New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-18
ENGLAND AND THE TREATY.
LORD SALISBURY INDIFFERENT TO THE
SENATE AMENDMENTS.
NO OBJECTIONS RAISED TO THE EXEMPTION o.
QUESTIONS AFFECTING FOREIGN OR DO
MEsrIC POLICY FROM ARBITRATION
SECRETARY oLNEYs CORRESPOND
ENCE WITH MR.. BAYARD.


Washington. Feb. 17-Secretary olney mas
sought and obtained from Lord salisbury an eA'
nression OF opinion as to certain amendments
proposed in the Senate to the general arpitra-
tion treaty. About week ago he wrote TO AM
bassador Bayard on the subject OF the amend
ments Almost daily since then he has received
some word from Mr. Bayard. Some OF these
messages have been satisfactory. but others
have not. Mr. Olney It is said. has entertained
the belief II not the hope that Lord SALISBURY
would take the stand that If the treaty was 10
no amended Great Britain would show no fur-
Their interest I'm the proposition. There seems
TO be good reason for saying that the Secretary
would not have been dspleased at receiving
information from Mr.. Bayard TO this erect IL
is probably not far from the truth to say that
he wanted the treaty TO go through just as ne
and Sir Julian Pauncefote wrote II: that ne ID
ANNOYED at the course OF the Senate. and that
he Is disposed TO use various arguments. such
as a statement that England'i is displeased over
proposed amendments by the Senate 70 per-
suade' Senator'S not TO change the PROVISIONS
But Mr. Bayards dispatches say positively that
Lord Salisbury is indifferent. and that ne sees
no serious objections to the most important
changes in the treaty recommended by the Sem
ate Committee on Foreign Peations.
The correspondence between Secretary Olney
and Mr. Bayard opened with long telegram
from the Secretary, informing the Ambassador
that the Senate committee had agreed to GER
tain important amendments: that these amend
ments had been reported to the Senate; that
they had been discussed in executive session..
and that other amendments had been suggest
ed The language " the amendments was
given In a later dispatch Mr. Olney referred
,bo NIT fpe'q
mendation that the name of King Oscar should
not appear in the treaty. Mr.. Bayard replied
that Lord Salisbury not averse to this
modification.
Then the Secretary Of State telegraphed the
terms OF the proposed amendment Of the COM
mittee, reading in effect that no questions which
affect the foreign domestic policy OF either OF
the high contracting parties or the relations OK
either with any other State or Power. by treaty
or otherwise. shall be subject to arbitration un-
der the pending treaty except by special agree
ment. Mr.. Bayard was somewhat tardy IN
answering this. He finally cabled that on laying
the matter before Lord Salisbury the latter Of
fered no objection to the recommendation OF the
committee. In other words. Lord Salisbury dld
not oppose the incorporation In the treaty OF a
clause which excepted from the general RUE
questions affecting the foreign or domestic policy
of the United States or Great Britain. specin-
cally put Lord Salisbury raised no protest to
matters falling under the Monroe Doctrine be"
ing regarded as subjects Of special agreement.
These two points the only ones on wnicn
the Senate committee has expressed an opinion.
Lord Salisbury accepts both. as stated. Other
amendments proposed In executive sessions or
the Senate have been communicated 20 Mr.. Bay.
ard by Secretary Olney. In reply, Mr. Bayard
has said that Lord Salisbury seems not especially
concerned about these. For illustration. Lord
Salisbury regards the proposition or senator
Morgan 70 have separate conclusions OF arpl-
traitors submitted to the Senate for ratification
as a matter OF governmental administration.
detail of American custom
As to some other suggested amendments, LORD
Salisbury has said that he does not understand
their reason effect. and in relation 10 these he
is non -committal. Generally speaking there.
fore Lord Salisbury is not opposed to the prln.
cipal changes proposed in the treaty.