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Sir Alexander Cockburn's Reasons for Dissent 128 



Review of Sir Alexander Cockburn's "Reasons " ICO 



Opinions of the other Arbitrators 14'j 



Review of the Decision of the Tribunal on National Losses 153 



Decision as to Private Losses 159 



Effect of the Award 1G4 



Validity of the Award 1G7 



Filibuster Objections 177 



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



Question of Supplies of Coal 180 



Wliat the United States have gained by the Award 184 



CHAPTER IIL MISCELLANEOUS CLAIMS 187 



Treaty Provisions 187 



Private Claims on Governments * 180 



Usefulness of Mixed Commissions 193 



Other Forms of Arbitration 195 



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 



Historj- of the Question 205 



The Award 221 



