GERMANY AND PEACE.
Baron Marschall' von-■ Biebcrsfein, chief German delegate at Tho Hague Peace Conference, has explained to a "Petit■■■Parisien" interviewer why Germany'did.not .support tho proposil for universal compulsory arbitration which was brought before-the'conference. Ho said that Gerniaiiy'wasaske'd to. adhern to a universal treaty decided on by all the Powers 'at the ''conference, which specified the cases where arbitration would be. obligatory. A list of euch casos was given, but. the proposal 'seemed to him neither serious nor rational,' becauso-it only provided for some eventualities of' secondary importance, and was wanting-in other respects. '."'■-.. He said Germany did not'- ; dosiro ,to treat with every country indiscriminately, but wanted to treat by means of separate.' and independent 'agreements with, the States chosen by herself. Such agreements would first be.made with Powers having a certain community of interest with Germany. The proposal would. also have '. enormous constitutional difficulties, owing.,'.! to the variation of parliamentary systems,. and he did not see how a satisfactory Court of Arbitration could be constituted. • "• • •' •
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 46, 18 November 1907, Page 8
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