The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-24
SALVADOR SAYS NO
She Refuses to Pay an Award Made
Against Her by Arbi-
tration.
IA California Company Secures What
She Claims Is an Unjust
Amount.

New York Sun Special Service.
chicago. Feb. 2l-Willianl e. Curtis. in
"a Washington special to the Record-H her
aid. says: 20
Sometimes that amiable method OF set
Ting differences called arbitration goes
wrong. and the government of the United
States is at present in great pefpleNlty
on that account. A year ago the CLAIMS
Of a California company against the gov
eminent Of Salvador were submitted 70
arbitration. the tribunal consisting OF Don
M. Dickinson of Detroit, eX-Presldent
Zalvidar of Salvador and Henry Strong.
chief justice of the supreme court or can
ada The circumstances were brlef1y as
follows:
A California company undertook to i'm
prove the port of Triumfo. Salvador, ~
building a harbor and docks. and under
their concession from the government
were entitled to the exclusive privilege OF
handling freight and a certain percentage
of collections The enterprise proved SO
profitable as to excite the envy or local
| interests, who persuaded the government
| to cancel the concession and give 1t to
somebody else. According to the state
| ments Of Salvador. the California COM
pany offered to settle for $220,O00. but the
demand was rejected, and after long
controversy was submitted to the arb1tra
ton Of the tribunal above named, which
rendered verdict in favor of the claim
ants with damages Of s600000. The pay
ment comes due on the LIST of March. and
| Salvador will decline to pay the award or
the ground Of fraud and excessive judg-
! ment. t
| Among other items Of the award OBJ
| jected to is an allowance of 100000 for at
! torneys fees, which the Salvador minister
| claims and the officials of the state de
partment are compelled to admit is un
precedented. 1t is not customary for ar
bitration tribunals to make an allowance
for attorneys fees, and at any rate it i:
freely admitted that 100000 is a very lib
eral compensat ton for the service of tina
brilliant orator and charming gentleman
John P. Irish, formerly Of Iowa and nov
surveyor of the port Of San Francisco,
gold Mckinley protectionist imperialis
democrat.
1t is also asserted by Salvador that tn
award includes an item of $4,000 as in
demnity for the loss of tug boat Gale,
the Celia, which originally cost the com
pany $4,000, and instead of being destroye,
or confiscated is now doing good servic
in the harbor Of San Francisco.
7 These are two of several items whic
the Salvador government declares unjust
and it insists that the remainder are OK
, cessive, which the department of stat
would no doubt admit if it were able to d
, so without rejecting upon the inteligenc
and integrity of the arbitrators and tn
friendly government of Canada, whic
furnished the umpire
i The president has not decided what h
will do with the Salvador case. 1t is hi
duty to demand the full amount of til
=, award on the LIST Of March. and if Saliva
! dor refuses. to send fleet down there t
: compel payment. But. convinced as he
that the award was unjust and excessive
he Is not likel yto be very energeti
about it. .-. ia -