The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-12
GENERAL ARBITRATION 8ETWEEN
ENGLAND. AND AMERICA NOW
AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT.
KING OSCAR AN ARBlTER.
IN CASE OF a DEADLOCK HE WILL
CAST THE FINAL
VOTE.
TEXT SUBMITTED TO THE SENATE.
Most Important Diplomatic Negotia-
uon of CleVeIand's Administra-
ton brought to Close.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Secretary
olney, in behalf of the United States,
and Sir Julian Pauncefote, on the part
of Great Britain, today affixed their
signatures to new treaty by which,
for term Of five years, the two En-
gIish-speaking nations agree to abide
ia Peace and without resort to arms.
ali possible questions of controversy
being referred to a court OF arbitra-
ton with the single exception that
neither nation surrenders its honor or
dignity TO the Judgment of arbitra-
tien Later in the day, President
Cleveland sent the treaty, and a mes
sage earnestly approving it, to the
senate.
The treaty consists of twelve articles
AMI in print would fill about one news
paper column. One of the last points
to be decided was that King Oscar
II. of Sweden and Norway is to act
as the final arbiter in case the others
ran to agree on the final member OF
the court. The acceptance of the king
and the final agreement on that detail
was not cabled to Washington until
late Sunday night, and even then one
small detail remained to receive the
approval of the British foreign office.
At 11:20 this morning a cablegram
from Lord Salisbury removed this last
question. and left the way clear for
the formal execution of the instrument.
Immediately on receiving the cable
from Lord Salisbury, Sir Julian
Pauncefote, accompanied by Lord
Cough, first secretary of the embassy.
proceeded to the state department They
were met at the secretarys private
office by Mr.. Olney and his private
secretary. Mr.. Blandford, and Mr. Grid
lei, who as chief of the bureau of
diplomatic correspondence, has charge
OF the drafting of treaties. There were
few formalities, as the signatures were
but the elimination of a negotiation
covering many weeks, during which a
complete understanding had been
reached on every phase of the subject
1t was felt, however, that the mo-
ment was an eventful one. The diplo~
matte bureau had prepared two copies
of the document. They were not in
any sense ornate. The articles of agree
ment were engrossed in a fair hand
on the simple red-margined parch-
ment paper ordinarily used for treaties
by the state department. These copies
were laid upon the Secretary's desk and
then occurred a very necessary formal
1ty- The British ambassador produced
formidable-looking document signed
by Lord Salisbury certifying that he
(the am baSSador) was authorized to
sign for the British government a
treaty bearing on the subject speci-
fed. Secretary Olney replied by show
ing a letter from President Cleveland.
uelegating to him authority to sign
the proposed convention. Having thus
satisfied themselves that everything
was being conducted in regular order.
the principals proceeded to the sigma
ture Of the duplicate treaties. Sir
Julian Pauncefote had the honor OF
signing first. Secretary Olney handed
him the pen and he
SIGNED ONE COPY
in the first place, Secretary Olney i'm.
mediately placing his signature after
that of the ambassador. This will be
known as the British copy, and it will
never leave the possession of that
government. Taking up the other copy
Secretary Olney signed it first and Sir
Julian signed after him. This is the
United States copy, and likewise will
remain in the possession of our govern,
ment. After the senate has passed upon
it. copy will be made of our original
and this will be used i'll the final ex>
change or notifications later on.
Then both copies were sealed with
ed wax Secretary Olney impressed
his private seal, simple monogram
II. o." and Sir Julian used his family
crest. lion, and the ceremonies were
complete. The pen used was a simple
troad-point steel stub. in red and
black hard rubber holder. but it will be
treasured by the owner, Mr.. Bland
ford
Following this there was an ex-
change of cOurtesies between Mr. Olney
and Sir Julian, each expressing his
deep sense of qualification that a labor
which had presented apparently in
surmOuntable obstacles had been con-
cluded in way to give promise of
iar-reaching results. The meeting 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 Clevelands message trans
hitting it to the senate. 1t was I'M
derstOod during this meeting that the
transmission would be made at once
in order that every executive function
connected with the treaty should be
completed at the earliest possible mo-
ment. Under these circumstances. the
treaty and the presidents message
went to the senate today.
The twelve articles constituting the
treaty deal with the subjects which
are to be submitted to arbitration and
the manner in which the court of ar
bitration is to be constituted The
language used in embracing subjects
before the court has been chosen with
the greatest care, the purpose being
to make the terms SO comprehensive
that no question can arise in the or
binary dealings between the two gov
ernments, which will cause q resort to
war. The article which makes an ex-
Ception in the case of an insult to the
national honor also was so carefully
framed that ordinary questions which
to some extent involve a nations
honor. could not be brought within it,
In short, the terms of twelve articles
are believed by Mr. Olney and Sir