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even in England, and in Parliament, in the
press, and at many great public meetings. At
one of these meetings, composed of 700
workmen delegates from various parts of England
and 130 Members of Parliament, in quality of
vice-presidents, it was unanimously resolved to
protest against Lord Salisbury’s conduct as at
variance with the dignity of the British nation;
and to request that the dispute should be settled
by arbitration—so much the rather, as the more
certain one is of being in the right, the more
confidently can one’s cause be placed in the hands
of an impartial tribunal. Later on the English
Government, together with the North American
virtually resolved on this expedient for solving
the difficulties relating to Delagoa Bay.
Portugal made difficulties and delays, but at length
declared herself willing to enter into a proposal
for arbitration.[1] All three States were now
united in asking the Government of Switzerland
to choose three of her most distinguished jurist
officials as arbitration judges.
At the time when the first Anglo-Portuguese
contest was settled by the President of the
French Republic there occurred a second
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