This has been a busy session for the United States Senate in its treaty making capacity, telezraphe "The Times Correspondent. Not only eleven Hague conventions, but twelve arbitration trouties have been ratified. Germany and Russia are the only important Powers with shoun arbitration treaties have not been concluded, and with the former one in being negotiated. At present the negotiations are still, owing, apparently, to ception as to the se the treaty, which, it hie visit to Europe.
In this case the treaty should be ratified next session. The three British treaties concerning Canada, though not of wreat importance, go far to clear up the difficulties between the United States and the Dominion, Unfortunately, the most pressing question of all, that concerning the use of the power of Niags and other common waters, still a solution. Another year has alo without a settlement of the Newfoundland fisheries disputes. As it has not been possible to submit them to The lear's' modus vivendi, or it. will have to be
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