Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-09-26
The GeneYa Arbitration.


GENEVA, Sept. 18th gentlemen of the
Court of Arbitration returned to Geneva o.
day. They express themselves highly graf
fled at their reception at Berne and Inter
lachen. The dinner given IN their honor
by the Swiss Government last night was
attended by the President of the Republic,
members of the Federal Council, and the
entire diplomatic body of Berne. In the
speeches exchanged on the occasion, there
was a marked tone of satisfaction at the hap
py conclusion of the work of arbitration and
the achievement of a result which tie speaa-
ers said is bound to have much powerful in
huence for good, not only on the two coun-
tries more intimately concerned, but on all
civilized nations.
GENEVA, Sept. lathe decision CT the
Alabama Claims Arbitration Tribunal in the
awarding of settlement in the case between
Great Britain and the United States, was
delivered to-day. The decision, which is
quite lengthy, concludes as follows:
In accordance with the spirit and letter of
the Treaty at Washington, it is preferable
to adopt a form of adjudication of a sum in
gross rather than refer the subject of com
pensation for further discussion and deliber-
alton to the Board of Assessors provided in
Article 10 of the Treaty of Washington, the
Tribunal of Arbitration, using the authority
conferred on its members by Article z of the
Treaty, by a majority offour voices, awards to
the United States of Americ& the sum of
SI5, 500, 900 in gold, as indemnity to be paid
by Great Britain to the use of the American
Government, for the satisfaction of all claims
referred to the consideration of the Arbitra-
ting Tribunal: conformably to the provisions
contained in Article z of the Treaty, and in
accordance with Article IL of the Treaty.
The Tribunal declares that all claims which
have been referred to it for adjudication are
hereby fully, perfectly, and finally settled.
The Court furthermore declares that each
and every one of said claims, whether the
same may or may not have been presented
to the notice or laid before the Tribunal.
shall henceferth be considered and treated
as settled and barred.
In testimony whereof, the present decision
and award has been made in duplicate and
signed by the Arbitrators, who have given
assent thereto, the whole being in exactcon-
formity with the provisions of the Treaty Of
Washington.
Made and concluded at the Hotel de Vile
Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. Il, A. D. 1872.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS,
COUNT SCLoPIs,
JACOB ~STAEMPFLI,
BARON D'ITAJUBA.
1.-THE principal of the award turns out to be
but $11 zoe, 900, the rest being added for in.
terest at six per cent, which makes the tota
$15 800, O00.1
GENEVA, Sept. 16.-The opinion of Sill
Alexander Cockburn, the British Arbitrator
f~dissenting from the decision of the othel
members of the Alabama Claims Arbitration
Tribunal, has not yet been published. Counr
Sclopis, Jacob Stemphi and Charles Francis
Adams are the three Arbitrators who voted
doah.
LONDON, Sept. 16.-The London Journals
rejoice over the conclusion of the Alabams
Claims controversy, and express hopes tina
the foundation has been laid for apermanent
good understanding between the two ma
tions.
New YORK, Sept. ia Washington dis
patch says that the award of the Genev,
{ Tribunal does not excite the slightest en-
thusiasm in official circles. 1t is said on tn
: authority of q representative of the British
Government, now in Washington, who i
fully posted on the whole question, that a
i long ago as 1865, Lord Russell would hav
r been glad to cancel all the legitimate claim
? against England for more than the amour
awarded by the Tribunal, provided that h
could have gained, as has now been game
y and accomplished for a sum less in dollar
but rich in principle to Great Britain, tn
b establishment of a new principle of inter
national law. The award includes the in
terest, which reduces the actual amount {
a damages to $12, OO3. 900.