The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
THE TREATY SIGNED.
Secretary Olney and British Ambas.
sador Affix Their Signatures.
UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN.
Agreement Made to Settle Disputes
By Arbitration.
UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN.
HOLDS GOOD FOR FIVE YEARS
Only Cases Involving u Question q
National Honor Arc Excepted.
King oscar the Arbitrator.

Washington. January il.--Socretary Oh |
ney, in behalf OF the United States and Sir |
Julian paunoefatc, on the part of Great |
Britain, today affixed their signatures to "A |
new treaty by which, for term of five !
years, the two Engiuh king nations |
agree to abide Ia peace and without Il re-
sort TO arms all important questions of
controversy being referred to court of ar
/ bitration, with the single exception that
neither nation aurrcndors its honor, to tho
judgment OF arbitration.
Later ia the day President Cleveland sen,
the treaty and message. earnestly APP
proving it, to the senate.
The treaty consists OF twelve articles.
and In print will i'll about one newspaper
column. one OF the last points to be DO
ctdcd was that King oscar OF Sweden and
| Norway is to act as the final arbitrator In
case the others fail to agree on the final
member Of the court. The acceptance OF
! the king and the final agreement on the
detail was not cahlcd to Washington unin
late Sunday night and even then one siuall
detail remained TO receive the approval OF
the British foreign office. At II 70 this
morning a cablogram from Lord salisbury
relieved this last question and lett the way
| for the formal execution OF the instrument
Immediately on receiving the cable from
| Lord Salisbury, Sir Julian Pauncefoto, ac-
companied by Lord Cough, first secretary
Of the embassy, proceeded to the state de-
partment. They were met in the secre-
tary's private office by Mr. Olncy and his
| ,a.t
| Ctidier, who as chief OF the bureau OF dip
lomauc correspondence. has charge OF the
| drafting OF the treaties. There the lormalI-
| ties as TO the signature were but the cul-
mination OF negotiation covering many
weeks, during which complete under
standing had been reached on every phase
of the subject. II was felt. however, that
! the moment was an eVentiul one. The Dip
lomatic bureau had prepared two copies of
| the document They were not In any sense
ornate. The article of agreement was en-
crossed in fair hand ON the simple, red
marsined parchment paper ordinarily used
| for treaties by the state department These
copies were laid on the secretary's desk,
and then occurred a very necessary formal
ty. The British ambassador produced
formidable looking document signed by
| Lord salisbury, certifying that he (the anu
| hAsgodor) was authorized to Sign for the
| British government on the subject speed
| letter from President Cleveland, delegating
him authority to sign the proposed cnnVcn-
ton. Having thus satisfied themselves
that everything was being conducted In
regular order, the principals proceeded to
sign the duplicate treaties. Julian Paunce-
fotc had the honor OF signing first, Score
tary Olney handed him the pen. and he
signed one copy in the first place Secre-
,ary Olney Immediately placing his sigma
ture after that of the ambassador. This
Will be known the British copy, and 1t
viii never leave the possession of that gov
eminent. Taking up the other copy, Sec
rotary Oney signed It first, and Sir Julian
signed after him. This is the United States
copy and likewise Will remain In the pos
session of our government.
After the senate passes upon It.. copy
will bc made Of our original and this viii
be used in the final exchange of ratifica-
lions later on. Then both the coupons were
sealed with red wax. Secretary Olney i'm
pressed his private seal. simple mono
gram, n. d." and Sir Julian Pauncefoto
uSod his family crest. n lien, and the cerc-
monies were completed
Tho pen used was simple broad point
steel stub IN a red and black rnbber holder.
but It win be treasured by the owner, Mr..
Blandford.
Following this. there was an exchange Of
courtosies between Mr.. Olncy and Sir in
liam, each expressing his deep sense OF
scented apparently insurmountable obsta-
clcs had been concluded in a way 10 give
promise of far-reaching results. The meet
ing was brief and on the retirement OF Sir
Julian and Lord Cough, Mr.. Olney AT once
took the signed treaty to the White House
for the preparation of President Cleveland
message transmitting II TO the senate, II
was understood during the meeting that
trls transmission would be made at once In
: order that every executive function In con
4 nection with the treaty should be completed
at the earliest possible moment. Under
these circumstances the treaty and the
. presidents message went to the senate to-
day.
The twelve articles constituting the
treaty deal with the subjects which are to
| be submitted TO arbitration and the man
, ner in which arbitration Is 10 be constl-
tinted Tho language used in embracing
| subjects before the court has been chosen
, with the greatest care. the purpose To
make the terms so comprehensive that nc
question can arise In the ordinary dealings
between the governments which VIII cause
"a a resort 10 war. The article which makes
T. an exception in the case of an insult to
!. the National honor also was so carefully
u framed that ordinary questions, which tt
come extent involve Nations honor couio
not be brought within It, In short, tht
terms of the twelve articles are believed
: nv MIR Olney and Sir Julian 10 cover everS
n contingency by which difference couit
n arise between the United STATES ana Urea
4 Britain. Throughout the negotiations th'
\ desire of both the secretary and ambas'
sador was to make the language so broat
that when a controversy arose II would b'
ACCOMPANIED by the inevitable knowledge
on both sides Of the water that arbstra
ton not war would result
The selection OF King Oscar as a ma
arbitrator adds another responsibility tc
that monarch. as he has been heretofore
chosen In connection with the Venezuelan
boundary question. His selection closed on'
Of the most stubborn features OF the hego
tiations There has been no diihcuity u
arranging that each country shouia pe ny
resented nv three arbitrators OF eminenc'
in lis judicial branches. The question thei
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