The morning times., 1896-07-17

Decidedly the most interesting recent
| event in diplomatic circles Will be the
pnbiicity given III Great Britain and the
| United States on Saturday next to the
! correspondence between the two countries
| with reference to a treaty OF arbitration.
The exchange of letters between Sec
retary olncy and Lord Salisbury has been
| effected through the British bassador at
| Washington, Sir Julian Pauncefote. While
| the correspondence has been in progress for
nearly haif !; year the nu mber OF important
letters Which pa ssed has been comparatively
| limited. What is lacking in numbers, how
ever, is more than made up in the length
| or some OF the communications and the
| whole. If published, would fill many col
| umns OF print.
The correspondence covers two points.
| first, with reference to general treaty
| of arbitration, and secondly. the final
disposition of the boundary dispute between
Veneznela and British Guiana. 1t is said
| at the State Department that If the
| treaty OF arbitration be agreed upon 1t VIII
not only simplify but materially aid the
| settlement of the Venezuelan dispute.
ITS TONE MOST FRIENDLY.
The tone OF the correspondence is most
! friendly and il shows the progress that
has been made with reference to arbitrating
all differences between the great English
speaking nations. 1t is made public at
th;stime lii order that British and American
citizens may see for themselves what
progress is being made, but it is not Gcfin-
hive. There are numerous concessions
yet to lie made before a substantial agree
ment can be reached.
Secretary Olney has been very insistent
upon certain POINTS to some of which the
British government has yielded reluctant
divergence OF opinion. II is still hoped
that middle course will be found upon
which both governments can agree SO that
the treaty may be framed early next winter
and laid before the Senate in time for
favorable action before its adjournment
in March next.
oLNEY WILL GO AWAY.
II is expected that Secretary OIney will
leave Washington for his summer outing
shortly after the publication OF the corre-
spondence. The British Amba ssadcr st.
Julian Pauncefote, and the Venezuelan
minister, Senor Andrade, will both take
their departure at the same time. as neither,
III view of the complica tons between the
three countries, can absent himself from
Washington until the Secretary sets the
example.
The British government, go far as can
pt lthiutt- Is b'l ihtiN W any
serious importance to the arrest of tie
crown surveyor, Mr.. Harrison, in Venezuela
last month. The London foreign office has
ordered an Investigation and an cxplana'
tinn will be dema nded Of President Crespo,
but it is not believed tina it Will complicate
the settlement OF the boundary dispute.
OTHER COMPLICATIONS.
That matter has goneso far and is regard
ed as Of such Importance that occurrences
of his character. irritating as they neces-
sarily are 10 British sensihii;ics, are re-
ceived as a natural consequence OF such
content ions.
So far as the Uruan incident ttbe arrest
OF Sergeant Barnes and other members of
the British colonial police a year ago. is
concerned. there are no new Developments.
Great Britain insists upon an apology in
addition to a money indemnity. 1t is not
certain that this apology will be made, al
though all the correspondence on the sub
ject shows that the Venezuelan deprecatcs
the occurrence. State Department Off
cials indulge the hope, therefore. that un-
der these circumstances, and in the interest
of an harmonious settlement of the bound
ary dispute, Venezuela may make greater
concessions than would ordinarily lie the
case,