The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-11

Inc JONI nl8u SOmWsSSiV", A"' w
visins terms for the settlement Of the
Alabama claims, have concluded its Ia
bors, and the treaty viii be submitted to
to Congress. The Washington National
Republicans, of Tuesday, gives the follow
ing AZ the main of the treaty and vouches
tor its official correctness:
The treaty is to be known rs the trea-
ty of Washington for the adjustment of
claims of injury alleged by the United
States on account of the escape Of Con- |
federate cruisers from British ports, and
committed by these vessels
during the late revolution in that coun-
try. The tribunal of arbitration is con-
stituted to consist of five arbitratOrs. one
appointed by the United States, one by
Great Britain, and the other three each
by designated sovereign States Of Europe
or America. The treaty establishes spc-
cial rules of duty and obligations Of the
members, in addition to the generally re-
ceived public law, which rules, although
not admitted by the British commission
ers to have been in force at the time, are
yet agreed to retract and govern the de
cision of the tribunal Of arbitration. This
tribunal may either award damages in
detail or in gross, at its discretion, or II
NAV refer this duty to board of asses
sors sitting in the United States.
The British government frankly ex-
presses its regret for the occurrence OF
the incidents complained of BY the Uni
ted States.
For the adjudication Of all other claims
OF citizens of the United States against
Great Britain, or against the United States
during the same period-that is, from the
18th of April, 1861, to the 9th Of April.
ls66-an ordinary mixed commission is
provided, TO sit at Washington, with an
umpire to be nominated, if necessary, by
IL designated friendly power. This limi-
tation of time is OF material substance.
for it confines reclamation against the
United States to incidents of actual war.
II is accompanied, also, with a declama-
TO-: on the part Of the British commits
sioncrs, il, effect excluding claims on ac-
coun, of slave property.
ln'regard to the fisheries, in addition
to the liberty already secured to them by
the treaty of 1878, fishermen Of the Uni
ted States shall have liberty TO take sea-
sish on the sea coast and shores and If
the bavs. harbors and creeks of the prov
nccs OF Quebec, Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick, and the colony Of Prince Ed
varu's leland and the islands adjacent.
without being restricted to any distance
from shore, with permission to land up
on such coasts. shores and islands. and
also upon Ma: ,delen Islands, for the pur-
pose Of drying their nets, curing their
fish. &c. subject, of course, in this respect
to the local rights of private property |;
and the same liberty is granted to British
subjects on the eastern seas and shores
of the United States north Of the 39,h
parallel of latitude. This liberty is no!
to include, Oil either side, shell fish or
salmon and shad fisheries, or other fish
cries, in the rivers and mouths of rivers.
II is further agreed that fish oil and fish
of all kinds, except fish ofthe inland lakes
and their rivers, and except fish preserv-
ed in oil the produce Of fisheries Of the
United States or of the Dominion of
Canada or Prince Edwards Island, shall
be admitted into each country respect
lively, free of duty. The privilege thus
conceded to the United States is obvious
" a most important one. 1t is asserted
by the British government, but not ad-
mitted by the United States, that the
privileges accorded 20 citizens of the
United States are of greater value than
those accorded to subjects Of Great Brit
al,
sy on this point it is agreed that a mixed
commission, with an umpire 30 be ap-
pointed by designated friendly power,
shall determine what, if any, compensa-
ton for such alleged excess Of privilege
ought to be paid by the United States.
Next come various questions Of navi-
cation and commercial transit, which
are disposed Of by declaring the river st.
Lawrence and the rivers Yucan, Porcu-
pine and Stilline, forever free and open
to the citizens or subjects OF both coun-
tries by providing for the equal use OF
the Wclland, st. Lawrence and other ca
nails within the dominion, on the one
hand, and Lake Michi gan and st. Clair
flats, on the other; by providing for free
transit OF merchandise to and from, as
well as in, the British possessions and in
the United States; and abolishing pro.
visional duty on American lumber on
the river ST. Johns. All these provis
ions concerning fisheries and CONNER
cial transit are OF course made conting
ent upon their being approved by the
Congress of the United States, the Par
lament of Canada, and the Legislator.
of Prince Edwards Island. BY these va
rious provisions, all the stipulations o
fishery, navigation, and transit, that were
accorded to the United States by thu
treaty of 1854, are once more obtained
and in better form and without thu
hurdensome conditions of that treaty.
On the pending subjects of controvcr
sy between the two governments, there re
mains to be considered the question o
the Northwestern boundary line. Thi
question having been once reported up
on BY mixed commission, the Unitet
States are not content to refer il to anoth
er such commission, and it has beer
agreed, by the present treaty. TO submit
; the question directly to aneutral power
i. and the Emperor of Germany has beer
selected for the purpose. The Govern
ment of the United States has in it