The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-10
THE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
England Bound to Submit to an
Arbitration Commission.
CIVILIZATION DEMANDS THIS
Cicspo Determined to RECORD tho Urnan
and the Frontier Questions AZ
onc Dispute.


WASHINGTON january s.--Mr' Henry
Norman, the special commissioner OF the
I o,ao, n,v,, ,p,ro,,,,a ,ahloa h,. n.pc,
~
'''"s "s 'o"V"S'
The sentiment for arbitration Is
ball, which once set rolling among n civ
u,,a, ,,o,,o .an go, ~, s,,,r,d ,,,,o
IL Tor granted that IN some manner erp'-
traton in the Venezuelan dispute Is now
certain"
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i'' 49, ''''' "N''''' VIZ "'"'''' VI ''s
uisphtch 10 authorized interviews with
members OF the senate foreign relations
committee 10 each member lie put the
question: wv Qua II, IN your opinion, be
wen FOR the governments Of the United
states and Great Britain TO eudeavor TO
agree upon the constitution OF perman-
cnt court court or tribunal of ar
| bitrntion TO which all questions at Is
sue between the two governments not
| involving National autonomy or honor,
Shouid be submitted Tor decision when
| diplomatic negotiations fail"
| The following are the replies.
Senator Sherman--l am IN favor OF the
principle OF arbitration for all questions
that do not involve tho autonomy oil
either of the two countries. ! hope the
two governments viii agree upon settle
mont for controv, rsies.
Senator Sherman added that In his opin-
! ion parliament should pass n resolution
| requiring tho ministry to take steps in
this direction.
Senator Frye-Two Christian nations, 30
closely allied and speaking the same lam
guagc. surely ought not to resort TO arms
| for settlement OF any difference Involving
anything Ices than their sacred National
honor. | am decidedly In favor OF arbi-
| tration."
| Senator DaNlS--l should approve OF
| convention between the two countries TO
the eject that al controversies not In
VolVing the honor OF either, should be
| referred to the tribunal of arbitration, TO
be constituted by the parties as the con-
troVersies ARISE, - Tar as the personuei
OF that tribunal is concerned the con
Vchtion providing In "a general way that
such tNbnnnls shouid be established for
each particular case ms occasion for IT
might present itself.
senator camercn-The principle OF ar
pitratlon IL both wise ana humane ana
the adoption OF u by the TWO great Eng
ish-speaNins nations OF the weird would
nave great influence on other civilized
nations. ~ wouln he weii NJ this par
i'cular 'ine Tor poth england ana amer
'ch 10 coheiuer thc SUBJECT eeriouSIy ana
prhcthaIiy ana nope II VIII be done.
| oena'ur 'ullonn-ihe tlfho mas come IN
~ h'st"'y VI Wy "or'o ~neh great nh-
| ,'o"s s.ouiu settle an controversies Do
well ,iei' py hrnItihiioh ana ho' ny war,
snouiu rejoice II pract'cai steps were
'"ni "s p"'i, governments 10 'his emu.
oo"",o' L"uge-i am. OF course, Tor set
nihs .ne Venezuelan question ny arhitra-
non anu ! neiieVe equally that all quos-
.o's Wh'c" can properly ne disposed OF ny
"'p''h''oI' sh""'h ne uehit win IN mat
why by TWO such nations as the United
staecs anu prea' brltaih ana IL possible
~ sV"'i"' "l'"'sc'''"'
i
| PrMclpie OF ihternn''ohaI hrpitrhiion IN
settlement OF disputes tnat properly fnii
Wlth'h tne purView OF mat method OF set
ieme,u, am III iaVor OF me organiza-
poh' by consent OF all CHRISTIAN powers
an' w az o'"'' p'",fs '""t Gun NC '"-
ouced TO enter INTO me agreement OF a
court or board OF arbitration to whom
the governments would agree thnt the
questions OF the SORT indicated should De
submitted aitcr we nature OF diplomatic
eHorts 10 sc,tie 'hoH; ihe persohhei OF
such bonrd TO ne selected on ehch occa-
SION 'ha' hrises ny asrecneh, potwseh
the TWO cohtenuins powers ana iaiiing
such agreement, they should agree upon
neutral power with authority TO name
the members OF the boafd'
Senator Gray referred mo to ms words
which recently eapieu as covering tne
question: aun'hg 'he ASSURANCE oi Ms w
tire sympathy
Senator Turpie-i think the constitution
of tribunal mutually appointed and
agreed upon by the governments OF the
United States and Great Britain TO winch
to refer disputed questions between the
two powers, other than those relating to
their autonomy ana national Sovereignty.
would be of great service, not only to
the two nations interested but also to man.
kind, who would accept such action as a
model TO be followed aud example to be
initiated.
Senator Daniel-I would regard II as n
great achievement ana III harmony win
the aspirations of the two peoples, their
mutual interests and their closer friend
ship, All my mind goes forward TO the
belief that It would be well to create such
machinery.