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p, cautiously restricted hs 10 hardly
cover other than controversies which,
"a between civilized states, could nj.
most never endangor their future TO-
lallons. But article o, % well ne 4, II
apparently qualified by article D, since
the national nonor may sometimes be
involved even In a claim Tor indemnity
Tor an individual. Further, the atbi.
tfafy machinery provided by article Z
IN open 10 serious objection ne not se-
/ curing an emf Of "A controversy unless
an award Il concutred in by Al least
i've Out OF the Elk appellate atbitralofs.
Therefore, by direction Of the Prosi-
dent, Secretary Olney proposed asub.
etitute Tor articles I and 8, the change
being provisions that either Congress
or Parliament, nj any time before the
Arbitration tribunal ehall have con.
voneJ, may by act Withdraw n pariicu.
lar suDIeot.matter from arbitration as
Involving the national honor or inteE.
fity, aud providing further that an
award shall be iual II concurred Ia by
all tue arbiltatOts.
Secretary Oiuey points out In sup
port Of his amendments that they make
all disputes ptima fauiB arbitfable. lie
shows that the GwnTds, II unanimous,
should be finhl equally with those VI
the appellate tribunal.
SALISBURY REPLIES.
Lord a.isbury rays that Secretary
Oiney misiOOk his meaning la Risum.
Ing that he excluded the Venezuelan
boundary dispute. lis had wished to
staIo his views upon tue question Of
general arbitration.
"Bul," Gays Lord ShlIstury, az was
we'll aware that any settlement 70
which We might arrive must, In It,
general principles, DO applicable 10
disputes not only between Great
Britain and the United states, but be-
tween either OF them and other govern.
monte; anu therefore with cetlain
adaptation OF detail II would apply 10
dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela"
As TO vENrzUELA.
At this point there IL Injected some
correspondence between Secretary
Oiuey and MI. BiyArd relative 10 the
procurement from the British govern
mout OF evidence for the use OF the
Venezuelan boundary commission,
which was chueriully promised, anu
when tho arbitration matter Ia again
resumed II IL through tue nolo from
Sir Julian 10 SeofetsTy Oiney, dated
June 3rd, submitting proposals ior the
settlement OF thu Venezuelan bOun-
Diary question. Lord Salisbury was
willing that the unsettled territory
should be subjected 10 arbitration,
even though some portions should DO
found " fail within the schombutgk
line. Therefore he proposes com.
mission OF two British nnd two AmUri-
cars TO ascertain the iaols sileoiing tho
right VI the United States aud " Spain,
respectively, at tue date OF the Auqui.
siiion VI Guiana by Gioat Britain. a
majority report should bind both gov.
efnmente.
Ga June l9lh last Secretary Olney
Tegfeliully declined this proposition ~
not calculated 10 terminate SPEEDILY
me boundary dispute VI give due rec.
ognition to tho just rights Of the
parties.
Ia the last letter OF the series, dated
June 22nd, Secretary Olney dGvotes
himself 10 answering LORD 5alisbuTy's
statements respecting the general atbi.
ttaiion propositions, beginning with the
statement that our government can.
not refrain from hoping that pefsittent
effort In the liue Of the pending nego'
uatlonH VIII have Tetults which, N not
all that the enthusiastic advocates OF
International arbitration anticipate,
would be n decided advance upon any.
thing heretofore achieved In that ui.
fuCtiOu.