The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-04

becoming @ highway through the hitherto unexplored wilds of Alaska, and abundant mineral wealth has been discovered i'm that region, especially at or near the junction of the boundary meridian with Yukon and its tributa- ries. In these circuns tances it is eXpe- pedient, and indeed imperative that the jurisdictional limits of the respec- tive governments in this new region be speedily determined. Her Brittanic maiesty's government has proposed a joint delimitation of the one hundred and forty-first meridian by an inter- national commission of experts, which, if congress will authorize it and make due provision therefor, can be accom- plished with no unrea sonable delay. It is impossible to overlook the vital im- portance of continuing the work al- ready entered upon, and supplementing it by further effective measures look ing to the exact location of this entire boundary line.
 I call attention to the unsatisfactory delineation of the respective juridic- tions of the United States and the do-
 
 the approaches to the narrow waters that connect them, The waters in ques- tion are frequented by fishermen of both nationalities and their nets are there used. Owing to the uncertainty and ignorance as to the true boundary, vexatious disputes and injurious seiz- ures of boats and nets by Canadian cruisers often occur, while any positive settlement thereof by an accepted standard is not easily to be reached. A joint commission to determine the line in those quarters, on a practical basis, by measured courses following range marks on shore, is a necessity for which immediate provision should be made.
 THE VENEZUELAN MATTER.
 It being apparent that the boundary between Great Britain and the repub- lie of Venezuela concerning the limits of British Guiana was approaching an acute stage, a definite statement of the interest and policy of the United States as regards the controversy seemed to be required both on it's own account and in view of it's relations with the friendly powers directly concerned. In July last, therefore, dispatch was ad- dressed to our ambassador at London for communication 10 the British gov ernment in which the attitude of the United States was fully and distinctly set forth. The general conclusions therein reached and formulated are in substance that the traditional and es- tablished policy of this government is firmly opposed to a forclble increase by any European power of its territorial possessions on this continent; that this policy is as well founded in principle as it is strongly supported by numer- ous precedents; that as a consequence the United States is bound to protest against the enlargement of the area of British Guiana in derogation of the rights and against the will of Venez- uela; that, considering the disparity in strength of Great Britain and Venez- ueIa. the territorial dispute between them can be reasonably settled only by friendly and impartial arbitration and that the resort to such arbitration should include the whole controversy, and is not satisfied if one of the powers concerned is permitted to draw an ar bitrary line through the territory in de- bate and to declare that it will submit to arbitration of the portion lying on one side of it. Tn view of these conclu- sions, the dispatch in question called upon the British government for def mite answer to the question whether it would or not submit the territorial con- troversy between itself and Venezuela in it's entirety to impartial arbitration. The answer of the British government has not yet been received, but is eX- pected shortly, when further. communi- cation on the subject will probably be made to the congress.
 HAWAII.
 Early in January last an uprising against the government of Hawaii was promptly suppressed. Martial law was forthwith proclaimed and numerous arrests were made of persons suspect ed of being in sympathy with the roy alist party. Among those were several citizens of the United States, who were either convicted by a military court and sentenced to death, imprisonment or fine, or were deported without trial The, United States, while denying pro- lection to such as had taken the Ha- waiian oath of allegiance, insisted that martial law, though altering the forms of justice, could not supersede justice itself, and demanded stay of execution until the proceedings had been submit ted to this government and knowledge obtained therefrom that our citizens had received fair trial. The death sentences were subsequently commuted or were remitted on condition of leav- ing the islands. The cases of certain Americans arrested and expelled by ar bitrary order without formal charge or on trial have had attention, and in some instances have been found to jus tify remonstrance and claim for in- demnity, which Hawaii has not thus far conceded. MT. Thurston, the Ha- waiian minister, having furnished this government abundant reason for ask ing that he be recalled, that course was pursued, and his successor has lately been received.
 THE PADRONI SYSTEM.
 The deplorable lynching of several Italian Iaborers in Colorado was natur- ally followed by international represen- tations. and I am happy to say that the best efforts of the state in which the outrages occurred have been put forth to discover and punish the au- thors of this atrocious crime. The de- pendent families of some of the unfor- tuhate victims invite by their deplora- t1. condition, psraciors r,roy-isior7 For