The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-03-13
EUROPEAN,


pess. We give below important kilograms:
EUROPEAN.
NEW York, February 27th-The New York Tri-
bu1e publishes abstract Of the British Case sub
miited 10 the arbitrator at Geneva In this state
ment, Her Maesty's Government complains that il
has bad TO reply 10 an argument not yet presented.
When that shall have been presented and the claims
OF the United States shall be defined precisely, Her
Majesiy's Government will exercise the right cou.
ierred upon il by Article OF the Treaty and submit
IL 10 the Tribunal with additional more extended
facts as the case may exact, until comparison of
the cases presented by both parties shall determine
the points really in dispute between the two Gov
eruments. Il viii refrain from all discussion in
tended 10 sustain its own position, and will limit
itself al present 10 submitting TO the Judgment Of
the Tribunal the following Considerations:
The ships, whatever NAV be the circumstances,
were procured in British ports for purposes,
. and were employed as belligerent cruisers against
the United States, while great Britain herself re-
NAMED neutral These events have been the cause
OF displcasure TO the Government Of Her Britannia
Majesty, and this regret exists despite the following
facts which, it must be conceded, are important in
order to arrive at just appreciation Of the question
The vessels were procured by cunning and clan
destine means, which bafied the vigilance OF Gov
] eminent officers.
Not one Of them had the least armament; some
had been constructed as ordinary merchant vessels
{ having nothing which would adapt them specially
Tor war
1 In number they we're very small
And, finally. the persons who obtained possession
and control them aud employed them COR 5elllCer-
eut purposes were themselves, American citizens
which The United States Government has alvey al.
mittcd
Such facts should seriously affect In the mind Of
every impartial man, the question relative 10 the
responsibility OF neutral Government
The United States Government puolcSSos 10 have
the right 70 pecguiary Indemnity for the damage
which 90 saws resulted rom The acts Of these vessels
that Is 10 say the warllc operations carried on by
means oithcsc ships by the persons who have them in
their possession bis evident that prc,ensious orthts
nature are such that Her Majcsty's Government,
animated as Il is with anjcablC sentiments toward
the United States could not iO virtue 81 the respect
Il 10 its rgats and those of neutral nations
ia general, consent 10 admit Succ Il believes that
they arc not founded Oh Justice II dCvo,VcS on us
% establish The propositions Il has advanced; 10
state clearly The international doty, or duties on
which they arc based, aud 10 demonstrate The viola
. ton % which Il complains,
] Charges sgsius; Sovereign Government having
cvuccd cglpablc ccncc IN the exercise OF one OF
The powers 81 It's S0VCuCtguty Is mPUtaJiop bich
should be sustained by strong aud solid rcaSouS A
nation ought not 70 Dc bcld responsible Tor delay
or omission which may b due simply 20 accident
aud not 10 want 81 foresight reasonable carc.
Finally, q does not suffice 10 demonstrate that an
set has bcCn committed which the Government
should have torcsccn, What must DC advocated and
proved Is that the Government failed 70 exercise the
same amount Of as q usually employs IN inter
nsl affairs, and which Il may reasonably be required
10 use In matters affecting International Interests
II The tribunal decides that Grcat Britain has In,
cprrcd any responsibility whatever toward the Uni.
.
s1sl he t6e just measure and cNtont OF that tespon
sihiliy, Her MQcsty's Government abStains, az
present. from entering on this question and reserves
tot advanced period OF the discussion, all OBJ
scrVatious that II shall determine 10 submit on this
point in the name Of Great Britain, II claims otthis
Kind were admitted without reserve, q belligercpt
could ask 70 be unidentified by neutral for results
which certainly ought not TO be laid 10 acts Of the
latter but should be placed to his own capacity and
Inactivity.
Her Majcsty's Government is obliged to point out
that in regard TO the ships which formed the object
Of the preceding statement, the United States Gov
ernmeni, or Its officers, evinced extraordinary tar
dness in employing the naval forces at its command,
aud that IL ordinary activity had been exercised to
capture these vessels the losses of which the United
States complain to-day would have been In great
part avoided.
