The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-03
THE GENEVA AWARD FUND
THE uSExPiNDED BALANCES AND HOW THEx
SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF. El-Ea


THE usExPlSDED BALANCES AND now THEx
SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF. fn
As affecting tho question of the disposal OF the un-
expended balance OF the award and the rights
OF insurance companies, tue following compendium Of
the treaty and the attitude OF tho United States gov
eminent before The JOINT High Commission az shown
In the instructions TO their COUNSEL OF decisions
the American and British and OF diplomatic
correspondence reference thereto, win be read with
interest,"
Frst-Has Congress the legal and moral right 70
exclusion OF insurance companies which have lost
nothingr
The American proposed 10 The English Joint High
COMMISSIONS 10 agree upon
sum which should be paid X Gsea. Britain 70 I'll:
thereon thereon @AS 'A''''''
tho Treaty OF Washington. article Z, prov,des:-
In case the Tribunal and that Great Britain has failed
proceed 20 award sum u sros TO BE- paid BY Great
The President directed our counsel at GENEVA
Have the subject discussed between this
possible the award u q .qn In gross
M r. whes 70 ao 10 decide 20
BE careful not 20 commit the government rs to the dis
Our counsel notified the Tribunal at GENEVA
Those claims ALI preferred BY the unitoa s. ates
nation aia nn Esas bAn Is naon' ana are % oe'e
The Tribunal awarded
TO the United States sum oesl5 800 900 In gold .:
states Tor the satisfaction Of ali to the
visions contained in article Of the aforesaid treaty"
And said -
An the claims referred to in the treaty submitted
ns tribunal are hereby 'u perfectly and finally set
The Court OF Alabama Claims (Rhind vs.. tho United
States) say
The careful Investigation tho proceedings 81
the award aud what excluded thersirom"
Huhbell VS. the United States:-
Nothing be found those procsedins las GsuevI
70 limit control good tath the Of
in making such allowance claimants before their
judgment and discretion Congress might think proper"
Mr.. Gladstone, Prime Minister OF England. said In
Parliament
"what submitted to arbitration was entirely aues.
ton between the t~o governments"
rne Court OF the Queens Bench, IN Rustomjce W
The Queen. say (Cockburn. q. j. -
H Majesty 10 order TO enAele her 90 see that Injustice
Ter nana :. ar =" s s @ s q ss
DC left 10 tier Majssty's discretion"
Lush =:
1T was received by her In her sovereign capacity
Sissrs Of the cro%n "''0'' - tue views u 'As s
Same in Court OF Appeals (Cocridge, G. J):-
va. = dur, :. 40 70 her subjects. according
AN agent TO principal or Of uusseeto : eesta qss
OF this decision the London Tines editorial says
simiiar principles in different terms would apply to
suon an indemnify We paid 70 the Unied States
government ofths United states not In the aese capacity
Of tor individuals bu. sovereign authority
Congress accordingly il perfectly within its competence
in considering how the surplus shalt be appropriately
The London Times editoriaily says December o.
1876 OF the statement IN the Presidents Message that
tho Court oi commissioners oil Alabama Ciaims-
..,se, io,.'s' On "' "'''' WIN 1f'"'' ana S'H''"
rnis 4 matter for concentration to this country
well AZ to General Grant ami the United States"
ia ne roo that any
- whether the Geneva award Was too high and
snSs BE- BY Ssas rstslnsa
AZ wo be- aud W. as hop a.
viii give as muco satisfaction n distrbutas the
e, decision ,h.' sewers" bills for this are
.For such result shall think the money paid.
BY th remembranee OF unfortunate irritA-
Win .hip iuy Insured .. course the owner.
writer's. they ee paiu Bu. the
Inc vessel a. war ri.as and sSe a p1S%u
merely on .hs p.,,isa,ar ship wh'ss lost; ea. On
n nsna Of Certain pre%"m ''' me ps pay
s yer, must be 70 sss
asan.. ne TO-" 20 TO lay further
lug them twie. over
second-Ought ali actual loss by Confederate vosscls
rhe Department Of State, by ms secretary, declared.
May ~, 1867
iAe,s .a. been sppsarsnss Of tho in.arssn;:
vessels eonstrueted equipped supplied. manned aud
ihs nation What recognized Poser as beiliversn.
source !" al" al the mas
the regaraed responsible for al tbs
Si Pe~sr With which il was Under the most sacred of.
legations TO preserve Amity and peace"
Aud June IL. 1865
The lowest form satsaetion for IN at national innr,
that United states accept wouia oaad
Brsst ns nose siinsns Of Tue United states
had suffered aaviduuI injury and ;hs
sal oi ~ v
entertained aud protected IA she British pos and har-
And by Mr Adams. Arsu Z, 1867
OF Great Britain The responsibility Tor this da
And:- s#E
The United States viii claim for the injuries and
lose inflicted on their c'.ens BY tho depredAtons Of thu
Rsverdy johnson said OF tho Clarendon Johnson
Con vcntion:-
Il equally satisfied that tho convention goes in,s
operation deiar due what known the AN
bams claims VAL lie recovered
The President OF the Uoited States said
IN manner entirely satisfactory TO tails cavern.
% %." sas !" sia I'd sas sf b.sy
per ], is72J
The Court Of AlaDams Claims say Williams va The
United States):--
s.Ihe government OF the United States obta aimed
the whole due ior the Expectations complained
The o. the United state. accepted the sum
a~ried ~ ia rttemen 81 all Tho claims eonprshenasd
Tue United statcs declared to It's counsel and the
TribuIBi-
The distribution o. tho amount recovered wi be made
by this Mt"
Tho House OF Representatives judiciary Committee
said In ls7a--
asvng tor interest withdrawn from tho srbitrs.
the the evil lei tho
Tribunal evidence Of disability bagsad
which the United states adj
diplomatic torn insisted upon, u the United slater
estoppcd IRON deny tepastou 10 its based
the finding OF tribunal 20 which. for Own
~ would tu0init the evidence Indeed. by
eli a.
It's citizens ~
TiN cain OF attorneys In behalf OF Insurance com.
psnics that the money 'fhcrs OF rsht, y "ocIongs
10 ihrm,' their demand s one OF strict rgnt" shows
eihcr That they Mistaken or else that the Joins