New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-22
FOREIGN,

Liverpool Arrivais-NG RxpOrtation oE
War iIaIerial from Trance to SpniR-s
Empress of Russia iR Italy-GiladstOnsS
in Oflce-Geneva Arbitration in HOusSe
Of COmInOns-LiVeIy DiscussiOn-Arrie
val from Hong KOng-Wreck of Ship
Serlca-Oniy One Man Saved-TOles
rating Christianity Throughout Japan
Universal Exhibition in Japnn.
LIVERPOOL, March 2l.-Arrived-Steanse
ship BueDaVentura
PARIS. March 2l.-The government has
prohibited tEe expectation OF way materiaS
to Spain.
LoSDoN, March 2f.--Tbe Empress of Russ
sia is at Florence, en- route TO Southern
Italy. for the benefit of her health.
Mr.. Gladstone has formally resumed the
government
In the House of Commons This evening.
Claiborne Hardy moved an address to th0
crown praying that the government be inc
etructed to dissent from three international
rules adopted by the court of arbitration
at Geneva. Mr.. Hardy, in ,he course osS
his able speech in support of his notion
declared thatin making it he had no party
object III view. nor did he intend to cast thfS
slightest imputatiOn upon the fairness OF
the arbitrat0rs. His disclaimer was rec
ceived with cheers.
Mr.. Forster opposed the motion, becauses
it practically called for vote OF censure os
the arbitrators who adopted the rules
These rules affected the United States aa
much as they did England. No other nae
ton was interested. II we object to theHs
now. it will appear as if we were smartinG
under the sense of having to pay the com
pensatiOn awarded, and united action OF
America and England hereafter IN case Os
war with or between OtAe. pc" tTs WOULD
be impossible.
Venom Harc0urt spoke strongly in favOP
y.I,a h ~ H.
held water. Tho best possible thing to de
was 90 request the Jniteu States governs
inrnt to withdraw them and substitute
others which. i'll the event of war, would
not make neutrality intolt rahl". Wlliane
Kathhonr. member for Liverpool. was oEs
posed 30 disturbing the 'tecjSjQr of the
Geneva board.
He argued that tn" rules only TresireN
England to enforce her own laws II the1s
were repealed, EnglIui's ccmmrr-., weuls
be ruined forever in the very nexR w.Y lie
hoped The liOu5" WOuid not reverse the goR-
erLmt nt'- just ANA statesmanllkP I.ulicy.
Mr.. Gregory (CoDscrvativeI sharply crite
csed the action of the Geneva hosgd in iIlse
posing dangerous liabilities on nrrtralf
Samuel LANG spoke against $hr InOtioHe
Sir Stafford y jTtbCOte was disposed to
favor il. He asked whether the gOverDo
ment really accepted the ideas involved ia
these rue-. If it did they ought to be
iuade law.
Attorney General Sir J. Duke Coieeidga
asked whether IL was wise and digDited to
pass such an opinion az the right honorable
gentlsman's address Indirectly conveyed
upon ths conduct of The arbitratOrs frOna
that country. whom Parliament Aad
thanked tor their services.
Io continued: " We must submit 20 ThsA
award made AZ Geneva. We had better
hold our tongues and pay the money, Ra
confessed II would be impossible tp suts-
nit rules 70 other powers for a'|optioa
without distinct statement Of the -xtens
10 which England consents TO be houna
thereby.
Sir Di.taeh was glad che go,.' ':nRhS
intended ~ come to some undeys ..uiinE
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