The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14
FLAWS PICKED IN 1T BY MEM
BEERS OF THE SENATE COM
MITTEE.
TEXT TO BE MADE PUBLIC.
SOME TIME is LIKELY TO EIOAPSE
BEFORE IT Is ACTED
UPON.
STATE SECRETARY TURNED DOWN.
me RecOmm endatiOns of OIney as
to Two Extraction Treaties
Rejected.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-There has
been more or less discussion today con-
corning the arbitration treaty nego.
tiated by Secretary Olney and Sir
Julian Pauncefote, and some specula-
tlon as to its ratification. A member
of the committee on foreign relations
stated that the subject was so vast
that 1t was necessary to give the mat
ter very close consideration He said
that one phase might be instanced. At
present there might not be anything
IN view to arbitrate, yet after general
afbltratlon had been agreed upon any
NUMBER or unknown cases might be
presented by one of the parties. and
numerous claims presented which
were unheard of might be brought for
ward These unknown quantities might
be a serious objection to making any
definite agreement.
Senator White (Cal) says that he
would support the treaty, if at ALL
because 1t was for a short period. and
was largely experimental. 1t might be
that the experiment would prove sue
cessful, but he feared that in every
contention that would arise, some new
principle might arise which it might
not be good policy to submit to the
tribunal proposed in the treaty. He
said some question relating to the
Monroe doctrine might arise, and that
question the United States would not
care to submit to arbitration. An
other case, instanced by a senator
who has given the matter some
thought, was Cuba. Under certain con-
d1tlons the United States might desire
to take action regarding the island
and assert the Monroe doctrine. The
European powers, Great Britain in
cluded, might dispute the right of the
United States under Monroe or any
other doctrine to interfere, and the
matter so far as Great Britain was
concerned, must go to an arbitrator
Reference was made also to the Mon
roe doctrine resolutions now pending
in the senate, in which the declaration
was made that the United States re-
served the right to decide when the
doctrine applied.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations had the treaty under considera-
ton today, but did not reach any con-
clusion &C to the proper disposition 10
be made of it. Indeed, the committee
1uuHu the SUBJECT involved in the
treaty one of such vast proportions as
to render any speedy disposition of it
quite out of the question, and it was
announced at the conclusion of the
meeting that the treaty probably would
remain in committee for some time
owing to the indisposition of the mem
bers to pass hastily upon it, and tile
necessity they feel themselves under Of
making careful inquiry into all Of its
details.
The meeting served to develop the
fact that the committee is a unit in
favor of the general principle of arbi-
tratlOn between nations but it was
made evident that each individual was
likely to have his own ideas as to how
this desired result should be attained
No effort was made at t0day's meet
ing to suggest amendments, nor in
deed was there any positive indica-
ton that any would be suggested. The
only question discussed was the gen
eral scope of the treaty, the effort be,
ing to determine it's exact provisions.
This question was undetermined in
the minds Of the members when the
committee adjourned. The committee
decided to recommend to the senate
to make the treaty public, but did not
take up the question Of having it con-
sidered in open session.
The senate later in the day, in ex-
ecutive session, adopted the recon-
mendation of the foreign relations
committee, for the removal of the in
junction of secrecy from the arbitra>
ton treaty.