The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-12
Olney and Sir Julian Paunce.
toto 4fiz Their Signatures.
Mr. CLEVELAND FAVORs 1T
Recommends itsFavorable Con-
sideration by the Senate.
THE PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY
The Two EngIish-Speaking Nations
Agree to Refer All Questions of
Controversy TO a Court
of Arbitration.

of Arbitration.
Washington, Jan. 11.-Secretarv Olney
in behalf of the United States and Sir
Julian Pauncefote, on the part Of Great
Britain, to-day affixed their signatures
to new treaty by which, for term Of
five years, the two Euglish-speaking ma
tons, agree to abide in peace and without
a resort to arms, all possible questions Of
controversy being referred to a court Of
arbitration with the single exception that
neither nation surrenders its honor or
dignity to the Judgment Of arbitration.
Later in the day President Cleveland
sent the treaty, and a message earnestly
approving it, to the Senate.
The treaty consists Of twelve articles
and in print would fill about one news
paper column. One Of the last points to
be decided was that King Oscar H., Of
Sweden and Norway, is to act as the
final arbitrator in case the others fail to
agree on the final member Of the court.
The acceptance Of the King and the final
agreement on that detail was not cabled
to Washington until late Sunday night,
| and even then one small detail remained
to receive the approval of the British
foreign office At 11:20 this morning q
| cablegram from Lord Salisbury removed
| this Last question and left the way clear
| for the formal execution of the instru-
ment
Immediately on receiving the cable
| from Lord Salisbury, Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, accompanied by Lord Cough, First
Secretary of the Embassy, proceeded to
the State Department.
They were met in the Secretary's pri-
vate office by Mr.. Olney and his private
1A.,~~Y
Ter, who. as chief Of the bureau Of
diplomatic correspondence, has charge of
the drafting Of treaties There were few
formalities rs the signatures were but
the elimination Of a negotiation covering
many weeks, during which a complete
understanding had been reached on every
| phase Of the subject. The meeting was
| brief and on the retirement of Sir Julian
and Lord Cough, Mr.. Olney Mt once took
| the signed treaty to the White House
| for the PREPARATION Of President Cleve-
| lands message transmitting it to the
| Senate. 1t was understood during the
meeting that this transmission would be
made at once in order that every execu-
| tive function connected with the treaty
should be completed at the earliest pos
| sible moment.
Under these circumstances the treaty
and the Presidents message went to the
Senate to-day.
The twelve articles constituting the
treaty deal with the subjects which are
| to be 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
in the ordinary dealings between the two
| governments, which win cause resort to
war The article which makes an excep-
ton in the case Of an insult to the ma
- nal honor also was 50 carefully framed
| th'a ordinary questions, which, to some
eytcnt. involve q nations honor. could
not he brought within it. In short. the
forms or the twelve articles are believed
by Mr.. 0lnoy and Sir Julian to cover
every usual contingency by which q diff
ference could arise between the United
States and Great Britain
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The following is the text Of the Presi-
dents message transmitting the general
arbitration treaty to the Senate:
Il transmit herewith a treaty for the
arbitration OF all matters in difference
between the United States and Great
Britain.
"The provisions of the treaty are the re-
suit Of long and patient deliheration and
represent concessions made by each party
for the sake of agreement upon the gem
eral scheme
Though the result reached may not
meet the views of the advocates of inn
mediate, unlimited and irrevOcable arbi-
&Wa 9
it is, nevertheless confidently believed
that tbs treaty cannot fail to be every
where recognized as making long step
in the right direction and as embodying
a practical working plan by which dis
putes between the two countries will
reach a peaceful adjustment as a matter
OF course and in ordinary routine.
I'm the initiation Of such an important
movement it must he expected that some
of it's futures will assume a tentative
character looking to a further advance;
and vet it is apparent that the treaty
which has been formulated not only
makes war between the parties to it a
remote possibility, but precludcs those
fears and rumors of war which of them
selves too often assume the proportions
of National disaster.
1T is eminently fitting as well as for
tuuate that the attempt 10 accomplish re-
suits 80 beneiicent shouild be initiated by
kindred peoples, speaking the same tom
CUES and joined together by all the ties
of common traditions. common institu-
tons and common aspirations. The ex7
pertinent Of substituting civilized methods
for brute force as the means OF settling
questions Of right viii thus
be tried under the happiest auspices. Its
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