Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-01
W ORC ES TIE B .
SATURDAY. JUNE i. 1873.



Rcports from Washington say, the treaty with
England has failed; but this was not absolutely
certain. Yesterday. The new trouble about this
treaty, created by the British government on re-
ceivng the supplemental article as modified by
The senate, is not easy to understand. Perhaps
the matter would be palmer, if Che modified az
fiele had been printed. We have been told
however, that its purport was not changed by
the senate, and that the modification added
nothing whatever beyond a more exact and COM
plete statement of what was meant, namely,
that. heuceforth, neither of the two governments
shall under any circumstances claim such "con-
sequenual damages" of the other. In consider
alton of having this rule established to regulate
the future relations of the United States and
Great Britain, our government would give it
effect Immediately, by ceasing to urge the claim
for Consequential damages" at Geneva.
The original draft of the supplemental article
came from England. 1t was understood that
the proposed rule in regard to such damages
had been agreed to by the British government,
and it would have appeared absurd to imagine
that anybody in England could object to having
the agreement expressed in the clearest and
most uDtQuNOCdl NOIuS puoSlDats NCNNiluC-
less, the English ministers have again started
difficulties We are told that Mr.. Gladstone
and his associates object to the change Of Ian
guage; that they profess inability to understand
1t and want explanations" that they "regret"
the modification of language they themselves
had seen tit to use, holding that it should have
been accepted without alteration; and that
they "have suggested further notifications TO
be sent to the senate" The egotistical AFRO
gance of John Bull is notorious the world over
1t has not been restrained during this negota-
ton, and, now, it seems TO be chiefly responsible
for this new difficulty. Perhaps we should have
the exact words of the modified article TO Judge
this last fault-fnding correctly; but at present.
it seems unhandSome and unreasonable.
Nothing in the case so much needs eXplana-
ton this irrepressible disposition of the Brit
ish government to create difficulties where none
exist 1t was this which began the trouble
about our lease" The English ministers did
an unusual and unjusIifable thing when they
started this trouble. They could have allowed
our Cease" to 20 to The arbitrator, without the
slightest danger of being required to pay ICON
sequential damages" Our government did not
seek such payment and had no expectation of
it. This has been fully explained to MIR. Glad
stone and his associates; but they could not
treat the matter reasonably. Our government
has done everything possible, everything con-
sistent with honor and selfrespect, to save the
treaty. 1t has accepted the supplemental art-
Gle sent from England. In fact, it has gone so
far in hope of securing an amicable settlement
OF the difficulty, that Gen. Grants unscrupu-
lous political enemies have sought 10 turn pub
lie sentiment against him, by accusing him OF
a Surrender to England" and setting forth
the accusation with a staring array of capitals,
exclamation points, and strong Language He
can 90 no further in that direction.
The whole case is now in the hands Of the
British ministers. According to the dispatches
received yesterday, they were still celebrating,
but giving no sign of what they will do Mr..
Gladstone and his associates can refuse to &C
cept the supplemental article which they them
selves proposed, and thus justify the suspicion
that they are insincere and really DESTROYS to
defeat the treaty; or they can become more con-
ciiatory and accept it. The reply to their last
communication, sent to London some days ago,
is said to be in substance as follows: "The pres
1dent fully approves the action Of the senate,
and there can be no further notifications" ALI
the explanation required has been given. There
is nothing more to be said by our government,
which now waits to hear from England whether
the treaty is TO stand or fall If it shall fail, the
British government will be wholly responsible
for its failure; and we shall be free to take the
most effective measures for reviying our ship
ping business on the Atlantic, and making the
Alabama business very costly to the English,
without the aid of treaty