Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-07-22
ARBITRATION.
The Correspondence Between the
United States and England.
lt Constitutes the First Authoritative MA
closures Upon These Great Quesssons
since CieSeisnd's Christmas Message
60 congress-LittieP Progress Made.


of the United States and Great britain
to agree upon general arbitration
treaty for the settlement of all con-
troversies through the establishment
of permanent tribunal. as well as
the progress of diplomatic nepo-
tiations toward solving the Venez.
uelan problem are set forth i'm
10 communications made public by the
state department Friday night. While
they constitute the first Authoritative
disclosures upon these great questions
since President Cleveland-s famous
Christmastide message to congress, it
Will be found that previous reports of
the United Press of the negotiations
between the two governments. have ac-
curately outlined the course of events.
Little substantial progress toward
general arbitration treaty lis disclosed
by the documents An outline in mart
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 towards
narrowing the few Emergencies
OF method. The further fact is made
apparent that the United States has
not relaxed its vigilance in demanding
just settlement of the Venezuelan
boundary question and has rejected the
British proposals for arbitratinp that
dispute under terms involving the sur
render of any part of Venezuela's
claims
The correspondence opens with a let
ter from Ambassador Bayard to Lord
Salisbury, dated February % last, pro-
posing an entrance forthwith upon ne
EQUATIONS concerning the Guinaian
boundary question at Washington be-
tween the British ambassador and the
secretary of state.
MIR. Bayard added that Secretary OIL
ney greatly desired that there should
be propounded clear definition of the
settlements" by individuals in the dis
puted territory, which it YVES under
stooi Great Britain wished excluded
from the proposed arbitration.
Lord Salisbury, in reply. on March
3, said his government readily con-
Cured in the suggestion and had
sent instructions to Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, directing him to discuss the oues-
ton, either with the Venezuelan repre-
sentative or the United States, acting
as the friend of Venezuela. He had
asked the secretary of state of the col
onies for the precise meaning attached
to the word settlements"
Lord Salisbury's instructions to Sir
Julian Pauncefote, dat ed March s.
form the third document and are de-
voted TO the system for general inter-
national arbitration, negotiations for
the establishment of which had been
ruptured by Secretary Gresham's death
Lord Salisbury submits draft of a
treaty for arbitration which provides
that her Britannia ma jesty and the
president of the United States shall
each appoint two or more permanent
Judicial officers for the purposes
of the treaty and on the appear
ance of any difference between the
two powers which in the Judgment of
either of them, can not be settled by
negotiation, each of them shall desip-
nate one of the said officers as arbi-
traitor; and the two arbitrator shall
hear and determine any matter refer
red to them in accordance with this
treaty
Before entering on such arbitration.
the arbitrators shall select an umpire
by whom any question upon which
those disagree, whether interlocutory
or final, shall be decided. The de-
cision of such umpire upon any interlo-
cutory question shall be binding upon
the arbitrator. The determination
of the arbitrators, or, il they
disagree, the decision of the
umpire, shall be the award upon the
matters referred. All pecuniary claims
amounting TO not more than R1OO. 900,
for damages or indemnity, all questions
af irrr a TIL
leges, alleged rights of fishery, access.
navigation or commercial privilege. and
ali questions referred by special agree
ment between the two parties shall be
referred to arbitration and the decision
shall be final.
In cases of questions of fact or of in
ternational law, involving territory or
territorial rights, sovereignty, jurisdic-
ton or claims involving more than
100000. pounds, the decision of the
board of arbitration shall be
subject TO review within three months
by court composed Of three of
the judges of the supreme courts of
Great Britain and three of the judges Of
the supreme court of the United states,
and If this court shall determine by
majority of not less than FIVE 90 one on
any issue the award shall he final, but
in default of such determination. it
shall not be valid. II no protest is en-
tered by either power against the
award within the time limited, It shall
be final
Any difference, which in the Judge
ment of either power materially affects
its honor or the integrity Of its terri
tory shall not be referred 10 arbitra-
ton under the treaty, except by spe-
cial agreement, but any difference
whatever, by agreement between the
two powers may Toe referred for deci-
sion by arbitration with the stipula-
tons that, unless accepted by both
powers, the decision shall not be
valid.
In the instructions Sir Julian Is told
that all matters i'm dispute can not be
referred 70 arbitration, that neither
government is willing TO accept arbi-
tratiOn upon issues involving national
honor or integrity, but within this
wide region the United States desires
20 go further than Great Britain.
Secretary Olney in reply. April If, de-
clares that Lord Salisbury's proposals
are welcomed with the keenest appre-
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