Evening journal., 1897-01-20
IRsATY IN PARLIAMeNT.
Britain's Sovereign and Premier Refer to
the Arbitration Plan.

the Arbitration Plan.
LONDON, Jan. 20. The third session of
the fourteenth parliament of the Victorian
reign, which has just opened, promises to
De one of the most eycntlul in recent ycars.
The opening session was ATTENDED by the
usual formal ceremonies, and the queens
speech was read i'm both houses Referring
TO the Anglo American treaty and Che
Venezuelan question her majesty said
NV government has discussed with the
United States, as a friend OF Venezuela, the
terms under which the pending questions OF
disputed frontier between that republic ard
British Guiann may be equitnhly submitted Co
arbitration An arrangement has been arrived
at with that government which will, / trust
effect am adjustment without exposing TO risl.
the interests of any colonsts who have estab
lished rights in the disputed territory.
1t is with much qualification that / have
concluded a treaty for general arbitration
with the president OF the United States by
which trust that all differences that may
arise between us win be peacefully adjusted.
hope that this arrangement may have fur
ther value In commenting TO other powers the
consideration of the principle by which the
danger Of war may be notably abated.
The premier, Lord Salisbury, delivered
the usual address outlining the policy OF
the governments
D
said the powers were doing their utmost
TO bring about remedies by which the sui
tan't empire might be saved They had
generally agreed, he added that II the
massacros continued pressure would have
to be applied. IL was his own conviction
/ that unless some very essential reforms
were adopted the doom of the Turkish em-
/ pire could not be much longer postponed.
The Marquis OF salisbury then turned
his attention TO the arbitration treaty CON
cludcd between Great Britain and the
United States and said
l cannot speak as freely as I desire ON the
arbitration treaty, because it has not beon
ratified But do not think there Is need go
eNpend much effort I'm convincing Lord kim
berly on that subject He probably agrees
I with me as heartily as anybody concerning the
I Advantages such treaty may confer, and l
am bound to say ] am picking up the thread
which fell from his hands about two years ago.
! can only observe that you must not think we
are induleing in millenial auticipatuns 10 we
l hope that something viii be done by the
treaty Of arbitration to diminish the risk Of
war. do not say 40 VIII remove the greatest
risks Of war. do not say IL win restrain a
Napoleon or "a Bismarck. But diplomacy Is
fun Of an infinite number OF small differences
which are caught by the people and press OF
both countries. And IL they are written upon,
NAaAIHiAltN NiiN tNlAFNNAf AnNN ktuu 70 NlNilu
ish the friendship between thcm and give
birth TO q fooling of alienation and resentment
The power of going Immediately to a tri
hunal TO settle these things viii prevent
process 80 injurious tc the good viii Of ma
tions, especially between two nations wh,
understand each other unfortunately 20,
well, that II we are not friends we should b,
/ enemies.
But there Is still greater advantage IN thl
existence OF the arbitration SYSTEM and tha
arises from the prevalence of popular institu
tions In most Of the countries of the worlt
where there are ministers who govern ant
members OF parliament and others who criti
else them, and this body generally contains
one class of whom desire 20 speak with al
respect. They are known popularity as iingoos
They are very patriotic and their warmth o
patriotism sometimes clouds their approcia
tion Of details. But they exist Ia all countries
and You viii always find that one of the prin
cipal subjects which preoccupes the ministC
is how 90 furnish an account of tho matte
which IS sufficiently soothing to this very ex
, citable portion of his critics. II IS my belle
that a well working arbitration system vii
prove AN Invaluable bulwark to defend th
, minister from such criticism. II would DO i'm
4 possible 70 accuse him Of trifng with IA
honor of the country or surrondering sui
3 stantial advantage if he could say that he ha
Z submitted the matter 70 nn impartial trbuni
) and unfortunately tho decision had bee
against him. IL is impossible but 20 feel tina
ministers could negotiate with "a freer ham
and more determination IL they were absc
lutely secure from danger of such interior
: ence. do not say this with reference 20 on
country, because here, loss than elsewhere I
a minister's hand forced by such criticism.