New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-10

c.omer can engage nobody but himself
are. listen t. him we are probably inviting
anc It Is necessary u say plainly 'hat MI
rep' nosition In England is not such as
Creme him IN any sense representative OF any
make' ~ Of any important body OF pupAc OPINION
par" A. we want. IN any case, treaty o:
Bu' .,oro Arbitration Is one thing. A Treaty
''fp.s,,ration is another anu VERY different
OF uost of us. imagine. are for Arbitration
INNS ,,es where II is applicable. We agreed TO
in ost Alabama case IN 1871 We agreed to 4.
~ pehr,ng Sea business In 1893: wisely IN
!" - though while We won in the first
ec'" ,,s 40, win In the second. or not completely
W mo method and the same resource are
Inv rs IN all future controversies OF KIND
op'" s,nn arbitration IL suitable; open just as
70 ,rnout a treaty IS with. l do not know
sue'' Nr Cremer carries with him In his
",aau draft Of mis- proposed treaty. or
9o''" 10 IL wiling 10 allow us TO have some
""'. the framing OF It. But l understand
n"nu hat he proposes in substance is treaty
'"" x,,as both countries to submit all dis
""'v" .r,s,ng between them. Of whatever nature
p"'. neriod Of twenty-five years, to arbitra-
o0' such a treaty seems to me in violation
iva ,,d sense and in disregard Of the national
Q. It would not be binding II made 1t would
-, accomplish its object. II would expose us to
"',.,u,atjon. and it would envenom any contro-
'.orsv 10 which 1t was found inappicable.
treaty Is a thing into which two Powers
-,.r ad hoc,-for some specific and wel-defined
nurnose A Treaty Of Arbitration can be nothing
~. ,,s expression Of the readiness of the two
oo,,racting Powers. at the time IT is made. TO
w. before some Tribunal for the settlement Of
IT, t,.fn vNaryn ont
,,,h,naI would be impossible. Tribunal which
,ould be good and fair In some cases would be bad
o nd unfair in others But what is the use of an
agreement to refer dispute TO Tribunal here
ot,er 10 be agreed on? II we do not come to
terms az 10 the constituent members of 1t. the
Treaty would be of no effect. There must be in
each case negotiations. exactly as If no Treaty
sx,s,ed And the Treaty, like all other Treaties
would be termnable by war-that is to say, 1t
vouI7 cease to be operative in the very contin-
esncv against which IL was meant to provide.
Thore are and there always will be- causes OF
mar against which no Treaty, whether of Arbitra-
ton or otherwise. provide. No nation Will REFER
n the Judgment Of other nations a question on
which its existence as an Independent Power may
in which either its national
life or its national honor is involved. If British
nan-of-war in time OF peace sails up New-York
Harbor and bombards the city or lays 1t under
contribution, are we going TO ask France or Ger
many 20 say whether We shall submit to that
outrage? II is an improbable case. but history
s full Of acts Of wanton insult and injury just
rs improbable. I hope ali war between Eng
and and the United States is improbable. But
We should tear dozen Treaties TO tatters before
We yielded TO unprovoked violence An agree
nent for arbitration would not last an hour after
me Of those affronts which set the passions OF
/ great people afiame. Human nature Is con-
,ideraby stronger than & piece Of parchment
With writing on ii. Let Mr.. Cremer begin by
making over our National character. and the
english character as WELL til one or the other or
IS grow base enough to endure and not to resent
me Of those intolerabe injuries for which war Is
low, and will long remain. the only arbitrament'
Till then. let us make no Treaty which sense
4 honor or of national dignity may compel us
o disregard. u W. .