The evening times., 1895-12-03
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CARED in. suggesting March 1, 1895. as The
dates to be. srL byrIarvclamation for car
rying these rules into general effect. hel
majestx's government. having encountered
opposition ON the part or British shipping In.
terests. ANNOUNCED its inability to accept
that date. wueh was consequently Cancelled
The entire matter is.still in q abeyance. with
not prospect OF u better Condition In the
near future.
The commissioners appointed to mark
the international boundaries III Passama-
Quoddy Bay acchrdfng To the description
agreed. -. -!.isf'5 fii
The completion of the preliminary sur
vey OF that Alaskan boundary which fol
lows the contour oI tue coast from the south
lernmost point Of Prince of Wales Island
| untf il strikes the one hundred and forty
first meridian. at or near the summit ol
| Mount st. Elias, awaits further necessar,
appropriation, which is urgently recon-
under, the provisions of the convention en-
tered into by this country and Great Britain
July %, 1882. and the supplementary con-
yention of February 3. 1894.
THEALAsKAN BOUNDARY.
As to the remaining section of the la skan
| boundary, Which fellows the one hundred
| and forty-iirst meridian north wardly from
Mount st. Elias to the Frozen Ocean. the
4 settlement of which involves the physical
| location OF the meridian mentioned. nO con-
yentioual, ,af,reetpent has yet been made
| The ascertainment of Il given meridian At n
particular point is a work requiring much
time and careful observations and SURVEYS.
Such observations and surveys were under
| taken 10y the United States Coast ana Geo
dctic Survey In 1890 and 1891. while
similar *ork IN the same quarters under
BRUSH AUSPICES are believed TO give neariv
| coincidcnt results: but these SURVEYS have
bs.n Independently conducted, and no inter
national agreement to mark those or anv
other parts Of the one hundred and forty
FIRST meridian by permanent monuments
has yet been made.
L In the ukanttme the valley of the Yukon
ls sSominy highway through the hitherto
uilcNpiored w1sie nfsAlaska, and abundant
mineral wealth has been discovered In that
r,Slou. especially ator near the junction
of the boundary meridian with the Yukon
asd sas Hit,isSlHss Jn these circumstances
! a. rs eNpeuient. and, indeed, Imperative.
that the jurisdictional limits Of the respect
i've governments In this new region be
speedily determined. Her briiannic maics-
TVS government has proposed q joint dt.
Limitation OF .lhe li1st meridisn by an in
terna tionai coinmission OF experts, which.
.if Congress viii authorize it and make due
provision therefor, can be accomplished
with no iInrea soma bic de'ay. II is i,npoSs, bic
to overlook the vftar fmportanc of continu-
Jug the work ALREADY entered upon. and
supplementibg IL by further effective meas
ureS looking to the exact location Of this
entire boundary line.
1 call attention TO the unsatisfactory de-
lirnita II ION III retrospective jurisdictions of
the United States and the Dominion OF Can
ada in the sreatl lakes at the approaches 10
the narrow waters that connect them. The
waters in question are freQuented by fish
ermen of both uationalities, and their nets
a re there used. Owing 10 the uncertainty
and ignorance as to tine true boundary, vex-
auous disputes aud in lurlous seiEures of
boats and nets by Canadian cruisers often
o aeiir. While any positive settlement thereof
by an accepted standard is not easily to be
re,chrd. a Joint commission 10 determine
the line in those qua rters, on a practical
basis. by measured courses following range
marks on shore, Is a necessity for which I'M
mediate provision SHOULD be made.
