Show r- r THE S TABLE TALK L 7 OF THINGS GS GRAVE AND GAY h THE lE FIRST HAGUE CASE It has bas remained for the two greatest of American f republics to submit the first case to be tried before The Hague J permanent arbitration tribunal A protocol protocol pro- pro tocol ocol between the United States tates and Mexico has b been en signed providing for adjudication of the the- Pius claim which has hai been hanging fire for thirty years and l d involves something over a million dollars The c case se is an Interesting one It t involves the question of Mexican g governmental liability to the Catholic hurch church in California for th the the- interest of ot hurch lands which Mexico undertook tO t o hold as trustee for the he church chUch The course of procedure will be simple and andIs andIs ands Is s prescribed in the tre treaty ty of The Hague There Is a a large panel of arbitrators arbi- arbi representing all the signatory countries to choose from The parties to o the controversy fully recognize each ethers ether's good faith and will abide by bythe bythe the he decision of the trl tribunal unal It Is rather p a singular thing that the first fruits of the Peace Conference Conference called called by y the autocratic ruler of or Russia should be the submission to the ourt court it t created of an American question by two I wo American republican powers |