Mr. Bright has addressed an interesting letter on the subject
of International Arbitration to the Secretary of the London Peace Society, who is about to proceed to America to advocate there the advisability of a Treaty with England, under which both Powers should agree to submit all their disputes to arbitra- tion. "I think," says Mr. Bright, "if the Government of the States were willing, and were in any way to signify their willing- ness, to become a party to such a Treaty, there is a force of good men with as to induce our Government to consent to it. England and the States will remain two nations, but I would have them always regarded by themselves as otie people." With such an expression of feeling we are in the heartiest sympathy. War between the two great branches of the English race would be no less an evil than civil war. Our only misgiving as to the proposed arbitration is the difficulty of find- ing a trustworthy tribunal to which to refer disputed points.
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