The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-21
THE PASSING OF THE SWORD.
Lord saIisbury's speech In support
of Arbitration.

Copyrighted 1897 by the Associated Press.
LONDON. Jan. an.-Lord Salisbury.
speaking OF the arbitration treaty con-
cluded between Great Britain and the
United States, and referred 20 at length
in the queens speech, said:
4 cannot speak as freely as I desire on
the arbitration treaty, because 81 has rot
been ratified. Bat I DO not Ehink there Is
need 70 eXpsnd much e1crt IN convincing
Lord Kimberly on that subject. lie pFo0-
bly, agrees with me as heartily ss any
body, Genes TulBg the advantages suCu a
treaty may confer and am pound 70 Soy
] an pscking up TIE thread whlcA feil
from ais hands a bout f%o years ago 4
can only observe that you must not q ink
We are INDUCING in millenutal HrttCip3-
tion II We hope that something Vill ne
done oy the treaty or ars1tr t3}n 20 oi-
ynInish the risk Gf war. I betiaTe & = lh
remove tae greatest risks Of NaT j Go
nOf say Ii wIg restrain &a1oi'oa or a
Bismarck. But dip.9macy Is fHl = an
Infinite number OF smaaa differences which
are cauCht ov the people and press q bota
countries and II thcy are written bpou,
sxa EEerared an4 enlarged, meg 8ea4 10 1i-
fuinlsh the friendship be- E-en ine eoaa-
tries and give 0lrta 20 . feeling o. a-ieHa-
rf8n ard resentment The poser ~ going
Immediately TO tribunal - settle taoss
THINGS viii do aHay ~itn the pgeFaltaS
idea - iul lrlous 70 the goodwin 81 "a
rf5n4. esoaciallv Between the nations wa0
understand each oE1e~ u1foTtunate4y 100
wen taat Il we are not friends ne saouid
De enemies
-Bug tnere is stIu a greater advantage
In the existence OF she arbitration ~ STEM
and thaE arises from tne pEeFA-etaar "l
popular institutions 30 moss Qt Ife e0ttN-
tries 81 ehe worid, here there are rTiinas-
fers wn3 govern 1nd EseI 2eVs oi pAIit&-
sr~af and o. hers @aS Irttic4@e mem, ana
rhfs body GtneE8llF contains 1he ts5S- ci
waorn / desire 30 speaa Wt-a all respect
s7-rzr ara very pstrlotic. and tbeir wargn-n
~ ID rIotism s1netimes clouds their Ap-
rrscsatsoa 81 dE;atls- hut taey exist -
a q countries ana FoU VIII An4 fa4t one &t
49, -.~5 n~saal subjects wnicn Fveoceepl@s
+hs. ministers IS hGW 90 furnish an asEolaL
oF ehA matter wa=ca 4s SATISFACTORY eHe
s..7thlflz 20 shls very ex-ttAt'.e saoEilon y
his rr3ics it Is NY belief ia~t ~el
rsrrie5n- arbitration system w33 prove an
s~vaf,rsh h-e hs.lsWark 90 defend fae minis
.er srcna such criticism. Il would oe i'm
...ss.-5a 20 accuse ann - trsTlHE VITA taes
~rra5~ Cf the country or s1rTeut teTl1E 3
s..sstnr.ttal a1va atzge y 1e could say tnat
- haa submitted tne matter 20 an lEnpar-
sal --Fasfrz4 and lEforEufaa telS. ff34 &C.
-.sf,- asS nafu against him II - tan pos
$50 rl7e "a faes cnaE ministers could lego
tia-s wtsh frssr aaad ard more deter
frr-ss dangers Of such interference
II a. not say tats wtra reference - our
-.--r~r~v because here. less faAI else
vvhare j. 3 ministers s hAH4 forced -
such.
rara Salisbury tae- eweit upan me In
.-.Sas~s military burdens % she countries
- re world and rHe danger that tas na-
rs--S woufH incur by War. he said
.syyhEs ths coil IS growing, 3 Is oar
st.v 30 make a EFFORT 20 devise ssorz1e sys-
eern which Ell8 "a some degree. - = sglo-
srfsrsts COR snis Tlztnaus necessity. and
v~ls~1 xsf aau&v 20 puaifc laN that rem
eds @hseA was applied 20 private var cea-
tuFtas ago
~ ss-IEse ths measure r1as %@ rave fA-
ken NJ ~ principally q Yal1s = tals r.
Sr.@rt. that il all lead 70 other measures
- Ire same ktnd anc Ee. Or 1aos> a 20
e~o-ns after as. 1lII azve TIE advantage oz