Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-19
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
ICantinued from last areek;. |

| Continued from last aoeek.
The marked good will between the
United States and Great Britain has
been maintained during the past year
The termination of the fishery clauses
OF the treaty OF Washington, in pur>
suance of the resolution of March 3,
1884, must have resulted in the abrupt
cessation on July l, of this year, in the
midst of their ventures, of the opera
| tions of citizens OF the United States
engaged in fishing in British-American
waters, but for diplomatic UNDER
government in June last, whereby as
surance was obtained that the lnterrup-
ton of these operations should not
| take place during the current fishing
season
The fishing interests being intimate.
ly related to other general questions
dependent upon cOntlguity and inter-
course, consideration thereof in all
their equities might also properly come
within the purview of such commits
sion, and latitude Of expression of both
sides should be permitted The CORES
pondence in relation to the fshing
rig hts will be submitted. D..
The Arclc exploring steamer Alert,
which was generously given by her
majesty's government to aid in the re-
lief of the Greely expedition was after
the successful attainment of the humane
purpose returned to Great Britain in
pursuance OF the authority conferred
by the act of March 3, 1885.
The inadequacy OF the existing en-
gagements for extradition bctweeif the
United States and Great Britain has
been long apparent. The tenth article
of the treaty of 1912, one of the ear
liest cOmpacts in this regard entered
into by us, stipulated for surrender in
respect of limited number of offenses.
Other crimes, no less inimical to social
welfare, should be embraced and the
procedure of extradition brought into
harmony with the present International
practices. Relations with her majesty's
government for an enlarged treaty of
extradition have been pending since
1870, and l entertain strong hopes that
satisfactory result may be soon at
tanned.
The frontier line between Alaska
and British Columbia as defined by the
treaty of cession with Russia follows
the demarcatiOn assigned in. prior
treaty between Great Britain and Rus
sia. Modern exploration discloses
that this ancient boundary is impracti
cable as a geographical fact. In the
unsettled condition of that region the
question has lacked Importance. But
the great discovery of mineral wealth
in the territory the line is supposed to
traverse admonishes that the time has
come when an accurate knowledge of
the boundary is needful to avert juris
dictional complications. | recommend
therefore that provision be made for a
preliminary. reconnaissance by officers
OF the United States, to the end of ac-
quiring more precise information On-l
the subject.
have invited her maiesty's govern
ment to consider with us the adoption
of more convenient line to he estab-a
lished by meridian observation, or by
known geographical features, without
the necessity OF an expensive survey
of the whole
In the interest of good neighborhood |
and OF the commercial Intercourse of |
adjacent communities, the question OF
the North American fisheries is one OF
Importance. Following out the init
nation given by the men, when the
extensory arrangement above describ-
ed was negotiated, l recommended |
that the congress provide for the ap-
pointment of commission in which
the governments of the United States |
and Great Britain shall be respectively
represented, charged with the consid- |
Grafton and settlement upon just,
equitable and honorable basis OF the
entire question Of the fishing rights OF I
the governments and their respective /
citizens on the coasts Of the United |
States and British North America.
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