Year: 1872

NEW YORK, June IA special Lon.
don dispatch says: The assemblage oI
the Geneva arbitrators Is They're subject
Of discussion. There Is provision In the
treaty that requires meeting of the arbi.
traitors on June 10Th, but they had
intended q meeting on that day as both
governments must then deliver their
papers, or II the tribunal assemblies
they must close their arguments. The
difficulty In the case Is that England re.
quests the United States to Join IN q
postment oil the meeting, but no meeting
Is poatlvelyiprovided for. II England asks
for postponement, the request involves
the consent in violation OF the treaty for
that purpose, contrary to American views
The general feeling in Europe Is that
England Is afraid Of the arbitration, In.
uendoes insulting to the honor OF the
tribunal are current. 1t Is said, in high
quarters, that Russian money is operating
in Englsnd. Count rCatacazy is men.
toned as continuing on this side OF the
Atlantic the work for which he was cX.
PEELED from Washington. It Is believed
that Prince Gortschakoft's diplomacy and
purse are opponents too formidable 10 be
safely encountered.


A Washington dispatch says yesterday
the British Minister received q telegram
from Earl Granville declaring that at the
Cabinet meeting on the treaty question It
was decided to send another note to Minis.
ter Schenck as to the course OF England
at the meeting of arbitrators, June 18th,
The British arbitfators as is stated in this
note Is instructed to repair TO Geneva on
the 10th Of the present month and to sub.
nit to the arbitrators request for the ex.
tension of the time. The plea is that the
difficulties between the two governments
have not been solved, although it is hoped
that they will eventually be removed.
The agent is further directed to explain
that inasmuch as the contracting parties
are not yet in accord as to the subject
matter Of reference to the arbirtrators,
Her Majesty's government decline to put
In their argument rs required by the
treaty, or take any other step in the arbi.
tration at the present time; further that
should an adjournment be ordered in &C.
cordance with what England believes to
be the authority power of the court,
Her Msjesty's government will reserve
oil their rights, as heretofore to retire from
the arbitration whenever they,may think
proper. No answer will probably be sent
to this latest proposition as the ultlmatum
OF our government Is supplemental to the
article, and if the English argument Is
not filed on the 18th It will be regarded
as desire to terminate the arbitration
and the failure Of this arbitration involves
the whole treaty. ......... ..


The World has O statement from Wash.
ington to the effect that q story is current
there that this government has had secret
negotiations with some of the Geneva ar
bitrators, and that sums OF money
taken from the Japanese indemnity or
some other secret service fund have
been used at Geneva.


Prominent members of the administra.
ton now here unite in the firm belief that
this government will consent to the post
ponement Of the Geneva arbitration. The
conduct Of the British Ministry strength
ems the rumor which prevailed in
official circles several months ago, that
they had satisfied themselves that the
tribunal was inclined to give damages TO
the United States, and this they had ascer.
tanned through their secret agents.