New-York tribune., 1872-04-29

EFFORTS TC, MISLEAD TIE PUBLIC AS TO M MIllh
INTENTIONS OF THE ADMlNlSIhAtl l-, ,t,r,'r
1srIH stIIrNCN UNDOUBTEDLY INSTRUCTED
70 snake AN UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRlBCNEl
Nv,surVc;roN knrl 2s-Thc attitude In when
Secretary Fish has placed the United states 'oW"ru
.be Geneva Board of Arbitration and toward "feaU
Britain. by his last letter TO Granville, ana 'ne az
campanyng letter to Gen. Schonck' CONTINUES W
je the subject Of earnest controversy 10
L. now known that in the reply to GTahNlhe y
Letter Of the Goth of March Secretary Fish repeated
the statements which he made in his first letter On
tbe subject and assured the British Government thaV
4he United States while anxious that nothing should
occur 20 interrupt the arbitration could not in any
cuIar modify its original case or for moment
admit tho justice Of the position which England mas
assumed IN this controversy. There was IL Is sa'd
no hacking down from the most extreme grodhi
which Mr. Fish has been understood to hold from
hc first and 10 explanation intended to biidge over
the misunderstanding that has arisen. Ihls benG
80 the Administration has caused il to be gwen ont
tna. 40 change has taken place in the attitude o.
our Government on this question ana secretary
Fish is sid to have requested Cen Banks at thcir
interview the other day, not 70 do anything IN the
Uonse which would tend 10 weaken the Admins
ration on tie position it Las assumed But II
now turns out that while in his letter to Granville
lie
down. and while he was asking Congress to Stahd
hy the Administration, he was, IN hS comlnulllca-
tions ta Minister ScheHck, preparing for, il not IN
reality rlAkinc an unconditional surrender
Whether this letter TO Mr. Schenck can III any
way affect the case. or help the Government
Of either nation out Of the present difficulty
is 2 question on which there l. division
Of sentiment in Washington The weight OF
c7.u.cu 80 far it has been expressed IL converse
ton today TO be that the Schenck letter VIII
be wholly without influence in England, except II
ray be to bring our State Department into con-
tepirt. If the correspondence between the two ma
tios is laid before Parliament this week, it is said
10 oHc:al notice can be taken of any communication
witch Gen. Schcnck may make to Earl
G..a.illc, unless he is authorized to
;,..vrc him that our Administration is
p~- I'd to withdraw or modify its claims for in
e. -.. DAMAGES, or in some way to change ITS atu-
IT, ic a set forth in the letters which the British
Government has received directly from Secretary
IS H. In other words, it ia asserted that the British
Ministry cannot defend itself against the opposition
H. Parliament for not Withdrawing from the Arbl-
tr8i:. i:l!! tic United States withdraws its claim
far indirect damages by saying that they
haze information from Minister Schenck that
,...ic the United States continues to urge
as Objectionable CLAIMS, it does only
g.! certain reasons, set forth among which is not
t'.r expectation, hope or desire of favorable
a.a-U. Il viii not do any good, say these people
e. w-ic one thing to Earl Granville and then direct
N.rie;er Schenck to say that we do not mean any
ta..- byl.. Noquestion that has arisen during Gen
C.a-.s term Of Office has given hs Cabinet so much
aALc,y aS this.
.c.c-ling to a cable Dispatch TIE London Observer
s:i ga saturday:
".ic fCp - secretary Fish to Earl Granvilles note
-.'r- % viii Mr. Schenck to-day. and VIII he
A ... TO Lord Granville Monday or Tuesday. The O6
s'~' s,ncd that IL is long document While its
g., rv Hi1olc, tle position OF the American Gov
e., in 2, sarL the consequential damages Is main
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