Evening star., 1897-02-02
ENGLAND IRRITATED
Disappointed at the Opposition to the
Arbitration Treaty
CHARGED TO JINGOES and SILVERITES
General Denunciation Of Americans
as a Mixed Race.
CURZON S ANNOUNCEMENT

LONDON, February 2-In the house of
commons today Mr.. Curzon, parliamentary
secretary for the foreign office, replying
to MIR. Bowler, conservative, member for
Lynn Regis. said that if the latter intro
dUced motion asking that the tt.xt of the
arbitration treaty be laid on the table the
government would not oppose it.
LONDON, February 2-The Westminster
Gazette, touching upon the delay in the
passage of the arbitration treaty through
the United States Senate, remarks:
The 5ingoes and silverites of both parties
Will not have even symbolic act Of peace
with Great Britain. If there is any doubt
of its passing, we frankly hope the treaty
Will be withdrawn. Great and striking as
would have been its ratification as a con-
tr1bution to the cause of peace its pro-
posed rejection would certainly be cor
respondlngly serious setback"
Inc st. James Gazette commenting on
the probability of President Cleveland
dropping the treaty, says:
Snould, however, President Cleveland
or his successor ask us to accept an amend
ed treaty 1t would be just as well to do
so' ana thereby again show how much we
wish to keep on friendly terms with the
united States. In the meanwhile what a
lessoh the whole story gives as to the value
OF the great principle of arbitra t;on he
tween two states more closely related in
language and blood than any other In the
world They are without a real cause for
Snaate1, S,taat yet they cannot even agree to ar
which exclude everything of the least
genuine Importance"
The Globe states:
Here IN England we are 10th to rid our
nvses ,'nie ol oio-time delusions, and that is
" Cft p1i
mat the people of the United States are
our American cousins. This tradition of
course was fostered by the fact that they
speak English more or less and thai those
seen most here, Lincoln. Phelns and Rayo
ara, are to all intents and purposes En-
gllshmen Considering how tender we al
ways are with the United States, and how
anxious we are to spare their feeIin,s IN
every way. we periodically wonder whv
they IN return are so discourteous and NAL
eyoient to qs. The fact, of course. is that
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as whole than to Germany
commenting editorially upon the Anglo
american arbitration treaty and the pros
poets OF It's adoption by the Senate of the
Cmlted states the Times this morning says:
with the vigorous language employed
ny the New York papers with reference to
the treaty as amended in the foreign af-
1alrs committee of the Senate of the United
dissent from the substance of their re-
marks. Our faith In the Senate has been
sorely tried of late years, and should thew
succeed in replacing this treaty by an
empty sham 1t would be all the more 10 he
regretted because it would retard the gen
eral adoption throughout the world of the
principle of arbitration. Perhaps Lord
Salisbury will be willing to ratify a mere
abortive agreement, but we fear for the re-
suit despite the belief Of the people Of
both countries in the policy of arbitration
ana the general desire for a treaty of this
character. In the face Of the silence of
President-elect Mckinley We must prepare
ourselves for disappointment and for either
sham treaty or none"
Commenting upon the cabl.d statement
Of Its Washington correspondent to the
effect that there is no hope that the An
glo-American arbitration treaty will he
ratified by the United States Senate, the
Daily Chronicle this morning characterizes
the action of the senator's as great wick
edness."
Continuing its comments, the Daily
Chronicle says: 1--WE are sure that all
good men who are not blinded by irrational
hatred will stand stanchly by Cleveland
and the treaty.
PARIS, February 2.-The Gaulois attrib-
utes the hanging up of the treaty of ar
and the United States to Secretary Oh
ney's unpopularity in the Senate ond to
the desire of the republicans not to allow
President Cleveland the honor of signing
To BE Signed Today.
The treaty of arbitration between Great
Britain and Venezuela will be signed at s
o'clock this afternoon. The delay in COM
pleting the treaty was caused by the diff
Guilty in making up the personnel of the ar
bitration commission. not SO much from OBJ
lection to persons nominated by either side
from the trouble experienced in arrang-
ing the tribunal so as to interfere as little
possible with the important routine
work of the supreme courts Of the United
States and Great Britain, from which
bodies four Of the arbItrators are drawn.
Notice, however. was received by cable
this morning from London that the privy
council had finally confirmed the selections
made. The four arbitrators, 1t is under
stood, will be Chief Justice Fuller and JUS
tice Brewer of the United States Supreme
Court and Lord Herschell and Sir Richard
HEM Collins Knight, justices of her
majesty's supreme court of judicature. The
fifth arbitrator in case of need will be
named by King Oscar.
BY the terms Of the treaty, the agents
Of the two governments. Great Britain
and Venezuela, must deliver the complete
cases at Paris, where the arbitration tribu-
nal will meet, within eight months of the
ratification of the treaty, with three months
additional allowed for the submission of
the counter cases, SO that the entire arbi-
tration probably will occupy year and
q half.
What is Said Here.
The announcement made by Mr.. Curzon
in the commons today does not in any way
prejudice the treaty. as it Is understood here.
The queen is not obliged to lay treaties be-
fore parliament but she may do SO II she
desires. The statement indicates, as 1t is
here understood. that the treaty has been
laid before parliament, and that this an
nouncement means simply that the govern
ment does not object to its being laid aside
until such time as it Is desired to be taken
up.
The Marquette Statue.
Representative Fitzgerald OF Massachu-
setts, who introduced a resolution for ref
erence to the library committee of the
Ho. SO requesting that body to report the
resolution for the acceptance of the Mar
quette statue, has not pressed his resolu-
tion before the committee, because of the
absence of Representative Harmer, So
soon as Mr.. Harmer IL able to be at the
House Mr. Fitzgerald will press his resO-
Int on. He wants action ON ti,a- yuo tt.- -