The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-01

fraternity was as carefully, though indi-
rectly, inspired from and by the British
foreign office as was the truculent VeneZu-
elan war message prepared later in Wash
ington and London TO create a situation for
which the olney- Pauncefote treaty could
be made TO appear as a desirable and logi-
cal remedy.
For the rea! genesis Of the treaty and OF
the antecedent American and British reso-
buttons, we must bark back to the British
House OF Commons. In S9O Mr.. Cramer, a
member Of Parliament in close relations
with the Secretary OF State for Foreign AT
fairs, vent around among his fellow-mem-
bers and limited that il would suit the views
Of the ministry if they would sign an I'M
official declaration reciting the beauties
and glories OF scheme Of arbitration To
bind the United States and Great Eritain
in an eternal contract of amity, which
should be enforced by a European mon
arcmcal tribunal In this way about two
hcndred signatures were obtained, and
shortly thereafter Mr.. Cramer appeared at
the Capitol and proceeded to interest Sen
ators and Members Of Congress in his
ph.lanthropic project.
The Interior purpose OF the mission was
quite a sealed took TO a majority OF our
legislators, tut at least few of them sus-
o, ,r1n, nd of
hypocutical, far-reac hing British diplo-
macy. Senator Morgan, for example, told
Mr.. Cramer in plain terms that, W lille the
abstract principle of arbitration as a means
to settle differences between nations was
good and acceptable, the particular kind OF
aruitra tlon proposed by him was obnoxious
to American sentiment, and to American
institutions. 1t was proposed TO settle all
disputes between the United States and
Great Britain in a tribunal, the preponder-
ant power and influence OF which would be
monarchical. That might do as between
European nations; but the people of this
hemisphere were democratic and not
monarchical, and the United States could
not afford TO place its democratic doctrines,
policies, or traditions at the feet OF court
necessarily constituted upon bases antip-
odal and antagonisfic- Arbitration Of
American questions in a tribunal preponder-
autlv American, might be acceptable
said Senator Morgan, but arbitration Of
American rights or interests in a European
nronarchical tribunal would be Illogical
and intolerahle."
Mr.. Cramer appeared before the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations, and made
an argument in support OF his plan for
European arbitration of matters at issue
between the two great Anglo-Saxon
nations Senator Davis asked him why
it was that, if 200 members of Parliament
were so anxious for an arrangement of the
kind between the countries, they did not
have an appropriate declaration to that
effect passed in their own legislative
body? Mr.. Cramer replied, in substance,
that they were afraid their government
would not care TO take the initiative, but
would be likely to act if the Initiative came
from this side.
After much social Intercourse with Sem
ators and Members, MI Cramer induced
pSRgt8F GHartnHu To introduce the innnI
ct.nf-nnunfIfnE Resolution 81 1snor aHh1
as it seemed harmless and likely Co pit ase
the hySterico- philanthropic sentiment of
class of caponized Americans, largely
Mugwumps, it was passed, and came very
near becoming the progenitor of a long
lire Of national evils. dishonor and dis
grace, from all which let US be thankful
that the wise and vigorous patriotism
Of Senator Morgan, Senator Daniel, and
one or two others finally saved the
country.
We have treated the genesis phase of
MT. Schurz's paper at length, because it
is necessary that the public thoroughly
should understand the falIty and hypoc-
risy of the contention, on the part of the
interests and influences that supported
and now conspire to revive the British
arbitration treaty, that the movement for
its adoption either n principle or fact start
ed from any previous American sentiment
in favor Of the plans or methods involved
in the proposition. 1t is true that the Of
fetal records make us appear as the pro-
ponent in the case; but, when the truth
is made clear, there is no escape from the
conclusion that the Sherman resolution,
equally with the Cleveland-Olney yene-
zuelap war message, had its conception and
CESSATION in the British foreign office.