The herald., 1896-01-27
arbitration UNAVOIDABLE
If Chamberlain Expresses Gov
ernment Conclusions
THE RESCUE OF ARMENIA
Instead of an Ideal May Become a
Fact
An English Member Of Parliament Expresses
His Views OF the Suggested Scheme
of Arbitration

Associated Press Special Wire
LONDON, Jan. 27.-The Chronicle, in an
editorial on Colonial Secretary Chamber
lain's statement of the Venezuela speech
at Birmingham Saturday, says:
"We must regard this statement as ex-
pressing the deliberate conclusions of the
government, and it seems to render arbi-
tration in some form or other unavod-
able"
An article in another part of the Chron-
icle declares all the recent evidence of rap
pros chment between England and Amer
lea leaves the essential part of the matter
untouched.
''The effects of the increase of mutual
kindness are being allowed to evaporate
and while from every point OF the Euro
pean horizon grim anxiety and possible
peril confront us, the golden moments for
permanent peace with America are slip
ping by. If the government of which
Chamberlain is SO brilliantly successful
member would forget minor matters and
boldly conclude an arbitration treaty with
America, the spectacle Mr.. Chamberlain
pictured of the two people rescuing Ar
menia, instead of being an ideal. might
become within short time world shak-
ing fact" =
The Times says: SIT seems unlikely
that Russia has done more than establish
good relations with Turkey on an under
standing that she shall be no party to
other than platonic remonstrances over
the Armenian grievances"
AN NJ. P.'s VIEWS
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Ian. 26.-The fitting out
of tho flying squadron was merely to show
Europe that England was prepared to de-
fend her corner against the nations. do
,Ntf sr,ly in. Rpitp n
thought the squadron was placed in action
to be used against the United States.
This was the statement made by Sir w.
Pearson, M. p, from Colchester, Essex
county, England, at the Southern hotel to-
day. Mr.. Pearson, who has contracts with
the Mexican government for the construc-
ton of the harbor at Vera Cruz, is en- route
to that city.
"When we first heard of your Monroe
| doctrine declarations, we thought you had
gone crazy. You gave us a terrible shock
for few days for we thought from the
amount OF jngoism aroused, that this
country would become so unruly that grave
complications would follow.
"England has not appointed commits
sion to considexrthe dispute, and do not
think THIS Will be done until after Lord
! Salisbury has made the correspondence in
the matter public by sending il to Parlia-
ment in the form OF report. Then, if the
foreign office has taken wrong position
it will be rebuked. If the people think the
position proper one, however, the posi-
tion of the foreign office will be upheld.
"There is no doubt that England recog-
nizes the Monroe doctrine, in it's broad
sense, and is willing to abide by it on all
occasions except this one. This disputed
territory has been claimed by Great Brit
ain for years and has been ruled by it. A
large number of inhabitants of the place
consider themselves British subjects,
and the dispute is merely over
the boundary, surely not a sufficient
cause for war. Since this trouble
has arisen. there is growing sentiment in
England in favor of permanent interna-
tional commission, to which all disputes
could be referred at their inception, and
they would be settled without having the
whole country stirred up over them. The
time will come when such a board will be
found necessary, and hope to see this
agreement speedily arrived at"
A TRITLE OPTIMISTIC
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The Standard in an
editorial thinks that Mr.. Chamberlain's
views of American feeling are rather op-
timistic.
I'VE may be pretty sure" says the
Standard, "that if the United States wanted
to pick quarrel with us they would soon
devise some Interpretation of the Monroe
doctrine that would have the desired
effect. Our best guarantee of peace is the
consciousness in both countries of the
horrible misery and losses which conflict
would involve"