The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-12-12

,ny arbitration az tho only otbsr aitern..
fore ~ treaty Of arbitration has tnsre-
diatpee n agreed upon and will be imme.
one Of tha neiore the senate SO that in
ich' may be reached.
international Sea Rules.
Notwithstanding that Great Britain
g.. ASE"teu the proposal TO enforce inter
iisinUs" iuies Tor the prevention of col
tor 81 ~ sSa h2sed on tine recommends
ddnTson, suggesting March l., 1895, as tho
n;,nuse 20 re set by proclamation for carry
hoTr ma sne tS rules into general effect.
c0untered opposition on the part Of Brit
ISL shipping interests. announced its in
cnnlty to accept that date, which was
nnOonseIuently cancelled. The matter is
'vrter condition in the near future.
me commissioners appointed to mark
ome international boundary in Passama-
'ne treaty of Client have not fully agreed.
Alaska boundary Surveys.
The completion of the preliminary am.
tcy 81 mat Alaskan boundary which fol-
lows the contour OF the coast from the
S1ntnernmost point of Prince Of Wales
Island until it strikes the l4lst meridian.
at or near the summit of Mount ~. Elias
makes necessary a further appropriation
wmacn Is urgently recommended. This
suryey was undertaken under the provi-
slons o. the convention entered into by
t,9nnlGs country and Great Britain July %,
i En- ana the supplementary convention Of
fre1ttuary 8: 1891; AS to the remaining
toIlows the 1i1st meridian northwardly
from Mount St. Elias to the frozen ocean,
made. ~
Inc ascertainment of a given meridian
at q particular point is a work requiring
much time and careful observations and
Surneys: such observations and surveys
we're Undertaken by the United States
COAST and geodetic survey in 1890 and 1891,
while similar work In the same quarters
uhuer british auspices are believed to
give nearly coincident results. but these
surveys have been Independently conduct
eu. and no international agreement to
in nat tnose or any other parts Of the
time the valley Of the Yukon is
%u ufsSpIns a vi%j s5ishway thrsngh the
abundant mineral wealth has been dis
covered in that region, especially al or
near the junction OF the boundary meridi-
an WITH the Yukon and it's tributaries. In
these circumstances 1t Is expedient. In
deed imperative, that the jurisdictionai
UNITS or the respective governments in
MS new region be speedily determined.
fer Brlttanlc matesty'S government has
proposed a joint delimitation of the 14lst
meridian by an international commission
or experts, which. II congress will author
1919 u uoS IIONl litI
can be accomplished with no unreasona-
Die delay. 1t Is impossible to overlook the
vital Importance Of continuing the work
already entered .upon and ~supplementing
1t by further effective measures, taking
TO the exact location Of this entire bound
airy line.
Vexatious Disputes with Canada.
i call attention to the unsatisfactory de-
the United States and the Dominion of
Canada in the great lakes at the APP
proaches to the narrow waters that con-
meet them. The waters in question are
frequented by fishermen of both nation
alities and there nets are there used. Ow-
ing to the uncertainty and ignorance as to
the true boundary vexatious disputes and
INJURIOUS seizures OF boats and nets by
Canadian cruisers often occur, while any
positive settlement thereof by an accept
ed standard Is not easily to be reached.
A Joint commission to determine the line
In these quarters. on a practical basis. by
measured courses following range marks
on shore. is a necessity for which imme-
date provision should be made.
The Late Hawaiian Uprising.
Early In January last an uprising
against the government of Hawaii was
promptly suppressed. Martial law was
forthwith proclaimed and numerous ar
rests were made of persons suspected OF
being in sympathy with the royalist party.
Among them were several citizens of the
United States, who were convicted by a
military court and sentenced to death,
nlDTlSOIlHltTl Oh nix VI WcIO oCPO Nto
without trial. The United States. while
denying protection to such as had taken
the Hawaiian oath Of allegiance. insisted
that martial law. though altering the
tice itself. and demanded a stay of execu-
ton until the proceedings had been sub
mitted to this government n knowi-
edge obtained therefrom thai our citizens
had received a fair trial. The death SEN
tences were subsequently or
were RENTED on condition OF leaving the
MI -naNE 90 out In A ~ nHt a ~ c
arrested and expelled by arbitrary order
without formal charge or trial have had
attention and in some instances have been
found to Justify remonStrance ana a claim
for indemnify. which Hawaii has not thus
far conceded.
Mr.. Thurston. the Hawaiian minister,
having furnished this government album
dant reason for asking that he be recalled,
that course was pursued. and his sue
cessor has lately been received.
Cordial Relations with Japan.
japan has furnished abundant evidence
of her vast gain in every trait ana Char-
greatness. We have reason for congratu,
lation in the fact hat the government Oh
the United States, by the exchange or llb-
eral treaty stipulations with the new ia
pan, was the first to recognize her wen
dcrful advance, and to extend the consld-
Grafton and confidence due to her en!isht-
eminent and progressive character
The Cuban War.
CUBA Is again STaVely disturbed Oy an
insurrection. in one respect more active
than the last preceding revolt. which con-
tinued from 1868 to 1873. in a large part of
he eastern interior Of the island, en-
bracing even some populations on the
coast. Besides deranging the commercial
exchanges Of the island, Of which our
country takes the predominant share.
this fragrant condition of hostilities, by
arousing sentimental sympathy and in
citing adventurous support among our
people, has entailed earnest effort on the
,,a,t - chic .rnNarnnnf fn anfDrna nha1i-
ence to our neutrality laws and to pre-
vent the territory of the United States
from being used as a vantage ground
from which to aid those m arms against
Spanish sovereignty. Whatever may be the
traditional sympathy of our countrymen
as individuals with a people who seem to
be struggling for larger autonomy and
greater freedom, deepened as such SYM
pathy naturally must be in behalf of our
neighbors. yet the plain duty of their gov
eminent is 10 observe in good faith the
recognized obligations of international re-
lationship. The performance of this duty
should not be made more difficult by a
disregard on the part of our citizens of