Show v vI 1 I I Is u. u S. S H Helping Disarmament I I 0 By ay THEODORE E. E BURTON BURON Representative from Ohio and Chairman of American Delegation to the Arms Control Conference 1925 The controversy that has started in congress over the cruiser brings brins to mind President CoolIdge's CoolIdge's Cool Cool- Idge's wish to call another naval armament conference the way lay open At At present the way seems closed and for that reason reasonS S Mr Burtons Burton's authoritative discussion of ou relation relation rela- rela tion to the whole disarmament problem is valuable and tImely The Thc question question of is InextrIcably Interwoven inter inter- woven woven for r the amicable of international b diplomacy by ar- ar by th decisions of a world court or other other- In this particular th U d St States tes has also taken a part Beginning with the thc Jay treaty in 1794 the thc United tates has taken the most prominent prominent nent part art of any of the larger countries in iii such agreements not only as a party but also as a judge One serious to a general arbitration treaty has been the insistence of the senate senat especially for forthe forthe the last thirty years that no question shall be submitted submitted sub sub- to arbitration unless the Issue is first expressed ex- ex pressed in an agre ment or treaty and ratified by bythe the senate This renders lenders impossible a general arbi- arbi n treaty under which on the thc Initiative of the executive department a question can be submitted to arbitration as a matter of course That is there must be reference e of the controversy to be arbitrated arbitrated arbi- arbi to the senate and a form of submission approved approved ap- ap proved as in the case caso of C separate treaty The o Bryan treaties which were negotiated negotiated early in the Wilson administration marl mark a step stepIn in advance Under those an international controversy controversy contro- contro versy must be submitted t a commission of inquiry made pp ip of six two members from each contending contending con con- tending nations and two from neutrals ties are arc forbidden until this commission can make a report and while the finding of the commission has no binding for forge e upon either of the nations involved time is given for passions to cool and to bring to bear the public opInion of the world The more satisfactory solution which could be secured secured se- se cured by a court may be regarded as an American conception advocated nearly one hundred years ago by suh sueh men as as William Ladd and Elihu Burrett sustained by hy al all our presidents f from om 1 to Coolidge and approved In the national platforms of both the democratic and republican parties in 1924 On the 3rd of March 1924 a resolution passed in the house of representatives favoring adhesion to the world court with proper propel reservations by a vote of tf to 28 It Is vey much to be regretted that the thc present outlook for adhesion sion Is not of the best Co 1926 Cosmos Newspaper paper Syndicate Inc |