New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-25
sRRTTRATION IN FAVOR.
,ooUrvG TENDENCY TO SETTLE CLAIMS
BY THAT METHOD.
~ UNUSUAL NUMBER OF TREATIES AND
PROTOCOLS RECENTLY NEGOTIATED.
rrv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

PROTOCOLS RECENTLY NEGOTIATED.
rsv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
-ht,r-or March 24-Notwithstanding the
-...-+.on recently made in the public press that
= rJar,,e Peace Conference was a failure SO
he Advancement OF the cause Of arbitra-
-. Dc concerned. there is growing tendency
o,g nations 70 settle their differences by
s-n,+-arion This is illustrated by the unusual
~r,,ber Of conventions and protocols recently
,,l,,6ed providing for the adjustment of claims
br arbitration
~ United States has recently concluded such
..-.s-7errs with Great Britain, Germany, Chill,
- Guatemala and Nicaragua, and is nego-
...+.,g q claims convention with Russia
TIE RECENT AGREEMENTS.
-. .7-eenlent between the United States
-. britain and Germany provides for refer
=. -, arbitration OF the claims Of American.
17-s-.sb and German residents OF Samoa for
..-ss resulting from the acts Of the three
--...-,nents in putting down the disturbance
: c.-,oa last year The arbitrator is King
- Of sweden. II is understood that these
- aggregate about $4,000 in amount
~ +-esr, with Chill re.ives the claims con-
lion ~ 1892. and provides for the adjudica-
"a, ~ claims duly presented 10 the Commission
.,.,bfisbed under the previous convention but
- decided because Of the expiration Of the
~4-,a fixed for TIE duration of that Commission
RI aggregate amount of these claims IS about
@ ooo0ea The personnel Of the new Commits
-, * row under consideration by the Presl-
dent.
--evizes for the arbitration Of the question OF
I..br--v and amount Of damages TO be awarded
- Trbn D Netzger & Co. an American firm
engaged IN the manufacture Of lumber. etc. in
Eor--a,,- Prince. Hayti 4 license tax was levied
- Merger & COS employees and on the failure
- ne H--r to pay the license some Of its
--1,a-+v was seized and sold. The firm alleges
that the tax was Illegal Metzger & CO. also
cisi-, The value Of lumber sold for relief COM
--,..as m the occasion Of the destruction of the
ct-v AZ Jacuel by fire, the lumber being fur
njshed as Metzger & Co. aIlege at the instance
~ the HAITIAN Government. The firm makes
further claim for damages resulting from the
failure Of the Commune Of Port-au-Prince 10
furnish an adequate supply Of water for the
nDe-a-ion q irs lumber mill. These claims are
now being considered by Judge William r. Day
the arbitrator agreed on by the two govern
ulents
The agreement with Guatemala submits to
arbitration the claim Of Robert H. May,
American citizen. against the Guarenalan Gov
errnent This claim arises out OF certain con-
tracts between May and the Government in con-
nection with the Guatemala Northern Railroad
L seems that May had concession from the
Government &c construct and operate the road,
and he asserts that after he had built the rail-
road the Government forcihy took possession
OF the same. and failed 10 pay him the sum
agreed on for constructing Il. On the other
hand, the Guatemalan Government declares that
May failed 10 perform his part OF the contract
The amount claimed by May is eDour $4,000
British Minister and ConsuI-General TO Guate-
nala-
The agreement with Nicaragua refers TO
arbitrator the question Of the amount of dam
ages 70 be paid by the Nicaraguan Government
70 TWO American firrlE-Orr & Laubenheiner
Of New Orleans and the Post-Glover Electric
Company, Of Cincinnati. The first claim is for
lamages resulting from the seizure and deten-
ton a. Rama. Nicaragua, Of two steam launches
belonging 10 the New-OrIeaus company, which
was engaged in the shipment OF bananas TO the
United States The second claim is for dam
ages arising out Of the seizure al Bluefields of
certain materials for an electric lighting plant,
The property Of the POst-GlOver company. The
arbitrator is General E P. Alexander Of South
Carolina. General Alexander is also arbitrator
IN the pending Costa Nicaragua boundary
dispute. These claims amount 70 about $4,000.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA
The United States has for some time been
negotiating with the Russian Government with
Z view 10 the settlement by arbitration OF the
claims u citizens Of this country against Rus
STA. growing out Of the seizure and detention
by the Russian naval authorities OF the Aneri-
can schooners James Hamilton Lewis. c. H.
White Kate and Anna and Cape Horn Pigeon.
These vessels We're seized in Behrfng and
Dkhorsk seas. on the charge OF Illegal fur seal
lshlng or whaling in Russian territorial waters.
me Russian Government has agreed TO refer
NE claims 10 arbitration. and II announced
some months ago that an agreement TO his end
ha1 been concluded between the two govern
Inents II seems, however, that an agreement
as 10 the terms Of the submission has not yet
been reached. The amount Of these claims is
upward of S@,EDVD. Il is said that T NJ Asser,
member Of the Council OF State Of The Neither
amos, who was delegate TO The Hague Con-
ference, VIII be the arbitrator
The enactment into law Of the bill which has
JUST passed the Senate providing for the estab-
ushmenI q a commission 10 adJudicate the
GAINS ~ American citizens arising out of the
Cloan instruction and war with Spain which
LIS government assumed by Article VII. Of the
--ealy OF Paris viii create another arbitral
C3Cunai 70 be composed Of three commissioners.