THE VENEZIrEI A DISPIJTE
: 1t being apparent that the boundary dis
pute between Great Britain and the repub-
iIcs ~ VelipZucia. concerning tine limits of
British Guiana was approaching an acute
stage. a .ueTinltc statement OF tne interest
and policy of the United States as regards
tiIe''ContrUTerSy Fset'ilsS 10 be- required bctn
on Its own account ana in view oil It's reia-
tons with tie friendly powers directly con
crrned. In July last, therefore. a dispatch
was addressed to our ambassad dor at Lou
don for communication to the British gov
ernnient, in which the attitude OF the Uni
ted States was fully and distinctly Set
forth. The general conclusions therein
reached and formulated are IN substance
that tie traditional and csti blished policy
OF this government is firmly opposed to Il
fogcible increase by any European power
of Its territorial possessions ON this ccnti-
nent: that this policy is as well founded in
principle rs IL Ts'strongly supported by nu-
merous precedents: that as a consequence
the United States is bound to protest
against the enlargement of the area OF
Iis-iiAa-liplana in dtrogat ion sOf the rights
and ag ainst the will of Venezuela: that. con-
sidering the Iisp.Eity in strength OF Great
Britain and VeneZueia. the territorial dis
pute betweeA theri can he reasonably set
tied only by friendly and impartial arbi-
tration. and tpat the re;ort TO such arni-
tratlon should include the whole cOntro-
ycrSy, and In not satisfied ir one OF the
power concerned Is permitted To draw an
arbitrary line through the territory in de-
bate and 10 declare that it will submit
To arbitration only the portion lying on
ON, sitic of IL. In view of these conclusions.
the dispatch in question called uDon the
British government for a definite answer to
the question whether it would or would
not submit The territorial controversy be-
I we"n itself and Venezuela in its entirety
to iparti;H arbitration. The answer or
tilc Brsisn government has not yet been re-
cefyed. bat Is expected shortly. when fur
thcr communication on the subject viii
pGoba0iy be madi. tG Congress-
Early in January last an uprising against |
the government, at Hawaii was promptly |
Martha! law was Iortnwitn |
made OF persons suspected of being in SYM |
pathy with the royalist party. Amun. |
these were several citizens of the United |
States, who were either convicted by |
court and sentenced tn death, |
or line or were deported !
without trial. The United States. while |
the Hawaiian oath of allegiance, insisted
that ma rtial law, though altering the FERNS |
Df Justice, 'conld not supersede justice it.
self and demanded stay OF execution until |
The proceedings had been submitted to this
and kBowledge obtained there
rom that our citizens had received fair
trial. The death sentences were subse-
Iuentty commuted ur were rcmitted ON con-
iItion Of leaving the islands. The cases of
certain Americans arrested and expelled
~ arbitrary order without formal charge
r-trial have had attention, aud in some
instances have been found To- Justify re-
and claim for indemnity,
which Hawaii has not thus far conceded.
Mr.. ThurstoB, the Hawaiian minister,
IA wing furnished this Government abundant |
eason for asking that he be recalled. that
curse was pursued, and his successor has
atciy been received.
LYNCHINGS IN COLORADO.
Tie deplorabIe lyncbing OF several Italian
aborers in Colorado was naturally fol-
owed by international representations. and
am happy to 81 that the best efforts the
State In which tine outrages occurred have
been put forth 10 discover and punish the
authors of this satrocious crime. The depend
mi families OF some of tie unfori unate VIC
inns invite by their deplorable condition
gracious provision for their needs.
These manifestations against helpless |
lliels may be traced through successive |
stages to the vicious padroni system, which.
by our immigrationan and contract
abOr statutes. controls these workers from |
he moment OF landing on our shores. and
arms them out in distant and ofteu rude re-
-ions, where their chcapcning cOmpcti. ion |
n the fields Of bread-winning toll brings
While welcoming. as we should. those who
eek our shores To merge themselves in our
BODY polite and win personal competence
,y honest effort. We cannot regard such as
emblagS0 of distinetively alien labOrcrs.
iired out in the mass to the profit of alien
pecUlators and shipped hither q nd thfther |
Is the prospect OF gain ma Y dict ate. as other |
Use than repu gnant To the spirit OF our civ
iZation. deterrent to individual advance |
nent. and hindrauces TO be building up of |
table communities resting upon the whole
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