Whether the decision Of the Tribunal is or is not
favorable Great Britain is ready TO yield TO the de-
cree. She has only one wish-that is, 10 be just,
She raises only one pOnt-that IL be founded on
faithful aud equitable Interpretation Of " rights Of
man, and on principles which herself and ali other
Powers will not repent of recoguizug aud observing,
either ncutrals or beligerents, in time to come.
PARIS, Feb. IS - Diplomatic authorities here are
confident that England will finally admit the COM
potency of the Geneva Board of Arbitration to
slider the Indirect Claims 1t is anticipated that the
American reply will be as quiet and coneiatory as
The German Government has notified the French
Minister of Finance that it will accept the anticpa
tory payment of four hundred millions francs fthe
war indemnity with discount of five per cent, and
Pouyer Queriier will Immediately pay the amount
thereby saving twenty millions francs.
AMERICAN.
CHICAGO February ga 7i,i5arae's Washington
special says that the State Department has two
on hand in which two prominent American Minis
tiers arc charged in general terms by the Powers TO
which they are accredited, with offences of like
character to that committed by Cataeazy. The
Spanish authorities have caused representation TO
be made that Minister Sckles has taken such part
in the discussion OF Spanish politics. 10 give great
offence to the Government at Madrid. Further,
that his views have been of such pronounced cha
racter between the various factions aud his criti'
cisms OF Spanish officials such as to amount in the
eyes OF the authorities at Madrid TO ineXcusable in
reference. The Spanish authorities have caused !
their grounds of objection to the course taken by
Gen. Sices TO be brought to the attention of Secre
tary Fish, in a manner wholly friendly, TO bave at
the same time caused il to be understood that the
return of Sickles TO Madrid is not desired
The second case is that Of our Minister to Italy,
George p Marsh II seems that upon the announce
ment in 1870 that the italian Government intended
TO occupy the Papal States under September 18th
of that YEAR, be wrote 10 Secretary Fish follows:
:" The Italian Government has long hesitated upon
the adoption of decided policy and in fact has been
so constantly IN the habit OF blindly following the
dictation of the Emperor of France in the conduct
OF all its foreign relations, without attempting to
mark ont policy for Itself that since the downfall
of the Empire has sieDced its oracle, the Ministry
has been completely broken and quite unable to
rive at q conclusion upon any subject until forced
by fear of popular violence to decide upon the mill
tary occupation of the Papal territory Its future
course in this matter, unless controlled by exterior
forces. will be characterized by vacations, tergiv
ersation and dupcity, as il has always been since
1864; and there is no reason to hope that any mea
sure original ed by this or any probable future Cab
net will tend to settle the question upon any terms
which ought to be acceptable to the Italian people,
This published in the correspondence of the
State Department but was only lately called 10 the
attention of the Italian authorities and led at
to exhibition OF considerable GOODNESS toward
Minister Marsh. The matter has been called inform
ally to the attention OF the State Department. In
partial explanation of the natter il is to be said that
this particular letter of Marsh not intended for
publication, but was inadvertently placed by the
Clerk among those selected for the printers. No
formal request has been made for the recall OF Marsh
but the Italian authorities have intimated that it
cannot be expected that they will entertain very
friendly feelings Minister who has accused their
Government of continued yacatioD, tergver-
sation and duplicity.n
WASHINGTON, February 2S-The House Commit
tee on Commerce have agreed to Representative
Sbellabergers bill with amendments. This bill was
founded on the bill heretofore recommended TO the
by the Secretary of the Treasury and ap
proved by the Secretary of the Navy. In its amend
ed form the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of
War, Postmaster General and Secretary OF the In
terror are TO constitute q Board of Commissioners.
They are authorized TO contract for line from
New York TO England and the continent OF Europe;
another from other point on the Atlantic Coast
10 Europe: a line from New York TO Mexico; line
from San Francisco to Australia, and another TO the
East India Islands; and one from New Orleans to
Mexican ports, and to pay $40 per ton per annum
for fra years II an evtent not exceeding 5U0UOO