Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-10


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ps1nosp1ee ana maxims naviuK such .
sure and neoa1 foundation - natural
eqn1Sy ana 1uaesee g - reosiye the eauc-
lion ana appsovai 81 every clviLxed ma
tson. But - Law o Al kinds, fn ~
prsotaeei operAtsens. - Dus ~ appliee~
tion 81 = pfinc1pie - eertain connoi-
nation o. fnctss and - tpe maxime con-
stitutinR tns Grsaf oody q fnsesnatsonai
law muesy - tne very nature 0k ehe oaees
Do broadly generic, disputes would often
nrise ae 70 whether the ccnceded princi-
pie had any npplloas.on 20 the nsesrfed
fsets. hences 70 make that whioh vas
ooReneral before more specidc, tso9ties
were made, and these eonotifuy the
second areat branch OF tho law sf na-
lions.
In tbese treaties the high contracting
pastiss dsfined more clsariy the fiehts
and duties Of both - to she s1biset
matters embraced In The treaty. These
treaty stipulstinas constitute the mers
perfect duties, rights and obligations Of
the law Of nations. Yet thsre 10 no tri.
bunai common - both clothed with the
power 70 nuthsritativsly interpret, con.
strue and enforce The rights dnties and
obligations created or attempted 70 Be
moro specifically defined By the treaty.
The courts of sash country give thslr
own interpretation and enforce Il - ths
riehtfui one within thsir own jurisdic
tion. Ths propositions Of treaties are
stated in language only Ia q degree less
generic than that used 10 the statement
of the general maxims mentioned above;
hencs disputes often arise ~ 70 whether
the treaty principle 10 applicable 10 the
facts OF given oass. The writer does
not claim that IN the case undsr discus
SION there has boW . vioiation OF az
press treaty stpu1etions, bus briefly
states the above propositions - logical
Introduction 70 the nsxt point.
Thirdly. There is . large number Of
duties OF impsrfect obliasttons included
IN ths term " comfy" or o0mtty OF ma
ti0ns. Those dusies have their base IN
friendship. N . ssnse Of honor and the
obligations OF courtesy. Nations are
but aRRregati0ns NJ iEaividuais. and
these duties IN kind are akin to the like
obliRations due from one Rentiem IN 70
another. In the case Ut individuals the
disregard or open vielation OF tne CON-
ventionai laws q courtesy and nonor u
punishcd by blow OF cnailenRe %
the hsid Of personal combat. Imperfect
40 the obligation o. these laws may pe,
they have been the preiinc source o.
more wars ana nloe9sneo tnan All otne,
causes combined. Here can oe found
the cause Of the iase French ard Ger
man was and the prssens neasilisies pc
tween. Francs and China. Ihe writea
does not apprenend any serious diincuisy
from the discharRe OF these worthless
scamps BY the EnRiisn sudge. put Tue
facts are 90 extraordinary tnas we are
r.Is A.. laarss that thnR Wffi h AxIlN0