New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-26

r ATE on the nicht of March - Sill td'
Naro GREY. the British Foreign Sec
- rotary arose IN the House oil COM
r,o,s and IN the course or a discusslo"
90 .hc Question of naval policy. madc
mark regarding arbitration which mas
h..r hailed as epoch making. He sald tHa'
y. ,,ould welcome President Taits sweep
,,,. rroposals for permanent treaty ior
,rc srhitration OF all questions between
1-rcland and America. and hintod that Ii
.,,cb y treaty were proposed 20 Great BRIT
ain Ia. tho United States 1t would I've Wei
o,,ood lie promised that. as tho conSe-
ououccs would he 30 farroachinG IN chard'
60 Tho trcaty would he submitted 10 Far
,i~r,ont for ratification. He added NAV
.ercemcnts might nc made 10y nations en-
dcavorinc 10 effect permanent peace ny
means of arbitration treaties WHEREBY inc!
v,nld co-operatc with each other IN INC
case OF a quarrel with third power IN
which arbitration was refused.
The widespread interest and favor which
h,,,c noon accorded 10 Sir Edward Grey 5
ror,srks arc indications Of tho progress
which has been made in tho education Of
,be World IN tho idc: o. permanent peace
:, has served 10 lift mankind toward a
realization Of this humanitarian protect
and as sir Henry Norman put II. usins a
modification Of an American ossavisi
words Tho wagon Of tho English speaking
roorles is now hitched 10 star
Tho Tribune has obtained. and herewith
r,..sen,s the views ~ some Of the men
Who have ASSISTED in bringing thl: idea!
situation 20 near ~ practical accomplish
n,ent.
Tnoficialy. A least. Baron q hstour-
r.ue. de Constant. romher 81 thr treh'n
SENATE. delegate 20 Tho Hague conferences
,,d Tho most distinguished advocate IF M
versa peace among the French people mas
.yrressed his arprova Of the proposed
treaty At the Same tme ho folds '"'
op.rion that the negotiations ~ snch Sn
agreement will meet with m" approval "
enlightened sentiment IN other countries
than his own The attainment nj the tar-
reaching results predcated upon the sue
oessful outcome Of negotiations netWc'h
The Ur,p,ed States and Great Britain IS.
therefore. not the prophecy OF mere mo
mertary enthusiasm. hut conVcuon
evolved out Of actual experience IN latter
day diplomacy.
4 prefer" said Baron do Constant,
apropos Of Sir Henry Normans declaration
that the wagon Of tho English speaking
pe oples is now hitched 70 a star. tho gov
errnent which directs the organization o.
state upward 70 the light Of peace. Justice
and progress 10 the government which al
lows II 70 20 down 10 the abyss or iSno-
rance and routine.
The proposed treaty Of arbitration he
tween tho United States and Great Britain
WOULD ne good thing for two reasons,
considered purely a. an arbitration meas
ure and apart from any political aspect
which may he enormously put upon it.
First 1t would set an example for the
other nations Of the world. particularly
those Of the majority which voted for COM
pulsorv arbitration a. the Hague con-
ference. and eventually for those which OPP
posed this programme:
second it will tend 70 crystalline the
growing sentiment among peoples in favor
Of peace and give confidence TO those gov
crnments which. as yet, MAY hesitate To
recognize by oficia action the strength OF
tti- popular longing to avoid the problems
ana burdens II war
of course. I do not speak Of the pro
posed treaty ae political cNpedicnt nor do
coustrue II in this light. although din
,.lties II this kind must 10 considered ~
taking such step. regard J., only as a
strs ishtforvard attempt to promote poac
and to obviste the possibility Of Var. rs