White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

The Staniev-Jnhnson treaty for the
settlement Of the Alahama claim, was so
promptly denounced and exposed bv the
press Of the cnnntry. regardless Of psrtv.
that it is not Strange that the Senate
shnnll reject II BY an overwhelming ma.
iority. Yet we had not erprciei that
the vote wonld lack one of bsing mani
mons. As it stsn.ls. it expresses fairly
,he sense ef the cnnn.rv We have no
means Of Judging how large q portion Of
those who would reject the treaty wonld
go ths fnll length of all ths reasons
urged by Mr. Summer for that courss
II is not necessary to are lection 4of
the treaty to estimate our dam ages
at 800 600 600. - he does. or to
hold that 'he n.fion at large az we'll a.
onr citizens shonld he Unidentified for
the psrt taken by England in the war;
or that entire injury. direct and remote.
to our commerce is 10 be paid for. and
not merely the vessels actually DESTROYED:
or even that the premature recognition
by Great Britain Of the Confeder.cv
mnst be paid for. or apologizeI for, or
punished. We NAV give awsy all these
points nn which Mr.. Sumner Laws the
stress OF his argument. and stIl the tres
ty remains farce. The provision al
lowing for the decision and paymet. oi
claims four and-a bali years. lime, during
which they run without interest, in ad.
dition to the four or six years. interest
already lost on them. is equivalent tn
discounting nine years interest, or 30
per cent. Of what the total cl,'m shonia
be. and is plain surrender on our part
Its provision tha, two arbitra,ors shall
he chosen hy the United States and two
BY Great Britain, and that each of these
two shall choose q third. hut that they
shall cast lots to see which of the two
third men 80 chosen shall be tho Umpire.
to whom. in fact. the d,spu,ed question
shall be submitted. is . swindis. For il,
stands one chancs in two Of rcsnitinp in
ths snhmission Of snv dispntei cl.im to
single English nnpire. Even shonld
1t result in the choice Of an American
umpira, it is still swinrle, for at sny
time before he has rendered his decision
the two English arbi,rators have the iull
right to withdraw the question and sub
init il to some foreign "po,enta.e." As
Republicans have no "potenta,es," this
is swindle. for it compels US to choose
our umpire among tho crowned heads OF
Enrope. nearly all of whom prs,icip .,ei
with Englsnd in the guilt Of ;recipitsts
recognition and covert aid of the rebel
lion.
Again. there is q provision ths. all
claims OF individual. against eli her gov
erement shall he barred. though the treaty
does not ensure that they will be even do
cided. This. too. Is swinIls s, al.
80 IA the placing Of British clsims 70,
biocate runners dest, owed. or for Confe5-
crate bonds. virtually On a par with
onr claims against EnglsnJ for .bips
DESTROYED by Eneli.h built crnisers. Il,
is highly probable that under the oper
alton Of Reverdy Johnson's tre.ty We
shon'd have merged from the arbitration
with bnt littl' NOR m,n"y than would
paw It's cnsts. and IL il no. impossibis
that balance of deb, would ba found
against ~. IL certainly wnnli If the al.
plnma'is's who concncfed the treat,
shonlh ais" conduct the arbiira,ion.-
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