The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-04

my serious but confident conclusion. II ne
does. the American people will consider
fighting for arbitration as fighting for
peace.
ANOTHER URGENT NATTER.
81 beg your attention to one other urgent
matter The Berng sea commission de-
clared that America should pay $4,000. or
appoint a commission to determine the
damages Secretary Gresham made it clear
that the assent OF Congress was essential
to the payment Congress. in spite of Pres
ident Cleveland's pressure, refused. The
Presidents message of Dec. last, said
that If Congress still declined to affirm the
award, lit certainly viii hardly dissent from
the proposition that government is bound
by every consideration of honor and good
faith to provide for the speedy adjustment
of these claims by arbitration as the only
other alternative. A treaty of arbitration
has, therefore, been agreed on, and will be
Immediately laid before the Senate, so that
in one OF the modes suggested final set
tlement may be reached. Now this treaty
has been drawn UP, discussed, approved by
America, by Canada, and by the British
ambassador here. Where is it? 1t is de-
aving in London in the hands OF the Brit
ish government Meanwhile, the President
is unable TO keep his promise TO Congress.
and must soon make awkward explanations
if nothing is done. The instant conclusion
"
upon the public opinion of both countries
OF one reference to arbitration, while an
other is hanging fire; and by the proof 1t
would afford of the absence of bellicose
feeling here and of the sympathetic attitude
of England. Pray urge this in the interests
of peace.
missioner in Washington adds: I'm reply to
the criticism that the Aberdeen dispatches
/ cabled yesterday were not new, can
only say that l did my best during the time
at my disDosal to test their unpubc char
acter, and failed to trace them anywhere
here. They were unknown in detail to those
uuainted with the details of the dispute,
obviously unknown TO you. and unknown TO
the American correspondents and the press.
But new or old does not affect their char
acter one lot, or the unavoidable conclu-
sions from them. Regarding the criticism
that only parts of them were given by me.
the documents before me prOfessed to be
complete. and l cabled every salient word.
OF course, 1t is out Of my power to discover
whether they were& complete. Inc retort
is almost too obvious that II they constitute
a Misrepresentation, let the Foreign Office
publish them complete. Concerning the
charge that my dispatches are anti-English,
if understand II Alright. leave my friends
and my published books to defend me-"
The Chronicle says, in an editorial, this
morning: 1.-The American case In its latest
development is now before Great Britain.
We can only suggest that 1T demands
most careful consideration. We withdraw
nothing that we have said as to the impos-
Sible character or the demand that England
must accept the decision of an American
tribunal; but we ask whether all the sug-
gestions enumerated. by our commissioner
can be met with a point blank refusal. We
ask for cool and quiet preparation Of the
national mind and. above all. for a de-
termination to put aside passion and preju-
dice and consider simply how peace may
be kept and the nations reasonably salts
fed. Lord Salisbury is master Of the situa-
ton. He will have public opinion behind
him in a resistance to claims inconsistent
with the honor of the empire. Above ALL let
us have q Boring sea treaty at once, as an
earnest Of the sediment of the Venezuelan
problem"
The Chronicle publishes from the blue
books q summary OF the negotiations with
Venezuela between 1894 and 1886. Comment
ing upon this summary the Chronicle says:
Evidently some important documents are
missing from the official publications
and the public has been left in
ignorance of much of the real
evidence All the documents we
have recently published were accessible to
| the government agents and If the Foreign
Office possesses evidence TO strengthen
Lord Salishury's position, surely it is time
it was published"