Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-12-12

De liable under the laws of that empire
, The temperate and Just attitude taken b.
: this government with regard to this clas
: of questions will doubtless lead to a sat.
, isfactory understanding.
, THE CARoLINRs DIsPUTE.
The dispute of Germany and SpaiI
!. relative to the domination of the Caro-
line islands, has attracted the attention
of the government by reason of the ex.
tensive interests of American citizens
that have grown up in those parts during
the past thirty years, and sbecause the
question ofownership involves juYisdic
ton of matters affecting the status of oul
citizens under the civil and criminal
law. While standing wholly aloof from
the proprietary issued raised between
the powers, to both of which the United
States is friendly, this government ex.
poets that nothing in the present con-
tention shall unfavorably effect our
citizens carrying on commerce, and has
informed the governments of Spain and
Germany.
| GREAT BRITAIA.
The marked good will between the
United States and Great Britain has
been maintained. During the past year
the termination of the fishing clauses of
the treaty of Washington, in pursuance
of the joint resolution of March Sd, 1884,
must have resulted in the abrupt cessa-
ton, on July LIST, of this year of the oper.
atoms of citizens of the United States,
engaged in fishing in British American
waters, but for a diplomatic under
standing reached with her ma esty's gov
eminent in June last, whereby assurance
was obtained that the interruption of the
operations should not take place during
the current fishing season.
THE FISHERIES.
In the interest of good neighborhoods,
and of the commercial intercourse of ad-
jacent communities, the question of the
North American fisheries is one of much
Importance. l recommend that the con-
gress provide for the appointment of a
commission in which the governments of
the United States and Great Britain
shall be respectively represented
charged with the consideration and set
Element, upon just and equitable basis,
of the entire question of the fishing
rights of the governments and their re-
spective citizens on the coasts of the
United States and British North Amer
lea.
THE FISHING INTERESTS.
The fshing interests being intimately
related to other general questions de-
pendent upon contiguity and inter-
course, the consideration thereof in all
their equities might also properly come
within the purview of such commission,
and the latitude of expression of both
both sides should be permitted. The
correspondence in relation to the fishing
rights will be submitted.
THE STEAMER ALERT.
The Arctic exploring steamer Alert
which was SO generously given by her
majesty's government to aid in the relief
of the Greedy expedition, was, after the
successful attainment of that humane
purpose, returned to Great Britain, in
pursuance of the authority conferred by
the act of March 8. 1885.
EXTRACTION LAWS.
The inadequacy of the existing en-
gagements for extradition between the
United States and Great Britain, has
been long apparent. The tenth article
of the treaty of 1857, one of the earliest |
compacts i'll this regard entered into by
the United States, stipulated for the sur
render in respect of limited number Of
offsnses. Other crimes, no less inimical
to social welfare, should be embraced,
and the procedure of extradition brought |
in harmony with present international
practices. Relations with her majesty's |
government for an enlarged treaty of
extradition have been pending since 1870,
and entertain strong hopes that sat-
isfsctory result may be soon attained.
ALASKA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA.
The frontier line between Alaska and
British Columbia is defined by the treaty
of cession with Russia, the demarkation
being assigned in prior treaty between |
ploration discloses that this ancient
boundary is impracticable as geograph-
ical fact. In the unsettled condition of
that region the question has lacked inn
portance. The discovery of mineral
wealth in the territory, the line is sup
posed to traverse, admonishes us that
the time has come when an accurate |
knowledge of the boundary is needful to
avert jurisdictional complications.
I recommend, therefore, that pro-
vision be made for preliminary recon-
noisance, by the officers of the United |
States, to the end of acquiring more pre-
else information on the subject. 1 have
invited her Majesty's government to
consider with us the adoption of q more |
line to be established by |
meridian observations, or by known geo.
graphical features without the necessity
of an expensive survey of the whole.
THE HAYTIAN REPUBLIC.
The late insurrectionary movements in
Hayti having been quelled. the govern
ment of that republic has made prompt
provision for adjudicating the loss suf-
fered by the foreigners because of hostil-
tiles there; and the claims of certain citi-
zens of the United States will be in this
determined.
The long pending claim of the two citi-
zens of the United States, Pelleteo ].
Pellites and Lasare Howe, have been
disposed of by arbitration, and an award
in favor of each claimant has been made
the terms of which are final. It remains
for congress to provide for the payment
of the stipulated moiety of the expenses.
A question arose with Hayti during the
past year by reason of the exceptional
treatment of an American citizen, Mr..
Ven Bokel, resident of Port Au Prince,
who on suit of credence, residing in the
United States was sentenced to imprison-
ment and under the operation of Hay
tian statute denied the relief secured
to native Haytian. This government
his treaty right to equal treat.
ment with the natives of Hayti, in all SUITS
at law. Our protestations were denied
by the Haytian government which re-
fused to set Mr.. Van Bokel at liberty.
CHOLERA CONFERENCE.
An international conference to con-
slider the plan of arresting the spread of
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