The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-07
THE ENGLISH IMBROGLIO..
Highly Important Conference al
Washington.
The President Summons the Cabinet
and Congressional Foreign
Committees.
lie DCtGTmlns TO Insist on COnse.
quentlal Damages and Asks
Congressional Support.
Plain Talk from Republican Con.
gresSmen.

New York, May 6.-The Herald states
that Earl Granville's response to the
American proposition to withdraw the
claims for indirect damages II the British
government would propose to establish
an international principle covering the
liability Of u neutral for consequential
damages, was considered at o meeting Of
the President, Cabinet and members Of
the Congressional Foreign Committees.
The proposition Of Granville is as iol.
lows: That the United States withdraw
the claims Ior consequential damages from
the Geneva tribunal, Great Britain still
maintaining that they ,are outside of the
provisions Of the treaty; that in future
wars, whenever either natfonis belige.
rant and the other neutral, the neutral
shall not be held responsible for indirect
or consequential damages in claims arising
in similar manner and under similar
circumstances with the claims to which
the Treaty Of Washington refers.
This was a surprise to the President,
who, finding that diplomacy had failed,
called in the members Of the House
and Senate Foreign Committees, to whom
he stated his anxiety to save the treaty,
but not at the sacrifice Of any principle,
and having failed to obtain such proposal
from England, as he expected, he was in
favor Of withdrawing Mr.. .Schenck's in.
structions and leaving the whole matter
as at first before the Geneva tribunal.
The Republican members Of the House
committee, stated that they Thought the
question OF consequential damages never
should have been put into the case, but as
they were there, and the honor Of the
nation was thus involved, the committee
was willing to do anything consistent
with their position, to strengthen the
President in any stand it may be neccssa.
ry to make. The President said It was
not for him to say what would be the final
attitude OF the country. He was anxious
that the immediate representatives of the
people should know the true condition Of
affairs, and he relied on the committees to
stand by him in the case, ifit be necessary
to abandon the treaty itself.
In response to the remark as to the ex.
traordinary measure Tor calling on the
committees Secretary Fish said they were
not called on for advice but for support. Z
MIR. Amber, OF Ohio, responded by say.
ing If the support expected was Just the
Democratic members of the committee
should also be advised, and he (Amblcr)
would not imperil the interests of the
Republican party by advocating policy
inimical to the success Of the party.
Mr.. Willard agreed with Mr.. Amber,
and positively declared that the mistake
OF the Administration could not be fastened
on the Republican party by any measure
OF expediency. l.r r4.-
This terminated the interview. After
their withdrawal the President and Sec.
rotary. Fish finally decided that Gran
mlle's proposition was unacceptable and
that We cannot recede from our case as
presented at Geneva, and dispatch to
that effect was telegraphed TO Minister
Schenck. 'a.s "..U