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ARBlIRAIION.
Salisbury Tells of Negotiations Between
Great Britain and tho United States,

| Salisbury Tells of Negotiations Between
| Great Britain and tho United states.
London, July 1s.--Thc marquis of
Salisbury laid before the house of lords
Friday papers on the subject of arbitra.
ton. The remarks of the marquis of
Salisbury were greeted with hearty
cheers by the lords. a synopsis fol-
lows:
His lordship seid that the negotiations
between the United States and Great Brit
ain We're not complete, hut that they are
advancing ainicably On the smaller ques-
ton of Venezuela. regarding which the
United States had assumed an attitude Of
friendly protection, difficulties arose out
of the fact that Venezuela's claim placed
two-thirds of the colony of British Guiana
| subject to arbitration. The first thing
necessary was to ascertain the real facts
In regard to the controversy from the his
tory of Venezuela. When that had been
fully asccrtained by a commission in which
both countries had confidence he felt that
the diplomatic questions which would fol-
low would not be very difficult of adjust.
ment but even If they should be these
, difficulties would be overcome by arbitra-
ton.
In regard to general system of arbitra-
ton between the United States and Great
Britain, Lord Salisbury said there would
be difficulty in dealing with cases so large
as to contain issues of a vital character
After much discussion with the United
States upon that point he thought the
tendency of the United States was to de-
sire the ranid and summary decision of a
question. The British government thought
the principle of obligatory arbitration was
attended with considerable hazard. Proper
machinery must be first provided. In re-
disposition to take up the causes CT
many South American republics but this
government had not Quarreled with that
disposition. Great Britain had taken sim
liar interest In disputes regarding tho
1lontiers OF Sweden. Holland. Belgium and
Portugal. In studying the welfare Of
neighboring peoples it is necessary to re-
member that the claims of such peoples
may possibly become matters of arbitra-
slon, ana 1t Is necessary to guard against
an obligatory system or arbitration,
Lord Salisbury concluded by saying that
be had pursued, with the consent of the
United States, an unusual course in Law.
ing these papers on the table while nego-
lions were still pending. This had been
Gone In order that the best tntellects IN
both sides should apply themselves to a
matter affecting the welfare of the whole
human race In such singular degree and
especially the good relations with the
United states, with which 1t was the desire
OF the government to be on the friendliest
terms
Washington, July 1s.--The efforts of
the United States and Great Britain to
agree upon general arbitration treaty
for the settlement of all controversies
through the establishment of perma-
nent tribunal, as well as the progress of
diplomatic negotiations towards solv-
ing the. Venezuelan problem are set
forth in 13 communications made public
by the state department. While they
constitute the first authoritative dis
closure upon these great questions
since President Clevcland's famous
Christmastide message to congress, it
will be found that previous reports in
these dispatches Of the negotiations be-
tween the two governments, have &c
curately outlined the course of events.
Little substantial progress toward a
general arbitration treaty is disclosed
by the documents. An outline in part
Of the proposed procedure Is laid down,
and the views of the two governments
are so explicitly stated that future dis
cussion may be confined toward narrow
ing the few Emergencies of method The
further fact is made apparent that the
| United States has not relaxed its vigil
lance in demanding just settlement of
the Venezuelan boundary question, and
has rejected the British proposals for
nrbitrating that dispute under terms
| involving the surrender of any part of
| Venezuela's claims.