New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
TIE ARTIST DESCRIBES HIS WORK.
wEE The IDEA OF THE PAINTING FIR=T CAME
10 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THAI HAD
TO EE OVERCOME.

reporter called at the studio of Mr. Carpenter yes
trcsy for few facts about the p'dnuhs a-u 1!lo
nSures Embraced in the distinguished group.
The geasisl public. Mr.. Iaipentei,' the reporter
sd -As nacn interested In YOUR picture, and would
5aa esed IA soef own sSy O ~ te rtIt TO
he tine OF The Inauguration OF General Grant At
va une as yoI wiz remeiaper the slTeanon Oh l"IgS
terteD Great Britain ana Hls country was 80 So
nous border actual warfare. President JoRn-
ns Minister to Gteat Britain reverb Joaasohi "
kRy land IN conjunction with LORD Clarendon; had
bsOuated a treaty known a. the Ciarendon-J Johnson
FSaty. In TINS treaty England mad made tbs cohefs-
seward, in regard 10 the Alabama claims il was sent
letted OILY one vote beng recorded IN ITS IavOr
Charles sumner, the leader OF the senate made great
HinktfatiOn with the Republican party hdd much 10
Do with the rejection Of TIE treaty
thus il was that President Grant az the beginning
o. his Administration was confronted By the cTluCdl
sacity and experience OF his secretary OIL state nam
n0n Fish, continued through months OF delicate dipiO
macy, opened way Tor me so.hIioh OF tie eiloar-
iessng dinculues by the appointment OF Wia l. Known
history a The The High Joint Commission of 1871
The members OF this Commission were selected 10y
Queen Victoria and President Grant II was composer
the English side OF Earl RipOn Sir stafford North
tote sir Edward Thornton, Sr John hacdonaI0 OF
Canada Professor Bernard Of oxford University, one
Rlgand's leading authorities on international law,
and Lord Tenterdn the secretary. on the P;!rC OF
q the supreme Court; General schenck, our
Eewy appointed Minister 10 England: Judge
Cabinet senator Williams. OF oregon; and Assistant
secretary OF state Bancroft Davis, secretary
sTbe Tnglisb Commissioners arrived here about the
praais - tsta y - and he sessions werS he
gEn soon afer and continued daily for three months
They held in the building at Washington tempo
rnly occupied by the State Department during the
construction Of the present building. This commission
VIII be known in history as the first great Interna-
dispute Included the Alabama claiIas, the boundary
question, Tie fisheries question and the naturaIlza
q reason and craftsmanship over brute force Both
soFe'nEent ratified the work o. the Commission, ana
se result is what is known in history as Tine
The ink Of The signatures on the treaty
safoey dry before conceived the idea OF malung tfe
t0a Of Emancipation 10 commemorate this great
rsce movement of the two foremost Nations of the
80 ! set about getting my material pelore tno
1hNh Commissioners sailed Tor nome
CYRUS W. FIELDS BANQUET
Cyrus W. Field gave banquet and reception
. hen the evening OF their departure, and / was
essAse enough 10 receive an invitation. During
~ sssoing Was introduced to the Commissioners,
' aaae a caccful study Of the personal character
D'fs Of EACH soon afterward ! secured interviews
~ Re American Commissioners, and from them Cd
Nha the position OF each man at tho table ther
1's hmiiar poses, and many minor points necessary
/" tithfll picture.
-, Then set % work 10 group them. At the out
- was confronted with the difficulty or SIX oi my
80, which only permitted the back OF their heads
IA ~ seen. Revolving Tie difficulty over; came
.snS tDDcluAlOu tlal the i.tifdl dCtluh oi nNAA
gsoup would be deference 10 the Oldest members OF
W commission. and to the supremacy OF the HH
YIsschted IN the person Of Justice Nelson Ihat was
..eeihg idea In the grouping. ,,,
NJ ~te'3y Fish sits in the foreground holnlng IN
Re, fgt hand the claim Of the United states, upon
~ ~ ne bas just made his argument By the acIoh
h. as zen hand, which Is the keynote OF the picture.
~ rgpfals TO Justice Nelson as II referring All pOt
se,s =" 70 him - the representative or our mSDSst
sis,a, Nelson tuFns his face toward flsh, ana ms
Ibr,SS~s one Of cain judicial repose. a mahue -
~ over bis chair, suggesting the judicial roDs.
a -, the opposite centre sits Earl hlpOn iolulls III
of ~ and the answer o. Great Britain 70 the cnlns
h,. ~ United states. Dropping his eye-ghisS WIN
a. Lana, he gazes inteny at secretary fIsh 10
~. ,eHtet o. the argument OF the spokesman On
an yytte; SR stafford Rorthcote VINO ieaIs IOrMarI
h ~ 'th ms ng hand points 10 the particular GE;kc
\, ~ neutrality laws upon which Great Britain hOprs
sT4SSe tlie argument OF Secretary FISH -, -
Tim 'n s iofms the central group ana lhe NJ
~ cM ne picture. The other members o.
M vss3 nnis SION are seated mt the rgit ara ~
.H1ulols attitudes OF study and thought. sir John
aseohah on Sir stafford NOrthcotes right with folded
ne 90 'gpAs toward Secretary Fish, apparently pioneer
AZ ~. We interests OF Canada: Sir Edward Ihgrhn;
sofd pbPs LETT Is also intently abs)FDto IN eH 9'i
.,ofthc1teS Argument: Professor Bernard Is M
ana 49, 70 W tie rejected JohnsOn-Chrend0h ue''S'
nglt 2rsihg toward General schenck WHO SIS ~ w
SAT- ,,etls'aiy tlsh holding volume OF the uhDeu
he W., gues. Ife Professor Is apparently wpliaer
,,. hss0eaieh IN the senate should have rejected
eess,sV IN which Great Britain had made such con
~, 70 ms conntry's demands. -.
snd WI 1efHal Her sits az the extreme 5lSaa.
t,o sy, eri-le9ns forward 10 catch every point oI
tao osaloni At the other end Of the table are me
eussss e'a1es with pens in hand recording the dlo
s.<,s shonh BE- remembered that these sessions were
hs'her sienograDhers nor reporters bdne cd