The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-22

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treaty The American Commisonsrs replied that though
as f been
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should be made to settle the question In the Joint High Com
Alter mentioning some further proposals on either
side the protocol thus continues
the treaty Of June Is lsls might have
had parity andsIsod " sSas %s The
mi as 70
The whole Of that part OF the treaty and the boun
The Bh replied sas s he
and Tia. they Sss no INSTRUCTIONS which would enable them
70 entertain ~ and At the Conferences the 10Th of March
Obviously most unfortunate determination as
matters have turned out. After the record OF some
further suggestions OF basis OF settlement we come
to the following remarkable paragraph, which Is
not unlikely to be quoted by the Washington gov
ernment In reply to our remonstrances against the
American Interpretation OF the Treaty or WasninR'
toni
The British Commissioners stated that being convinced Of
hop.d thai ro %
And, as we know, the American Commissioners
ultimately consented 70 submit the matter In DIS
pute to the arbitration OF the Emperor OF Germany.
j
used by the American Commissioners In dealing
with the Treaty OF June To- 1s46, Is perfectly ap.
pllcable to the existing difficulty. The Treaty OF
washington has 'oeel made under q mutual MIS-
understanding and would not have been made
had each party understood az tnat time the con-
sruction which the other party puts upon the Ian
guage whose Interpretation II In dispute Instead,
therefore, OF imputlng DISHONESTY or even ''acue-
ness'' to the American government. 1t would surely
Do much better 10 repeat the proposal mace by
their own Commissioners IN similar case. and
.'rearrange'' what twas IN dispute before that
treaty was concluded.n But mere a. elsewhere,
unhappiy, the British government has done Its
best to make reconciliation dinicult They have
furnished o read y-made answer to any proposal
that might now be made for rearranging the Treaty
OF Washington without referring the matter In dts
The London Economist says:-'sThe sensitive
imagination OF some persons on the stock Exchange
has assumed thas tue probable failure OF the Ala
bama arbitration will probably lead to war between
this country and America But this Is alb.
surd. There Is no cdsus oetn In the question, and
a. all exaggerated. What really Is to be feared is
that the arbitration Will go ot; that Amer
were afraid OF hiSn damages, and would not
submit the true question 10 the Court; that England
Will say VIC could not go on because the Americans
tried 10 cheat u.s. and to yet us " submit questions
which we never agreed to submit. Neither nation
Will hear the other Sue; and b0tn nations, who
tration, Will be made far less friendly than they
were before by the failure OF the attempt at it.
protracted suspicion and ranking anger on Doth
sidesn
The London saturday Revfelo romarks:-"There
was probably not q single Englishman who sus-
pected that the American statement OF claims
would include demand for the cost OF the pre-
tended prolongatton OF the war. Even travellers
and residents In the United States shared
In the universal belief that the con-
troversy was practically settled Excess
sive confidence In the justice and good faith
OF the American government may have been
proof or weakness; nor was there any reason why
the meaning which was attached by the English
Commissioners to the treaty should not nave been
distinctly expressed. The vehemence which the
American papers now denounce as unseemlY repre-.
septS natural reaction 1t Is idle TO revive the
fabulous statement that the treaty was statesman
like example OF mutual concession"
The London Spectator observes tnat call the great
concessions were made on our part out OF the
abundance OF our wish to satisfy the American
feeling and because we supposed That IN return
America had Waived the one class OF demands LOO
absurd IN themselves and COO prep0sterous In their
magnitude for US ever to think OF referring
them TO the decision OF others. Well might
Mr. Gladstone say, and heartily will the
nation support him In his assertion, that
the government reserves to itself the right
to fall back on the plea that q nan or O nation
must be taken TO be insane If supposed to admit In
peaceful arbitration claims OF this character,
which not even the last extremt eS or war and the
lowest depths OF misfortune would force a people
with spark OF spirit-with the hundredth part OF
the traditions the courage OF the people or this
c0untry-t0 submit to at the point Of DEATH The
statesmen OF the United states may assume that
these words represent the absolutely unanimous re-
solve OF tue people oil England II the decision Of
the Washing ton Cabinet Is correctly reported, the
Treaty of Warrington Is already at end.u