The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-12-17
MEXICO,
THE TREATIES.

AnN 1h6AI1kc.
The encouraging development Of the bene-
fetal and intimate relations between the
United States and Mexico, which has
is at once the occasion Of congratulation
and Of friendly solicitude Iurgently renew
my former representation of the need of
speedy legislation by congress to carry into
effect the reciprocity commercial convention
OF Jan. 20, 1888. Our commercial treaty of
1881 with Mexico was terminated accord
ing to Its provisions, in 1881, upon notifica-
zion given by Mexico In pursuance of her
announced policy of recasting all her COM
mercial treaties Mexico has since con-
cluded with several foreign governments
new treaties of commerce and navigation,
defining alien rights of trade, property and
residence, treatment Of shipping consular
cuted reciprocity convention OF 1888 covers
none Of these points, the settlement of
which is 30 necessary to good relationship
propose to initiate with Mexico negotia-
tions for new and enlarged treaty of COM
meree and navigation.
THE CUTTING EPISODE
In compliance with q resolution of the
senate, communicated to that body on Aug.
2 last, and also to the house of representa-
tives, the correspondence in the case of A. N.
oned in Mexico, charged with the commits
sion of penal offense in Texas, of which
Mexican citizen was the object After de-
mand had been made for his release. the
charge against him was amended SO as TO
include violation OF Mexican law within
Mexican territory. This joiDder OF alleged
offenses, one within and the other exterior
to Mexico. induced me to order a special in
vestigation of the case, pending which Mr..
Cutting was released The incident has.
however, disclosed claim of jurisdiction
by Mexico novel in our history, whereby any
Offense committed anywhere by q foreigner
and OF which a Mexican In the object, may, If
the offender be found in Mexico. be there
tried and punished in conformity with Mex
lean laws Jurisdiction was sustained by
the courts Of Mexico in the Cutting case,
approved by the executive branch of
that government upon the authority of the
Mexican statutes The appellate court in re-
leasing Mr.. Cutting decided that the aban-
donment of the complaint by the Mexican
citizens aggrieved by the alleged crime "a
further prosecution, and also declared Justice
to have been satisfied by the enforcement of
q small part of the original sentence Tae
admission Of such pretension would be at
Jurisdiction of this government and highly
dangerous to our citizens in foreign lands
Therefore, have denied 1t, and protested
against its attempted exercise as unwar-
ranted by the principle of law and inter-
national usuageR sovereign has jurisdic-
ton Of offcnses which take effect within his
territory, although concerted or commenced
outside II; buu the right is denied of any
foreign sovereign to punish citizen of the
United States for an offense contaminated
on our SOIL even though the offense be
against subject or citizen of such sover-
eign. The Mexican statute In question makes
the clatm bodily, and the principle, If con-
ceded, would create dual responsibility In
The citizen and lead to confusion OF that
certainty in law which Ia an essential OF lib
When rjtiZanR 0f tha MI ta1 Hkatn
voluntarily go into foreign country they
must abide by the laws there in force and
will not be protected by their own govern
menu from the consequences Of an ofense