The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-14
DANGER IS NOT PAST.

LurGnor Cnan La Saiud.
DANGER IS NOT PAST.
Mel her England nor America Can Pre-
sumo Too Much.
LONDON, Jan. THE Chronicles
Washington correspondent cables as
follows concerning the Venezuelan
question:
There is a heroic way of settling the
whole difficulty fraught with honor to
both countries. The present delay con-
sists in the fact that the United States
Government considers itself in honor
bound to insist upon a certain purse
which the British Government consid-
ers itself in honor bound to refuse to
adopt.
Every day spent here has convinced
me that it is impossible to exaggerate
the seriousness of such an international
situation. If the British public is mis-
led by the optimistic sentiments of New
York, it may find itself suddenly face
to face with an appalling danger.
If the American Government acts
only in the belief that because Great
Britain is threatened with an European
crisis therefore she will knuckle down
to any American demand, it may sud
denly discover that the European crisis
has blown over and that wal with
England is On its hands.
PEACE WANTED.
Now the kernel of the dispute being
the principal of arbitration, the solu
ton may be found therein also. If
Lord Salisbury will say that, although
he must maintain his refusal to arbi-
trate on Venezuela by itself, he is pre-.
pared to conclude a treaty with the
United States, under which all ques-
tions failing of diplomatic settlement
shall be submitted to arbitration, and
this, of course, would include Vene-
zuela, as the greater includes the dress,
the American Government, I know,
will receive his communication with
warm sympathy. Herein is defined
the most simple and friendly escape
from the deadlock:
Remember that a resolution to this
effect Was adopted by Congress on
April 4, 1890, and responded to by a
resolution of the House of Commons,
supported in it's decision by Mr.. Glad
stone on June Is, 1898.
PAST LEGISLATION.
"a second joint resolution of Con-
gress was introduced by Senator Ali
son on June 20, 1894, and referred to
the Committee On Foreign Relations,
where it still remains. Two things
block the way. The first is that if any
arbitration treaty was eve under dis
cussion it was laid aside when Con-
gress, by refusing to vote $3.50, 900, tenn
porarily lnvalidated the Paris Behring
sea Commission award. But, as I have
already cabled, a treaty is partly con-
olrIol - -HSoh A nO~So0 Hn~nIn I'D
the British Ambassador IN Washington
have assented, placing this matter in a
direct way for settlement. / observe
that the statement is today cabled
from London that this treaty is blocked
by Canada's refusal. The statement is
entirely baseless. Canada has formally
and finally agreed. 1t only awaits the
assent of the Foreign Office for this
treaty. to become operative. ! re assert
there is both surprise and regret felt
here at the delay. It is urgently de.
sirable that this treaty be pressed for
ward. AS soon as this is done the first
difficulty will have been removed.
1.-THE second difficulty is the English
feeling that any action taken now
would appear to be due to American
threats. In reply to this it is quite GER
tain that President Cleveland nor Mr..
Olney consider themselves to be threat:
ening England. They only desire,
after years Of fruitless diplomatic dis
cussion, to make the attitude of their
own country clear beyond the chance
of further misunderstanding. If Lord
Salisbury has any doubts upon this
point an inquiry through the regular
diplomatic channels-Mr. Bayard or
Sir Julien Paunceforte-will, I am con
WINGED, dispel the notion that the
American Government deliberately
adopted a menacipg attitude not proper
in diplomatic communications.
TWO SIDES.
Moreover, if Lord Salisbury is ag-
grieved by the expressions of the
American Government, the American
| Government, in its turn, considers it,
self legitimately aggrieved by Lord
Salisbury's tone and his virtual pooh
pooling a doctrine which they had
formally declared they regarded as
vital to the national welfare. There
fore, these sentiments balanced each
other, and there is everything for mu-
tual agreement and assurances that NJ
offence was intended.