New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-08
THE TREATY of WASHINGTON
ENGLISH VIEWS.
MS APPOINTMENT AT THE PROVlSIoNs CoNJtAC -
NC C,NADA-THE TREATY AS A WHoLA

NC ApPOINTMENT AT THE PhONi1lONo NOO1,r AC-
ING CANADA-THE TREATY AS ""N
CEPrABLE TO ENGLAND. vrI
FROM AN OCCASIONAL CoRRBsPoNpihN- oor
IoxnoV. Nav 26.-It is not Wltpou' ~ o en-
,a.rilo of a souirm that John Bull has Pt - ~ tbo
text the Treaty signed OF Washneon who ia so
Joiut High Commission. Lord 'o- ,oaca and ability
hgnlv COMMUNICATED for his Eoal ,ror ~ A. N
Nv IL NJ High Commissioners "'o n,rrtv ~ consid
london ana VIC nav - as IL may have pleased
erlhg IL dc arost week IL is not that j. D. had
US 70 no uuIis 10 say he was sorry and ready 10
nv ~ ,Iabama depredations' Whatever INC Su'"
P'S ~ -. ., the one hand, or LORD RusseH on the
Other NAV say, that part OF 'he treaty Is N S
,omon sense Of our people, and satisfies the
WIN "" ~, nsciouoe But the three rules, which are
n,v etrospectively to the principal case, and
20 pci only 10 be observed hereafter by the
Visp Contracting Powers themselves, but are 10 DO
.ougbt by them 10 the knowledge OF other marltime
with an invitation to such powers to aeeede 10
nm are so worded that cannot but fear trouble
7, thew are read strictly neutrals are not to allow te
- 20 ne used for the purpose OF the renewal or aug
tatjon OF military supplies or arms to beligereht'
~ NOT the fundamental principles OF both couhtos as
N the duties OF neutrals overturned by themi we are
not thinking Of the question at issue so much as OF 'he
,tarior question. But when we have squared our ao
,ount and John and Jonathan proceed sioe py
side corrteously to PROFOUND their three rules
% tho German empire and TO invite Prince
bismarck 20 accede 20 them, will not that astute Chan
eellor with the engaging frankness which American ana
English correspondents are so 80 FOND OF pIsns say
"Bv all means gentlemen, and so OF course you Will see
the Justice OF paying my little bin for damage occasoned
10 me army and cause Of my Imperial Master by the
augmentation OF military supplies and arms furhlshed
from your countries to France in our late war Inc
H.h Contracting parties will no doubt explain TO the
Prince that their rules do not cover the case ced by h
Then again. we are disappointed with that part OF the
Treaty which relates TO Canada. We have always iet
that vour handling of the Reciprocity Treaty and the
Tariff queston-thOugh, Of course, perfectly WITHIN the
scope your powerswas on the verge OF shaTp prac-
uoe You were hitting us through our Colony and we
WINGED under it, Now, while you had grievances against
DE- and the sense OF wrong still ranking we eX-
pected that you would continue put the screw on us
IN the way we should feel it MOSTLY Furnishing us
through the Canadians. And we had assumed-misled
10 come extent by rumor, supposed to be well founded
that now that the mother country had agreed
10 bow her proud old head, and express her
sorrow FOR what happened in your war; you would act
generously TO her younger daughter In short, We
thought that you going open your ports TO coal
and other products OF the Dominion Ito the great benefit
AZ we hold Of your people well theirsl and are sur
prised and somewhat annoyed TO nd that this is not
10 be the case The right Of carrying goods without pay
ment Of duty from port 10 another OF the Dominion
through United States territory is scarcely an equva-
lent for the analogous right granted TO your people
Ia Canadian waters, by Arucle AAA; anu 30 lar
rs we see or understand at present, the old
policy as TO reciprocity and tariffs has been
in no material respect modified by the Treaty You will
say you meant that it should be; but am not
arguing the matter-ony giving you the attitude OF our
soundest public mind here the subject Of the Treaty.
which certainly regards Canada, is disappointment
However on the whole we proud Of the result and
particularly with the thoroughness Of the recognition
of the principle of arbitration which is contained In
article XXXV: That the award Of II. NJ. the Emperor
OF Germany shall be considered absolutely final and
cconclusiye and full effect shall be given
to such award without any objection evasion, or delay
whatsoever" That article would cover multitude OF
Fins 10 our eyes, for hold that an example OF two
great Powers submitting question of boundary
the point which high-spirted nations nave
always been most sensitiye-tO arbitration without
aopeaI must bear fruit We proud to have been one
Of the high contracting parties on this first occasion
on which nations have bowed to Christianity ana com
mon seuse and pride is by no means lessened by
the tact that the other party is nation OF our own blood
and lineage.