Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-14
DAILY POST -INTELLIeEAcER
WAX rREaTIEs.


Che experience Of the past hat o'S 2
that treaties entered ihto by vsrii'as
nations for the purpose Of rtEulstlns
he usaess Of warfare have sesE utterly
worthless and have gone 70 pseess a.
soon a. The least strain vas pot oioa
them. From the scti0n Of both EisiAn7
and Razsia 10 purcb sing and charter u z
nset vessels and in giving the world 10
understand, a. botia Governments nave
done in a semi oiFieiai way, th'lt TIE
seryiees Of privasesrs will not b nnas'
osutabye in easa Of var, il is evident
thai the famous Treasy OF Paris VIII
shsrs the fsts Of all other attempts 20
oavsrn the action Of Nations lie
Treaty Of Paris vas entered inso Oh
Anil le 1886. Il had for its 0blsci'
s.nouo other things, tbs amendment OF
the so-oalIed International laws when
had been generally accepted up to t1at
time. It adopted a. articles Of mari
time Law the follosinR points
l. Priyaieering Is and REMAINS s''''
ishsd- .,s
goods with the exception OF contraoah1
seusral goods, with the eIeepi'ofi
NJ nontrnband of v,ar, are not issoie %
cautare under the tDemy's nag.
BIockades in order 10 be BIND z
NINA. be efJeetive-thAt il 20 say main
tanned by q force sufficient really 70 pre-
vent access to the coast OF the enemy
These articles wire signed by all the
MOWERS represented at the Conference
Austria. France, Great Britain, Prussia
Russia, Sardinia and Turkey. The,
wers afterwards aSoeptsd By the re-
naming European powers and by the
South American powers. The United
States. Mexico aud the Oriental poSer'
would NOT join in their aeoeptance.
Duriua the rebellion. the Confederate
s,stsa. 40 callsd. accepted tbs asoond
third and fourth of the above clauses
rejecting the first. The United States
however, waving their former obiec
tious, offered 10 ascept all the clauses
This England would not pssmis' as sh'
vas determined n0; TO allow nsr AMI
able intention OF destroying American
commerce 20 be inserfered with by an!
treaty. so 1t happens that the unite'
States Government has never acoepte'
any portion Of the Treaty Of Paris
The seven Weeks War. the Franco
Prussian War and the Turco- RassisI
War we're carried on almost exslnsivei'
on land, aud no strain WAS placed npo
the new rules OF maritime Law. We ar
prohably soop to see the first sever
strain placed upon them by war, whie
will be to some extent a naval war, bt
tween two of the contracting power
Il 10 plain that thsy will be al CON
pleteIy disreearded by both belliaerent
as II they had never been dreamed OF
Their failure will probably end, for th
present at least, ali Efforts on the par
Of those philanthropie aud broad
minded but impractical men who see
60 eject the osdiAeatioa OF interna
ti0nal laws.
Another indieation that treaties an
declarations are TO be reaklassly disrS
sarded, IL the manifest intention q
Great Britain 10 take charge Of n
Suez Canal and she Dardanelles as 500
~ war is declared. The former, It vi
be remembered, has been solemHly d.
oiased TO be- neutral aud under the pr
lection Of all Eanppe, while the latt'
has been left TO tho exclusive control I
Turkey. Solemn declarations, hos
ever, are easily forgotten amid Il
fash and glare Of war. Necessity an
force are the oillj international las
that are regarded al such times.