text_original: But the Foreign Enlistment Act, passed in England in 1870, had made it a criminal offence to build a ship for use against a friendly bel  ligerent Power, and the English Commissioners therefore agreed, as a friendly act, that the Arbitrator should "assume that Her Majesty's Government had undertaken to act " upon the new prin  ciples. The other chief impediment to an agreement was the ques  tion of the British counter claims in regard to the Fenian raids in Canada.
text_transcription: BUT THE FOREIGN ENLISTMENT ACT PASSED IN ENGLAND IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY HAD MADE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO BUILD A SHIP FOR USE AGAINST A FRIENDLY BELLIGERENT POWER AND THE ENGLISH COMMISSIONERS THEREFORE AGREED AS A FRIENDLY ACT THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHOULD ASSUME THAT HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT HAD UNDERTAKEN TO ACT UPON THE NEW PRINCIPLES THE OTHER CHIEF IMPEDIMENT TO AN AGREEMENT WAS THE QUESTION OF THE BRITISH COUNTER CLAIMS IN REGARD TO THE FENIAN RAIDS IN CANADA
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə fˈɔːɹən ɛnlˈɪstmənt ˈækt, pˈæst ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, hæd mˌeɪd ɪɾ ɐ kɹˈɪmɪnəl əfˈɛns tə bˈɪld ɐ ʃˈɪp fɔːɹ jˈuːs ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ fɹˈɛndli bˈɛl lˈaɪdʒɹənt pˈaʊɚ, ænd ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kəmˈɪʃənɚz ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ɐɡɹˈiːd, æz ɐ fɹˈɛndli ˈækt, ðætðɪ ˈɑːɹbɪtɹˌeɪɾɚ ʃˈʊd "ɐsˈuːm ðæt hɜː mˈædʒᵻstiz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hæd ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkən tʊ ˈækt " əpˌɑːn ðə nˈuː pɹˈɪn sˈɪpəlz. ðɪ ˈʌðɚ tʃˈiːf ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt tʊ ɐn ɐɡɹˈiːmənt wʌzðə kwˈɛz tɪˈɑːn ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kˈaʊntɚ klˈeɪmz ɪn ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tə ðə fˈiːniən ɹˈeɪdz ɪn kˈænədə.