New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
From The Tribune Bureau.l
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From The Tribune BureauI
Washington, June !.
NEWFOUNDLAND ARBITRATION. -
There began At The Hague to-day the arb
tration Of contentious which have perplexed
the diplomats OF the United States and
Great Britain for more than century and
have on more than one occasion threatened
the peaceful intercourse Of the two nations.
Even Senator Root. who as Secretary OF
State did everything in his power 10 pro-
mnte the cause OF arbitration and who Is
responsible for the submission Of this i'm
portant case TO The Hague, once became so
exasperated that he seriously contemplated
sending varship to Newfoundland. The
issues now to be settled by peaceful means
played their part in causing the War of
1872. and the difficulties of the situation
proved too intricate for the diplomacy Of
Albert Gailatin and Richard Rush. repre-
senting the United States. and Frederick
John Robinson and Henry Goulburn. repre-
senting Great Britain, who, in 1915. sgreed
TO and signed the convention Of that year
whereby Il was hbped that the conflict
srov-ing out OF the Newfoundland fisheries
had been settled for all time. of course.
the fact that all the fishing interests on the
Atlantic coast are affected by the problems
involved in this controversy makes 1t OF
the first Importance. and. by the same
token serves TO enphg size the devotion OF
this country to the principle Of arbitration.
for the risk involved in submitting the
rights Of American fishermen TO the tender
mercies Of the artitral tribunal is obviously
great. This case is the first to he sub
rnitted to The Hague under the general arhi-
tration treaty formulated at the last Hague
conference. and it is keenly appreciated
: So 5e-e- ,sv,a +fa,1f
rends in no small degree the future success
of the general cause of arbitration.
VENEZUELAN ARBITRATION.-N
September another case in which the
United States is a principal will be arbi=
trated at The Hague. this being the con-
tro7-ersy with Venezuela growing out of the
alleged violation by that country Of the
rights of the Orinoco Steamship Company.
Counter cases in this controversy were eX-
changed to-day. according 20 a dispatch
from The Hague. and the argument is set
for September %. In its counter case the
United States takes the ground that the
case of Venezuela seeks TO raise technical
questions rather than to deal with the
merits as is required by the protocol
There are also sharp differences between
tie Two countries regarding matters of fact
country seeks to make clear. The case
viii he tried by a tribunal Of three select
Cd from the permanent Court Of Arbitra-
ton. 'rhey are -Cionzalo de Quesada. CUBAN
Minister to Germany; Auguste Beernaert,
Belgian Minister of State and DR.. Henri
Iarmasch. who has been selected as UNI
pire by the two other arbitrators, in &C
cordanee with the protocol. DR.. Lam
masch. by the way, is also. umpire in the
Newfoundland fisheries arbitration
NIcARAGUAN sfTUATIoN.-The tide
has turned in Nicaragua, according TO ad-
vices receiv ed ct the Department of State
to-day. and Estrada has defeated the
Madriz forces and driven them from the
vicinity OF BIZ efields. This is the second
time that Madriz has almost compassed
the annifilation of the Estrada forces near
Blueflelds, only to meet with ultimate de-
feat. and II is net expected that he will
again make the attempt Until the rainy sea
son has passed. 1t is expected that Estrada
will now follow the Madriz forces, which
have been reduced TO about three hundred
men, and another battle may occur near
Rama. 1t is generally expected that the
Madriz forces will he taken off the bluff by
the Venus and that the siege Of Bluehelds
will now be abandoned Estrada's friends
believe he will carry the fight into Western
Nicara qua when the rainy season has
ended.
WICKERsHAM AND RAILROADS.&C.
was learned to-day that the Attorney Cen
eral had been working secretly on the case
against the Western railroads which pro-
posed 10 raise their rates for several days
before he met the representatives of the
shippers who called on him regarding the
increases. II was this fact which made ii
possible for the government to obtain the
injunction granted yesterday, which sus-
pends the advance pending investigation.
Because of the desirabiity that no word of
the purpose of the government should
reach the railroads until an injunction was
actually prayed for. Mr.. Wickersham did