New-York tribune., 1880-03-02
AppEEss OF DAvID DUDLEY FIELD.

IN lc.ponsc to tho toast. " International Law: rs
foundation Is t'c brotherhood man. ~ completion
wll bc pcace and good Will" David Dadey Field spoke
Cd, folowst
wnen one reflects mat International law ia
ttc body ol rules TO Eov, tho Intercourse OF
ua ions. he pcrrciycs that % IA Hs importnnf
j. the growth, not OF Ono century. but OF
many centuries. slowly have the nations yielded 10 s
Influence. Two opposite policies prevailed the policy
isolation aud tlr p0hcy of intercourse. China and
country least unlil lately Was TIE most significant
example o. the latter.
10 multiply facilities OF intercourse is 10 multply
the ageucies OF peace. Whoever opens q new hignwav
ty laId Is noDcActor % men; Gnd ~ he PAGES
d under the protection OF the nations by iGtcruu-
uonai act he gains victory not less glorious than the
greatest achievement oi arms.
Our own country was the hisI 10 move In hat direc
ton. great European pu1icst, Sir Irayes Iw,ss IN
paper read tv0 ycfs ago before The Association for
The Reform and C"dncaiion oi the Law Of Nations,
iuc New world has in this matter taken the lead OF
the Old World, nnd tue treaty OF WASHINGTON
OF the 10sn OF April, 1880, has consccracd
principle appIifabic TO all such enter.
prises IN whlch the commerce Of the world
Is iuieIestcd. 1hs prncpic Is tuat those great udu
tral works shah be exempt from all injury consequent
upon dispntes between particular nations, hen they
appeal 10 tle oirimni o' tue sword Tor The
TIr trraty thus mentioned Is known gs the Clovt,p.
Bulwcr Conv,nUOn. made between The United stltcs
aud Great Bdlnin IN Respect 10 the construc-
Nicaragua. aud declared that the two Govern.
inents determined to Gvo thcr support aud
encouracement 10 such persons o. company as might
hat offer commence the same with The necessary cap
the local authorizes, % such
principles accord with the spirit ana Intention nf ts
Convention declaring also that Neither The one nor
the other will ever maintain for itself any exclusive
control over the SAID sap scannl" that vessels Of the
Unitod States Great Britain TaYcIsng Tie canal
shall, ~ case OF hriwttn tho contracting parties,
be exempted from blockade. detention or capture, by
either OF the begelcnts; ahd This prUylsiou snAil
oNteLd sucd q distance 1rOm the Two ends of
tne said canal may hereafter be found exDr-
dient establish" ," thar They will guarantee The II
ifiity thereof that the SAID t,na may forever be
open and frec"j tnat they VIII invite every
State with which both or either have friendly
intercourse, To enter INTO stipulatons wlth
them similar TO those which they have
catered into with each other; ana thnt " hav-
Jag only dcscd III entering mt TINS convention 10
accomplish paitlCulIr object, hut also TO establish
general principe. tnfy hctcbY agree 20 extend tler
protection 10, treaty supalItuns to other practicable
communications by raual way. across he
sihlnus which cOuGccts North sIi sOun America, aud
especially tU ntrIOce1nic comui cations. should
prove 10 ue practicable whether By canal or
railway. Thich ar" nov proposed 10 be established by
The way al lcbuAntrpcc or Panama
Though tAls convention OF dirty years has borne
Other fruit IL has cUrSscrated Trlucpls winch viii
stand forever hereaerI rmiy embc dtd IN tho aw ui
nations. Aud II The iiiustrious FreDchman vhosr
genius aud IndOnitabie viii have opened tie ctte.
OF tn through the sands Of Egypt. ss yet pen
the gates OF the West through the COrcras Of Dgf.n
he VIII earn new title, greater even than iAe ola