The Irish standard., 1897-06-26
NEW PEACE TREATY..
President Mckinley viii Revive
the Arbitration Pact,
DRAFT OF A NEW MEASURE IS MADE.
Objectionable Points in the Rejected
Agreement Are Eliminated May
Not Go to the Senate Before
December.

Washington. June 21.-Tresident Mo.
Kinley has determined to revive the
abandoned treaty of general arbitra.
tion between the United States and
Great Britain. He has already turned
his attention to the subject, and un.
der the direction of Secretary Sherman
the matter has progressed to the ex.
tent that new treaty already hat
been drafted to serve as the basis of ne.
gotiations expected to result in the sub.
mission OF a convention to the senate
to replace that which WAS negotiated
by Secretary Olney, only to fail In the
early hours of the present session.
President Has strong Hopes.
The president always has been an
advocate of the settlement of interna,
tional disputes by arbitration, and,
though disappointed in the reception
accorded the original treaty, he never
has abandoned hope of being able to
present the advantages Of arbitration
to the senate In such a light as would
make 1t 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 sacri.
dcing the vital principles of arbitra-
ton cannot now be disclosed, but the
parties to the work feel confident they
have succeeded in doing so. It lie not
In contemplation that the treaty will
be submitted to the senate before next
December. There is felt to be no ur.
genoy, and official intimation has been
given that as far as possible the present
special session of congress would be de.
voted to the tariff.
There Is reason to believe that the at
titude of the senate toward a new treaty
will be fully canvassed and understood
before the treaty is signed. The expert.
ence over the last treaty led the partiea
to 1t to conclude that the document
itself amounted to little without an as.
surance In advance that 1t would be
likely to meet with favorable considera4
there will be no disposition to af1x sig.
natures to new treaty until at least
reasonable assurances are given that
two-thirds majority Of the upper branch
of congress stands ready to ratify the in,
strument.
Uncle San, Takes the Initiative.
1t is understood that the initiative In
the present case will be taken by this
government. The failure OF the forme.
the subject in such condition that the
British government did not feel dis!
posed to renew negotiations unless first
invited by the United States. Under
these circumstances the subject would
have lapsed had not officials at Wash.
1ngton, who were deeply impressed
with the far-reaching character of an
alliance between the two English-speak.
ing people, taken up the question where
the senate left it, and set about devisine
means to overcome the objections of the
senate.
The first steps were of an informal
character, and there has been an alb.
sence of the usual formulities of diplo.
matte negotiation, the desire being I'd
effect results with the least possible
formality.
Pauncefote Going to England.
Sir Julian Paunccfote leaves Wash.
ington next Tuesday, sailing on Wednes
day for Great Britain. 1t was UNDER
stood at first that the ambassador would
take copy of the new treaty with him,
but this will not be done. 1t 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.
The main objections which the senate
found to the former treaty We're those
naming King Oscar. of Norway y-sweden.
as fifth arbitrator; the inclusion OF
questions of national policy, such as the
Monroe doctrine and the construction
of the Nicaragua canal; the exclusion
of the senate from passing upon each
specific subject of arbitration, and the
fixed tenure of the arbitrator.
The rejected arbitration treaty was
drawn in the week preceding Christmas,
1895, was signed January II, 1907, and
defeated in the senate February 20,
1897.
Great Musical Event.
Philadelphia, June 21.-The eight
eenth national saengcrfest of the North-
eastern saengerbund will open in this
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