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WASHINGTON, May II. The opinion is not
entertained in official quarters here that the
treaty of Washington is at an end for the reason
given that the correspondence on the subject
with view to accommodation is still pending
LONDON, May 1.-The Post confirms the
rumor that negotiations between the United
| States and England relative TO the indirect
claims have been broken off, and states positive.
| ly that the British government has Withdrawn
from the arbitration provided for under the
treaty of Washington.
New YORK, May 1.-THE Herald SAYS that
the Geneva arbitration has ended, the answer
from the British government, received yesterday,
being sufficiently explicit to show that the treaty
has failed, and all hopes of a settlement are
past. |. is understood that the entire CORE
Spondence will be sent to congress and that the
president will take no further steps in the mat
ter without congressional action.
LONDON, May 11.-[Word special. NEGRO
tiations relative to the Washington treaty are
still progressing. The tories are prepared on
Monday to propose a vote of want OF confidence
in the ministry, unless Earl GrahvilleS state
ment is satisfactory. designations of the min
| istry are highly probable in case of failure oil
| the treaty.
LONDON, May 12.-The Sunday morning OBJ
| server says that communications have been
| passing between the cabinets of Washington and
| London all the past week. The government of
| the United States has as yet made no definite
/ proposition of favorable characer There is
ground for hope, however, that President Grant
| may recommend aud the senate may approve
modification of the treaty of Washington. The
| course of the British government before parlia-
| ment tomorrow depends on the reply of the
| Washington cabiHet. Public opinion in En-
| gland is ayerse to any action which will close
| negotiations for a settlement.
| WASHINGTON, May 12-Wh lille il is generally
| believed, from newspaper statements, that the
treaty OF Washington will fail of execution, gen.
| tlemen III official positions are not willing to
| make such an admission, Nothing of the Off
| cial correspondence between the United States
and Great Britain, which has taken place since
| the respective statements of the case have been
| filed with the Geneva tribunal, has been given
| to the public; but enough is known through
| other channels to apprehend danger TO the treaty
| owing to the objection of the British govern
| ment to the presentation OF claims for conse-
| quental damages, and in effect asking their
| withdrawal as movement preliminary to an
arrangement etfecting future bellgerency and
neutrality, and our refusal to accede TO its
wishes. Private letters from London recently
| received here say positively that the British
government will withdraw from the Geneva tri-
| Dunal rather than 20 before it with our claims
for the consequential damages pending. No
such threat has, however, reached cur govern
ment. The question is now where ii was several
months ago, when the Friendly note" Directing
| TO our presentation of that class Of claims was
received by this government, the original
positions of the two countries not
having been in the least changed by
| correspondence. The reply of Secretary
| Fish to the last communication received
from London will not reach its destination for
| eight or ten days; and as the two governments,
where there is no need for haste, do not conduct
| their diplomacy by means of kilograms, ii can
not now be said that the treaty has failed.
While the executive department Of the govern
ment is committed against Withdrawing the
| Glalms lor consequential damages, and in offect
deny that England should by implication dictate
| to US modification of the American state
ment OF the case, it does not follow
| that negotiation is at an end in this
condition OF misunderstanding between the two
nations; and while this government does notex-
pect any moneyed consideration for consequent
nal damages, but desires all claims of whatever
character to be disposed of forever by the tri-
Dunal OF arbitrators, IL will continue the CORE
spondence IN the hope of removing the difficulty,
so that if the treaty shall fail the responsibility
VIII rest with Great Britain and not with the
United States.
LONDON, Monday Mornug.-Thel Times and
other London papers OF this morning are of
opinion that the announcement of Friday that
negotiations between Great Britain and the
United States with regard TO indirect claims
had been broken of, was premature. TbeTimes
says positively that all will yet be right II
maintains that the American government has
agreed, in principle, 10 withdraw the claims Tor
indirect damages, and advises lorbearance on
the part Of both houses of parliament