The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-23
WAR DOGS MUZZLED,
SOME INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES SET
TIED ~ ARBITRATION.

Nearly Hundred In the List-Great Brit
asn and the United States Have Taken
the Leed-rhe Movement Indorssd By
Other Nations.
The treaty signed by Secretary Olney
and ambassador Pauncefote may be re-
garded as the outgrowth Of series Of
arbitration treaties between Great Brit
ain and the United States. No less than
nine disputes between the two countries
have been settled in this way. The first
was in reference to the st. Croix river
and lake boundaries The matter was
referred in 1915 to three commissioners,
and their finding was accepted by the
two nations. Two years later dispute
over the restoration Of slaves in posses
sion Of the British at the time OF the
ratification of the treaty Of Ghent was
submitted to the emperor Of Russia. BE
decided in favor of the United States,
and Great Britain paid Ms 81, 204, 600.
The king Of the Netherlands umpired
boundary dispute for the two countries
in 1857. His decision was not satisfac-
tory to Uncle Sam, but the matter was
amicably settled The next arbitration
treaty was over the value Of the slaves
who captured the ship Creole in 1853,
sailed to q British port and were there
set free. America won In this case. In
1868 the Hudson bay and Puget sound
claims were submitted to arbitration,
and $3.50, 600 was paid to those compa-
nies as q result
The most important tribunal of its
kind was the one that sat at Geneva in
1871 and settled the Alabama claims,
awarding the American government
el5, 900, 900. Three other disputes be-
tween the two countries were submitted
to arbitration the same year. One was
about claims arising out Of our civil
war. The commission awarded Great
Britain GSs6, 900. The San Juan con-
troversy was decided by the emperor Of
Germany in our favor. The third dis
pute was over the Nova Scotia fisheries,
Great Britain receiving 50, 900, 900. In
1891 long pending controversy over
the Bering sea fisheries was settled by
arbitration
Some 70 other international disputes
have been submitted to arbitration since
1916, and in fully half of the cases
either the United States or Great Brit
ain was a party to the controversy. We
have had three such settlements with
Peru, two with Costa Rica, two with
Colombia, four with Spain, two with
Denmark, two with Mexico and one
each with France, Portugal, Chile Par
aguay, Ecuador, Venezuela, Haiti and
Marocco. Great Britain has been sim
ilarly interested in three cases with
France, three with Portugal, two with
Brazil, one with Spain, one with Peru,
one with Nicarauga and one with Lii
beria These disputes were all settled
amicably, and except in one or two cases
the finding of the arbitration commits
sion was accepted by both parties to the
controversy.
Uncle Sam and John Bull have also
had hand in the amicable settlement
of number Of other international diff
culties, but in different way. England
decided controversy for France and
Mexico in 1889. The disputed boundary
claims Of Italy and Switzerland in
1874 were decided in Italy's favor by a
representative of this country at Rome.
In the same year representatives Of the
British government settled a dispute be.
tween China and Japan and another be-
tween Persia and Afghanistan. A sec
ond controversy between China ant
Japan was submitted to ex-Presiden
Grant for arbitration in 1879. Abou
the same time, or little later, Chill
got into trouble with two countries
Colombia and Argentine Republic-ol
different matters and Uncle Sam wa
called on. He decided one case in 1885,
and the other tho following year, boil
satisfactorily to the parties to the con
troversy.
A representative Of the British gov
ernment acted as arbiter for two Afri
can nations in 1877. and four year
later war between the shah of Persi
and the emir Of Afghanistan was avert
ed in similar manner, both accepting
the decision Of the British referee. Pres
ident Cleveland settled boundary dis
pute during his first administration be
tween Nicaragua and Costa Rica an
President Harrison fixed the boundar
between Brazil and one Of the province
Of Argentina.
Great Britain has decided several dis
putes between the United States an
other countries, some in our favor an
some against US. In 1870 Presiden
Grant refereed dispute between Grea
Britain and Portugal and decided in IA
vor OF the little country.
The list Of nations that have submit
ted to arbitration includes nearly ever
one of importance in the world Beside
the countries named, there are Germa
ny, Turkey, Greece, Holland, Russia
Belgium and Bolivia The notable ex
ceptions are Austria. Hungary and tn
two countries ruled by King Oscar, VIII
has been selected for, final umpire il
the disputes to be settled under the al
Vibration treaty now before the Unite
States senate.--St. Louis Globe Demo
crat.