Evening journal., 1897-01-16
PEACE TREATY FAVORED
Views of Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
IT IS LIKELY IT WILL BE INDoRsED

Opposition May. However, Be Developed
on the Floor of the senate-The House
Passes Calendar Bins-Proposition Co
Euy the Island of Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The present pur-
pose of the senate committee on foreign re
lations is to take up the Anglo-American
arbitration treaty at the next meeting and
begin its discussion in detail.
1t appears certain that the committee
will indorse the measure, although the re.
port may not be unanimous OF the II
members of the committee. at least are
considered favorable TO the treaty. These
are Sherman, Cullom Davis. Daniel, FRYE,
Lodge and Gray. 1t is believed that in ex.
ecutive session of the full senate the great
principle involved in the compact will in.
sure its ratification.
An important point in favor of the ulti.
mate success of the treaty is that it may
not depend solely upon the action of the
present congress, as it will remain before
the senate until confirmed, defeated OF
withdrawn by the next secretary Of state,
who, if it be Mr.. Sherman, is already com.
mitted in its favor.
The outlook for the confirmation of the
treaty Is improving daily, and it has been
made clear THAT no adverse action at least
will be taken at the present session. With
this assurance the friends Of the treaty feel
that every day adds to its strength through
the influence of the great moral forces
which are operating in its favor.
No Division Yet Developed.
In the five days that the treaty has been
before the senators little or no division has
been developed on party lines. 1t is nota-
bic that the strongest public approval for
the instrument has come from two Of the
most influential Republican members of
the committee on foreign Relationship.
Sherman and Mr.. Cullom. Outside of the
committee also the expressions favorable
TO the treaty have come from the Repub-
hcan senators quite as freely as from Dem
ocrats. Another marked feature of the
sentiment is that practically the entire
senate cordially approves the general prin-
ciples of arbitration and Of bringing the
English speaking people together.
The opposition is confined to technical
objections, which the friends of the treaty
feel can be readily overcome by a full dis
cussion. The assertion of some of those
opposed TO the treaty, that the interests oi
the United States will be put in jeopardy
King Oscar has final control, is met by til,
statement that the treaty provides that nc
decision shall be binding unless assentee
to by five of the arbitrators. which woulC
necessarily include two Americans 1t i.
not reasonable to suppose say the support
ers Of the treaty, that this country would
be in any danger of an unjust decision
which depended upon the acquiescence oi
two men of ITS own CHOOSING
Another objection, that conclusive de
cision in matter in dispute might not ht
reached by the commission, isanswered by
the friends Of the treaty with the state
ment that arbitration would at least Civ,
time for the allaying of popular excite
ment.
The objection that the control Of tn,
Nicaragua canal or of our intetests in Gu
ba would be affected by the treaty is no
regarded as a serious obstacle, as the pro
visions are not thought to be susceptibl,
to an inclusion of either of these subjects
But if there is any doubt on this point
the friends OF the treaty say, it can b,
amended