. Diplomatic memoirs. tic correspondence, it had brought forth the remarkfrom Bismarck that he would find means which would makea dispatch written in the German language intelligible inParis. In due time the American and British Governments unitedin a request to the foreign Powers named in the treaty toselect their representatives on the Tribunal. The FrenchGovernment named Baron de Courcel, who spoke and wroteEnglish with fluency and accuracy. He was an accomplishedgentleman, who had held various posts in his own country,and abroad, and had recently held the important position ofAmbassador to
. Diplomatic memoirs. tic correspondence, it had brought forth the remarkfrom Bismarck that he would find means which would makea dispatch written in the German language intelligible inParis. In due time the American and British Governments unitedin a request to the foreign Powers named in the treaty toselect their representatives on the Tribunal. The FrenchGovernment named Baron de Courcel, who spoke and wroteEnglish with fluency and accuracy. He was an accomplishedgentleman, who had held various posts in his own country,and abroad, and had recently held the important position ofAmbassador to Germany. The Italian Government selected as its member the Mar-quis Visconti-Venosta, one of the most distinguished of itsstatesmen. He was the nephew of Cavour, and more than anyother person was that great mans political heir and succes-sor. He has directed the policy of his Government at severalcritical periods in its history as Prime Minister, and althoughquite advanced in years his last service was at the Morocco. ^ V^, m*^ %;.i^ - P n I—I w OI—IH KH m< <i THE BERING SEA ARBITRATION 35 Conference at Algeciras in 1905, where he played a con-spicuous part. The member from Sweden and Norway wasMr. Gregers Gram, a lawyer and judge of distinction in hisown country. After the arbitration he was Prime Minister ofhis Government, but since the separation of Norway he hasnot taken an active part in public affairs. The counsel of the United States were men of the higheststanding in their profession, and in an eminent degree pos-sessed the confidence of the country. Edward J. Phelps, thesenior counsel, was chosen immediately after the arbitrationwas determined upon and before the treaty was drafted. Hehad been our Minister at London during President Cleve-lands Administration, had conducted the fur-seal negotia-tions there, and had consequently given considerable atten-tion to the question. He was a lawyer of such attainmentsthat Mr. Cleveland had considered him a fit person
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