New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-25
cYN EULER AND TIE TREATY %
WASHINGTON.

ia Of cach the two parties the Alabama claims,
sOsled an, other documents mus % 1eVSTG1 t ~ b
ether Marty The case" u.ust have been prepared some
1TeTnmentlre the best men that could be found for
tbeir respective duties and the plan OF arOltraLoh 10
one which the general voice Of the country sp-
pn,yes Many 90 further still, and think that they see IN
The cOnscnJf the two Eng shspeaRng NATIONS 10 REFER
go mary Important questions to arbitration the dawn OF
day of ss1rcd peace. Although we do not believe that
oil question between nations can be referred 70 th[o
psrties that impartial arbrators can always De
found, feel that, in matters Ike the DouhuaIIts
between two States. and in such as allow peounlaIS
valuation damages, the plan OF adjusting internauOnaI
difficulties this way has received such an
the recent Treaty that many warS VIII via s eTamnIe
Of graf nations settling their disputes Wi'ho o
expense ofDloOd aud money Will he VI vast dement, 10 no
We do rot intend TO discuss the provisions Of the
Treaty. They fair the three rules according TO
which tn Alabama claims 10 he adjusted are
roncessio aud virtual alignment that our inter
he alter modified except 10y an improbable con5gW
of the tw parties, and after great pains and delay The
worse star feeling than followed the rejection Of the
Clarendon Johnson treaty Indeed, there could he no
better gICnl Of war, according 10 the received law or
ratOns an the rejection OF solemn CONTRACT Ke TINS
Treaty refusal to abide by sentence which pro
yides for nd makes final What is the part Of states
h tut TO let things take their course and accept
I: woua,ave been marvelousif Mr. Butler had taken
His grand capacity for mischief cOuhl not
H. connI in regard to the Treaty People would have
thought that he dead and he has 10 idea OF being
hi ed by l,itical defeat And shows himself alive
specCl. which, II It had no name or place OF its de-
livery accompanying 1t, would have been universally
We do no intend to follow or discuss this speech which
have effect ON the opinion q the country tort
night hence bu: notice or two statements which
mLde it, and shall endeavor to show, before
meeting wEh the speech We had intended TO show that
Of Grca Bntan in the matter OF the Alabama claims
aud tina tie disposition to make some concessions, as
shown aoye all III the three rules ana IN making tnem
tctrOaCtAc, not sudden OF forced one, but one
which pubic opinion was SLOWLY maturing.
