Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
the TREATY OF WASHINGTON
LOOKING UP.
CHANGE OF ENGLAND's POSITION.
Our Views Probably accepted.
A SUPPLEMENT TREATY ToBE SUBMITTED
To THE SENATE.
NEW YORK. ~.

NEW YORK, Is
/ The Herdlds Washington despatch saws
/ that on Saturday morning Secretary Fish
I fastened To the President with despatch
from Minister Schenck. informing him OF
( the acceptance by the British Government
I of the iinN proposition he had made to
1.erd Granville. with respect 10 our con-
/ sequential claims. His proposition was
for n short supplemental treaty, bearing
! upon the question of indirect claims alone
4 These claims. it was suggested by Mi.
| Fish. could be covered by The fourth retro
| spective rule laid down for the gnidaucc ut
I the Geneva tribunal. setting forth that
! whenever the United States or Great Brit
I ain WAS engaged in war. and the other
1 power was neutral, and hy a want OF due
/ diligence on the part at the neutral any
| privaieer or hostile vessel should escape
from its waters. or equip or renew it. hos
tile strength in neutral ports. the latter
| should only be liable for direct damages
| inflicted upon the bclligerents by the oper-
ation- of such vessels.
The eiirc. of such an understanding
4 would be to enable the United States TO
/ leave its whole ease before the tribunal "a,
/ originally presented. by removing the
/ objection that the consequential claims we
had preferred found no sanction or war
l rant in the treaty.
The agreement of the Gladstone minis
/ try 10 this proposal of Friday. was not
hoped for until minister Scheuch> dispatch
was REQ eiNed
The President will submit the CORES
pnnd-nce to the senate in an executive
communication. aud ask that b. DIV To adj
wise and consent ,o supplemental treaty.
/ Leading republican Senators attended at
the White House saturday evening and
had long conference with the President.
/ The prospects OF the success of a supple
! mental treaty were discussed. and the con
suliaiion will tend materially Ia insure it,
favorable consideration by the senate.
The Times Washington dispatch states
that the statements of Gladstone and Gran
I vile. GOVERN: the correspondence relative
J to the Washington Treaty. will probably
/ be given To- Parliament. il is Thought. prior
Ia the Adjournment for the Whit suniidr
recess. /, thu entire correspondence j.
thus submitted To England the President
I viii send the same To the Scnat" a. am
executive document. and this cnrrr-pon-
dencc will cover all dispatches tclrsraphic
and mail. which have passed. including
the very latest. II only a brirt statement
! Of the ease i made in Parliament. then L
Is probable that like course will be pur-
sued here In message To the Senate.
7 although the President j. anxious that the
( whole correspondence. should ~ before
the country at AN early day. lie i conf
dent that the action uf the administration
will be fully approved.
some weeks ago the British Cabinet
mrdr 4 proposition to settle the principle
involved iu the Indirect claims. rs ucgo-
tiation- outside the Geneva Tribunal, be
licying this government did not press tor
any award of money damages. But they
assumed thar the Indirect claim, wcrr %
be Withdrawn in consequence oi such j.
proposal being made. This assumption
led tn a serious Misunderstanding. rhc
reply OF our government WA. that while
we We're willing not 10 press for a pecuui-
AIRY verdict. 1t had 40 powor or desire 70
settle principle Of international law out
side the tribunal save hy the adyir" and
consent OF the Senate.
To this the British cabinet has respond
ed. prnpo-ins ia positive terms new arti-
Gle 10 the treaty, which will hc coumuui-
Gated To the senate to-day with The rest 90
the cnrre- pundcnc-. aud upou which the
senate j. expected To- take action. hi,
new article. IL l. understood, will -et forth
these fact, and propositions. VIZ: That.
whereas Great Britain holds that the qu,.--
tinn OF consequential damages i not re-
ferred to the Geneva tribunal tor arbtfa-
ton and whereas the United States hold
$3.50 y
governments are agreed ~ To- the manner
ia which the principle involved Shall be
settled-theretore this new article, which
declares that hereafi or Meth nation shall
make any claim, upon the other for con
seqneniial damages because of any failure
on the part OF either To observe strict ncli-
trality when the oth'r i bclligereut. j.
proposed to be held a, such settlement IN
accordance with the We'll understood de-
sire OF the two governments. II uuiIyor-
ably acted upon by the Senate. the indirect
/ claims will b.. withdrawn