| Show END OF INDIRECT CLAIMS ti amul a III ah geneva abbl ST ato london 27 whon when tho the house homo of lords this afternoon there wax ft a full attendance or of visitors tho the galleries were crowded t the 1 to announcement ment having baring been ma d that eirl earl grenville Gron Tilla would male make it a stat il aUment ament rela live liva to a the alabama balms arbitration shortly h 0 rl after 0 the meeting of the 11 house 1 lf G Gra rose and returned thanks to the lords for their uniform to leave tho the government unembarrassed during the negotiations relative to the iho indirect claims cladma between the iho english and american government lie then stated staled lie he had just reec received ived a telegram from geneva wherein ho he was informed that the tribunal OR 0 arbitration no longer desired secrecy during the ali deliberations granville then proceeded to make tho the following lowin a tater nit nu tho boand of arbitration rating under the iho treaty of washington met at t geneva the the agent of the united states presented a printed argument to points wherein cherrin his fits government claimed relief the english agent presented no argument but made a statement that whereas 1 I 1 difference existed dialed between tho the two tw 0 governments In cland asks for sri an adjournment of the board tho the voi uni led elates agent was unable to answer and the trib linal adjourned until the I 1 ditth i th and again till the iho icah the ad tinto linio because our were still without instruction nit ruction at ab meeting on the iho loth tho the arbitrators made state moot on questions at issue between the governments guarding tu arding themselves the purport of the statement is tBt bat that aner after careful perusal of everything n said mid by the representatives of the U 8 touching indirect claims the arbr itrato here ban individually sod oj COU concluded that said sid indirect claims do not kat u upon of international law zest an and p on d bo be vi holly excluded iram from consider consid and would hare bare be acea eca even if DO had arisen as to the competency of the tribunal to tl decide thereon tho arbitrators arbitral ora informed the cho amenta of both bolh governments of their lie nc anion they aled lord Tent tenterden erden H what but h he e had to make ho he replied none done A similar question having beba be put to datu the american agent ho he go aard 1 d ho he had bad no DO reply to analo at ot but mired for an n adjournment t an until I 1 the be mh en baj thereupon agal to by the arbitrators arbitrator a but tile the Amen caos received instructions earlier than they expected and the board was a informed on tuesday that the united states would not further insist on indirect claims before tho the tribunal and they might be excluded from all Ol at this thia point earl granville was interrupted with loud cheers from all parts parla of tho the houtie j lie ile continued lord asked for an adjournment of one day to allow him to obtain final instructions from london at the meeting ine eting of the board today o dayi on the notification of the withdrawal of indirect claims withdrew her request for longer adjourn I 1 manti dent and an arguin tent bl by counsel 0 of f tho the details of business before fore the tribunal is now how proceeding lord granville anville Ur amil continued and hearty concluded with an expresion espresion ion of hope that chet tho the relations of the two great kindred nations would be harmonized sm aal strengthened by y the treaty of washington lordt cairns then arcio nod congratulated tho the house on 00 abo favorable decision of the tribunal had it he be said been other bisci abo position of england Jn gland would have been awkward denied there WM was any grounds lor for the insinuation indulged indu ted in by cairns in Com commons mols gladstone mado ma e a state merit similar 0 to o that of Gran G moville villo and in conclusion said faid i eta at last permit led to eay tho that athe the controversy between angland edy and A amelca in relation to indirect claims is ia endel ended the gremle premier was wa repeatedly interrupted by cheers when ho be finished the applause was long and continued disraeli Uia rut put tho the following question to gladstone Is in the withdrawal of indi claims hy by the american government t limited to their consideration by the mc e genera tribunal only gladstone ill id reply said eau the controversy between the two nations bad been limited to ilia cop a of arbitration OR DO tire tho basis of the cn its e speech 0 p ch a at tho the he opening of the pits en bedion c 01 off of parliament asce i open the c ar a or b ait 13 bour tho ilia bt be ginning ginn tax or of the he dill dipoto di wo wore i inva rahly atly that bat be could ill no not consent to toy y award on proceedings proceed c ingi by tho the of arbitration on indirect claims whether the american government could renew their claims which were now was point outside tho the immediate imire diate issue in dispute for the last five months if disraeli Ji fraeli meant whether america americ could raise mio them ain again under tho the treaty of washington gladstone unequivocally replied billedo no merl cs had bad not DOE any fuch oh idea ile iio believed there then was no difference of opinion adiong the arbitrators arbit raton and agents ot tho the two govern governments menta that the treaty of washington was an effectual bar against tho the revival of indirect clai claici tho the lion oune ement was received with cheering gladstone Gladd Glai laone tone said the proceedings or of the e tribunal on all other matters connected with the treaty would probably be conducted 01 exactly 1 oily s ax thou though it no coal controversy r 0 teny touching indirect E aims had e ver ever settee ameo |
