Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - The Prospects
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has been proofread at least once.
(diff)
(history)
Denna sida har korrekturlästs minst en gång.
(skillnad)
(historik)
this affected Spanish internal concerns, since in
fact the forced sale of Karlstamms-Volagets
brandy stores in Spain took place as a result of
a new spirit law, to which the arbitration clause
in this case could not be applied.
This starting-point for the judgment of the
whole dispute was accepted by the Swedish
Government; which also agreed to let an
arbitrator settle whether the question of the spirit
tax was independent of the treaty or not. Both
Governments agreed to choose the Portuguese
ex-Foreign Minister, Count de Casal Riberio,
as arbitrator, and he expressed himself in favour
of the Spanish construction. And with this
the whole matter was settled.
No one can seriously think that the method
of procedure on the Swedish side, which led to
so distressing a violation of justice as that
referred to by Herr Hedin, could prove anything
against the principle of arbitration. On the
other hand, it appears to betray the character
of the statesmanship of our then Foreign
Minister; which indeed earned for him a
diamond-set snuffbox from the Emperor
William II., but otherwise, the blame only of
sensible people.
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
