The Portland daily press., 1872-09-28
FOREIGN


LONDON, Sept. 27.-It is reported that Lord
John Russell is preparing review of the pro-
ceedings and award of the Geneva arbitration
Congratulations.
The Chambers of Commerce in several lead
ing cities in England have adopted resolves
congratulating her Majesty's government on
the happy termination of the Alabama arh
tration, and copies of the resolves have been
forwarded to the U United States
Right Hon. Mr. Foster in an address to his
constituents at Bradford tonight, said that the
object of the Geneva tribunal was not merely
to preserve peace, but to preserve friendship
between England and America Such friend
ship did not exist before the settlement of the
Alabama claims. The state of feeling was such
that 1T might at any moment have caused war;
Forbearance on both sides was necessary to
bring the dispute to a settlement through a
slow process of negotiations. BY forbearance
alone England got rid of the indirect claims.
In conclusion he said: The decision at &C.
neva not only gives America g3 900, 600, but
gives her peace and gives both countries new
international rules of the highest value, besides
establishing precedent that cannot fail TO he
beneficial to all nations.
Mr.. Lowe in his speech at Glasgow last night
expressed his opinion that it would have been
better had Chief Justice Cockburn signed the
Geneva decision with the other arbitrator in
stead OF renewing strong argument after the
dispute had been settled. = - iiAt
~ Is also unnecessary and unusual for the
arDitrators to give reasons for their awards
Ihe arbltratOrs had no power to Law down prin-
ciples OF international law. The tribunal was
not constituted for that purpose He did not
Deli ie Englan "a was bound by the principles
which guided the arbitrator, He Thought the
necessity for ratification by the Senate of the
United States of every treaty with a foreign
power most dangerous and perplexing diff
Guilty, but hoped England would enter on a
new era in her relations with America: an era
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disappear and the two nations would confine
themselves to rivalry in the work of extending
the interest OF civilization and peace.
Gambetfa on Thiers.
NEW YORK, Sept ga Paris correspondent
VINO interviewed Gambetta. reports him as say
ing. the National Assembly has been so beaten
and bullied by Theirs that he has simply be-
come register of the Presidents will Theirs,
he says, does not represent either the country or
the Assembly, consequently between them the
country Is not represented at ALL He predicts
that on the reassembling of the Assembly it
Will dissolve itself out of sheer despair. In any
contingency a Republican is now the only pos
sible government for FRANCE. Theirs, he thinks,
npholds the Republican policy and viii accord,
ingly receive the support of the Republicans OF
the country. While he thinks France medi,
tates no furthef war with Germany, she will
by her Republican greatness become so influen-
tial as to sweep the rotten German empire from
the face of the earth by peaceful means.
Danish Elections.
COPENHAGEN, Sept, 27.-The elections fol
members OF the Danish diet have resulted in
the return of majority against the present
ministry.
KesenbuFg Gees 70 Hamburg.
BERLIN, Sept 27.-=The Prussian Cross Ga
zette contradicts the report of yesterday thai
Rosenberg was to be appointed Minister tc
Belgium, and says he will replace Baron Vor
Magnus as Prussian representative at Ham
burg.
The mourning of the Prussian Court has beer
prolonged till the Goth of October on account O
the death of Princess Hohenlohe, half sister O
Queen Victoria. aaH
The Budget.
MADRID, Sept. 27.-In the Cortes to-day tht
Minister of France presented the budget fo
1877 He estimates that the revenue from al