The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-20


posed 70 Be carpinx MGR % beiiftis The
good VIII az ths Brazilian government.
we mention ths cesnmerciai aspect In
order 70 bring mere strongly into Hight
the friendly sptrfs manifested By Great
Britain.
The British government has permitted
the sale Of this vessel at the risk CT
being called 10 account for . breach Ct
International pcI.ty under the rules aid
English government Is not ignorant OF
this, and Sir Julian Pauncefote. accord
Ing to recent dispatch. acting prob
ably with . view 20 anticipating any
troubse. called the attention Of the
United States government TO the pro-
vision.
The English ambassador Is said to
have called attention 20 the opinion Of
Sir Alexander Cockbarn, she arbitrator
named BY Great Britain In the famous
Geneva tribunal Of international repre-
sentasives. The frs: cause OF COM
plant put forward by the United States
before that commission vas that By
reason OF want OF due diligence on the
part OF the British government. vessels
were allowed TO be fitted out and
equipped In ports o. the United King
dam. in order 10 their being employed
In making war against the United
States. and having been 80 equipped
we're allowed 10 quit such ports for that
purpose Great Britain admitted this
Is be Just. and the chief Justice OF Eng
lend. who announced that concession,
says: ct was a great and generous
might bee a pecaniary sacrifice on the
part q Great Britain. IL was one which
was cheerfuliy made on the one side,
ard trust w,ll not fail to be appre-
ciated In the same spirit on the other"
The Geneva arbitrators thereupon
formulated a rule which was TO be
binding Oh all nations party to the
agreement. II is as follows:
"A neutral government IL bound 10 use
due diligence to prevent the fitting OUT,
aruling, or eguipping. within its jursstiic-
ton. OF any vessel. which &c has reasonable
ground TO believe Is intended 20 cruise or
carry on war against power with which
Il Is al peace: and also 10 use Ike dill
gence to prevent the departure from lis
80 4.zra x7e.f
cruise or carry on war as above. such
vessel having been specially adapted in
whole or In part within such jurisdiction
10 wariiks use.''
Great Britain stood n,anfully up to
that doctrine and paid for 1t. leaving.
as II was then stated. Great Britain
no other recourse except such as she
might resort to against what was then
the deftinct government OF the Con-
fsderats States.
This country could not have COM
planned had Great Britain rigidly ad-
hered to the terms of the award which
were Incorporated upon the suggestion
of the United States government Itself.
II viii probably be maintained by Great
Britain that there is no war between
the two powers, but II must be ad-
mitted that only q very friendly inter-
probation OF the clause would give /.
that aspect. II has already been
pointed out that the evident eagerness
Of thu two nations made IL apparent
that both were preparing for overt
hostilities. and a liberal Interpretation
suggested BY unfriendliness would be
that this rivalry to purchase warahips
was notice 20 neutral nations. Be
tweer these two. Great Britain chose
that view which would be 10 the ad-
vantage of the United States