The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-09
VIII Try for It Again.

Will Try Tor 1t Again.
The new movement for the promo
ton of the negotiation Of treaty of
between the United States
and Great Britain has been stimu-
lated by the movement Of the latter
power and France to refer disputes to
The Hague tribunal
would seem to offer every facility for
the disentangling of international
knots: but there is prevalent idea
that such special agreements of two
powers makes the reference of dis
putes to arbitration more likely.
The defeat of the Anglo-American
arbitration treaty in the senate a few
years ago, greatly discouraged the
friends Of International arbitration, es-
pecially as it was proposed to apply
the principle to the two great English
speaking nations. That treaty re-
ment, but it did not receive the
requisite two-thirds constitutional
majority. There were senators who
were too timid to brave the opposition
of the considerable Anglophobe ele-
ment In this country, which is notori-
ously unreasonable; too timid to face
the idiotic talk of British gold" al
legged to be ready for Introduction into
senator's pockets. to insure large
vote against the treaty.
Altho there are thousands Of Ameri-
cans who do not like Englishmen and
say so, and, altho there are thousands
of Englishmen who sneer at Ameri-
cans, and altho Englishmen are dis
gusted when they arrive in this coun-
try and find school boys repeating the
speeches of Patrick Henry, James Otis,
John Adams and other fervid patriots,
aimed at British eighteenth century
tyrannies, and have their feathers
ruffed when within hearing of Fourth
Of July speeches, aItho many antagon-
friendliness between the nations.
X This is not altogether because Brit
ain is our largest customer, and lib
orally invests money in enterprises of
various kinds in the United States,
but because the social relations of the
two countries have been made, by
steam and electricity, increasingly
closer. Even the peculiar phrases in
use In this country are found to be
largely derived from old English
speech peculiarities. AS a general
thing, the English language is more
properly and accurately spoken in this
country than in England. Many
Of
the United States and have been in
troduced by manifold foreign immi-
grafton and appropriated.
1t is noticeable, too, that tlruout the
greater portion of this country, the
principles. of English judicature and
the procedure of the courts in England
have been authoritatively adopted. At
the American bar, the opinions of
English judges Of note are appealed to
as legitimate opponents of the law,
while. the decisions of our federal su-
preme court and other judicial tri-
bunals have weight in England.
Tn literature. there is a liberal ex-
change. There was a time when
the question who reads an American
poOh .dohSu ny oyulley SilllLli, 1fleI
with limited response. To-day Ameri-
can books are read in England an
nually by the hundreds of thousands.
Blood relationship is a bond be-
tween the countries. 1t is rare to
find an American family Of English
descent which is not tenacious and
Informed of the line of descent. The
intermarriages of the people Of the
two nations have been increasingly
| frequent, and if the money induce
ment on one hand, and the title in
| ducement OH the other hand, have
| been very often the dominant procur-
| ing cause, the international social
bond becomes stronger.
There is no proposition seriously
presented to form a defensive and Of
fensive alliance with Great Britain
That is not necessary. An arbitra-
| ton treaty is nearer a necessity. 1t
should be positively understood that
! disputes between the two nations will
surely be settled by peaceful arbitra-
ton. Such is the noble object of the
present movement.
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