Show TO R L AS N NEUTRAL SHIPS American Delegation on atThe at atThe atThe The Hague Proposes Discharge Discharge Discharge Dis- Dis charge of Those Th That t Cant Can't Be Tried THE HAGUE July 18 The The American delegation has haa presented d to the peace conference the following proposition If It for any reason a captured neutral vessel cannot be trl tried d the vessel must be released The Peruvian delegation has bas presented the following amendment to the American proposition regarding the collection of ot tho the contra tural debts The Th principles established by this proposition cannot be applied to differences differ differ- differences arising from contract between the Government of ot one country and the foreign foreign foreign for for- eign subjects of another when the contracts contracts con con- tracts tract provide that these differences must b be submitted to to the judges of local tribunal tribunals tribunals tri tri- tri tri- bunal The Venezuelan delegation presented a ad d declaration clarl on the same subject making the same objection as Peru with the ad addition addition addition ad- ad that in case no contract exists all aU diplomatic means of reaching an understanding understanding understanding under under- standing must be tried before recourse ishad Is Ishad isI had to the permanent court of or b tion I TV The Venezuelan cg declaration fl r iOa ends with these words It Is understood that said differences s sare are to be settled through peaceful means without recourse to coercive measures Implying Implying implying Im Im- im- im plying the em employment lo ment of ot military or nav naval na nil v val force L 7 Ji |