The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-17

Arbitration Urged by Stanley ana
Dfcey-Ailegcd Offer from the Pope.


Dicey-Ailegcd Offer from the Pope.
LONDON, Jan. 17.-Ar5itration of the
venezuelan question is now the leading topic
in semi-oficiai circles. and the press con-
tinues TO comment on various phases OK
tie question. Henry NJ Stanley, NJ p,
writing to a friend. declares that. unless
England consents to the arbitration OF the
Venezuela affair, war with America Is In
evitable sooner or later. A. V. Dicey, q. G,
writes to the Chronicle this morning urging
the government to accept arbitration of the
dispute before either side reaches the dilem-
ma of consenting to the dishonor of going
to war; which might be the case after the
American Venezuelan Commission has made
a report The Transvaal incident. he says,
has shown England that 1t has no need TO
fear any power. Therefore. II could not
suffer loss OF prestige by yielding 10 Amer
ica even when IL considers itself In the
right.
The Graphic this morning editorially asks:
.eWhy not make the Monroe doctrine the
subject of formal treaty between England
and America? Such treaty would facili-
tate the settlement OF future disputes"
st. James Gazette, commenting on the
speech which the First Lord OF the Treas
ury. the Right Hon. A. ]. Balfour, made at
Manchester last night, says: 'Mr. Baifour
does not give encouragement TO the dipio-
matte amateurs who are trying to get the
Americans to believe that they are wrong
and win end by knuckling down. Those
who have been led TO believe that the Mar
uuis of Salisbury intends to apply 10 WASH
ington asking IL TO be good enough 10 ar
bitrate or concihate, are much mistaken,
and We sincerely hope they have not been
able 10 lead American opinion TO share their
error. otherwise the results may be ca4afn-
ftous. There IS an increasing disposition
both in London and in Washington 20 be-
Iieve that the dispute can be arranged by
negotiations between the only genuine par
ties thereto-Great Britain ana Venezuela
We have no quarrel with the old Monroe
ism burt IL the Senate insists on setting Up
a new Monroeism which viii render the
United States absolute arbiter OF the az
fairs OF the continent Of which one-third
belongs 10 Great Britain. we certainly cam
not avert the consequences by yielding. The
issue-peace or war-lies with the Ameri-
cans. Nobody in England has discovered
patent method to escape the danger OF a
conflict unless the Americans themselves
are anxious and willing TO avert n.
The Globe takes the same view OF the ar
bitration proposition and asks: How could
a court be constituted whose decisions
would be sure TO command equal respect
on both sidese To this day the Americans
and the arbitrators have no means OF en-
forcing IT."
The Rome correspondent of-the Chronicles
says: the Pope. through Cardinal Satolii.
has made a semi-oficial proposal 10 Presi-
dent Cleveland to arbitrate the Venezuela
question. The Pope was much hurt by En-
glands refusal last year. when Venezuela
proposed the Pope as an arbitrator. 1t 10
believed that his Holiness has now instruct-
ed Cardinal Vaughan 80 sound the British
government on the Su5Ject.'