The Somerset reporter., 1895-12-05
Relations with Germany.

Our relations with the states of the German
empire are, in some aspects, typical of con
hitlon of things elsewhere found i'll countries
Ehose productions and trade are similar to our
MN. The close rivalry OF competing indus
tries; the influence of The delusi,e doctrine
that the internal development of a nation ~
promoted and its wealth increased by policy
which, in undertaking to reserve its home
markets for the exclusive use of its own pxo
ducers, necessarily obstructs their sales in
foreign markets and prevents free access to
tin products of the world; the desire to retain
. trade N timeworn ruts, regardless OF the
meNo, able laws of new needs and changed
conditions o demand and supply, and our own
hating tard'n.. Ii inviting frecr exchange
of commod lr,, and by this means importing
our footing m the external markets naturally
open to us, have created situation somewhat
injurious to American export interests, not
only IN Germany, where they are perhaps
most noticeable, but in adiac mt countries.
1t is not to b. forgotten that international
trade cannot he one-sided. Its currents are
alternating and Its movements should be hon
| estly recprocll Without this 1t almost nee
| essarily degenerates INTO IL device To gain adj
vantage or contr.v ncc to secure benefits
with only tn Senblance of RETURN In our
dealings with other nations we ought to be
! open handed and scrupulously fair. This
| should he our policy "A producing nation,
! and 1t plainly becomes Us IA people who
! love generosity and the moral aspects of ma.
! tional good faith and reciprocal forbearance.
These considerations should not, however,
| coustrain Us To submit 10 unfair di5rrimina-
| ton nor to silently aequesce in vexatious him
! ORANGES To tine enjoyment of our share of the
! Legitimate, Nantages of proper trade rcia-
tons Il an rNanns nation Of the sitaat IN sug-
gestS such meas MS On our part Is No ala I'm.
| vove restrictions similar to those from which
/ We suffer, the Way la such 4 course Is easy. 1t
! should. however, h. no means be lightly
/ entered upou. 81 HGs he necessity for the in
/ auguration OF zaea = policy would be re
/ gretted by the be.t snumuut OF our people,
and b. 'use IL naturally and logically nu-ht
/ lead to -. qu.nc..s of tna graves. sasi,.r,.'
The se.d Question.
Our relation. aIth Great Britain, Away in.
] innate and impart3nt, have demanded during
! TIN past year even a greater share OF consider
! aUon than Is usual several yeNatoas quos
! tluns were lvf undetermined by tho decI-on
! of tn Bghring sea arbitration tribunal Tho
| Applicant N of thr principle, laid down by that
august body has not been followed 10y the re
! suits they were intended to accomplish, either
/ h, c use the principles themselves lacked in
! breadth and dctuitene.s or because their exc
cution had been more or less imperfect. Much
correspondence has been exchanged bctwe n
| the two governments ON the subject Of pre-
venting The DISCRIMINATING slaughter of seals
The need of "A more effective enforcement CT
existing regulations, as we'll as the adoption OF
shown to De absolutely cc-sary To carry out
! the intent of the aw ard, have been earnestly
| urged upon the British government, but thIs
! far without effective results. In the mean
/ time the depletion OF the seal herds by means
| of pelasic hunting has so aarmirgly pre-
1 gressed that uni their slaughter L. at once
eetively checked their extinction within Il
years seems To b. matter OF absolute
tainty.
he understanding by which the United
5 1tes to pay, and Great Britain 10 re-
! ceive "A lump sum IF sl23 900 IN full settlement
! of all Br tish CLAIMS for damages arising from
our secure OF British sealing vessels unauthor-
lied under the aw lrd of the Plris tribunal Of
| arbitration was not confirmed by the last con
gress, which declined TO make the necc ;.ary
appropriation. / am still Of the opinion that
this arrangement was "A ludlcous and advan.
| tageOuS one Tor the government, and | earn
estly recommend that it be again considered
and sanctioned. Ii, however, this DOES not
meet with the favor of congress, it certainly
will hardly dissent from the proposition that
the government is b ,und by every conaidera
ton Of honor and good faith to provide for the
speedy adjustment of these claims by arb ira
ton as the only other alternative
| Notwithstan ling that Great Britain origin
| ated the proposal to enforce international
rules for the prevention of collisions at sea,
her maicstys government, having encoun-
! tered op ',ltion ON the part D. British shipping
| interests, the entire matter sui in abeyance,
! without prospect of better condition i'll the
near future
Tho commissioners appointed to mark the
| international boundary in PaSsamaquoldy bay,
| according to the description of the treaty of
Ghent have not yet fully agreed.
Alaska Boundary Dispute.
The completion of the preliminary survey of
| that Alaskan boundary which follows the con.
tour of the const from the southernmost point
| of Prince of Wales Island until 1t strike, the
meridian at or near the summit of Mount ST.
| Elias awaits further necessary appropriation,
which is urgently recommended.
| As to the remaining section of the Alaskan
| boundary, which follows the l4lst meridian
| northwardly from Mount St E,iast1 tn frozen
ocean, the settlement of which involves
the physical location of the meridian men.
| toned, no conventional agreement ha- yet
been made
In the meantime the valley of the Yukon is
| becoming IA highway through the hitherto un.
| explored wilds of slIa and abundant min
eral wealth has been discovered IN that re-
| gion. In the-' circumstance il i impcra i've
that thu jurisdiction limits of the respective
| governments IN this new region b. specially
determined. Her Britannia majestv's govern.
| mcnt has proposed joint dcllmitation of the
| 14lst meridian by an international commission
| of experts. which. # congress will authorize
| it and make due provision therefor. can be- ac.
| complishad with no unreasonable delay 1t is
| impossible to over oox h vital Importance of
| continuing the work already entered upon
| AMI experimenting it by further effective
measures looking to tac exact location of this
| entire boundary line.
| Great Lake boundaries.
call attention to the unsatisfactory delimi.
| tation of the respective jurisdictions of the
| United States and the Dominion of Canada in
the great lakes at the approaches to the narrow
| waters that connect them. The waters in
| question are frequented by fishermen of both
| nationalities, and their nets are there used
! Diving to the uncertainty and ignorance as to
| The true boundary, veXatious disputes and in
| furious seizures of boats and nets by Canadian
cruisers often occur, while any positive settle
| ment thereof by an accepted standard Is not
! easily to be reached.
A JOINT commission to determine the line IL
! those quarters, on pra tied basis, by
measure ell courses following range marks OF.
| shore. IL "A necessity for which Immediate
provision should be made
The Venezuelan Dispute
1t being appar mt that the boundary dispute
| between Ctrat Britain and thu republic Of
! Venezuela. concerning the limits If British
| Guiana, was approaching an acute stage, q
! definite statement of the inter 81 and pohcy
/ of tie United States a regards The cunjro
yersy, seemed Ia be required both on its own
account and in yieN OF its relations with ta5
friendly powers directly concerned
! In July last, therefore, "A s1afeh WAS ad
dress \ to orr Ambassador at London for cn,u
mnnicat IN t, the British government, n
VIII ch the attitude Of the Unissi states wa
! fully an distinctly vet forth Tn genera
con iuSiunS theteHa -. Co.. ##. tau at
are IN substance tbr 1nr ia us.pAa' ana
establ sllci poHcF Of tins gpt,TnIu al is uImiy