Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-04
Foreign News.


ENGLAND.
LONDON, June Sin the house of commons
uuay, MIR. Gladstone apOlouiSed Tor not being
able 10 make definite statement with regard
1 10 the negotiations with the United States as he
| had promised the house. The postponement of
| tAe DAY OF adjournment by the American senate
rendered iuil explanation impossible As for
/ the supplemental article TO the treot,, of W,cb
| ington, he would assure the members thar II ain
| not leave The subject of indirect DAMAGES mos
ent or future, open for misunderstanding hero
after; and in this view MIR. Schenck the Ampri
can minister, conceded He gave an account Of
the preceding negotiations and said the suu.
gestion was made thar England should draft an
additional article whereby she was to make GER
tain agreements for the future, and the United
States was TO undertake not to press the indirect
claims. This sugges ton was accepted and acted
| on. The difficulty which had since arisen did
not touch the main point.
Mr.. DiSraeli called attention to the fact thai
the premier had omitted to state whether arbi-
tration was to proceed on the 10Th.
Mr.. Gladstone replied that this date had been
kept carefully in view, in the negotiations
MIR. Ilosman put the following question
Has the government any reason to suppose that
the United States government is inclined to
withdraw from Secretary Fish's position, that
concessions from England mustprccede any set
tlement?
Mr.. Gladstone replied that the UNDERSTANDING
is that the United States makes no claim touch
ihE thC iHuHNNi usllilt1CS Ut beUtNh. IlpSc
words, her maiesty's government believes, bear
but one meaning; and in that Mr.. Schenck
agrees with us
Mr.. Osborne considered that the explanation
amounted to nothing. The house and country
were not satisfied He hoped a distinct DECLARE
ton would be eNtorted from the government
that unless the Indirect claims were fully fair
ly and Immediately withdrawn, Great Britain
would refuse to proceed with the arbitration.
(Cheers.)
Mr.. Bouverie said he had heard the statement
OF the premier with alarm. He hoped the gov
eminent would not accept Minister SChenek' S
verbal assurance.
Niscount Berry gave notice that he should
move an address to the queen similar TO that of
Earl Russell in the house Of lords Ifor the with
! drawal OF Great Britain from arbitration unless
the indirect claims are abandoned by the United
\ States.
1 MIR. Wyndham inquired whether care had
been taken that the indirect claims should not be
raised.
MIR. Otway said that they had been warned of
| the danger OF fresh engagements with the
United States, and he wanted to know whether
any new engagements had been made or ac-
cepted by the government.
q. b. Gregory begged to know if the govern
ment had the assurance of the American minis
ter, Mr.. Schenck, in writing
10 the latter question Mr.. Gladstone answered
no. He added that the honorable members
seemed to think some price had been paid the
United States for Withdrawing the indirect
claims. This impression was erroneous. He
explained at some length the word Consider
alton" which he admitted was used in the sup
Elemental article; but the consideration was
covenant between the two nations for the future,
and was reciprocal. lie declined to discuss the
question OF pressing the withdrawal of indirect
claims while negotiations were still in progress,
to obvate the necessity
In the house OF lords, Earl Granville also
CtOfpnpnt wi IN tbn 80
tons with Washington. Communications, hC
| said, continue to be exchanged but without any
| result, and 1t was impossible to predict VIVA
the result would be. The lawyers of the crown
| had concluded that there was no difference OF
| opinion between the two nations touching the
| withdrawal of indirect claims The only point
| in dispute was as TO engagements for the
| future. He was aware of the difficulties OF
the moment, and hoped they would be overcome
| Earl Russell said the time had come when plain
| words were desirable, and he gave notice that
| he should tomorrow press his motion for an adj
| dress to the queen for the withdrawal of Great
| Britain from the arbitration
Lord Cairns denounced the supplemental arti-
| Gle as pregnant with danger.
Lord Westbury was severe on the government
| for sheltering themselves under the crown law
| yers. In the course of the evening the marquis
| OF HertlOrd inquired whether it was true that
| the band Of the grenadier guards had been or.
| dered to the United States to attend the Boston
| jubilee.
The marquis of Lansdowne replied that sucl
| orders had been issued, with the sanction of the
| qneen and commander-in-chief
| The duke of Richmond declared that NOR
| irregular proceeding had never been sanctioned
Earl Granville defended the act, saying it wa
proper to show the good will of the country to
ward America while the treaty was hanging il
the balance England had only emulated Rus
STA, Austria, Prussia, and other powers in SINH
lar acts of courtesy
GERMANY.
| FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN, June 8.-Dis-
patches from Worms brings Intelligence of a
railroad disaster near that city. A passenger
train from Basic, Switzerland, to Mayence Hcssc
Ddrnstadt, came in collision with another pas
senger train going south. Nine persons were
killed and q number injured