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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-07-06

THE GENEVA ARBITRATION.

The speehd.!,..pere,norilont of The Tame, writing from

Gen—era, 'June 30. say s.

The Tribunal of Arlaration has broken up for a
fortnight. judgea and advocates are scattered, the flags
have disappeared from ths hot, is, the ferment ii over
end Geneva ha, ~absidtal into its tvraal sultry summer
stilhose. Mr. Alma. .4111 remain,, in a beighhouring
villa, and Mr. Cmhing io a cool sit id,asant garden
retreat ahaut rifl,hat from the city. Most of the
journalists. aml they ware many, who hmi assembled
here, hove departed. 'I be int-rest f the question
ceased when the Indirect Clai.as were &and sel from
further tof 4leration, and what is to rme is chiefly
matter of detail. Or good with Thy I learn that a
couple of months are likely to terminate the whole
slier. •

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It!, se7ilom that a secret known to so many has
navelt I, pt as ti.nt ot the recent proceedings of
the Tribunal. Nearly 411 1..-Isol a knew what passed
day by day, and probably at least as many were
aiminildy on the look out Is information and eager
to penetrate the mystery. lint still the tied imp! irtant '
intelligence was given riMcia ly, anticipating, though
only by an holm or i.No, that w birth was trantaudtril
to you twin this plain: on Thuniday night. When
unce the matter was satisfactorily settled thvre
was no oat reasin for keeping the news train
public who enviously awaited it, but even then the
Pre•iiilent of the Tribatial, Count SO pie was reluc-
tant to release the other virsons iii the secret from the
, obligation if keeping it set least twenty four hours
longer. The romit, I may add, eel ma to have
, won the good will and good opinion of all the
! gentlemen brought into communicatii in with him
by this Arbitration. Matters might have been
accelerated and rendered less animus hail he and
his two I deign colleagues been more conversant with
the English language, but perhaps it was impossible for
their respective Governments to lint representatives
better qualified in that respect and equally well so in
others. Of the unit/miring industry and asiddiiity of
all the perwyns engaged in this arduous and delicate
affair, there seems to be no doubt at all.
I may further add, that, whatever may have been
the feeling between the two tk,veriiments. and what-
ever the amount of national susceptibility imported
mt. the dispute on either side, the personal relations
between the English and Americans whom the t ?alleys
Arbitration brought into frequent intercourse have
been Invariably marked by cordiality and good will.