The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-12

RATIFICATION.
Washington, Jan. 1l.-Secretary Olney
in behalf of the United States, and Sir
Julian Paunccfote, on the part of Great
britain, affixed their signatures TO II
treaty by which, for IL term of five wears,
two English speaking nations agreed to
abide in peace and without resort to arms
Later in tho day President Cleveland
sent the treaty, and II message earnestly
approving it, to the Senate.
The treaty consists of twelve articles
and in print would fill about one newN
paper column. One of the last points to
he decided was that King Oscar If, of
Sweicn and Norway, is to act rs the final
arbitrator in case the others fail to agree
on thcrtinal member of The court The
acceptance of the king and final agreement
on that detail was not cablei to WASH
inSton until late Sunday night, and even
then one small detail remained to receive
the approval of the British foreign Office.
At ll:20 this morning Il ciblcgram from
Lord. Salisbury removed this lust question
aud left the way clear for the formal exc.
cution of the instrument. Immediately
on receiving the cable from Lord Sails
bury Sir Julian P;iuncefote, accompanied
by Lord Cough, first secretary of the en-
baSSy, proceeded to the state Dcpnrt.
ment. They were met in the secreta-v's
private Office by Mr.. Olney and the sec
retary's private secretary. and Mr.. Grid
der who, as chief of the bureau Of din
lomatic correspondence, has charUc of the
drafting of treaties.
There were few iormaltics rs the sig
natures were but the elimination of a
negotiation covering many weeks, durin-
which II complete understanding had been
reached on every phase of the subject.
The meeting was brief and on the retire.
mcnt of Sir Julian and Lord Cough, Mr..
Olncy at once took the signed trcaty to
the White House for the preparation of
President Cleveland's message trans
hitting it TO the Senate
The twelve articles constituting tive
treaty deal with the subjects which are
to he submitted to arbitration and the
manner in which the court OF arbitration
is to be constituted. The language used
in embracing subjects before the court
has been chosen with the greatest care,
the purpose being to make the terms so
comprehensive that no question can arise
i'll the ordinary dealings between the two
governments which will cause resort to
war Tine article which makes in eXcep-
ton in the case of an insult to the ma
that ordinary questions which to some
extent involve IL nation honor could not
he brought within it. In short, the terms
OF the twelve articles are believed by Mr.
Olhcy and Sir julian to cover every usual
contingency by which Il difference could
arise between the United States and Great
Britain. The period of five wears was
fixed as the limit of the treaty is Il means
OF observing the efficacy of the arrange
ment. the purpose being to make the
treaty permanent if the five year trial
brings the good results contemplated.
Aside from the agreement made to-day
1T is felt to offer Il plan of arbitration rs
Il substitute for war, which will attract
the attention of European powers gene.
rally and may lead to II further extension
of the plan.
1t is expected that the final draft of the
agreement between Venezuela and Great
Britain for the submission of the Nene-
Zuelan boundary will he made some time
this month and mailed promptly to Car
acas. The general outlines of the treaty
have been agreed upon to the common
sati sfaction of Great Britain, the United
States and Venezuela, and have been evil
denced i'll an agreement between the two
nations first named; but il was necessary
to elaborate these in Il formal treaty be.
tween Venezuela and Great Britain.
Just what points remain to be adjusted
cannot be learned at present, but it is
known that they do not touch questions
ot'vital principle. 1t can he stated for
one thing that Venezuela has accepted
that provision of the agreement between
the United States and Great Britain
which leaves to those two countries the
selection of the arbitrators. Some diff
Guilty was expected TO be encountered on
TINS point, but apparently Venezuela is
content to rest her case in the hands of
the United States
The Alaskan boundary dispute will
not, us was expected, come before the
general arbitration tribunal should the
treaty signed to-day be ratified by the
Senate. No specific reference is made to
the subject in the treaty, but it is conf
IDENTIFY stated that this matter will be set
tied separately of negotiations now pend
ing.
The arbitration treaty between this
country and Great Britain was delivered
to the Senate ut 3 O'Clock to-day. After
wards in executive session it was referred
to the committee on foreign relations
without being read and ordered to he
printed
Senator Morgan suggested that the
treaty should be public, but Senator Shcr.
man as chairman of the committee on
foreign relations replied that it should be
examined by the'committce to which it had
been referred b, IRE being published. This
suggestion was accepted with the under
standing that the committee should have
the privilege of making the treaty known.
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