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Sir Alexander Cockburn s Eeasons for Dissent 128 



Review of Sir Alexander Cockburn s Reasons &quot; 130 



Opinions of the other Arbitrators 149 



Review of the Decision of the Tribunal on National Losses 153 



Decision as to Private Losses 159 



Effect of the Award 164 



Validity of the Award 167 



Filibuster Objections 177 



Sale of Arms not affected by the Treaty or the Award 180 



Question of Supplies of Coal 180 



S What the United States have gained by the Award 184 



CHAPTER III. MISCELLANEOUS CLAIMS 1ST 



Treaty Provisions 187 



Private Claims on Governments 189 



Usefulness of Mixed Commissions 193 



Other Forms of Arbitration 195 



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Tendency of Reason and Justice to prevail over Force 197 



Theory of Arbitration 200 



Wisdom of the present Mixed Commission 201 



CHAPTER IV. THE NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY-LINE.. 203 



Provisions of the Treaty 203 



History of the Question 205 



The Award 221 



