The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-06-24
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ashingt ton. ] une l,fesid dent. Nc
I<inIeys has determin to revive the
Abandoned treaty Of general arbitra-
stion between the lnited .sstatsaa aud
Great Brita ain. He has ALREADY turned
his attent Is the null, and ,iras
der the direction Of Secretary Sherman
the matter has pro rassed to the kx7
tent that q new treaty Thread shas
been drafted to serve as the basis Of nes
3gotiati ons .ex pected toresut in the snbs
mission Of II cpnye ton tos the senate
to replace that which was negotiated
by Secretary olneyy, only to failsin the
carly hours OF the present session .ss.s
Ss The Spresiden always has been an
advocate Of the settlement Of interna-
tional disputes by arbitration, and,
though disap pointed in the reception
accorded the original; treaty, hei never
has abandoned hope of being able Ia
present the advantages Of arbitra ton
to the senate in such a light as would
make it acceptable to that; body. In
the draft which is to be used as the basis
OF negotiations there are none Of the
objectiona bic points which caused the
failure Of the Olney treaty. just how
this could be arranged without sacri.
hcing the vital principles Of arbitra-
ton cannot now be disclosed, but the
parties to the work feel confident they
have succeeded in doing so. 1t is not
in contemplation that the treaty will
gho ~ <Io
December. There is felt to be no ur-
gency, and official intimation has been
given that as far as possible the present
special session of congress would be de-
voted to the tariff. 10y s}5@. I
: There is reason to believe 4thatsthea at
titude OF the senate toward new treaty
will be fully canvassed and understood
before the treaty is signed. The expert
ence over the last treaty led the parties
to it to conclude that the document
itself amounted to little without an as:
surance in advance that it would be
likely to meet with favorable considera-
/ ton in the senate. For that reason
there will be no disposition to affix sig
natures to new treaty until at least
reasonable assurances are given that a
two-thirds majority of the upper branch
Of congress:stands ready to ratify the in.
strument. x - ~ - sfr$ ~ t.: = ~
It is understood that the initiative in
the present case will be taken by this
government. The failure of the former
treaty by the action of the senate left
the subject in such condition that the
British government did not feel dis
posed to renew negotiations unless first
invited by the United, States. Under
these circumstances. the subject would
have lapsed had not officials at Wash.
ington, who were deeply impressed
with the far-reaching character of an
alliance between the two English-speak-
ing people, taken up the question where
the senate left it, and set about devising
means to overcome the objections Of the
senate. :
g The first steps were OF an informal
character, and there has been an alb.
.sence of the usual formalities of diplo-
Z matte negotiation, the desire being to
effect results with the least possible
:formality. cd Bib 7@6ES H5a j
The main objections which the senate
!; found to the former treaty were those
naming King Oscar, Of Norway Sweden,
as fifth arbitrator; the inclusion OF
questions of national policy, such as the
Monroe doctrine. and the construction
of the Nicaragua canal. the exclusion
! Of the senate from passing upon each
specific subject of arbitra ton, and the
fixed tenure Of the arbitra tors. - e.,
r The rejected arbitration treaty was
drawn in the week preceding Christmas
1896, was signed JANUARY H. 1897, and
defeated in the senate February 20,