| Show GETTING AHEAD deliberately the arbitration conference having in hand and the bering sea aea controversy dra adrae e its ito slow low length along and it may be some weeks weeke yet before any ADY conclusion is ia reached of course it is a weighty matter that la in beinar considered and it would not do to be too hasty while precipitancy is to be shunned altogether but it does seem as though ane speeches being made might be greatly curtailed without losing anything in the nature of effectiveness or point there are not many disputes even between nations the th whole merits of which cannot if necessary be told in a few hours let alone several mr carter fr the united states occupied three weeks and mr coudert Cou ilert on the same game side aide then had the 11 alaor bior but concluded yester jester ay and was waa followed by mr russell for great britain all are splendidly idly equipped for the task aligned them and all are am verbose an aa an en cyclopedia oyolo however they thea are scoring points we are informed that the second day of mr Couder ts speech was wag full of surprises for the opposing opp english counsel the orator held his hie audience as aa by a power almost deoro mantle argument clear cutting convincing wits wit which Is ia only wisdom in a fairy area alert aeu which fears fear n and destroys the adversary power by using hla his ammunition in advance and a graceful and delightful delivery with occasional flashes bashes and bursts bunts of eloquence these are the weapons which render this american orator and counselor such a redoubtable antagonist in a fo forensic and polemical arena it Is also gratifying to be told remarkable though it may appear that up to the time named our counsel before the arbitrators bad been victorious in every side issue raised before the tribunal mr coudert gained a great point in proving the english counsel in error when on contending tending that all argument on the au subject of regulations should be excluded until the question of rights was settled the court finally decided against the english counsel on this contention and it begins to look as if the decision could not be otherwise than favorable to the united states stater such an outcome would be eminently satisfactory on this side of the water however it might be received by our british neighbors |
