Show THE ARBITRATORS Terms of the Treaty Between Ihe I United W States and Eoglaid IN THE annE T ot rticr Inlrn01001 Courts roTlded For anti I lliclr Decisions lira Final LONDON Jan 12Tbo Cbronlclo says hD editorial We nnnounco this morning tbo event of the chat tieuth century and follows this with ho Iltaoiblo and the test of fifteen irtlclis of the general arbitration treaty signed yoiterday at Washington between the United States and Great Britain Tbu second article provides bat all pecuniary claims not cxceuJ Inc an aggregate of 100000 sterling and which shall not Level V a dtiler mlnatloii of territorial clulul I hal be diclded by an arbitration tribunal to be constituted as provided In I the third articles I This third article provides that etch 01 that high contra > nlug parties shall nominal ee arbiter a Jurist ot national repute and thenu two within two moulnr shall select an umpire I they fall lu Ibis this umpire shall be appointed by agreement between the nembersof thu Bupleme court ot the United States anti the jud ciil com mllteo c the privy council On at Britain u > ch nominating body acting by a rnijorlty I they rill to aaree within Ibo months the umpire shall bo Iotod In coorduco with articlo 10 namely by this tire of Hwaden Tile umpire shall preside over tow tri unnl stud the award ol the majority hall oc < final Article 4 provldxs that nil i ecunlary calmaexcoalluK lOOOOJ etelllug or dlfputoi Involving treaty rights but nol territorial claims shall bU decided by the tribunal in accordance with article 5 Articles provides for the lubmltilan of the foregoing tu the tribunal where Ibe awards I unravel mu shall be final bug II nol unreal mOtu either of The contracting parties may within six 1 mouths Irom the date ol the awarddemand a review thereof The matter shall then ha submitted ton to-n tribunal of gives entirely fresh jurists each side selecting two and Ino tour thus chosen selecting umpire withIn with-In tbro moob In tbo voul 01 a tallures tile umpire shall bo Lbon In Accordance with article 3 or falling that by King Oicar of Sweden The award of a majority ot tie tribunal shall be final b1 InBI Article 0 provides that territorial claim shall be submitted la a tribunal ol six throw of whom 111MItst to the provisions of article 81 Khali be fudges of the Supreme court ol the Untied States or Judges of tuuclrcill cjurt nominated by tho President of Ibo United Btnteennd the other three shall ha judges of the Brittlou supreme cnirt ur members uf the judicial committee of 1 the privy council nominated by the luccu whose award by a majority of lot less than flvutu one shall be final Incase tbe award Is made by a lets majority U shall alto be final unless Blather power shall within three months protest that the award was eOIOU when II shall bo Invalid There shall even then bu no recourses to hostile measures until the mediation media-tion of anti or mow friendly powers hike been invited by one or both parties Article 12 provides that match gov erumcut shall pay Its own counsel Ana arbiter and the tribunal final disposing of tho matter shall direct wbtv ro 1 MUY 01 tho txposives 01 tile uccessful party TIn lIJIDIT fEsSAUEJONIIIIE IREAIY WASHINGTON Jau nfb general arbitration tieaty with Great liritalu and j tbeiPreildeuld I letter urging Ih fl oU t Us ratification were sent to that Buuaiu ibis afternoon The treaty will be laid before Ibo Buuule In executive aassioii and nol made public for Ibo present at least Following Is I the Presidents mot sago To tile Senate I transmit herewith the treaty for arbitration of all mailers In ulUnreoce between the Unld Stated and Qrcal Britain The provisions 01 ill timely are he result of long land patient deliberation de-liberation and represent concessions made by each party for tbe sake ol agreement upon a general scheme Though the result rewound may not meet the vluwa ot advocates of Immediate Im-mediate unlimited and Irravcoble arbitration of all International controversies contro-versies 1 Is I nevertheless confidently believed the treaty cannot mil to belong everywhere recognized as mklng along a-long sup In the right direction anu as embodying a practical working plan by whlcb disputes between the iwo countries will Coach a peaceful adjustment adjust-ment as a matter of course and lutbe ordinary routine routo In the initiation of such an Import it movement I uiuil bo expected some ot Its I features will aisumu a tentative ten-tative character looking to a further advance and yet I Is apparent tile treaty which has been formulated not ouly makes war between Ibo parties to I a remote possibility but precludes those lean and rumors of war which of Ihemselves too often assume the proportions pro-portions of B National disaster po eminently fitting as well us fortunate that an attempt to ucoompllab results so beneficent should be Initiated by kindled peoples seaklng the same tongue and Joined toaetner by 1 the ties uf uommon traditions common Institutions In-stitutions and common atpirallous The experiment of substituting civilized methods lit brute loc means the settling of international Inter-national questions of right will those be tried under the happiest auspices Its success ought uot 10 be doubtful and thu fact that Its ultimate eutulog benefits an not likely to be limited to tbu two countries immedl ately concerned shiuld cause It to bo promoted all tbo more eagerly Tie example sot and the lesson mrnlsutd by the successful operation of this treaty are 10 bo fell aud Iku 10 befert oooor or later by other nations 0011 Will Will mora film boglnnlul 01 a Slow opcob lu I civilization Profoundly Ira irccsid a I um therefore by the I prmlo tramictin out good which his treaty aQiirdr I do net herltato to accompany Us trjntmlssl with 00 exprtialou of any earnest holiest that U I my rmmood lol tothe favorablo comb deriatinn or 110 HOI UUOVll CLEVELAND l xcull Mill |