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The Treaty Of Washington--official Statement

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Day
7
Month
June
Year
1872
Copyright
Public Domain
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Wasmlnt.Tijx, Juno 2. - Our government is in receipt of frequent telegrams to Londo:, but up.to a lato liour to-iiLr)it nutlmig can. be hcard showing deflnite action on the part uf tho Kritish governincifrt ooncerning the proponed adoitional articlo to the Troaty of Washington. It is known tliat the iliiristry desire modifioaticnsí but oí' such a, Ümaeter ns ti) be inaduiiseible hy our gsvarnraent, ■%nd of tliis they have been informcd. Aeöordinp: to official iittoranees, it romaina "(ir nn'nmd to accept the article íik ntod ified. As to the exteut te wbich the President and his advisera are willing to go, the IVoíiideiifc lias, us he reinarki d to an inquiror, UTrendorcd liis personal tíows to what he eongidered a proper concessioTi, in liisdesirt save tlie treaty, in bt'li.'ilf of the financiul uní oommvcial interests of the United Stfttee, and to jnaintain jieace betwcen thii lwo count rif ■-. There was a point, he said, beyond wbioh further concessions would be a sacrifico of ímtiónal honor, andas we hud ar)iv((l at that stage it remained for Bngl;iiid to dreide whether or not the 1 1 phould bo abandoned. LastFriday thne was bope of Britteh aequiesonce. If suoh liad been the caeo a treaty would ateneo Eaye Been Tigotiaied between Seoretary Fish and Thomton, rotifled by the Si'ii.'if ■ the same uny, forwarded to London for further oTiicial action, and them , :i"d to Geneva in time iVr th meeting of th; tribunal of arbitratora on tho 14th, but it is now too listo to acC()in])lish tho object by that timo, as tha treaty could not bo tiansmitted by mail. Tho agent of oacli party is reqüired to doliver in duplioate to oach of the ftrbitrators and to tho agent, tt' f.he oiiuv ]:ir ty a written or printod wvnment showing thc pointa and refemng to the evi dance apon whioh hia govetpmeiit relio i. and this vill be dono by our agent irreepective of of tho uiisoUled quustion between tho two govornments. It remiins to be seen whether tfaere is any interruptitin of the proccediugs before tlio tribunal by the British Ministry. Tho arbitr.itors have pov.-erto adjourn on tho I5th to BUoh iliy iis they may think proper, in order to aecommodato theinselves to the circumstonces of tho businesf) before the,tn or await the further nction of the two governments, shouTd thero be a prosp ai ofreco&oiling the present differences. It is tho opinión of eminent gentlemen that a new treaty is not ahsolutoly uecessary to adjust tho i'itljrultiis, as this may be done by tho two nations by instruotiona to their respective agenta and counsel. A hilo there is no presont prospect of coming to a satisfactory underst mding on tho proposed now article it cartnot bi that it lias failed, ae aogotiationa are still pending.

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