The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24

A BRAN NEW PEACE TREATY
PRESIDENT MKINLEY WILL RE-
WYE THE LAMENTED ARBI-
TRATION QUESTION.
THE DOCUMENT ALREADY DRAFTED
Objectionable Features of the OIney
Treaty VIII lie TIiminatcd-Copy
of New Treaty VIII Soon he
In London.

Washington. June 10.-Presidcnt Nc
Kiney has determined TO revive the aban-
dOncl treaty of general arbitration be-
tween the United States and Great Britain.
lie has already turned his attention to the
subject and under direction Of Secretary
Sherman has progressed TO the extent that
n new treaty has already been drafted to
serve as the basis Of negotiations expected
10 result in the submission of n convention
to the senate to replace that which was
negotiated by Secretary Olney only to fall
in the early hours Of the present session.
The president has always been an advo-
cate the settlement of the international
disputes by arbitration and though disap-
pointment in the reception accorded the
original treaty he never has abandoned
hope of being able TO present the advaEt-
ages Of arbitration to the senate in such n
light as will make it acceptable to that
body In the draft which is to be used
as the basis of negotiations there are none
of the Objectionable points which caused
the failure of the Olney treaty. Just how
this could be arranged without sacrificing
the vital principles of arbitration can not
he disclosed, but the parties TO the work
feel confident that they have succeeded in
doing so. 1t is not contemplated that the
treaty will be submitted to the senate be-
fore next December.
1t is understood that the iniatiatiye in
the present treaty will be taken by this
government. The failure Of the former
treaty by the action of the senate left the
subject in such condition that the British
government did not feel disposed to renew
negotiations unless first invited by the
United States. Under these circumstances
the subject would have lapsed had not Of
ficials at Washington who were deeply i'm
pressed with the far-reaching character of
an alliance between the two English
speaking people, taken up the question
where the senate left it, and set about
devising means to overcome the objections
of the senate. The first steps were of an
informal character and there has been
absence Of the usual formalities of diplo-
matte negotiations, the desire being to
effect results with the least possible for
mality.
Sir Julian Pauncefote leaves Washington
next Tuesday, sailing on Wednesday for
Great Britain. 1t was understood at first
that the ambassador would take a copy
of the ney treaty with him. but this will
not be done. IL is expected, however, that
a draft will be in London at no distant
date, in which case Sir Julian will be in
communication with the foreign office to
consider the terms of the instrument. 1t
was during the ambassadors visit to Lon
don last summer that he held extended
conference with Lord Salisbury which re-
suited in bringing the two countries to-
gcther on the Olney-Pauncefote treaty.
The main objections which the senate
found to the former treaty were those nam
ing King Oscar of Norway-Sweden as fifth
arbitrator; the inclusions of questions OF
national policy, such as the Monroe doc
cline and the construction of the Nicara-
guam canal; the exclusion of the senate
from passing upon each specific subject of
arbitration and the fixed tenure of the ar
bitrat0rs.