The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-18
ALL BRITAIN
FOR PEACE
Plan For Pact With America
Commended
HAS BALF0UR'S SUPPORT
Announcement Cheered by the House Of
ccmmons-The Only Note Of Dis
sent Comes from Irish Mem
Der.
HAS BALF0UR'S SUPPORT

London. March Is. Sir Edward
Grey's Endorsement Of President Taft's
arbitration suggestion was seconded
amid cheers in the house Of commons
Thursday by A. j. Balfour, the leader
of the opposition. who, in the course
OF his speech, declared that he saw no
difficulty in the way of carrying out
such an arrangement between this coun-
try and the United States.
Mr. Balfour said
The late government did its best to
carry ont an arbitration treaty with
the United States / hope that there
is general feeling in America that
the time has come when these two
great countries may at least be bound
by treaty to refer all questions which
could possibly produce anything SO hor
rible as a war between them to some
arbitration tribunal.
The secretary for foreign affairs will
find no heartier friends Of such pol
icy than those in the unionist party !"
The first break in the chorus Of APP
proval which greeted Sir Edward Grey's
arbitration proposals in the house OF
commons was by John Dillon, member
for East Mayo, lie described Sir Ed
wards speech as gigantic red herring
most successfully drawn across the path
Of discussion OF the naval estimates.
There was nothing different, lie said. in
the Grey proposals from what appeared
in the treaty Lord Salisbury tried To
negotiate with the United States, ex-
eept the importation OF an offensive,
defensive and eoercive alliance against
other powers.
He grayey doubted whether this
would be found to be Of advantage.
The proposals made no provision for
small nations struggling against inlus-
tice or seeking freedom.
They referred only to mighty empires
which were invited to combine for the
purpose Of coercing others, who would
not submit to arbitration
What about the struggling national
tiles now crushed under the hoof of
great empires = asked Mr. Dillon.
what il Egypt asked for arbitration
against British occupation, or Persia
against the Anglo-Russian agreement :"
He was extremely seeptieal Of the
immediate effect of such treaty on
ornaments even il il were possible TO
negotiate Il.
Nr. Balfour's speech. which was quite
unexpected. has given a new impetus to
the arbitration movement and in the
opinion Of the liberal morning papers,
brings the question Of an Anglo-Amer-
lean treaty within the region OF prac
teal politics.
The Daily Telegraph, in an enthusi
astie editorial, says that the league OF
peace thus established would necessarily
include the countless population Of the
whole British empire Political friend
ship. il continues, between these great
Englishspeeking nations might be the
most glorious association OF free ma
lions the world has ever known
In common with other uniouist morn
ing papers, however, The Telegraph at
taches equal Importance to Mr. Bal
tOur's argument in the same speech that
the idea Of universal arbitration is vis-
ionary, and that All Anglo-American
treaty would ID no way change Great
Britains relations with Europe and
therefore, would not justify any redue
tiou Of the British naval strength.
The notion of the United States and
Great Britain doing duty would be OBJ
noxious, according to the unionist or
gans. The Telegraph says that the
friendship between Great Britain and
the United States must he no menace
to other countries. The STANDARD sim.
iIarly asks whether when the treaty /
was concluded. in event 81 the United /
States becoming involved il hostilitles !
with Japan it could be supposed for a
that Great Britain would 90
to the aid of the United States.