The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-10
VIEWS OF AMERICANS
They Are Flashed Across tc
Europe's Shores.
Senators Sherman, Frye, Davis.
Cameron, CuIIom, Lodge, Morgan,
Turpie, Daniels, and Other
Statesmen Go Upon Record on the
tiOns.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9-Mr. Henry
Norman. the special commissioner of the
London Daily Chronicle in Washington,
cables his paper today:
The sentiment for arbitration is a
ball which once set rolling among civil
lied people cannot be stopped. L take
it for granted that in some manner arbi-
tranon in the Venezuelan dispute is
now certain
Mr. Norman devotes the major part of
the remainder of his dispatch to author
lied interviews with members of the SEN
ate foreign relations committee. Senator
! Mills he did not see. To each member he
put the question: Would it, in your opin-
ion. be well for the government of the
/ United States and Great Britain to en-
deaVor 10 agree upon the constitution OF
! a permanent court or tribunal OF arpl-
/ IrauOn TO which all questions at issue
/ between the two governments. not m
/ Volving national autonomy or honor,
should be submitted for decision when
! diplomatic negotiations fail?
The following are replies:
! Senator SheTman-l am in favor of the
/ principle of arbitration for all questions
1 that do not involve the autonomy of
/ either of the two countries / hope the
| two governments will agree upon such d
mode of settlement for all controver-
/ Senator Frye-Two Christian nations so
]
/ guage surely ought not 10 resort TO arms
/ for the settlement of any difference IN
Volving anything less than their sacred
national honor.
! senior Davis-I should approve of a con-
| ventiOn between the two countries to the
| effect that all controversies not involving
! the honor of either or the established pol
! icy of either should be referred to a tri-
bunal of arbitration to be constituted by
! the parties as the controversy arises, so
! far as the personnel OF that tribunal is
Senator Cameron-The principal of ar
/ bitration is both wise and humane and
! the adoption of It by the Two great Eng
I lish speaking nations OF the world would
have great influence upon other civilized
Senator Cullom-The time has come in
/ the history OF the world when great ma
! tions should settle all controversies be-
tween them by arbitration and not by
/ war.
senator LODGE am of course in favor
of settling the Venezuelan question by
! arbitration. and | believe equally that
all questions which can be properly dis
posed of in that way should be arbi-
| trated.
Senator Morgan-I am in favor of the
! organization by the consent of all the
! Christian powers and all other powers
| than can be induced to enter into the
! agreement, of a court or board of ar
/ bitratiOn. to whom the governments
! would agree that questions of the sort
| should be submitted after the failure of
( Diplomatic efforts TO settle fall.
! Senator Gray referred me to his words
/ which l recently cabled, as covering the
question, adding the assurance of his
! entire sympathy.
| Senator Turpie-I think the constitution
! of a tribunal mutually agreed upon by
! the governments of the United States
| and Great Britain. to which disputed
questions between the two powers, would
| be Of great. service, not only to the two
| nations interested, but to mankind.
Senator Daniels-I would regard it as
| a great achievement. and in harmony
| with the aspirations of the two peoples,
! their mutual interests and their closer
! friendship.
! On the house foreign affairs committee,
! Chairman Hit said: 1T would be the
! best work they could do for the two ma
! tions and for mankind"
| My work here is done. 1 propose to
! leave Washington Immediately. The
| Schomburg line is now abandoned. The
| English public, understanding the Ameri-
! can attitude has changed its own atti-
| tude and nothing blocks the way to q
prompt settlement not only of the Vene-
! zuelan. but of all other matters, and they
i are numerous, now pending ana Great
ing international discord, and thereby
| placing our relations upon an amcable
| footing for the future. My last words
! shall be, and they must surely express
| British no less than American sentiment,
! that the nation desiring arbitration is
! in civilized attitude and that the nation
| refusing it is in an unciViliZed attitude