' HI] that court. irvilrl llf.\L'\tt1t tltt din 'l't't‘l :ittt rapt; made tn derixe wme «t' litiillltllli‘llt'\ \iiurh tat ultl itll'lh furtyAtwu cutmtries to ln' 1:: in grunt": l'tlil'twflittl (in :i ('r‘rll'l iii \ewmeeu uzeinltelix. l wit: u jmu \\t‘t1lll ltil ilt tin: critical «vi the t‘entlt that t it»: i; Itiav‘t. in}; wt 1' ruttlu. nu F," n‘nt‘ tal:t_ a pit 3;- Mi paper and elrthvirate ttiu‘i. \\'t- \wulvl prnlualyly begin 'tix \xw eutiiltrl tt» a permanent f4" tlurt' ezh perhaps \ewn or .‘t K‘ll'll «wuittiu- " . :~ 'tl‘lil'tl t» ': ' ~ 2 In Ittllltll that each hi thew . '. \\itli lint tiiteen judgex. mr xii u'd llt lt‘ll "ith the interwtincr \\t'tli l\'»t‘l11)'*~t'\t‘t] euuntriex litvr m‘tl Itlltrlitl1~t‘.l 'l'hut \\:t~ thiw it .1lt\*lltlt‘ ti: hare an inter- mun'wm Hi the pn'.\er'~ that As a consequence interna- tional conferences are called after the subject matter has been thoroughly underutmid, discussed and limited in its scope, between the countries that are to take part The Hague Conference was based on the sovereignty of each participatingr country, and it seemed difficult to suggest mme way by which sovereignty could be reduced into fractiona. if the members of this cougresa with t0 have a permanent judicial ermrt :1 The Hague, and are not tor: much occupied in other affairs, they might rln the most splendid piece uf wort: of their lives by devising same way by which furty-two countriea‘ can be represented rm a cntu't the membcrdiip of which shall not exceed seventeen. The pre>ent permanent court at The llague, in my humble judgment, ought to take ca e of all the CZZ\CS uf international differences that may ari>ei if more u>e i~ made of that court and all juint cmnmissimw abolished it would be rme of the greate>t steps forward in the direction at arbitratirtn, .\uyune who has had experience in the<e matters liiiUWS that it is the rarest case where twt> countries are satisfied with the deci- sion of a joint commissiun, because that joint (:Lliitliil5>l~711 usually cnnsi>ts of «me member t'rnm each of the tun L‘Ul‘,llll'l(‘~ parties tn the mistmderstandiuq, with a third member (lt‘\i'_ft‘..'ti'\‘tl as an umpire. St) that the Hunt (rt/nkids in reality (if twn cuuux‘el. mic fur each side, and Ill unt- judge. The llague tribunal rergtiirw :zt lCZlhl three. and you can, it ynn ileuire. have lire ur 5(‘.L‘ll lllt‘lllllt rx .Kit. and it Ft‘tlllit't'> a majurity mite: lead shall decide every cax‘e. that l . that twn permit; at In a juiut t‘ililtllll\‘<lt"l it i~ Hie permit usually whu tlt‘t'ltlt‘.\ and that i: the umpire. lit the llaquc trihu irtl it require» twti. and it the prmcedm'c is lttllnwed 7 \\ltlt‘ll l l:L‘ll(‘\'t‘ him-ril- eliminating membera Hi the t‘l‘dlrl ‘. m are thtllUIthl~ to the tlt‘rt‘KllHtl at i~:~uc. yuu then have three till" litreign to the C(tllllll'lt'\ in dixpute and twn Uf thwx‘e jud}; » lllI‘\l. agree, 'l‘he curiyentiun pruriding, ax it duex‘. that there \hall he nu appeal lrnm that deri~iun. except in the ca~e Hf new evidence being l)rtlllli:'lll up and thtn that thi‘ appeal mux‘t he decided by |