The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-09-19

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TH1 DBCIsION.
GENEVA. September l5.-The decis-
lon Of the Alabama Claims Arbitra-
tion Tribunal in the award Of damages.
In settlement or the case between Great
BdtAin Anh ~ United States, was
delivered yesterday In the Council
room, In this city. II begins with :
rsoasAlin sstmai, itssh6icai lanxuase
OF the terms Of the Treaty Of Washing
ton, fscitss the names aud titlae Of the
arbitrator and agents sppoiassd by
the arbitraeaSs 0ovsrnmsnts, ssts
isrth the fsotsI Of the asssmbiags Of
the court In GsnAta, the exchangs and
verinCationi Of Tie powers Of in mem-
bsrs sUd the presentation or the na-
tionai English and American Oasis BY
the sgsnts md counsel Havins con.
cludsd this legsl and judicial preface,
Che court declsion continues 70 declare
verbatim - f0llows: ~ ~ 1ts y
Tbs Trfbunsf h8ving fully taken In
To- confederation the treaty cases,
counter cass, documents, evidence,
arguments and III comm1nications
which have been made, aud hsvlug
impeftiaIiy and carefully examined
the same, has arrived ct . decision.
and presents, q follow, its award and
basis Of award:
WHEaEAs. Having regard to the
sixth and seventh articles Of the Treaty
OF Washington, the arbitrators are
bound by the terms Of the seventh ar
tfcls In deciding the natter submitted
to them TO be governed BY three ruIes
therein specified. and BY such princi-
pies q international Law - are not In
consistent Herewith. q the arbitra-
tors shall determine applicable to the
case.
Whereas. due diligence referred to
In the hrst and third OF said rules
should b exercised by neutral Gov
ernments In exact proportion TO the
risks 70 which either pns Of the bsllig-
srents may be exposed By failure to
fulfill the obligations OF neutrality on
their part.
|. WHEREAS, The circumstances out
Of which the facts aud subject matter
ofpresent controversy arose we're Of .
nature TO call for the exercise, on The
part OF Her Majestys Government, Of
I'll possible solicitude for the observ-
ance Of the rights and duties Involved
in Her Majesty's proclamation OF neu.
trality issued on the 18th day Of May.
In the year ofonr Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-one, the ef-
:ects Of violation OF neutrality com.
mitted BY means Of the construction.
equipment and armament OF vessels
are not done away with By any COM
mission which the Government Of
belltgerent power benefited BY the
violation Of neutrality may hereafter
grant, OF any ultimate step ~ which
the onense y completed cannot be sd-
mittsd - p ground Tor aoeoIution OF
the ou0n0er. nor can the cons0mme-
ton OF his fraud become the means OF
establishing bis innocence.
WHEREAS, The privilege OF extern.
toFiaiify accorded to vessels OF war 10
admitted into the law Of nations, not
- 40 absolute right, out o founded
on the principle OF courtesy ana mu-
tuai Difference, ano. therefore, can
nsver % appealed % ior lostincation
Of acts done n violation Of neutraIity.
WHEREAS, Tne absence OF previous
legislative rule cannot Do regarded %
. failure iu the law Of nations, In
case In which . vessel carries It's own
condemnation.
WHEREAS. In order to impart to
supplies OF coal . character inconsis-
tent with the second rule, prohibiting
the use Of neutral ports and waters -
basis Of operations. It 10 necessary
that such supplies be connected with
special circumstances Of time, person
and place.
THE ALABAMA.
WHEREAS, With respect to the YES
sci called the Alabama, It clearly re-
suits from oil the facts relative to her
construction In the port Of Liverpool,
her equipment and armament In the
vicinity Of Terceira, through the agen
cy of other vessels dispatched from
Great Britain for that purpose, that
the British Government failed to use
due diligence in the performances Of its
neutral obligations. and, notwith-
standing the official representations
made by the agents Of the United
States during the construction Of the
ship, omitted to take effective meas
ures for Its prevention, aud that the
orders for her detention, which the
British Government did finally give,
were issued 30 late that the executing
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