The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-22
, The Geneya Conference.

GENEVA, June 21.-The Representatives
Of Great Britain before the Tribunal have
gone to Chamoix, where they will stay
until tomorrow. The Americans have
not left Tor Paris as they intended doing,
but remain In this city. 1t Is believed that
the reason for this change in the pro.
gramme Is the supplementary article To
the Treaty upon totally new basis from
the one submitted by Earl Granville,
which Is now the subject Of negotiation.
The chances for satisfactory issue are
now believed to. be increasing.
WASHINGTON, June 2l.-It Is reported
and believed here that the arbitrators
have aVowed the opinion that the indirect
claims are not subjects for an award Of
money damages, and 1t Is understood In
view Of this declaration that the American
agent and counsel will not press further
claims Of that character. ... ~
From the latest reliable information re.
ceived here there Is no reason to believe,
Rs stated in a recent Geneva telegram, that
the supplementary articles to the Treaty
OF Washington on totally new basis from
the ones submitted by Earl Granville are
now the subject OF negotiations between
the British and American governments.
On the contrary, there is truth in the allie
CATION in some quarters at Geneva that
at the next meeting of the arbitrators, the
announcement will be made that the ques.
tion OF indirect damages Is settled. There
Is the best reason for the belief that at
their brief session on the 10Th inst, the
arbitratOrs decided that such claims can
not properly come before them, and they
must therefore be excluded. On this IN.
nouncement being made on the Goth inst,
1t is not apprehended that there will be
any further difficulty in proceeding with
business under the Treaty from the com.
mencement Of the controversy. Ever
since the American statement OF the case
was submitted to the Tribunal, the British
have contended that none but direct
claims were known as the Alabama
claims, and that the indirect losses were
mentioned by the American High Com.
missioners not as claims but as grievances,
and were mentioned only 10 be withdrawn
from the discussion. Our government,
on the other hand, has always contended
that these claims were within the prov
ince Of the Tribunal, and 1t therefore ad-
hered to and never contemplated their
withdrawal, itbelng considered necessary
to present them in order to have q decision
and prevent them from being brought up
hereafter to disturb the harmony Of the
two nations. 1t Is known that the sup.
Elemental article 10 the Treaty OF Wash.
ington was proposed in order to relieve
the two nations from their antagonistic re.
lation. but while the parties have been in
correspondence regarding the amend.
ed phraseology Of the article, and discuss.
ing the subject Of the postponement Of
the proceedings until the next session oil
Congress. The Tribunal itself has come
TO a decision which renders further con-
troversy on these points unnecessary, and
in fact has settled the question in a'man-
ner satisfactory to, our government.
Judging from The dispatch Of Secretary
Fish to Mr. SChenck, OF the 18th of April,
In which he reiterates the views previ.
ously expressed, saying that should the
august tribunal decide that State was
not liable for the indirect or conse-
quential results Of an accidental
or unintentional violation lof the neutral
obligations Of the United States, and will
unhesitatingly accept the decision.
Should 1t on the other hand decide that
Great Britain is liable to this government
for such consequential results, they have
that fall faith in the British Governments
observance OF its engagements, to expect
compliance with the Judgment Of the Tri.
bunal, which o solemn Treaty between
the two powers has created. In order to
remove and adjust all complaints and
claims on the part Of the United States to
the judgment Of the Tribunal, when pro.
nounced, the United States will implicit
tily bow. They confidently expect the
same submission on the part of the great
nation with which they entered into sucI
solemn obligations of the course OF Her
Majesty's Government must be satisfied
with the decision Of the arbitrators, ex.
Guiding the considerations of the indirect
claims, and 1t is thought here that in con.
sequence this action of the Tribunal the
additional article OF the Treaty Is render.
ed unnecessary and %ill accordingly be
altogether Withdrawn from the contro.
versy.
World Special. ,a. -- -r,.r
GENEVA, June 21.-In tho interview
to-day with the World correspondent,
Hon. Chas, Francis Adams said: ad.
here to the principles laid before the Gin.
cinnati Convention, and would accept the
Baltimore nominations II the platform is
good, and the offer spontaneous, but will
never be "wire pulled" into the place. l
am deeply concerned for the State rights
in the future. Ea ,.tSf
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