Show ON SECOND THOUGHT The Arbitration Treaty Not a Great Diplomatic Yctory I IT DEMtb 1Mb J10MIOB UOCTRIM I And Compels Us In lbolt lo a Lit repents Monarch our lllght lo Lufi rce It NEW Yomc Jan 14Tbo World ibis morning east I General Benjamin F Trace yformer oratory of the navy when naked him views ou tho arbitration treaty last night said When the signing of tile treaty won announced I thought U ono of the greatest triumphs that diplomacy I dip-lomacy had ever achieve But since reading with more car what purports pur-ports lo be the text of the treaty I am led lo doubt whether we do not by this treaty agree to submit to the arbl trallon 01 a European monarch the whole question of tho Monroe doctrine doc-trine I and our right lo enforce It I By article It Is provided that the high contracting partlus agree to submit lu arbllraUon In oooor once will Iho ptovlsiona of this treat all questions it t dlllerence between them which they may tall to anjuat by diplomatic ueirotiatloril I decretory Olney Is reported aa declaring de-claring that by this treaty England has reoogulZBd and affirmed the I Monroe doctrine 1 fall to flud any language In this treaty which justifies any tuoli Inference On Ibo contrary I It teems clear that If 1 this treaty Is ratified tIA United States binds Itself 1 10 1 ubmll tu arbitration ItR fighters enforce Ibo Monro dootrlno as against I 1 a a laud II Spain la her distress should sell I Culm to Lapland I am unable to got I wby article 0 dots not expressly provide pro-vide that our right ta nxomde lit r from I the control and ei f ymeul of tins I territory clalmod Under non purchase Is I not to bo uLmIUt to arcHruloo The language of arllolo II whether BO Intended or not wuulj tetni to fit and provide for Ibe exact HuuUo that would exist under those clroum I Slovene Certain If England should purchase either Coo ur Bt Thomas her right to have acuoen to control and i enjoy the territory thus lutcbnieil l would oonstllutu a territorial claim I within trio worilog of the language used In arllclo D 11 I Under the language of this treaty r the United Slates could uot reuse to arbitrate England right to occupy the territory thus acquired by purchase pur-chase without being guilty of breach I ot treaty Nor could wo resist tbe forcible iCcUpatlou IeffitoryoranyWof t bo numerous South American states by EnRlauu under a claim of right All lucu questions must under this 11 I treaty > beeubmlttoJ to arbitration I |