The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-01-14
COURT OF ARBITRATION,
New Treaty Between the United
~,-@ States and England.
Agree ON q Method Of Settling All Diff
ferences Not Involving National Honor
OF Sovereignty Arising in the
Next Five Years.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE general
arbitration treaty between Great Brit
ain and the United States has been
completed. To-day Secretary of State
O]ney will sign the measure and will
then transmit it to congress for ratiti-
cation by the senate. On Tuesday u
duplicate copy of this important paper
bearing the official signature of the Sec
rotary OF state will be started for Eng
land to receive the approval of the
British government. This is purely a
perfunctory duty however, las Lord Sails.
bury has in advance ratified for the
Englishgovernmentt the essential points
contained in the formal treaty. He has
been cognizant Of every step in the
preparation of the paper, so that to all
essential purposes the treaty will be.
come operative as soon as it is ratified
by the senate of the United States.
The treaty as drawn and agreed to by
Mr.. Olney and Ambassador Pauncefote
covers these points:
!. 1t establishes high court Of arbftra.
tlon. rms commission Is composed OF three
W AHo supreme court OF the
united states. to be chosen by tbs presi,
dent. and of three members OF the higt
court Of appeals of Great Britain, to BE-
elected by the prime minister.
T. The treaty is to be operative for g
period OF five years from the date of the
exchange Of notifications.
8. The court Of arbitration shall have ex.
elusive jurisdiction ever all questions be.
tween the two countries on which differ.
ences are now pending or which may arise
during the life OF the treaty. with the ex.
ccpt1on Of the Rehrtng sea question and The
Venezuelan dispute.
4. NO dispute involving national homo,
or sovereignty is to be submitted to the
arbitration commission.
The Alaska boundary and othe,
boundary questions not otherwise dis
posed of are to be included in the list 81
questions to be submitted for final ar
bitration. 1t is proposed that the tri
bunal shall also act as a claims com
mission.
AS soon as the treaty is sent to thu
senate and ratified by that BODY the
machinery will be set in motion tina
will send various disputed boundar,
questions to the arbitration tribuna
for comparatively early settlement
The reason for the withdrawal Of Lore
Salisbury's opposition to having thu
treaty signed and sent to the senate j,
that the differences that arose over thu
Venezuelan treaty have been satisfac
torily compromised.
The Venezuelan government insisted
that it should have the privilege of sug
costing one member of the arbitration
tribunal within the provisions of tn,
treaty. This was due to the sovereignt,
of Venezuela, and was considered on tn,
withdrawal Of objections to the 5O-yea,
clause. 1t is further agreed that the
member suggested by Venezuela sbal
be citizen of the United States i11steac
of being, as had been stated by ilI-in,
formed newspapers. citizen of Verez
uela selected by the United States SIT
preme court. No further step will bt
taken by Sir Julian Pauncefote and
Minister Andrade until after the ratiti.
cation of the provisional treaty by the
Venezuelan congress, which will meet
next month.