The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-06
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
THE RNdLBH REPLY TO THE AMERICAN
HACK DOWN NOT sATIsFACIORY.

THE RNdITsH REPLY TO TIE AMERICAN
HACK DOWN NOT sATIsFAcIORY.
New York, May 4.-Tho Herald.
washington special says: AT q Cabinet
meeting today reply was received from
the English government In reference TO
the negative principle Of international law
which Mr. Fish had brought himself to
be willing to accept as a condition Of our
retreat Is 80 exceedingly unsatisfactory 10
this government that there will probably
be no back down after all, and tho POSI-.
ton assumed by the President In the be.
ginning Of that question for consequential
damages is one for the Geneva tribunal
to settle, and will be insisted upon.
RNGLIsH SENTIMENT OPPOSED TO FUR.
THEIR CONCESSIONS.
The London Islegrdph Of the 29d, edi.
torlally, on the American indirect claims,
says: 1.-THE Americans arc no longer In
doubt as to our resolve In the matter.
Concession has with the United States
reached It's utmost limit, and no English
ministry would dream Of surrendering the
grounds now taken up with the approval
Of the entire people and of the most en-.
lightened minds In every nation, the
Americans included"
LONDON. May 4-The Times this morn.
ing urges President Grant to send TO the
Geneva tribunal q communication which
shall supercede the original American
case, containing claims for consequential
damages.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-There Is no
change in the position of the Alabama
question sence the lrecent semi.ofilcial
publication in which It was said the claims
Tor Indirect damages had not been and
would not be Withdrawn. This Govern.
ment has not In Its statement or counter.
statement asked the tribunal Of arbitra-
tors to draw any distinction between the
two classes OF claims for direct or indirect
damages, but both haYe been submitted
together in tie hope that the tribunal
will exercise the power conferred upon It
to award the sum In gross to be paid by
Great Britain to the United States. The
suggestion that we would not ask the
tribunal for any monied consideration for
indirect damages provided Great Britain
would not claim compensation for similar
injuries under like circumstances, was
discussed by prominent gentlemen of
both countries before an intimation was
made TO Great Britain that we would &C.
cept 1t as satisfactory solution Of the
present difficulty; that 1t appears from
conversations in prominent circles that
Great Britain does not deem II necessary
to officially make the declaration or enter
into such stipulation, for the reason that
she never admitted the principle Of claims
for indirect damages as between nations
and adheres to her position on the qucs.
tiol as heretofore expressed.
The London Telegraph of tho 25th OF
April, says: mo premature utterance
from the lips oil the Prime Minister or OF
the Foreign Secretary must be permitted
to afford President Grant an excuse for
saying that England, least OF all tho House
OF Lords, has put the Treaty OF Washing.
ton to death. To all who In spite of the
past disappointments wish well to the
Treaty Of Washington, and believe in the
possibility OF It's still being brought to
successful issue, 1t will bo evident that an
angry controversy on the subject In popu.
lar assemblies like tho House Of Commons
or House Of Representatives Is above all
things to be deprecated.