New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-12

1T Is LOOKED OF AS ONE OF THE CHIEF EVENTS
OF THE cENTuRy-wARM PRAISE FOR ALL
CONCERNED IN THE WORK
London. Jan. II Commenting on the signing
Of the arbitration treaty between Great Britain
and the United States. The Daily News" says:
The 1lth OF January. 1891 will henceforth
be a famous day in the history Of Great Britain
and the United States. II would be rash to re-
gard the ratification Of the treaty as foregone
conclusion but we are inclined to believe that
the Senate will accept It, Anyhow. no delay
in its ratification can undo the moral effect
OF the signing
The paper lauds Mr.. Gladstone as the pioneer
Of Anglo American arbitration. and pays a trib
ute to Prime Minister Salisbury for using we'll
the opportunity to put IL on a permanent basis.
In conclusion 1t says that probably the greater
honor Is due to the obscure unofficial workers
who made the respective peoples familiar with
the idea Of international goodwill and arbitra
ton.
THE Standard" says that whether or not the
Senate approves the treaty the exchange
OF signatures constitutes new departure in
international relations the interest and import
ancc Of which must be more than transient.
Referring TO the exclusion Of the Behring Sea
question from the provisions of the treaty. The
treaty which has to be kept outside any question
Of actual practical importance would seem TO be
Of rather negative quality. and 80 far the
reservations expressed in the Presidents mes
sage to the Senate apparently justified.
The paper discusses with satisfaction the re-
assuring passages in the message which. 1t says.
indicate that the lessons of the panic which
followed the Venezuelan message have not been
thrown away. 1t declares that the treaty Is the
legitimate outcome Of the state OF feeling that
document evoked. and that temporary estrange-
ment has been followed by a serious attempt to
remove the possibility Of misunderstanding in
the future. The treaty. 1t concludes. is striking
evidence of the underlying sympathy of the ma
tons.
THE Chronicle" describes the signing of the
treaty as the event Of the nineteenth century
1t warmly congratulates Sir Julian Pauncefote.
the British Ambassador, and says: Seldom mas
any diplomat had a task that made sterner de-
mands on all the resources OF his art Never
has 2 diplomat faced difficulties and overcome
them with greater skill and persistence The
British people owe him their heartfelt thanks.
We hope that the first occasion will be taken to
mark Her Majesty's approval Of his conduct
We trust also that the American people will
recognize how faithfully and steadfastly Presi-
dent Cleveland and Mr.. Olney have served the
common cause of humanity and peace. Great
Britain and the United States present TO the
civilized world ar inspiring example of the great
est effort made since the world began to inaugu
rate the reign OF universal peace"
The Times says: 1T is difficult to believe
that the Senate will go out OF its way TO defeat
a policy that has obtained decided and UNI
usual degree OF approval among the American
PEOPLE. II 1t should not ratify the treaty the
Nation will naturally ask why the principle
serted by both houses Of Congress six years ago
had been ignored when the opportunity pre-
scented Of applying ii on great scale"