The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-17
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Frank Denuncixtion Of the Supplementary Arti-
Gle to the Washington Treaty.
From the New York World, NAY II

From the New York World, MayIeJ
This proposal OF Greet Britain, II will be seen, is
a regular kangaroo. The gist OF II la in Its tail IL
begins by recting that Great Britain has claimed
two things in respect 70 the past has also declared
future; and the United States have agreed to act
hereafter on the basis OF the third thing; there
do what he mas said he would not 40 but intimated
At other times he would do-which is to make no
claim on the part OF the United States In respect
OF indirect losses az aforesaid before the Tribunal
I OF Arbitration at Geneva
Prom the New York Tribune, May 1871
We have no answer for those administration
has taken a partisan attitude In this matter. We
sustained the President In IL as long as he seemed
try, and we woud.have been glad TO sustain him in
that path TO the end. But we can see no sufficient
s se ep ts xs 10 conene and sS.re WE
hope II may be done quickly; that the scandal and
discredt OF the whole affair may pass over ana be
forgotten as soon as possible.
/ The tribune also administers the following re-
| buke to the Chamber OF Commerce
| This was avery natura1 movement, and prompted
from a true and genuine Impulse, springine from
necessary The Senate have their orders from the
President, and the President has his from Lord
Gfnnyils ana there Is little reassn to fear they
be Of good cheer. We shall lose IL this anair
+ nothing but honor.
From the Journal OF Commerce, May 1871
The administration has entaHged Its own
credit with the claims for consequential damages
t that Il cannot disavow them withoit disavowing
i itself. And II has so explicitly declared that IL
/ will not claim anything, and never expected to
get ANYTHING, on account OF them, tnat 1t cannot
now assert them In earnest without equally dis
aT0wing ITSELF tits to extricate the administra-
tion rom this dilemma that the joint ingenuity
OF the two Cabinets has devised the complementary
article But neither this article nor any other that
anybody can invent, will make the position into
which our government has brought Itself appear
otherwise than ridiculous and disHraceGnl. The
article cannot save the administration. why then
should IL involve us al in their dsgracef I. Is not,
we are told, presented for ratification, but only to
take the oplnion OF the Senate 1t. In short the
administration, having brought its business to this
pasa, comes TO the Senate for advice. What the
Sen ate's advice ought 20 be Is very clear. liz such
q cris1s In any other constitutional government IN
the world the remedy would al suggest itself TO
every one. When British or French or Belgian or
1talfan administration finds itself unable 20 man.
age the public interests II goes into retirement
and gives others q chance to try. The same easy
and e!ficacOue metAodis equally IN the mower O!
CUR administration. The difficulties o. the case are
simply 1nsonble, but they are difficulties which
tAchsIot TO the nation but TO the nations foolish
agents new administration Can withdraw the
ambitious case, with its unmeanlng defamation
can entrust the preparation OF one to men
who nave at least learned Cnathaln's WISDOM and
whe 'AYhen they mean nothing" viii have sense
VINO Know the nina u our people and the law OF
natens, and can thus sdvisediy and independently
assume position which the American people win
enable them TO maintain.
Prom the New York Express Asay lGl
III the administration never sneant any thing ~
bancroft Davis claim for consequential damages.
II, after all, 80 much OF backing ont to say 20
The whole thing is not only Dlemlsh, but blOtch
Every step taken, from the original msun derstanS
Ing has been from bad TO worse. 1t Is almost I'M
kossl6le TO realize how q treaty could have baen
signed at Washington, with any clause in H. or IN
accepted correspondence leading to 1t, with such ~
bone Of possible or probable convention in ts very
centre. The High Commissioners and the Senate
may well take blame to themselves.
From the Philadelphia Age, Nay 1871
the question now In how TO get him GRANT,
called IN to help him Instead OF Withdrawing the
claim for indirect damages, 1t Is TO be stgmafized
as untenable and Ridiculous by supplementary
treaty To this Great Britain agrees. She has ali
along been saying that the claim 10 rIicuious II
now the American Senate Will also say that the |
claim put in by our State Department is ridiculous,
Grant administration. They are welcome 10 it.
The treaty Is OF no account at all 1t gete nothing
for our merchants. The arbitratora may not give I
them Hxpence Through the imbeoillty OF the /
administration the reality has been sacrificed TO
the beginning might have Obtained actual and i'm
mediate payment Of the real demand Tie whole
eab ns If Gssy a
ton will venture 70 compliment It's candidate on
either skill, frankness, honesty or resolution dts
played In this business
From the Springfield Republican McyIel
The proposal fOr settlement ~ substantially
10 we have already given it. II does not yield our
rect claims but does valve the claims themselves,
md hencofcrth outlaws them from being preferred
letwgen the Unted states and Great Britain. To
,iguous this principle will hereafter guide the
'opdpct OF the government OF the United states,
"a The two countries are ,hsic;9re agTeea n This
mai do 80 aad 80, or agreed upon the came line n
ohdaet for EACH Ihe actual tresty wln probably
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