Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-02-19

LONDON, Feb. l2.-(N. l. World spe
cial.) The conflict of opinion on the Al
ALBANIA claims increases. A meeting of
workingmen will soon be held to oppose
the course of the British government and
demand the immediate settlement of the
claims, the sum paid to the United States
to be subsequently recovered of the
builders of the vessels which caused the
damages. A party in Parliament is pre-
pairing to move for the resignation of the
present Ministry on the ground of its
laundering incapacity, and the formation
of Cabinet which shall propose the set
Element of the Alabama claims on new
basis.
The Daily News asserts that public
opinion in Germany is strong in its con-
demnation of the course pursued by the
United States government in connection
with the Alabama claims.
Mr.. Gladstone, in replying to a ques-
ton in the House of Commons to-day,
stated that the case of the American gov
eminent submitted to the Geneva Board
of Arbitration had not yet been printed,
and it would therefore be unjust to pub
lish the document here at present.
Prayers were offered yesterday in all
the churches at Sheffield for the proven
ton of war between England and the
United States.
VIENNA. Feb. 12.-The Presse, in an
article upon the claims of America be-
fore the arbitrators at Geneva, says that
England has probably learned that the
opinion of the Roard will be untavorable
to the conduct of that nation during the
civil war in America, and fears the con-
sequences of her course toward the Uni
ted States.
ENGLAND WILLING TO PAY THIRTY MIL
LIONS IN GOLD.
NEW YORK, Feb. IA London spec
ial says that no English government
continuing negotiations in regard to the
treaty of Washington, as the case now
stands, could hold Office twenty -four
hours This is absolutely certain and
cannot be stated too emphatically.-
Should the government 60 out on this
issue their successors, from the nature OF
the case, would be equally prevented
from continuing the negotiations. There
fore arbitration is ended and the oppor-
tunity for accommodation will be lost,
unless some mutual understanding, mod
flying the point of indirect losses, is ar.
rived at. The English government hav-
ing positively refused to pay the gross
sum for all damages, proposition Of
that nature cannot now be advanced
but should the American government re-
new its own proposition, made on March
Sth, 1870, in the protocol, it could be
arranged on the basis that England pay
the highest sum named by America
thirty million dollars in gold
TIoN.
The Herald's Washington dispatch
says the President expresses himself very
much gratifed at the temperate tone Of
the press of the United States on the ex
cited comments of the English Ministry
on our case before the Geneva Confer.
ence The duty of this country is quite
plain. If the English government with
draws, the United States cannot agree
with honor to any new negotiations
What further action may then be neces
sary. will be influenced in a great meas
ure by circumstances. In reply to {
question as to his opinion of the propos
ed prospect of a war, the president sale
that he hardly thought it would come t.
that, but if a war was duty it woulc
not be evaded He does not desire tt
see amicable relations inaugurated by the
treaty being disturbed, but at the same
time America, in honor to herself, can
not be used as an instrument in tn,
hands of any foreign ministry to shield
itself against embarrassments arising
from local political divisions.