The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
PROMPT ACTION CALLED FOR.
Should Not Delay Accepting
Arbitration,
] he Sage Advice Given by Washing
ton Correspondent of the London.
Times, and English Comments
Thereon The Situation 10 France
Growing Revolutionary Cabinet May
Dispense With the Senate.

London, Feb. IS.-The arbitration de-
bate in the house of commons yesterday
and the proposal of the Times CORES.
pondent in the United States, Mr.. Geo.
w Smalley, that Great Britain should
appoint a commission of its own, con.
sisting of two members, which should
work in conjuncti with two Ameri-
cans, as a new Venezuela boundary com.
mission, not to fix the boundary, but TO
ascertain the facts and report to their
governments, are the leading subjects
for editorial comment this afternoon,
especially as Mr.. Smalley's proposal for
a joint commission is supposed to have
originated with the cabinet at Wash.
ington.
The Pail Mall Gazette SAYS: "The
Atherly Jones amendment (deploring
the absence of a announcement in the
queens speech in favor of arbitrating
the Venezuelan dispute( could not do
coed and might do a great deal of harm.
Mr.. Atherly Jones is old enough to
know that the interference % the house
of commons in matters under diplomatic
treatment must be intolerable. The
amendment, implying censure of the
government, would infallibly have been
negatived by large majority and would
have thus defeated its own ends and
have conveyed to the United States an
entirely fallacious impression of hostil-
ity. This, on the morning of the very
promising suggestion of Mr.. Smalley.
might have been very serious calami-
ty. Fortunately no harm has been done.
The house SAY it had been on the verge
of an indiscretion and wisely began
talking of something else"
The Westminster Gazette says it
sympathizes with the object of the
Atherly Jones amendment, adding,
however, "but it was clearly desirable
after Mr.. Balfour's appeal and Sir vii
liam Vernon Harcourt's speech, that it
should not be persevered in, for its GER
tain rejection would have been inter
preted in America as demonstrating
that the House of Commons did not
favor arbitration. This would have been
a thousand pities, with the delicate nego-
tiations proceeding and with every hope
that a modus vivendi will be found"
The st. James Gazette agrees that Mr..
Balfours intervention in the debate yes
terday, in order to end it, was iustifiabe
and says; "But Sir William Harcourt's
utterances on arbitration go a great deal
further than is justified by the feeling
here. The Chronicle and Sir William
Harcourt most mischeviously declare
that the country is unanimous for arbi-
tration, without specifying what arbitra-
ton. Nothing but harm can come of
this mystification. Another ambiguity
was introduced by Mr.. Smalley's sugges-
ton, which seems to be entirely prema.
ture until some arrangement has been
affected with Venezuela that occupation
shall be the basis of settlement"
The Globe says it is not surprising to
learn that the scheme commends itself
to President Cleveland and his Minis
tiers, continuing "They have taken up
untenable ground and virtually ask our
assistance to enable them to retire grace
fully. 1t is often good policy to build
golden bridge for any adversary; but it
must not be too costly and the cost in
the present instance is too great and it
has the fatal defect that it places the
interests of British subjects and terri
tory claimed by Venezuela absolutely in
the hands of an unknown foreigner
This sacrifice President Cleveland has
no right to call for from us America
has no corresponding interests to put at
stake as an equivalent, and we cannot
consent TO leave the position and pro-
perty of 10000 Englishmen at the
mercy of a Swiss, Belgian or Scandi-
navian arbitrator"
London, Feb. "a Washington dis.
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government against delay in responding
to the oyertures indicated in the CORES.
pondents dispatch of yesterday, which
gave an outline of plan for joint com
mission on the Venezuelan dispute o.
British and American members, which
he said would be acceptable to the United
: States.
The danger is says the Times cor
y respondent, "that the public will no
support this new departure so readily a
it did President Cleveland's message
J But whatever reception it may receive
: the Washington government will carr
u out it, arpose to give full effect to it
proposal The more quickly Englan
accepts the offer the more general
the approval of the American peopl
likely TO be- 1t is no light thing to Il
Y such suggestions come before the Anne
lean public without previous assuranc
~ Of their acceptance by England"
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