Mr. Bulcr in his speech Of October l6, printed in
The Nc,O ork Standard ofthe next morning. says that
tlc>e three rules, a. appears 10y the protocol
tlat thcl should be made rules Of international law be-
twiXt this uuntry and Great Britain for all future time
and they Tther demanded that these should he i'm
rn every 0SHTT oI m honn n y ben an IN the
arbitrAtiOiIJf the Alabama claims" Th{ strange
Every othcrmarltime nation before they Che Great
Rain) void be bound by them In the arbitration OF
ST nafionwhateVsr in e protocol 10 which Mr. B. re-
o and il he Treaty itsef the parties only Dind mem
hing these rules TO the knowledge OF otheT
maritime IOEers and TO invite them to accede TO them
article VII The words Of Butler before they would
b. bound. their connection, imply that peIlOu uust
eApse sufficient for impressng these rules on national
eonscence,, which, to say the least, Is ridiculous We
tkf for cd that il is only owing ~ haste that Cen
J. conveyed his impression 10 his hearers.
n. prStcoii IL WAS made by the BRUSH Commissions
Ind their Government condition or setting tht
TuIeS shouldin future be held to be binding nerna-
OuAy between the two countries" with which the text
AZ IN ire expressed in other words, exactly COIN
cldeG In rclrd TO this might ask what honest man
or man OF peace GC %b mes TO haTs 6n used for
the settlement Of past claims without ACKNOWLEDGING
tS t1tnr o had been secured by the Treaty that
alone would been great result Tor In every future
var Of our ,nd S5d them to strict and definite obi
Fa1On Millions Of dollars are likely 10 De saved ny
sS TTS. aPT mnp so that # nothing had been
gained for the pest the Treaty would have promoted the
peace of me world But when the remarkable cOnces-
SION Ia made by treatyma power-a concession
having few parallel in diponscy.ott adopting The very
prucpc, for the settlement " past disputes whcn tAat
power had denied TO be law and when regret was e1-
pressed for the escape 81 tue Alabama ana 9ner IKE yes
IatisAed. We ouGht 10 wonder that proud nation
ooud mako up It's mind 70 go as far as this
In sdopug thes three rules for the future, as well as
er The uaSt The English were not hasty' nor merely
anxious 70 I1s SasSr There had been for several
yean anterior the Treaty Of Washington discussions
Rrts1v and in 1881 under Lord Der6y's adminstrs
DON the subject put into the hands OF Board OF
ComTnissoucrs who made report In 1865 Opinions
ware asked by them from eminent lawyers aud espe-
caly the question, which had been considerably dis
pps.sd IN inc Commission submitted whether only
TIE sispaleh OF vessel Of war with intent tnat IT
should be employed IN TIE service OF ,bG,I1gerent
vessel should be provided against also Mr. Yer
made penal only Sir Robert PhiLlnoIe the writer on
he Law OF nations, and Judge OF the Admiralty wanted
SSs ySie UstIer Great Britain nor the United
have made penal. his doctrine Is that any sup
plies Of the means OF war be more 10 the advan-
g Of ole neutral than Of another and he goes so lar
nto say "that 1t may be necessary measure OF oe-
nss on the part Of beligerent TO make war upon
me country which supplies his adversary with the means
Of prolOnging contest He had IN substance II not
OutspOken way, said the same in his commentaries
upon International Jaw; and we must profess that we
bonos the opinion although ne advances long SP ND
IoDd the present rules OF the law OF NATIONS Anu NJ
again, Mr.. ROthery Of Doctors Commons goes IN MS
pec6ostons Of unneutra kinds Of trade, still further
In "a opinion sent TO the Neutrality Commlssi0ners
which lies before US, ne says:
B 3sn vhieh nOorA nation ought to prohibit are not
ttng military naval tIpatOns but the bald1g
.A and under any eirconst1ne wtsout 's.
TSa. SeISsrsp and posSy So OoaIons
~ dsnOralinhg Of bOckAderunniRS
ra,4k. mini nj
man which show that some persons In ENGLAND go as
M II their desire to have neutrsls kept within strict
limits IN their trade with begerent as any one else
Nhers 70 whatever nation he may belong But we must
=, ss2ssd SdS that I9e Uesae With
knowledEe OF her hostile destination, and the bpolng
b. SSeD 'Se saGI beb oS sS out and armed
Hee s SSs OF beyond Her Mssstys In1a P
ied % sxSSss tue LIE escspe Of the 1lsbams
Of Aug Ire can WHICH, SHS Tesulted ted from ali
TINS discussion as well as from the war
Important step the part Of Great Britain toward de-
inning Just and safe neutrality. In this law, which Sc
law any other nation, the Of building, agreeing
tssuAg any commission for any sap With Intent or
kn0Iedge or reasonable believe that the
VIZ stale friendly 70 Great Britain, sui ects the
Isoosf 70 nne or Imprisonment or both. Other pro-
% e on the builder O ship DuNt for or dslivered to
OS ~ . sSSS ~ above GSSsSS or e M agent
poses o. war Of PTOVRg that he dad not know such
va Ne destination Of the vessel
We have msntiOned these projects and this Law to
snoS tsst sentiment Of justice or ssalculHtOn Of
enfy, % both have been drawing Great Britain into
ePoanOn which she tOak At the Treaty Ot WashI
nAvmg Ia her own laws aud in the sentiments many
hsn Stsest men nearly To the position of the
med States IN regard the dnty Of neutral In keep
M own country free from all unDeutrsl proceeding
WY esOuid not thik he carried into international law
eiso and, unless IL b. v0sI AL object " save
NS00O ~ " justify Que risk Of prOtrtcted
iuAfe. why not give an ca post JdcfO efficacy to
Ihe pHnCpl,s or rules To watch thc BIan Government
M@s prepared u give its adhescnf AMI ~ this Treat,
M hobest example record al Wholesale atIHp. to
setite mAnOiu clneTenCos
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