New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-19
NETWORK. MONDAY FEBRUARY 49, 1872

The first thing which the members OF that tribunal will
consider is the extent Of the reference which has been
and what is excluded from 1t, and their guid =
e nf eny the agrcsment Of the parties aud
which, ~ emoocylng that agreement ls inc sole
pears that hs document is differently understood
by the parties whose agreement 1t was sppo sed 10 cX
press and as seems understood from the first
At any rate speak with confidence on the
in which the British Government ratified the Treaty OF
showed most clearly whole world that the Foreign
Minister Of this country and his colleagues explained
and defended The Treaty rs excluding tie reference OF
claims for Indirect losses to tho Geneva tribunal Now
thar the dserepsaey has been MADE manifest by enc
been drawn to the Irecise iaHgnago of the
have a rerettable ambiguity. Nevertheless,
the in which understood them has been known
fanlt il The difference has only been brought to light
after the Geneva Tribunal has held It's first formal sit
ting. We wish this arbitration 10 be real we cannot,
therefore proceed with n on the mere chance that the
Tribunal will exclude demands which In any case We do
therefore the risk of learning that the arbratos
render such and such judgments TO the direct losses,
erencc, 10 be a matter for intCrmnabe debates IN the
future We wish for an honest termination Of all
differences with the United States. and Therefore We
deal with them frankly, and ash Tor frank treatment IN
return.
MIsCHIEvous RESULTS OF FAILURE OF THE
SUBMISSION TO ARBITRATION.
At Washington, as at st. Jamcss, statesmen
arS b %w no NOT u onv T ~ e TSH c gr
nationsthcy have seriously to consider Whethe; the
first really important cnGeavor to graft the system OF ar
biratpn upon the conduct of international affairs shall
or shah not be dlshcaTcnilg failure. An IRE parable
mischief would be done 10 The whole future course o. tho
worlds history. II the present submission To IN arbitrl
court TUNED out TO Ue hollow aud abOrtivc. Rights
must he vigorously maintained on TIE part and on the
other but We EARN Sly trust To Ind on bO,n SIDES iliJ
consciousness of trying great Gnd noble experiment,
which VIII carry TIE two AngOSaNOn Powers over the
peril OF rupture. More than Tie friendship and conf
dcncc between England and America, which we hope TO
maintained, is at .ta,c; even that grand
principle Of peaceful adjudication. Tor which
Tie shrewdeS Statesmen and The sOudcst philosophers
have long ana YEARLY sirYtn Any miscarriage now
would hc than a d. .trI-'s womb almost ne
crime against the worlds highest Interests; an on ms
ground. other trust thIt the first great all-
ratIon VIII 80 forward 20 prosperous and honorable
Issue.
THE BRITISH CABINET CALLED TO ACCOUNT.
iroIa The L0naor Soaidrr' Ql Ith 6.
We may fairly bring our own rulers TO ac-
FOR having managed The negotiations as TO mako
of The Treaty OF Washington uuiHy; Tor having neg
cCtcd tie Interests committed To Their charge Tor having
wasted the time aud symItie- OF both countries;
for having increased rather than diminished, Dy tcir
careless aud mJladrOt management the chances Oh war;
and having ht dsClcd1t That very cause OF
peace they prUfesscd to be anxious 10 serve
tor 10 lie swallowed up the larger which j. be
tween Eulland and The United State. The Ministry are
bound account for their share IL the laurc O me
Washington treaty, and Parliament viii NOT DC uOins us
duty the country II IL does LOt exact strict and scln
reckoning from those VINO have landed Us in this latest
and most OF the disasters which have occurred
under the Gladstone Administrator.