ARBITRATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 734, 5 February 1910, Page 5

ARBITRATION.

THE ANGLO-GERMAN TREATY. Dy Teleffraph—Press Association—OoDTrleht (Rcc. February 5, 1.15 . a.m.)

■/-....'.',.*■ ■. ~-., London, (February 4.. "■ .-■The .Arbitration Agreement .between Britain''and Germany has been prolonged

[This agreement'provides ■' for/the .reference, of all differences of a - judicial order, ;and not involving vital interests or national-honour to 'tho'decision of The Hague" Court, the reference to be preceded by ;a< special' agreement:-setting out the subject in'dispute,- the powers of the arbitrators, and the constitution of the Court; The following; cablegram received' from' London in' November explains the present stepr—'.'Sir Edward Grey, Secretary for foreign Affairs," informed ■ the National Peace Council that the Ariglo-Germah''Arbitration-Agreement ..(signed ph:Jnly'l2, I .l9oi,'.for : five years, and pro; yiding, for .reference to arbitration of dis'petes of: a judicial order) was,.on its expiry ' ; in 'July," 1909, : renewed: only, for. a year'.' : The reason of this Was' that, when the Agreement-was expiring, the question of inserting' additional matter was under '.but tho '-British/. Government had since decided'in favour of the renewal :of:.the Agreement for the;-re- | mainderbf.the' quinquenninm.'']' .': :-■/<