The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-12-06
THE GAN JUAN BOUNDARY.


THE San JUAN BOUNDARY.
BY the third and fourth articles of
the treaty of Washington, the re-
spective. claims of the United States
and of Great Britain, in their con-
struction of the treaty of the 18th of
June, 1916, defining the boundary
line between their respective terri
tories, were submitted 10 the arbi-
tration and award of his majesty the
emperor of Germany, TO decide
which of these claims was most in
accord with the true Interpretation
of the treaty of 1876, Tee emperor
of Germany having been pleased to
undertake the arbitration, has the
earnest thanks of this government
and of the people of the United
States, for the labor, pains and care
which he has devoted to the eonsid-
eIrtion of the long pending differ
cIlce. | have caused an expression
of my thanks TO be communi-
Gated TO him. Mr.. Bancroft,
the representative of this govern.
ment at Berlin, conducted the
case and prepared the state
States with the ability that his past
services justified the public in eX-
pScting at his hands. As member
of the cabinet at the date of the
treaty, which has given rise to this
discussion between two govern
ments, as minister to Great Britain.
and as the agent and the represen.
tativc of the government to present
the case and TO receive the award.
be has been associated with the
question in all of its phases, and in
every stage has manifested patri-
otto zeal and earnestness in the
maintenance of the claim of the
United States. He is entitled to
much credit for the success which
has attended the submission. After
a patient investigation of the case
and of the statements of each party.
His majesty the emperor, on the Dist
day OF October last, signed his
award in writing, decreeing that the
claim of the government OF the Uni--
ted States that the boundry line be-
tween the territories of her Britain
&c majesty and OF the United States
should be drawn through the Haro
channel is most in accordance with
the true Interpretation of the treaty
concluded on the 18th of June, 1S4S,
between the agents of her Brittanic
majesty, and of the United States. !
Copies of the case presented on |
behalf OF each government, aud of
the statement in reply to each, and |
Q TRANSLATION Of the award, are trans |
mitted herewith. This award con-
firms the United States in their |
claim in the important archipelago |
of islanda lying between the CONT |
nent and ,Yanconver's Island, |
which for tweaty-six years, since |
the ratification of the treaty, Great |
Britain has contested, and leaves |
the United States for the first time
in the history of the country as a |
without = question OF dis
pnted boundary between. our terri
tory and the possessions of Great
Britain on this continent. 1t is my |
grateful duty to acknowledge the
and spontaneous actionofher
government in giving eff
feet to the award. In anticipation
Of any requests rom this govern
ment, and before the reception in
the e nitsd States of the awards
signed by the emperor, her majesty
had given instructions. for the re-
movaI OF her troops, which had been
there, and for the cessa-
Ion OF all claims'of Jurisdiction, so 4
q 20 leave the United States in ex-j
,Iusiy6 possesEion of the lately dis
ltited tssrrssxAFy. : / ara grAtified to r
s abie IS SGn1 aSea that the orders
Or tbs removal Of tbs troops have II
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