New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-22

oron ~ tho civilized world has been formed and pro
nounced in manner perfectly ntellgo,e on nr IN
S SS TO the Treaty the right
honorable Gentlemen may limiting thing themselves to this
deosraon We reserve to ourselves the power to point
ont 70 The Goyernment Of the United States that tne
c,a n forward by them Of such character that
no nation with ts eyes open or In tue possession Vi h
senses could possibly admit ,b saem sS EVEN or the
purnbse OF argument, and In order 10 throw s
Eight the SnaSe h 81 ~. T Tinted sses than was
to raise the argument TO be as pc
friends in friendly spirit u was I'm IN friendy
spirit that this great impeachment, as the rght
gentleman termed It, will be met ana ~ r.
swerve from sacred aud paramount duty W JUL
country. loud cheers
The address was then adopted and the sitting closed
The Treaty of Washington was again under considera-
ton the eth ns and In the course OF the discussion
Mr. Gladstone said:
ment that in any manner question the title OF the
american Government to say anything about ms Is
clear and unambiguOus, but clear and unamblguous
against us-if they venture to do that, L ap-
10 establish what we contend to be the I'M
ambiguous construction OF the Treaty with the protocols
is our contention in this controversy remains to be seen
whether the American Government TO that or not
ana oWn Opinion is as sacred Ss Nv honorable
friend Mr. Otway) says that the whole strength OF
our case depends our maintaining that the Treaty
is ambiguous. 1 do not understand by what logical
process he arrives at that conclusion admit that II
could be shown that there was some ambiguity In the
Treaty we shoud still be able to plead II could support
it by reasonable evidence, the doctrine Of intention
the doctrine Of intention OF the parties another
stated distinctly last night that we adhered to the
the doctrine OF intention OF the parties
We shall give what we think is demonstratye evidence
the doctrine of the intention OF the partes but we
shall appeal, and hope distinctly and conclnsiyely
appeal to the meaning OF the words embodied in IN
tha tuatru MT Onl m Thor /
make My honorable friend seems to suppose that every
question respecting the competency of an arbitrator and
be settled beforehand That is not The ground on
which Her Maesty's Government proceed in regard to
the Treaty Washington not the ground that we
think the indirect to DO beyond the scope of Che
arbitration. believe nothing to he more common IN
arbitration than the raising OF questions before
the arbitrator himself TO the scope OF his own duties
The decision in the first instance on tho scope OF the arb
tratOn rests with the arbitrator himself but his author
ty is not final The United states themselves have
been the rs-I do not mean the earliest in point OF
time the earliest compared with us-tO have de-
clared and acted, important former OCCASION upon
the right Of of the parties to withdraw from and de-
cline 10 accept the result Of arbitration. Well, we
might have taken that course; but would 1t have
convenient to refer TO the arbitrator himself the
question OF the OF the references 1t Is not worth
questions pending regard ships in which We believe
that in all probability the arbitrator will he called upon
decide in the OF the Cotton Loan, whether Ger
tain questions are within the scope Of the arbitration It
is not the simple question OF these indirect claims beng
TO act as we have done. but that question COM
bncd with the magnitude OF the case IL IL
the conjunction OF these two considerations which mas
induced think that IL would be TAR more honorable
frank and friendly 10 the United States 10 declare at
once that the whole OF this matter Is, in our view.
unfit for arbitration and Is, in fact, barred from TINS ar
bitration tnan to have waited, and afterward
taken SOHO steps that might have rendered
liable to the roproach OF having permitted
thom to act in ignorance Of our view and
our intention. Hear hear. Sir, have now endea-
Voured TO best of my ability to answer the questions
which have been put to me In this great case Ths Is
probably not the last time when II Will be discussed by
this House; aud the House that they VIII
at all times lind In Her Majestys Government the Mt
most destrc make clear the views they may have
TAKEN and that they will not have the slightest reason
complain of any disposition on our part TO diminish
the possibility under whch We lie Hear,
hear