The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-12

named by the judicial authorities OF the
two countries. two by the lord chief JUS
tice of England and two by the chief JUS
tice of the United States, has been fully
verified from authoritative sources. The
Official announcement is likely to be made
at an early day. Those best acquainted
with the facts state that the Associated
Press report covered al. the essential
points and particulars. Additional infor-
nation can be given that the agreement
is that King Oscar III. will be the fifth
arbitrator, with the understanding that IL
his royal functions are such as to make il
undesirable to sit with the arbitrators. lie
will designate another. probably his chief
justice, TO participate in the formal meet
ings. AT the same time II Is the king
whom the two governments will regard as
the final arbitrator. even though he should
designate some one to serve in the formal
capacity.
London Press Comment.
London, Nov. l1.-After a cabinet coun-
ell held today the attorney general. Sir
Richard Webster. went TO the colonial
office and had a conference with c. A.
Harris one of the under secretaries, who
has been prominently associated with the
Venezuelan question from the first.
The Westminster Gazette, this after
room. referring 10 the practical settlement
OF the Venezuelan question by submitting
II to a court OF arbitration. says The
locus ssandu of the United States which
the Marquis of Salisbury at lirst denied.
is now undisputed. and is accepted even
10 the length OF ruling out Venezuela We
" ould much rather settle With the United
States, but we naturally look 20 the Unit
ed States TO 60 bail for Venezuela in re-
ti:rn. In this assertion of the Monroe doc
tr.ne. the most satisfactory point OF all
Is appended. the arbitration agreement.
The ST. James Gazette asks whether the
agreement Will not throw into arbitration
call the sparseiy settled region between
.ha Scho-nburxk line and the settled terri
.orv OF Guiana. which Lord Kimberly and
fine MARQUIS of Salisbury declared they
would never submit TO arbitration, and
which President Cleveland and Secretary
olney declared they should. or the United
states would make Them. Continuing.
.ha st James Gazette adds: II Great
britain does submit this issue 10 arbiira-
,,an !, will De iIfficult 10 disproye the
American claim that the agreement ID
xuuara backdown on the part VI Great
fsrt,sin That the arrangement Includes a
general treaty of arbitration y an indiS-
rn,sble benefit. and the decision OF the
commission not 20 report relieves Presi-
dent Cleveland's government OF the most
sarsous difficulty OF rs own credsiol
The Pail Mall Gazette thinks tnat mere
after disputes are less likely to occur.
..now that the principle OF dealing direct
,v with the little republics Is set aside IN
favor of negotiations with their powerful
protector.
The Globe welcomes the agreement.
.sbecause IL releases the American GOV
ernment from a false and dangerous po-
s,tion" Continuing. the Globe says.
when the commission reported ad-
yersely to Great Britain. II would force
President Cleveland 10 attempt the CO.
erc!on OF Great Britain. or eat the num-
hfest of humble pie. No one tE this couu-
try wishes 10 see the development of the
limited States retarded for half century,
as IL would necessarily have done II the
government at Washington city had seen
ar 10 enter on SO trivial a pretext upon
so unequal a contest. The decision of the
commission 10 withhold its report Is an
obvious one. and an effective way out
of an awkward position"
The Globe then proceeds TO ersticise the
composition OF the tribunal. and In this
connection refers 10 the fact that yenezu-
Ella IS not represented. in spite OF Lord
SaIisbury's early assertion that the Guss-
ton at issue only concerned the United
Kingdom and Venezuela" Concluding:
.sft must he clearly understood that this
institution OF the new tribunal OF arbitra-
tion is not 10 constitute a precedent for
arranging all future disputes between
the United States and the United King
dom In North ard South America, ard
roeisr as an internatiora. law"