The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-18

of a tribunal whose proceedings win at
tract the close attention and careful scru-
Tiny of the civilized world
at would seem to be the part of VIE
dom to establish tho principle OF great
arbitration oven at the risk OF thu de-
inally adowo1. The afiirmation of The
principle would of itself tend to greatly
| q ninsh The chances of II resort To war
while the impcifu,t,nu Of the scheme "a
! disclosed by this mstpl working would he
| remcdinhlo Mt ANY time lay the consent OF
| the PARTIES that they houl le SO rumr.
d.ed. IN fact i IL difficult MT to heiicYe
| thil "a rrincirlc of such great Naln. leins
J once established. Il IS wholiy pnllheN ihet
both parties would moi therefor" be pre-
pared To consent to rene nAhle changes ln
to insure such consent If she treaty wnre
made fermuahlc after a ehptW term of
yours on notice of either party.
III only rcmaius to observe hat II ar
liclc a. as amended, siould rroyc accepta-
he. no i"nHpl l. u"rrrivfi why IN Irnd
ing Venezuelan BOUNDARY di-Tgir should
net he hrcughi within the ,i"aty BY ~
nress1 words Of Inclusion. H. however.
30 treaty for general arbitration can
De nov rNprriel 1t can MOI b" iWpr"pcr
10 ada that fhe Ncuczu"lan boundary die
puto seens 10 offer At good opportunity
for one Of n1sese icntsivn oAparments
~ arbitration witch AS Lord Salisbury
vantage as tending to indicate iln lhgS
llpon which 4 scheme for general arhir.t-
tion can he judicioisiy drawn"
Under daic Of March rs Lord Salisbury
replied to Serroia1y OluaY Icy u state
luert through Sir Julian Hunccrofe, be-
ginning by an expression of 7rgrei 'tluIt
n some ossentiul particular. hr opin-
ions Of the two governments ID not as
yet seem To he sufficiently in accord To-
cnahle them to come 10 a definite aurer
meui upon he whole of THIS important |
subject" He savs ,hAt Secretary pln,y |
mis'ook his mannira m nssnn nE that |
lis excluded tho Nsuozuripn boundary dis- |
ID o. h
the question of general arb traitor With /
nu touching upon roriniU POINTS IN rrln- !
ton 10 which the Two questions do not /
cover Nh" same held
But" says Lord SalshrN u Wa woll |
aware that any settlement which 10 |
might make would he applicable to dis
pules, MOI only bctwoou Great britain
and tho United Snies, htN between eithci |
of then! aud any 60, funeul, ma, fhorr
fore. with certain ADAPTATIONS OF dfial n |
would appear 10 be dispute hetw'rn
Great Britain and Nen'TleiA. IN has
vi"% ! am glad 20 obserVr TINT J an :
eral system Of arbitration should b" sdno-
TONED. ~ IS imporihn - boar In mind |
that amy system adopted between ON wa
nations ourhi to he suci ns can. N grin
cipla BIZ applied II noccs sarN 10 thor re-
lAllons With oihfr c.Nilz,t t"'lon
Lord Salisbury noi"4 the encouraging |
ly agreed IN approvips thr lWRulg' II
nliirin = ara NE POI, ~ dr5iehcd 10
N'N'fi''' HNfi me 'N' NlllN"ll''A III Al- |
pears to him la le a NAT r. for etrt
thai HE TWO gnN"lmeuls rhIil hpw naf
l.ct the opportunity of "mbolSing thor |
common views. 50 ar a. "sf rihined. ia |
separate convention. ga II wouid not |
prciudic" IN the slightest degree the |
chance Of making an ler"em ni 1n tbe
n ore difiicpli portion OF the subject 'on-
corning territorial claims WIN irsreci !
- the mode OF d.dilng with ierrtos ~ |
Gains Inc views II 10" two gov fnnsuis |
arc still he say, apart Her nmiostt's
government Il not PREPARED for com
plcte surrender Of thoir freedom of ace
ton nntil further "NpN' iono' hna lecl 90
CURED The first result Of conn llaory ar
duration of ,errlfcoini claims would not |
improhably be an enormous multiplication |
Of their number
Saws Lord Salisbury. "WhnioNe,. the
hen, hts of arbitration may H. In ur vent
iup war from, arising olit Of Territorial |
di.nrins th,v MAY ,,al IA. oil,v.ipbnd ~ |
IN, sSomld t.m1 Il, ,,,
, ~, q, .',n ,n
,r, ~ p NJ Of The ~ horior lo,n,,v
w ~ r. ~ III ~ ,, ,, ',' ,i'f
'Npos. u y" ~, "hn irhVnl ~ hnihhHis
10 ne una 'ne "hqll ,ing urea, rI'eu "i
forcible change of allegiance or OF rAii".'
Lord Salisbury fprlbef argue Tai III
,srnaiomai i"w y IN ,r9f' Idsn!a,