Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-15
0RAT0RY OF ROOT
CARRIES WEIGHT
Summing Up for United States in
North Atlantic Fi@a ses
Arbitration ~
FOREIGN JURIsTS ON THE
Conference at The Hague to Sub,
It's Findings. NJ
BELIEF UNCLE SAM WILL WIN
Fifteen Hundred Documents Besides
Briefs Before Tribunal
ADDRESS BY TURNER OF DETROIT
Talks for Thirty-Three Hours and
Occasionally PoISes Fun Mt Great
Britain's Position on the
Question.
Conference at The Hague to Sub,
It's Findings.
BELIEF UNCLE SAM WILL WIN
Fifteen Hundred Documents Besides
Briefs Before Tribunal.
ADDRESS BY TURNER OF DETROIT

LONDON, Aug 1l--(Special Cablegram.)
-Eiihu Roots brilliant summing up for the
United States in the North Atlantic fisher
les arbitration al The Hague. confirms the
conclusion already formed by a majority of
Impartial observers who have followed the
discussion, that the decision will be In the
main favorable to the American conten-
tlons.
Many Dutch. Belgian, German and French
iurists who heard all the arguments in
the case since Sir Robert Finlay, on behalf
OF Canada and New Foundland opened early
IN june take this view.
Though the arbitrators have two months
after the close Of Mr.. Roots speech before
they need render their decision, II Is be-
Neved they will reach one somewhat
sooner.
At the outset they confessed to having
studied the case for a "consideral PERIOD
though careful to disclaim the formation OF
any definite judgment.
Great Amount of work.
s.There has been an enormous multiplicity
n detail and the task originally confront
ing the arbitrators and counsel prooaoly
was the most onerous OF its kind ever lald
before a body having quasi judicial func-
tions. But in the language OF former SEN
ator George Turner. it has proved "a mere
baRatelle compared with the catastrophe
thus happily averted."
Ffteen hundred documents were laid be-
fore the tribunal, exclusive Of briefs. The
most elaborate of the latter were filed by
charles h. Warren Of Detroit, who COW
cred In this way what he would have needed
a day and a half to deal with orally. Mr..
Warren spoke for three and half days.
Mr.. Turner's address, coming first on the
American side and following the pecunarly
benevolent manner of Findlay, who spoke
for thirty-three hours with scarcely varia-
tion IN emphasis was all the more CRATE
ful to the tribunal because OF the humor
with which 1t was dashed. His banter was
especially enjoyed by the Austrian president
OF the tribunal Prof Lemmasch.
PoIxes Fun nt Finlay.
Discussing question No 2-the position OF
tha United states with reference to New
Foundland's right to prohibit her colonials
from taking service in the American fish
ing fleets--Afr. Turner poked fun inces-
sanity. though in a grave way, at the ar
sument Of Eindlay.
Bfndlay had said it was "the only prac-
tical question in the whole country, ana
has criticised Mr.. Root for asserting In
diplomatic correspondence, that the hber-
ties were conferred upon United States
vessels. "
After retorting that this question was
"really not in the controversy at all
Mr.. Turner had whirled upon Ffndlay and
exclaimed: Does Great Britain expect
American fishermen to swim into New
Foundland waters for the purpose Of catch
ing fish and then in return TO the United
states with the fish on their backsY
Coming as 1t did after dozen or 30
aalnes at the expense of the British, It
upset the dignity Of Lemmasch. who rocked
with laughter"