Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-02-09
rus TREATY or wAsHINoroN.
The Alabama s'Iaim-views Of the Press
on the Misunderstanding.


The views Of the leading press are various
90 the Misunderstanding 10 England rea.
tive 10 the English expression OF dlssatisiac'
ton with the American case on tue Alabama
claims, bnt all Indicate no apprehension OF
serious difficulty.
tFrOm the Y. Journal Of Commerce, indl
/ In Parliament the Tories will want all the
material they can get to harass, and, II pos /
sible, tip out the Gladstone administrator
All the old grievances which form the
capital Of The "outsn are used up or stale,
and something fresh 10 which the British |
public would sympathize, Is greatly in re-
quest. The American case, as our counsel,
lawyer like, have submitted II, calls Tor tue
payment OF indirect damages 10 large
amount, the same " be determined by tne
arbitra'ors, who can also, " they please, rue
out all that part Of the claims. John bulI's
pocket nerve is touched there as with a req
hot poker.
There is no better chance Tor Disrae and
his friends 10 make head against the dlaa.
, stone administration than to copjure up Tue
, spectre OF two or three thousand millions OF
: dollars as the sum that the United states
9 ask and TO charge vi on Gladstone tue
s responsibility OF placing England In such an
}. awkward position. On their part Tue
/, Liberals might be expected to duck little
= before the blast OF British wrath, aud 10 say
o that they TOO were disappointed and indls'
u nant over the "preposter0us" claims 10 the
At American case, and would back out OF the
Of conference and take the chance OF war
70 rather than allow those claims 10 be present
l. cd and passed on.
" (From tie New York worldl
" We incline 10 think that tue British inter
le probation Of the treaty 10 substantially cor
10 rect but that Is no excuse for the wild vehe
III menee with which the American ease ha
Ve been assailed. II certain parts OF the Amer
~ can claim are unexpected and eKorbltan', J
10 ought 10 be presumed that 80 Just an en-
m, lightened body as the tribunal Of arotra
OF ton will disallow whatever is not contlslen
ast with high and strict equity. The real pasl
~ of the treaty Ia The sound principle, ullver
n sally accepted in personal controversies an
prlvate litigation, that no pnly can be par
mlied 10 be Judge In It's own Gaze.
ery Al the time the treaty was ralihedi " wa
our ImpressOn, both from Il careful study
ere lis text and from what we could learn oil u
~ debate on II ln the American Senate, 'ha'
car did not contemplate the payment OF reno
her and consequential damages aud we oehe'
zee. that this was tue accepted Interpretation
uis. the United States as well 90 In England
op. (From the New York Trfbune)
,ey- with A few more choleric siatemen {
lim both sides, we might hnd ourselves lace
lace In lew days in on altitude wh'Ie
the treat would be impossible for either. II
on not probable that our government VIII vii
'gy, draw its sase. Alter AIR. Gladslone's spee'
ing Yesterday, ii will be hard for the Blu
the Government TO abide by the arbllIau0
he Both sides Ia Parliament are Working
d q earnestly for victory that neither VIII ia
fore to take position which could be called VI
lich En- ilish We can only assure our exeiI
late cousins that this matter which coneer
bad them infinitely more than ii does us.
and tFrumt n. Y. Coma Ads, repl
ne Our case has gone 10 the arbllratorsi q
haa tu their decision ii will be lett. The conf
pon ence will not be broken up by US. II
asI, competent 10 decide The questions present
w" Ss and the high contracting parties are Pleog
nc 10 abide the result. II Great billaln fetll
me now, or al later day, the onus OF plight
inc faith b. upon her. full and entire sell
ment OF all differences between tue u
couslries 10 r matter Of Tar more moment
,hou her than to us. SIZE wants liberty 10 take
por- hand 10 the settlement OF confidential polio
d OF and questions, and such liberty involves
ding liability Of WAL She wants lhe INV
rom States lur neutral friend or an alley, q
ock. moi Tor a possible haIboTer oil prlVateels.
num- tlou the Phnsdepha Ledger, Ind
lsco. Every one should regret that this dlstu
sous iug and Irritating subject should be ag
ance thfown adriu upon The sea Of diplOml
hose controversy. Nothing would seem TO
mates plsiner than that II wac tie part oil wlsd
10 well as the part Of Justice to leave tue
4 the iustment OF the controversy undlslurbed
ling, ihe hands of the tribunal 10 which Il '
~ Of committed by the pighted isiih oil
Fo- great nations. That tribunal has the ire
but before II, aud has tue claims before j,
Ience Ia charged with tie duty OF an equitable
Al minislralion of the treaty, and OF decid
river upon tue validity OF all the claims, whel
IS, at small or "large" 1t is p esumed TO be
sihvd Impartial trlDunai, auu nvltntT parry sno
impeaoh It's imparIlalilY by declining 10 {
d. nit to il any part OF the case, Tue rum
s,he. Of rossibe war on account OF this diiere
when we do not think worthy of serious discussi
ed wHAT THE CANADA PREse sAYs
er 10 kilograms from Toronto Csnada, :
shops that the newspapers throughout the Don
lhey i,n conan aii.e'es on the Alabama ire
ea'h' Tue general tone is moderate. Altho
the American claims are considered II
Missile no serious difficulty is spprehtn'
rates AUSTRIAN SENTIMENT.
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