The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-02
TIE REPORT.


The following are the priucipal points Of the 70.
port made by Royal Commission 10 the British gov
sramcni OH the subject oil oxtradi.ou:-
TO THE QggHS's siosr BxoELLESr MAJESTY: -
BY Your Ahjesy's commission We are directed TO
inquire ip,o AID considcr IN. working and effect OF
tue ana treaties relating to the extraditoh OF per-
accused OF crime. Having inquired into ana con-
s'dered NE subject so referred 10 US We namby SUB
NIT 10 Your Majesty the following rsoort:-
Frrst-The .xtradiiion OF fugitivc criminals Is
founded ON n twOiold motivc:-
l. rhat II Is the common interest Of inanknd that
offences against person and PROPERTY, offences which
initiate against tho general well beng OF s"cicty,
should be rcprcssed ny punishment. ss The means Of
uctsrring othcfs IRON committing, as well as az de-
terring the criminal himself rom repeating Tue OIL
feuce AS also oil disabling The offender, either psrmn-
nsnily or temporarily, from TURNER or ms.
y That II is tho interest OF The State into whose
territory the criminal has that he shall not re-
man st large therein, inasmucu from MS pas
duct II may reasonably be anticipated that, II cpportu-
ny Offers, he will again bo gnhy OF crime No state
ee.ire that iis territory should becoine place oil
rel uge Tor the nasIactofs OF othcr countries. IL Is
obviously It's interest To got rid oi them.
on the nrst v these Erounds We may reasonably
Claim iron si civizsd hatlous that they shall unite
| win us IN system which Is ior the common benefit
OF all ~ other words that they shai concedc 10 us
reciprocity IN the matter OF extradition. But, look
ing 10 the second aud narrower ground u seems 10
us that. even any State should TAIL TO conccdc fuii
reciprocity there " no principis wnicn should make
this country unwing 10 surrender, aud so To get rid
Of the iugivc subjects OF other states who nave been
| guilty. OF c,ime, ana whose surrender IS asked Tor
We would Therefore suggest that cxrsditun treaties
with other States, wnIoh appear 10 10 practically OF
use ouly Tor the pvib0se OF iusuring reciprocity,
should longer be hcu To be nds ensable and that,
while power IN the Crown OF entering into extra.
dition treaties With otbcr nations, as now existing ny
statute, should siiil be retained, statutory power
should be gwen TO ths proper authorities 10 deliver up
fusitve criminals whose SURRENDER ~ ask ed or lffc-
spectvey ot The existence OF any treaty between tins
country and the state against whose 'aw tho offence
has been committed IL 10 much 10 our auvan
that such criminas should be punished and that We
should get rid OF them u is TO that oil the foreign
State that they should be brought WITHIN the reach Of
| IT'S law
| Iaasmueb, however, as treaties may sometimes DO
| necessary toy the laws constitution VI foreign
states) enable effect TO be gveu 70 con ftions on
| winch inc government Of this country may properly
INSIST anu as might In other cases prove al obsta-
Gle 10 NEGOTIATIONS of treaties or exiradon arrange
n,ents, into which the government of tins country
miqnt think Ut desirable to enter, TINS general sal-
utory power were made applicable 10 all other coun
tres without the exercise of any optioh or discretion
by the Crown, may be expedent to provide that the
sc shall extend only TO those foreign states 10 which
u may from time ~ time by order 10 council be do
elared TO apply IL may be assumed that such 0rdef
| Ia council would be made, whenever there was
treaty or otner binding arrangement with forcigr
| state: also whenever the Brush government wal
satisfied that provision sufficiently maze ny th'
law of foreign state Tor all the objects ON which
might deemed the duty or policy OF This country U
| insist.
| !. S.cond--with reference to both the principles u
! which we have udvericd II ~ obviously immatcris
whether the fugitive criminal 10 subject OF the stat
demsndiBg his surrender or subject Of the country
| tram uhina u " damned The maAier rs Anh~ hax