Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-15
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PLEADING FOR ARBITRATION
The Political Crisis in Great Britain.
KING LUDWIG'S MYSTERIOUS FATE.
vANO0UVER's QUICK DESTRUCTION
ANARCHIST RAWLINGS AT CHICAGO.
Train Wreckers in Danger of Lynohing.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
II. de Lavaleye's Plan for Settling the
Fisheries Dispute.

Fisheries Dispute.
Speciid Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
LONDON, June 15.-M. Emile de Lavaleye
writes to the Pail Mall Gazette urging that the
present fishery dispute affords a grand oppor-
tunity for establishing an international court
OF arbitration, to which all future disputes
should be submitted. He says 1.-The idea of a
war between two great branches of the Angle
Saxon race, between mother and daughter, is
SO dreadful that nothing should be left umlone
TO prevent such catastrophe. Both countries
would gain much and lose very little by con-
senting to arbitration. What one would not
secure whose pretensions were not admitted
would be of no consequence in comparison with
the cost of a war between the two nations. 1t
is sometimes said that diplomacy will arrange
matters. This Is an error. There are questions
on which 1t is exceedingly difficult to come to
an understanding. When once their honor Is
at stake
NEITHER WILL CONSENT TO DRAW BACK.
The matters should be arranged, therefore,
and no discussion be permitted to reach such
an extremity. This would be avoided il both
powers gave their assent beforehand TO abide
by the decision of the court of arbitrat on. This
could and should be composed of four juris
consults, two appointed by England and two by
the United States, with president, who should
be designated by some sovereign, a mutual
friend of the two contracting powers, the EN-
perOr OF Germany, for instance. In this way
strict impartiality would be insured. The deci-
siOnS OF a court thus compos d would always be
practical and acceptable to both parties. Ii
England, represented by Lord Roseberry, who
SO well realizes the advantages of fedora
ton, were to propose an arrangement of this
description to the united States i'm the in
terest of feeling OF brotherhood which
should bind together the different branches
of the Anglo-Saxon family, the Ameri-
cans would certainly agree TO do it.
Since its formation, the American Union
has ever supported the International law prin-
ciples, which are most in conformity with
justice and the general interests of humanity.
No state has displayed more constancy and elo-
quence in defense of that great principle of the
immunity OF private property, on the seas as
well on land in time of war which England
eral American Presidents have declared them
selves
IN FAVOR OF ARBITRATION.
President Cleveland would most certainly
approve Of it. Confederation has always had
two aims: First, to unite the forces of the con-
federates against foreign enemies; second, to
prevent federated states from fighting one
against another. We cannot now expect that
the United States will fight the battles of Eng
land. But we may hope that when once an
international court of arbitration is established
they would never fig hit against England. What
a boon would be conferred on the world in
between the two great sections OF the Anglo
Saxon race were signed; what an example to
other nations; what a guarantee for the future
what a satisfaction too to feel that the chances
of a conflict between these two great countries
had been reduced to minimum. May be
zeal and devotion of my colleagues of the peace
arbitration SOciefyS'