New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-22

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| OF THE ARBITRATORs.
GENEVA Wednesday, Aug 81, 1872
long summary of the arguments of Messrs.
waite, Eyarts, and Cushing before Alabama Claims
No"rauon Tribunal Ia published In The Sriss Times
Inc counsel mpugn the conduct Of British Govern
ment In relation 10 the Confederate cruisers not only
ior allowing them 10 escape but they not
subsequently seized and permitted to coal In Brit
Sh colonial ports The Board Of Arbitration met to-day
at noon and at 3:f5 p. m adjourned until Friday No
| Information has yet been given to the public
SYNOPSIS OF THE AMERICAN ARGUMENT-THE
SITTINGS OF THE ARBITRATORs.
lFRoh AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE |
GENEVA, Aug 6.-The argument submitted
TO the Tribunal by the Counsel Of the United States
makes porty volume Of $50 pages. IL Is divided
IS chapters with appendix. These are as follows l.
Introduction. H. The controversy submitted arbitra-
ton III General discussion OF questions Of law. w.
Miscellaneous considerations. " Statement OF the prin
| eipal facts. both general and particular. VIZ
| Historical accounts OF the several cruisers XII
Consideration OF the duties Of Great Britain
shed and recognized by the Treaty. In regard to the
offending vessels and its failure fulfill them as to each
OF said vessels XII The failure OF Great Britain full
fill its duties Kill The nature and amount OF damages
claimed by the United States The appendix contains
four notes In the form OF replies to special points in the
British Case and CounterCase The volume signed by
q. Gushing, VIM NJ. Eyarts, and NJ. r. Waite.
The titles OF the chapters that the work has been
done In the most thorough and comprehensive manner
Some parts indeed, seem to overlap another, but
tins Is to be explained by the fact that in the partition
OF labor among the counsel it impossible to prevent
some repettons. These however, detract from the
symmetry rather than from the force Of the argument
The English argument which is due to the single brain
OF Sir Roundel Palmer is beautiful in FORM STYLE and
arrangements but lacks the variety which marks Its
rival There runs through the American argu-
Inent vein Of almost contemptuous irony
| II seldom degenerates into 1ippancy, is never
| forced. and always sharp and appropriate
The tone OF the volume is eminently and sober
but the scornfu with which British falaces are
swept away renders 1t anything but dull 1t is fresh and
entertaining from beginning to end and all things con-
dered perhaps the most respectable Of the American
| contributions the Alabama Claims. The first five
chapters in the nature Of scaoldng, the historical
portions being the foundation They devoted to plac-
| ing the question clearly and accurately, to
! answering parts Of the English arguments and
| fixing the ground for the more formal WORK. The
most important chapter is that entitled 1.-The
failure of Great Britain fulfill its duties" 1t fills sixty
and appears to be the work Of one hand and that
the hand Of maserl II is close uninterrupted argu
ment covering all the leading points OF the question:
driving its conclusions home with Irresistible force
The style is admirable in freshness, yigor and concise
ness. The only criticism make Is that 1t seems
too strong-that the argument, compared with those
which II has TO is too much like driving Jacks
with a sledge hammer. OF all the documents called
forth by this long conroversy-aHd have read them all
with less carethe twelfth chapter OF the book
In question affords In my opinion, the most mastery
presentation OF the case.
The 18th chapter is mainly argument for the indi-
rect damages, both TO their admissibty under the
Treaty and as to their value basis for peeuniary
award 1t is not certain that the learned counsel en-
tered on this part their work without reluctance IL
Is said that Mr. Evarts expressed himself against the
indirect claims before leaving America. and residence
in Paris has hardly worked change in his mind. But
the duty OF counsel is TO obey their employers and as
the employer in this case had made claim for the expenses
Of the war after the battle OF Gettysburg, there
no course for the counsel but TO argue the
claim. As 10 the Interpretation OF the Treaty
1 suppose they really held the official Ameri
can view. they certainly argue 1t with extra
ordinary force 1t is worthy Of notice, however, that
they generally speak OF the indirect claims as claims
for the increased OF insurance, for the transfer OF
shipping sc" thus covering with an ambiguous &C."
the singular claim account OF the proongaon OF the
war This may be unintenuonal but 1t is frequently
repeaed as to be significant. This chapter has been re-
printed in small pamphlet for general circulation
with Il are printed extracts from many leading European
publcations-some Of them Of great NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ing the American Interpretation OF the Treaty.
The Tribunal TOOK TOUR NhcdtiOh i"St !oh'
cordng 10 some authorities in order that the American
representatives might confer with their Government;
according TO my own information in order that the ar
brators might study up some knoty points Ibere are
n few rumors abroad which have the value OF VIDE cur
rency and high probability The first that the IriDu
nal has reached the case of the Florida and gyenJudg
ment for the United States The second is that In the
case of the Georgia verdict Of not guilty has been reg
isered The third report is that the Board is now en-
Gagged on the case OF the Shenandoah ana
nnds It rather difficult than the Others 40 not
pretend 10 youch for any OF these rnmors' Dut
OF the second il may be said that IL is In harmony WIN
wbat to be the expectations OF tine hner
cans The Georgia was built at Glasgow ana sailed IN
less than those OF some Oh her con
srts tbough elsewhere than in Great Britain she would
have been arrested Public opinion here seems 10 pe
settling down to the expectation that the Alabama the
Florida and the Shenandoah will be condemned, ana no
ofbers m was expected that some puOlic communloa
ron woud be made to-day for the benefit OF the BRUSH
Parliament which will BE- prorogued on THURSDAY But
he Triiunsl declined authorize any degree OF pup
ley and is hardly probable that the English Gov,
Eminent will violate this rule by any revelations Ihose
ataehed 10 the agree In the opinion that nothing
will be published till the close OF the WORK.