The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-03
The Supplemental Article Must Be elm
proved" or the Treaty Will Fail.
THE ONUS LEFT ON ENGLAND.
President Grant Firm in the
Stand Taken.
Will the Geneva Arbitration Pro-
coed on the 18th Instant?
ENGL AND AWAITING THE FINAL WORD

WASHINGTON, June 2, 1872
The following is substantially the contents OF the
note OF Earl Granville, handed to Minister schenck
yesterday and teegraphed to the Secretary OF
State:-
Her Majesty's government hold that by the article
adopted by the Senate, OF bad faith and will
full misconduct, resulting In q failure to observe
strict neutrality, brought within the scope of
the proposed agreement, which deals with pecu-
mary compensation. Earl Granville is informed
that 1t appears to be the view OF the government
ofthe United States that such not 1T sub
ject OF pecunary consideration, but that the article
proposed shall apply to all classes Of indirect claims.
He Is likewise advised by Sir Edward Thornton that
Mr.. Fish Is Of opinion that the article adopted by
the Senate is capable OF improvement while the
President maintains that the article last proposed
I by Her Majesty's government is also capable OF
great modification The government of the United
States, Earl Granville is persuaded, does not be-
ieve that there is any such difference OF object be-
tween the two governments in the definition and
limitation which each desires to place upon the
liability of neutral rs to prevent an agreement
on the language in which such liability can be
expressed If time be allowed for the exchange
of views In some more trustworthy manner
than by the use of the telegraph. Under the CIR
cumstances the British government must decline to
sign treaty which ID not in conformity with their
views and which does not express the principles
which the American government believes to be en-
tertaned by both parties to the negotiation, and
which Immediately after being signed would be-
come the subject of negotiations with view to its
alteration. In this position Her Maesty's govern
ment repeat their readiness to extend the time
allowed for the arbitrators to meet at Geneva, and
they have, as General Schenck Is aware, provided
! Sir Edward Thornton with full power to
sign treaty for this purpose, or they
are willing to concur in a joint applica-
ton to the Tribunal OF Arbitration at
once TO adjourn the proceedings of the arbitration
which, they are advised by their law officers, Is
within the competence OF the arbitrators to do
upon such an application without the formaty OF
n treaty.
! 1t Is understood that the State Department Is
preparing to send to Congress before adjournment
all the correspondence which has taken place with
! the British government regarding the Supple
mental Treaty since the message of the President
was sent to the Senate on the 18th OF May submit
4 ting the proposition OF the British government.
THE POSITION AT PRESENT.
n Our government Is In receipt OF frequent tele
n grams from London. but up to a late hour tonigh
i nothing had come to hand showing definite actor
4 the proposed additional article to the Treaty o
Washington. 1t is known that the Ministry desire
notifications, but OF such character as to be In
admissible by our government, and OF this they
have been informed. According to Official utter
ances it remains for England to accept the article
as modified, this is the extent to which the Pres
dent and his advisers are willing to GO The Presl
dent has (as he remarked to inquirers)
SURRENDERED HIS PERSONAL VIEWS
to what he considered proper concession In the
desire to save the treaty in behalf OF the financial
and commercial interests OF the United States and
to maintain peace between the two countries
There was point, he said beyond which further
concessions would be sacrifice OF national honor
and, we had reached that stage, 1t remained for
England to decide whether not the treaty should
! be abandoned. Last Friday there was a hope Of
British acquiescence If such had been the case
q treaty would have been Immediately negotiated
between Secretary Fish and Mr. Thornton ratified
y by the Senate the same day, forwarded to London
for further Official action, and thence despatched 70
!; Geneva
IN TIME FOR THE MEETING
OF the tribunal Of arbtrators on the 18th inst But
: it is too late to accomplish the object by that
time. as the treaty could be transmitted only by
mail. The agent of each party is required to de-
liver in duplicate to each Of the arbrtrators and tc
the agent OF the other party written or printed
argument showing the points and referring to the
> evidence upon which his government relies, and
this will be done by agent irrespective of the
unsettled question between the two governments
l. 1t remains to be seen whether there will be any
interruption of proceedings before the tribunal by
the British Ministry.
THE QUESTION IN ENGLAND