The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-01-22
PRAISE IN PARLIAMENT
Englishmen Like the Arbitra-
ton Treaty.
COMMENTS MADE BY SALISBURY.
He says 1t VIII Not Prevent War, but
L-ssen Cnances-Principie Likely 10
Extend aud Put End to Etensive
Armament of Nations

Armament of Nations
LONDON, Jan. 2O--The queens speee h
at the opening of parliament in part
says:
My government has discussed with
the United States, acting as friend OF
Venezuela, the terms whereunder pend
ing questions of the disputed frontier
between thar republic and my colony OF
British Guiana may be equltably sub
mitted TO arbitration and an arrange
ment has been arrived at with tnat
government. which | trust W Ill effect
an adjustment of the controversial les
without exposing 70 risks the interests
of any of the colonists whose est ao-
lished rights are in the disputed terri
tory.
.'It is with much qualification that
have concluded a treaty for general
arbitration with the president of the
United States whereby, / trust, all diff
fe1ences which may. arise between Us
Will be peacefully adjusted. 1 hope
this arrangement may have further
value in commencing to other powers the
consideration of a principle Whereby
the danger of war may be notably
abated''
Viscount Folkstone. member of paw
lament for South w iltshIre. was ap-
pointed to propose, in the commons. the
address in reply to the queens speech
Viscount Folkstone said he was sure
the whole country would congratulate
the government and the United States
government on the very felicitOus end
ing of the Venezuelan negotiations.
l..t 81 rCrhr IA
reason, in the future, to be proud of the
steps taken in the direction of interna-
tional peace by the treaty of aTbltra-
ton
The Hon Alfred Lyttleton, in sec
Onding the address, congratulated the
Marquis of Salisbury on the arbitration
treaties.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt said he
thought the reference in the queen
speech, to the relations between Great
Britain and the United States was the
most important and satisfactory point
of the speech, adding:
Friendship between the two conn
tries must always be the first cardinal
principle of English policy"
Continuing, the liberal leader com
mended the treaty of arbitration a.
good example to the rest of the world,
and expressed the opinion that it might
less armament which Oppresses the
world"
Referring TO the arbitration treaty,
the Marquis of Salisbury said that II
was not claimed that it would avert the
possibility of war, but it would render
less probable the warlike rumOrs which
tend to create an excited feeling be
tween nations. The premier further
explained that its principal value>iS that
IS lIkplU tn load n her m of
the same kind
In the house of lords the Marquis of
Bath moved the address in reply to the
queens speech. In so doing he re
ferred to the arbitration treaty with the
United States, which he classed as
being one of the greatest and most
illustrious attainments of her majesty :
reign.
Lord Kenyon seconded the address
and made a similar reference to the
arbitration treaties.
The Earl of Kimberley. the Liberal
leader in the house of lords, cODgratu-
lated the Marquis of Salisbury on the
arbitration treaty, saying that it cannot
fail to have great effect throughout the
world.
The Marquis of Salisbury then turned
his attention to the arbitration treaty
and said in part II can only observe
that you must not think we are indulg.
ing in millennial anticipations if we
hope that something will be done by
the treaty of arbitration to diminish
the risk of war. L do not say it will
remove the greatest risks of war. | dc
not say it will restrain Napoleon or a
Bismarck. But diplomacy is full of an
infinite number of small differences,
which are caught by the people and
press of both countries, and if they are
N N
larged, they tend to diminish the
frienship between the countries and
give birth to feeling of alienation and
resentment.
The power of going Immediately to
a tribunal TO settle these things will
prevent process so. injurious to tbs
good will OF nations, especially between
two nations who understand each Other
unfortunately but too well, that if we
are not friends we should be enemies
But there is still greater advantage
in the existence of the arbitration sys
tenn, and that arises from the pre-
yalence of popular institutions in mos
of the countries of the world where
there are ministers who govern anc
members of parliament and others who
criticise them, and this body generally
contains one class of whom i desire tC
speak with all respect. They are known
popularity as jingoes- They are very
patriotic and their warmth of patriot
ism sometimes clouds their apprecia
tion Of details. But they exist in a.
countries and you will always find that
one of the principal subjects which pre-
occupied the minister Is how to furnish
an account of the matter which is salts
factory and soothing to this very excit
able portion of his critics 1t is my be
belief that a well working arbitration
system will prove an invaluable bul
wark to defend the n-aister from suci
criticism.
The minister then, he said, couIC
negotiate with more determination
Lord Salisbury then dwelt upon III,
increasing military burdens of tn,
countries of the world and the DANCE
that the nations would rush into war il
order to end their sufferings. He con
cluded by saying:
II do not say that an arbitration sys
tenn will end this, but while the coil i
growing, it is our duty to make al
effort to devise some system which will
in some degree be a substitute for thi
ruinous necessity and which will appl,
TO public war that remedy which wa
applied to private war centuries ago.
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