Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08

the history Of the past fishing season may
De iully disclosed and the action and atti.
tude OF the administration clearly compre.
hended. More extended reference is no,
deemed necessary in this communication
ALAsKA's BOUNDARY LINE.
The recommendation submitted last
year that provision be made for q prelim
mary reconnaissance OF the conventional
boundary line between Alaska and British
Columbia is renewed. express
MY UNHESIrATING CONVICTION
that the intimacy OF our relrtions with
Hawaii should be emphasized. As q re.
suit OF the reciprocity OF 1876, those
islands on the highway of oriental and Aus.
tralian traffic are virtually an outpost oi
American commerce and q stepping stone
to the growing trade to the Pacific. The
Polynesian island groups have been SO alb.
sorbed by other and more powerful govern.
ments that the Hawaiian islands are
left almost alone in the enjoyment of their
autonomy, which it is important for ue
should be preserved Our treaty is now
terminable on one years notice, but prop
ositions to abrogate would in my judgment,
be ill-advised. The paramount influence
we have there acquired If once reIinquished
could only with difficulty be regained and q
valuable coign of vantage for ourselves
might be converted into q stronghold for
our commercial competitors. earnestly
recommend that the existing stipulations
be extended for term OF seven years. The
Importance of telegraphic communication n
between those islands and the United
tion OF general revision OF the
TREATIES WITH JAPAN
is again under consideration at Toxic. As
the first to open negotiations with the EN-
pire. and as the nation in the most direct
commercial relation with Japan, the United
States has lost no opportunity to testify
its consistent friendship by supporting the
just claims OF Japan to autonomy and in
Japan, the first concluded by that Empire,
has been lately proclaimed. The
WEAKNESS OF LIBERIA
and the difficulty of obtaining effective
sovereignty over it's outlying districts have
exposed that country to encroachments.
1t cannot be forgotten that this distant
community is the offshoot of our system.
owing it's origin to the associated benevo-
worthy efforts to create nucleus of civil.
zation in the dark continent have COM
manded sympathy everywhere, especially
in this country. Although a formal prOtec-
torate over Liberia is contrary to our ira
ditional policy, the moral right and duty
of the United States to assist in all proper
ways in the maintenance Of it's integrity is
obvious and has been consistently advanced
during half century. recommend in the
reorganization OF our navy, small vessel
no longer found adequate to our needs to
be presented to Liberia, to be employed in
the protection of it's coastwise revenues .
.Dha- -anonnraainG- -dave!nnment nj hann-
fetal and intimate relations between tne
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO,
which has been so marked within tine past
few wears, is at once the occasion OF con.
pratulation and of friendly solicitude.
urgently renew my former representation
of the need of speedy legislation by Congress
to carry into effect the reciprocity com
mercial convention of January 2Sth, 1883
Our commercial treaty OF 1881 with
Mexico was terminated according to ltf
provision in 1881, upon notification given
by Mexico in pursuance OF her announced
policy OF recastiug all her American
treaties. Mexico has since concluded with
several foreign governments new treatlef
OF commerce and navigation, defining al'ei
rights of trade, property and residence
treatment OF shipping, consular privileges
and the like. Our yet unexecuted recl
procity convention of 1888 covers none o
these points. the settlement OF which Is se
necessary to good relationship. l propose
to initiate with Mexico negotiations for {
large treaty of commerce and navigation
In compliance with resolution OF the Sen
ate communicated to that body Angus
last and also to the House OF Represen
tatives the correspondence IN
THE CASE OF J. X. CUTTING,
an American citizen then imprisoned il
Mexico. charged with the commission OF
nenal offense in Texas of which an American
citizen was the object. After demand ha'
been made for his release the charge agalns
him was amended SO as to lnclude vioia
ton OF Mexican law, within Mexican terri
tory, the joinder OF alleged offenses' on
within, and the other exterior to Mexico
induce me to order specia! inyestlgauo
of the case, pending which Mr.. Cutting wa
ra,oosed The incident has, however, dis
closed claim to publication by Mexlc
novel in our history, whereby any offens
committed anywhere by a foreigner. pens
in the place of it's commission, and OF wn1c
| a Mexican is the object may if the oftende
he found in Mexico he shere tried and pui
;shed in conformity with Mexican law
Jurisdiction was sustained by the courts
Mexico in the Cutting case and approve
hv the executive branch of that goverl
ment upon the authority OF q Mexica
statute. The Appellate Court, IN releasll
M. Cutting, decided that the abando' D
ment of the complaint by the Mexican -; Sl'
zens, aggrieved by the alleged crime "a nDe
J ous publication) removed the oas's .! "
ther prosecution, and 80 dec,areo !usUl'e -
have been satisfied by the enforcement o., 0i
a,,, ~ !, mart of the original sentence. ~
, admission OF such pretenslon wouio
| tt.nded with serious results. eVas!Ve
a. ;nrisdict.on of this government 81
h;ohiv dangerous to our citizens IN lorell
ia1ds therefore 1 have benied it ana pr
tasted against it's attempted exer'lse
6 ,nwarranted by the principles oil law al
;a+ern,tional usages. A sovereign J.. n
. ;,,r;sd;ction of offenses which take enc
,.;thin his territory, although concerted
: commenced outside of it, but the rigne
denied of any sovereign to punlsn a clo.a
). ri the United States for an oHense cohsu
e mated in our soil in violation OF our ~ 10
;. even though the offense be agalnsT ~. q.
e ;ect or citizen of such sovereign. ne 10; 10;
= iesnaJ1v San and the principles, il conceoe
! .uo,,ld create q dual responsibility IN
. ";t;zen and lea6 to a confusion. des!ru.'
. c sthat certainty in the law which is an
= = seTy, When citizens OF the United States yo,'
,,;iv 90 in a country they mns1 apaov 1ao :,
tasns aa isws 30 there in force, and will not DE =
tne+ad hv their own government uUM -
r. conseouence ] OF an offense againse gt,w .ne I T
- coonitted in such foreign country. re =
- - wotchful care and interest OF tn's .u;sl suSI
- wav aut over it's citizens are not relinsuln'
= i,.nause they have gone aoroao, fore @
~ chs rped wich crime committees dn.ted ~ = . y
- - Sand q fair and open trial coo;tv conduc.i;t
:. = % ascent regard for justice and numa 4han Il
y. u Ie'Sa Samsnded for them, but less tnat at ~ =
70 ne 1amsrnment will not be ccntene ~ "
~ ';aa Sae ~ liberty Of its citizens et te
To- Whatever the degree to wn'cn eA''
n. torial ,rR,sp1cr1oN
to to have been formerly allowed ,.Sg Dy
~. nt nant and reciprocal agreement ahs sneh /,
IN. sem e;n Of Cit the European states no srst to
%ad ~ tam Q, y. ",r nractice was ever known 70
70. Iaws ;nst;tution ~ have been many res reas
y oI, II the case OF Mexico there harmon, a.v @
lo;a1,v In :ay strong for perfect nar"Hs Na,
les mu'ua s made us ,rrevocably ne'GdIk ',id MAKE
an mas ;sdom % and kind feelings sno%.I e;tai and
ed. s.Ss wisu The overflow OF cap.s;;s - a no
les friends. ,!an the United states Is 81 = pTi ~