The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-15
EUROPE.
LATEST NEWS BY CABLES AND MAIL.
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
The "Alabama" and other Money Claims
Of the United Statea-An Advance To-
wards n Settlement.
LONDON, October 4.-Tne London Times of this
morning has an artc.e on tue AL1bdHI claims. In
review the subject II say LET joint commis-
be appointed, not to adjudicate upon the CLAIMS
preferred against Great Britain by American ship
owners, or 20 review the tan'acuons conneoted
sorts, but to deliberate on the rights and duties Of
neutrals IN time of war as hitherto determined by
bic, set OF rules which all maritime nations should
be invited to adopt and to carry out by legislative
A commission OF this kind should not be ex-
clusively composed of British ard American sub
iursts, and be invested with the amplest poss BILE
liberty OF recommendation. If upon perusal of
their report her Majesty's Government shall be of
opinion that, under the circumstances, some repa-
ration s due, either in International law or in inter.
national equity, to the United states, in respect to
the Tdrdges Of the AdbdDlG, 1t Will not be too late
70 make %, and no fake pride should prevent Eng
land doing so with good grace. Ii 1T be said that
Lord Stanley cannot allow these claims to be be
reopened even indirectly, without rejecting iniu-
rlousy on The conduct of his pred cessor, the
al swer is obvious.
MIR. Adams representation to Lord Russell was In
the nature of a legal demand, and it was properly
met by legal demurrer. 1t was practically granted
ment of the alabama, and that the commercial
marine of the United States had suffered grieyous
injury thereby; put the doubt was whether in the
absence OF culpable neglect the part of the Gov
ernment, there was any remedy against England.
Ibis LOlu russell uon1e0 ana we nave yet to learn
that he was wrong in his exposition of the law
while he was certainly right # the precedent of the
Portuguese claims on the United States is to be
fol owed.
On the other hand, every one knows, the Ala-
bdmd would never have got to sea- but tor the most
lnopportune illness OF the Queens Advocate; aHd
this consdc ion, though 1t NAV clear the Govern.
ment from the alleged neglect, do III some degree
affect the moral aspect of the The loss sus.
tsint by American commerce in consequence may
be don1nun sine tnjurG aud therefore no ground of
legal action; and yet 1t may be of courtesy
to waive the leneft of this plea The time has co me
when such concession no longer open to mis-
cOnstruc ION, and would be accepted by the United
States as a spontaneous act of goodwill.
AT all events, there can be nothing derogatorv to
the honor OF England in Offering to suOmit her neu-
tTalIty laws, together with those of the United.
states, to revision by a mixed commission No
country has more to lose by lax lnterpretatipn of
these laws, and justice compelsus to acku0 si8dee
that had the United states Government conryed "
their INVASION the Fenian expedition might -
inflicted much greater mlschieT Canada. IN,
not be FORGOTTEN BY Parliament If II shQYS ~ W. ~
alter called upon to sanction overtp<Ss sh ~ ~ M
lead TO an amicable compromise-Set tn sb aag
claims. VI s"0 ~i''''O'f@