The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-11
TO MUFFLE WAR DRUMS
A Broad Plan for The UliY.rSal Peace
Of Nations.
ENGLAND WANTS 1T THUS
But There Are Many Very Import
ant Objections TO Be Overcome
Before Uncle Sam signs
the Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The recent visit
, to Washington of Mr.. Cremer. the British
member of parliament who was charged
| win the presentation TO our government
| OF memorial signed by his colleagues i'm
parliament, urging the negotiation of an
arbitration treaty with Great Britain, has
| resulted in stimulating interest in the pro-
)ect, which had rather Jagged since the in
| PRODUCTION of the Allison resolution some
years ago. In congress the proposition
mas taken n tangible shape In a radical
JOINT resolution submitted by Senator
Sherman and referred to the committee
on foreign relations fully authorizing the
president TO move IN the matter. While
this resolution has not been entirely ac-
ceptaole to the advocates of the scheme,
II has served its purpose, Offering a basis
OF consideration by the committee.
But meanwhile the negotiations that
have been opened as yet are only prelirni-
nary In nature between our government
and the British ambassador, but they will,
IL Is said, result in the contamination of
treaty which will be fraught with the
gravest consequences so far as the United
States is concerned. in it's present form
the proposition Is extremely broad, though
II may narrow as the negotiations pro-
gress, for 1t contemplates nothing less
than a great general treaty, TO which the
United States and all the great European
powers shall be parties, by the terms of
which any matter in dispute between any
OF the sgnatory powers, which cannot be
adjusted by the ordinary methods of di-
plomacy, shall be submitted to arbitra-
ton.
There is nothing substantially new in
this proposition, which has been discussed
Tor many years in various shapes, but the
TACT that the negotiations have actually |
begun and is at last really within the |
reach of possibility, has had the effect to |
draw the attention of certain senators |
who must pass upon any such treaty to |
the grave consequences that might be ex- |
pected to follow its ratification.
For instance, ii has been urged that the |
Monroe doctrine, upon which our pre-
dominance in this hemisphere depends,
would be speedily dismissed as of no force
in an arbitration. Each of the signatory
powers would be represented by an arbi-
tration commiss OH, and as the European
powers would be largely in the majority.
there could be but one result should any
question be submitted involving the APP
plication of this doctrine, to which they
have never subscribed, and have toler-
sted only because of the ability of the
United States to maintain it against any
Jingle power.
Another objection which has been adj
'anced is that the arbitration treaty would
absolutely deny the right of revolut. on.
md this might be very serious matter.
N the event that Canada should cast off
Ter allegiance to Great Britain it would
probably be impossible for this country
o recognize her independence, much less
IS dominion even upon the unanimous
pplicatIon of its people.
Or late years the major part of our ne
with European powers had
cen made up of a settlement of the diff
cuities growing out of our insistence
pom the recognition of the citizenship of
aturallzed Americans. Upon this issue
he United States is at variance with al
lost all European coun tries which have
'und II essential to the maintenance of
leir great systems of enforced military
'rvice, to deny the right of expatriation
} their subjects, and if such n question .
ere submitted to arbitration the United
ates would be certainly defeated in its
intention, and there would be no safety
r our naturalized citizens anywhere ont
de of the United States.
These are few of the difficulties that
present beset the way of the nepotia-
ms leading to a general arbitration
eaiy and it is doubtful if they can ever !
overcome.