The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-11
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Great Britain upon our own ana the
French governments for the surrender Of
SHERIDAN and BYRSg, respectively. 10 an
swer TO charges Of melting TO, or parlic
patiug In, crimes in Ireland, calls attention
To tse scoI e and importanoe of the estradi-
ton treaties that are nov established be-
tween all civiliEo countries. few years
ago IL was possible to commit a crime, no
matter how heinous. In one country, and
by escape 10 almost any other, remain Sc
cure against the penalties Of the law yio'
lated As enlightenment and familiar IN
tercourse became greater, however, the
necessity, as well as proprieiy,
was recognized, Of establishing
these treaties, providing for tho SUR
render OF fugitive criminals upon-
request. There was one exception made In
nearly every instance where treaty was
framed, aud that was that political offenders
merely and simply should not be covered
by the terms Of the treaty. But almost
every other species OF crime now is, or, at
least, all the common law crimes, 20 COW
cred. In many states there are special
statutory crimes that, of course, are rot
covered by treaty, and the fugitive, in such
cases, once away, Is safe 1t is almost i'm
possible to estimate the value OF these ex'
tradition treaties. supplemented, Us they
now are, by the lightning-liko assistance OF
the telegraph aud the Argus eyes OF tho
press. Il Ia almost impossible for man
now to commit crime against society In
any one country, and live openly
or peacefully in the society
Of another. The defect in these
treaties is that they really do not 30 Tar
enough. They ought TO be made TO cover
every conceivable crime against society,
and majority OF those in operation be-
tween this and other countries might aud
ought to be rendered more comprehensive
than At present. SO far Gs the leature re-
fusing to intofere In political matters or Of
iensea is concerned, the determination ls u
wise one Men will differ widely, honestly
and properly upon political aiIairs aud
what may be political crime, under one
government, under another, may be polti-
cal virtue The subject is one too varied in
character to attempt to regulate IL by
treaty But upon such matters as
are everywhere recognized among civil
lied nations Ms crimes and about which
there Il, but ono opinion, and instead of
striking at any particular form of govern
ment, ipjuro aud degrade society and
morals everywhere or anywhere. the
treaties should not only be comprehensive,
but explicit, and requests for the extradi-
ton of criminals hereunder should he
readily granted. The distinction should be
borne IN mind between the two characters
of ofYenses, the political and otherwise, but
the provisions OF the treaty In cases Of
popular excitement for or against any par-
tcular criminal should not DO stretched or
contracted to drag an oilense out Of 0ns
category into another In the cases OF
BYRNR and SHERIDAN there should be no
hesitation in their surrender, II II Is
established that they were di-
rectly or Indirectly Implicated in any one
OF the crimos IN Ireland where
blood was taken to satisfy the vengeance or
aroused hostility OF the people, II the po.
litical ngiintor merely, In one sense, become
In another and also a common law orim-
nal, 1t is the duty of tho government OF
France and the United States to surrender
the offender, and to give prestige and moral
effect to the treaty, and advertise the
fact of It's existence and conscientious en-
forcement, II is not only duty but the
wIsost policy in such case not to hesitate.
In tho enforcement or operation of the
agreement between Great Britain and the
United States, especially. great latitude
should govern and technical objections
to complying with the respective and iro'
quont requests of the two nations he put
aside, There is auch cordial and sx
tensiyn social and commercial intercourse
between the people OF the two counties and
the means for escaping from the territory
of the one to that of the other 80 ready and
easy OF acquisition that tho temptation to
commit crimo will be smaller and weaker
the more literally and vigorously the
treaty between tho two countries rs to the
extradition of criminals be- enforced III
short tho oxtradition treaty as tho nations
now stand, is ono Of the most powerful aud
efficient agencies In the suppression OF
crime that exists and illustrates how Won
dertully OF late years the idea of combina
ton for mutual protection against crime
and evil doing has grown mp among the
civilized nations. The criminal IN word
decade after decade has greater aud NOR,
numerous agencies for good to combat. Many
pcoplc profess TO think that the world |.
growing worse, but the fact is decidedly
the other way. Tho multitude OF agencies
almost exclusively the growth of the on
lightcncd sentiment OF the present century
for the detection. punishment and proven
ton Of crime. indicate clearly disposition
and an ability In the better clement OF hu
manity to put down wrong doing, and aug
mcnt the security aud moral status OF so
ciety In its processes Of development. Their
Is much to be done yet, but whom once |
becomes fixed fact that tho man who dip
his h'nd into the blood or purse Of hi
neiehbor, and raises II against the beat ioa
lures and Safeguards OF the state and so
ciety, shall find no homo nor peace, nor re
ccgniuon by an pie under any flag. o
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: in any CLINE, tho b. ttle ct the good agains
the evil in the development of humanity
periectibility will about be won,
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