The New York herald., 1878-03-13

honor and jealous Of its reputation Tho people Of
England would nave considered themselves forever
disgraced had their government adopted any other
line oil conduct But no sucn prompt response has
becn made by the government and Congress OF the
United States. IL Is now nearly four months since
the award was made. and yet single step has been
taken toward paying IL, no statesman OF prominencs
has said publicly that II snould ,= paid, no member
the administration mas indicated that tho
United States govcrnment was taking any action in
the matter. II now irdnspires that any
taken or suggested by The United statos
Dot toward repuaia,ins the payment OF IL. and
that Mr. Hayes and his advisers Wiling 10
lend themselves TO The service OF Mr. Blaine VINO ~
now seeking 10 uiscredit Sir. Dciosse, the Belgian
Commissioner, and 10 raise douois us 10 his honesty
and illness Tor the posilion OF an arbitrator
RESULT OF INTERVIEWS
Tho intcrvicwefs oi tue Nav York HERALD have
been indusriously looking about Them. ana endosv-
hing sound The minds OF men high IN oice
the intentions OF the United states government A
warm legal trend Of Mr. Secretary Evarls, II seems,
gives thar Mr.. Hayes does not intend To recon-
mend payment OF the award on The pretended
ground that Great Br,iain purposciy allowed nearly
The entre tbree months agreea upon 10 eiapse with
makrng effort TO secure the Joint appointment
of The third MEMBER OF the commission, End thai
this oTder 10 throw the appointments Into
the hands OF Count Bcust, tho Austrian Ambassador
in London Oi course cvary one knows thaL inns Is
preposterous cvbteuton but We DOUBT whein ncr that
TACT viii prevent II from being preferred ExSecrs-
tary Fish has also been inteIviewsd 0y the HERALD
men and, while ne declines 10 commit himself 10 an
opinion, he ieit the pferenco 10 be Drawn tnat the
award SHOULD not be PAID Al he HEKALD Itself comes
boldly forward and declares against tue payment of
the award IN "a leading editorial
FITTING SEQUEL TO THE SILVER BILL
No one need DE surprised II tue programme above
repudiateC 1t would be ntt,ng sequel 10 Tue impo-
sitiun OF duty on nsh cans, the silver b and the
election OF PresldenI by fraud ana forgery II tho
people OF me United States are wiling 10 write inem.
selves down nation OF swindicrs and repudiators,
tpat rs their own concern: tney always were cheap
people, aud Tn last liu of the extreme cneap
ness ~ when they mold their reputation Will hurt
them lar moro than 1t does us. We lose sum OF
mn W lg N N a
polnt OF WOW, not iargc tney will lose wnat Is oil lar
more vaiue-their reputation as AN honest people and
the respect and confluence Of the civilized world.
PROFESSION OF FRANKNEss-THE CHARGE
OF SECRECY DENIED-Ioo LATE TO DRAW
BACK.
From the Montreal Herald, Marcn Ill
Tho NEW YORK HERALD publishes what It is pleased
to call the history OF the appointment OF the
third commissioner order to throw dscredit on tho
award Of this commission. There was no secret bis
tory in the matter even the HERALDs narrative be
true unless everything not transacted in the s.rees
forms the material for history is pretended
that the British Minister said the American govern
mont, apropos OF this appon nlment ''we should like
Mr.. Deliossc, but we suppose yon would object
count Of relations OF his government 10 mns That
does seem TO be very secret way OF negotiating
On the contrary 1t discl0ses frank ness supposing
that Sir Edward Thornton rcaily desired the appoint
ment OF Mr.. DeIfosse, which we should think was
very rare IN diplomacy. At all events, therefore,
when the Amcricah government afterward suggested
or consented 60 the suggestion, tnat Mr. Dcltosse
should bo tho third commissioner they did not 10
in the dark. Supposng them so iinbece as not TO be
aware that there was an object,on TO the Belgian
Minister, If really any objection did exist Tor
them, their attention called to It BY the other
party They must, therefore, have acted with their
eyes open. Nor was there any stress upon them TO
adopt an unwelcomo selection, inasmuch as they had
only allow the tmo liked by The troaty TO expire,
and then tho third commissioner would have been
named by The Emperor Of Austria or course neither
the American government nor the American Congress
are responsible Tor what IS said by newspapers but
we cannot help feeling that these newspaper At
tempts TO show cause tor refusing to pay the indem-
nifty are pro discredtable. IL TOO latc when
dispute has been resrsd to arbitration with all the
forms and an award has been gwen, Tor oil the
parties 10 shirk the decision because he does not
ike IL