Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
DANGER IN A TREATY
European Powers BEHIND a Game
of Modern Diplomacy,
The SCHEME WAS ALL RIGHT
Under the Cloak of Arbitration Pro
" sais the United states would
lie Made Helpless.

Washington, Feb lO.-The recent .
visit to Washington OF MIR. Cremer. /,
the British member of parliament who I
was charged with presentation to our
government of a memorial signed by
his colleagues in parliament urging the
negotiation OF an arbitration treaty
with Great Britain. has resulted in
stimulating interest In the project.
which had rather Jagged since the in
PRODUCTION OF the Allison resolution
some years ago. In congress prop
ositlon has taken 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 acceptable TO the ad-
vocates of the scheme. il has served
It's purpose OF forming a basis OF con-
sideration by the committee.
But meanwhile negotiations have
been opened. az yet only preliminary
In nature. between our government and
Great Britain's ambassador that will.
II is said, IL IL results In the consumma-
ton OF treaty, be fraught with gray
est consequences so far as the United
States III concerned. In It's present
shape the proposition Is extremely
broad though It may be narrowed as
| negotiations progress for IL contem-
plates nothing less than "A great general
/ treaty. to which the United States and
| the great European powers shall be
/ parties. by the terms of which any mat
/ ter in dispute between any OF the sigma
tory powers, which can not be adjusted
shall be submitted to arbitration. There
is nothing substantially new in this
proposition which has been discussed
for years I'm various shapes. but the fact
that negotiations have actually begun
and that 1t Is at last really within the
| reach Of possibility has had the effect
to draw the attention of certain sena-
tors, who must pass upon any such
treaty, 70 the grave consequences that
might be expected 20 follow its ratifca-
ton.
For instance, IL has been urged that
the Monroe doctrine, upon which our
predominance in this hemisphere de.
ponds. would be speedily dismissed as
" no force In an arbitration. Each OF
the signatory powers would be repre-.
sented upon arbitration commission
and as the European powers would b,
largely In the majority, there could bs
out one result should any question b,
submitted involving the application o
this doctrine. TO which they have never
subscribed and have tolerated becaus,
aware of the ability OF the United States
70 maintain II against single power
Another objection which has been ad
vanced Is that an arbitration treat,
would absolutely deny the right Of rev
olutiun, and this might be a very seri
GUS matter. In the event that Canadi
should cast of allegiance TO Grea
Britain II would probably be impossi
BILE for this country TO recognize he
J independence, much less assume do
minion, even upon the unanimous ap
pllcation OF its people
OF late years the major part of GU
negotiations with European power
has been made up OF the settlement O
difficulties growing out OF our insistenc
upon the recognition of the citizeushi
II naturalized Americans. Upon thi
issue the United States ~ at varianc
with almost all of the European cour
tries. which have found it essential /
? the maintenance OF their great system
5 Of enforced military service to deny tn
J right of expatiation of their subjects
! and II such question were submitte
! TO arbitration the United States woul
! certainly he defeated I'm its contentio
| and there would be no safety for OF
: naturalized citizens anywhere outsid
= Of the United States. These are a fe'
Of the difficulties that at present bes,
the pathway OF negotiations leading
a general arbitration treaty and II
doubtful IL they can ever be overeom