The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-10
HE SEES SENATORS
NIB. N0RMANS INTERVIEWS ON
ARBITRATION.

Members of the Senate CommItte on For
eign Relations are Asked to Give Tbei
Opinion as to the AdvisabiI:ty of Insti
tuting an international Board of Arbf
tratiOD-An Favor the PripcipIe anC
Many Give Their Ideas of What snch q
Tribunal Should Be-What the Senators
Said.
Washington, Jan. 9.-3fr. Henry Nor
man, the special commissioner Of the
London Daily Chronicle in Washington,
cables his paper today as follows:
The sentiment for arbitration is a
DAN which, once set rolling among a
CIVILIZED people, cannot be stopped. !
Jake II for granted that in some man.
ner arbitration in the Venezuelan dis
puse is now certain in
Mr.. Norman 1evotes the major por-
ton Of the remainder of his dispatch to
authorized interviews with members of
che senate foreign relations committee.
Senator Miller, he did not see. To each
rneursoer he put the questions:
Would ii. in your opinion, be well
Tor the governments of the United
States and Great Britain to endeavor
% agree upon the constitution of a per-
unent court or tribunal of arbitration to
(which all questions at issue between the
two governments, not involving nation
al autonomy or honor, should be sub
mstted to decision when diplomatic ne
gotfatiOns fail?''
The following are replies:
Sena tor SheTman-I am in favor of
1~,-ao =
fdons that do not involve the autonomy
of either of the two countries. I hone
the two governments Will agree upon
SUCH a mode of settlement for all con-
GrcVersieS
The senator added that in his opinion
parliament should pass a resolution re-
qu1rinS the ministeTy TO take steps in
this direction.
Senator F'Tye-Two Christian nations
so closely allied, and speaking the same
language, surely ought not TO resort to
arms for the settlement of any differ
ence dnvolving less than their sacred
THauiona3 honor. I ann decidedly in favor
of arbitration
Senator D.vis-T should approve Of a
convention between the two countries
TO the effect that all controversies not
snvolv1ng the honor of either, or the
established policy of either, should be
nefeUred to a tribunal Of arbitration to
be constituted by the pantfes as the
controversy arises, so far as the per-
sonnel of that tribunal is concerned, the
convention providing in a general way
that such tribunals should be establish
ed for each particular case as occasion
for 1t might present itself.
Senator Cameron-The principle of
arbitration lis both wise and humane,
and fthe adoption of it by the two great
English-Speal1hng nations of the world
would have great influence upon the
other civilized nations. 1t would be
well at this particular junctuTe for
both America and England ito consider
the subject seriously and practically,
and hope that this will be done.
Senator CullOm-The time has come
IN the history of the world when great
nations should settle all controversies
between them by arbitration and not
by WAR. I should rejoice if practical
steps were taken by both governments
TO this end.
Senator Lodge am, of course, In
favor Of settling the Venezuelan Ques-
ton by aIfJitTta ton, and believe equal
ly thai. all questions which can proper
ly be disposed of by arTbitra tiaon should |
be dealt with in that way by Two such |
nations as the United States and Great |
Britain, and If possible, 10y some gen. !
Grad Encouragement
Sssna tor Morgan am in favor Of the |
principle Of international aubitra ton in |
the settlement Of disputes that properly |
fall wtlthin the purView Of that method |
of settlement. am in favor Of the or |
ganizalt!On, by consent of what may
call the Christian powers, and of all |
other powers that can be induced to
entsr into the agreement, of a court, or
board, Of arbitration to which the gov
er'nunents would agree that questions of
the sort indicated should be submitted |
after lihe failure of diplomatic efforts to |
settle them. The personnel OF such a |
boaud to be selected ON each occasion |
that ARISES, by agreement between the |
two containing powers, and. failing /
such agreement, they should agree up
on a. neutral power with authority to /
name the members of the board.
Senator Gray referred me to his |
words which l recently cabled, as COW
ertng the question, adding the assur-
ance of his entire sympathy.
Senator Turpie-I think the cOnstitu- |
tion of Tribunal mutually appointed |
and agreed upon by the governments
of the United States and Great Britain
for which disputed questions between
THE two powers. other than those relat-
would be Of great service
not only to the two nations interested.
but also 10 mankind. who would accept !
such action as a model to be followed
and an example 10 be imitated.
Senator Daniels-I would regard it as
a great achievement and in harmony
with the aspirations Of the two people.
their mutual interests and their closer
fren dShip. All my mind goes forward
to the belief that it would be well 20
create such a machinery.
on the house foreign affairs commit
tee. Chairman HIT said:
81 It would be the best work they could |
do for the two nations and for mankind
And 1T should be. if possible, made to
imply, II not TO pledge. pressure 10 bea~
10 prevent the Venezuelan government
from 'conuq'htInC any overt act and
thus precir'tar;nc a hostile situation.
Therefore il is imperatively necessary
that the British government instantly
9eny and repudiate such a monstrous
and fatal act as the armed occupation
# territory while the question Of arbi-
-Iation IS pending"
Ar, Norman concludes:
My work here Is done. propose 10
cave Washington Immediately. The
Schor,hu-gk 1ina Is now abandoned.
The FngAish public. understanding the
American attitude. has changed its own
attitude. and noHhing blocks the way 70
a prompt settlement not only Of tho
Venezuelan. bur Of all other matters.
Ind they are numerous. now pending
and creating international discori. and
thsersfoy placing our relations upon an
sTntca'oie footing for the future. Ny
a'st words shall he. and they must sure
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