The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-14
ANGL0-AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
HOW THE FOREIGN EDITORS LOOK
UPON THE TREATY.

Premier Salisbury and Ambassador
Baynrd Exchange Congratulations
France Said to BE Ready to Enter
Into Similar Agreement-The
German Editors the Only Ones In
dulginE in III-Natured Comments.
Paris, Jan. 1S.-Commenting upon the
conclusion of the general arbitration trea-
ty between the United States and Great
Britain, the Eclair says: THE United
States and Great Britain present a gener-
Gus and noble example which deserves to
be followed by the European powers"
The Soliel expresses the opinion that the
treaty was not inspired for the purpose of
universal peace. but purely in the Anglo
Saxon interest.
Vienna, Jan. 1S.-The Fremdenblatt, in
its comments upon the general arbitration
treaty just concluded between the United
States and Great Britain, says it is most
gratifying and important that within a
year after a sharp difference between the
two countries such treaty should have
been signed.
London, Jan. 19.-After the conclusion of
the cabinet meeting which was held to-
day, Lord Salisbury received United
States Ambassador Bayard, and his lord
ship and Mr.. Bayard congratulated one
another upon the signing of the general
arbitration treaty between the United
States and Great Britain.
Commenting on the treaty, the st.
James Gazette says that although it has
been the fashion in England to scoff at
Secretary Olney as an amateur dip.omat,
he seems likely to leave a mark upon the
international system of the civilized
world.
Referring to the reply which Secretary
Olney is alleged to have made to the Rus
sian minister at Washington in answer
to the question whether the treaty was
offensive and defensive, that in the ordi-
nary diplomatic acceptance of the term it
is not a treaty of defense and offense, but
an agreement with Great Britain in sup
port of the Monroe doctrine, the ST. James
Gazette says: THE assumption is some
what hastily made that the United States
viii exchange her traditional friendship
for Russia for a close general alliance
with England. We could wish for nothing
better and would be prepared to recognize
almost anything in reason If it could get
the two great nations of Anglo-SaXon
stock into line against the world"
The Morning Post regards the treaty as
rather experimental and takes exceptions
to article eight of the agreement, provd-
ing for the appointment as one of the ar
bitrators of a judicial officer of any state
or territory involved in a question at is-
sue. LAS American politics are constl-
tuted,' the paper adds, there may all
ways be an anti-British element on this
tribunal on any question affecting DO
minion or frontier"
The Chronicle prints an interview with
Hon. Richard r. Dobell, speaker of the
Canadian House of Commons, in which
he says that Canada would rejoice at the
completion of the Anglo-American arbi-
tration treaty, and that the present Ca
madam cabinet would do everything pos
sible to complete the good work, so that
Canadians as well as EnglisTImen will live
with the United States as friends.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
News says that France is ripe for SINH
lar arrangement with the United States.
A Berlin dispatch to the Standard says
it is not likely that the continental pow
ers will enter into any arbitration agree
ment with the American republic.
The Boersen Courier expresses the opln-
ion that the treaty imposes such obliga-
tions upon the United States as should
prevent her from toleratng future flibus-
tering expeditions to Cuba.
Berlin, Jan. 13,-All OF the German news
papers, with the exception of the radical
oroop- oxrnraeq for fbo nlnaV-