The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-25
the rnslrr AND STATE nIeHrs.


Ms. 1,,.x r,rres.s 10 Surrender fer Five
Years Rights Which tne Co.ss,'"'''"
Reserves 20 ths sts'es
To THE EDITOR or The srE-Sfr; your oe-
mand for . mstu re consideration o fthe sro'tfsr
ton treaty before Its ratification 10 DOTH resson.
able and opportune. Such . consideration WI!
not only show many objections on the erounu Q
policy. but II will develop rraye CONSTITUTIONS
questions that must be settled before the senate
can give its consent TO the treaty.
wish to cali attention particularly 10 thoso
articles of the treaty which provide Tor the
arbitration Of " territorial claims" Arucie VI.
OF the treaty provides:
ANY controversy which shall involve the detormi.
nation OF territorial claims shall DO submitted TO n
tribunal composed OF ak members.
Three of these are to be nominated by the
President. and three by her Britannia Majesty.
Their award by q majority of not less than I'VE
To one shall DO ANAL" Article VIII. provides:
,..... uh.r. m. ou..,,on involved 4. one which
concern, a particular stats or Territory of the United
states. II shall no open to the President OF the United
States to appoint . judicial onhcer OF such state or
Territory to be one OF tho srbitrstors under Article
III. or Article V. or Article VI.
IN
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,,d,c,.i omc., NJ .pch co,onv ar po,sess,on 20 be one
al m. .rb,,rstors under Article nj or Article v. or
Article vi.
Tn., La, o,.,.. =, ,h,. A,,ic,. VIII p,sces a
soyereipn State of the American Union upon
n,sci.siv ,he ssms bss,. N. a Britlsh COLONY or
..,,,.. IL. .......,., ,,,..,,,r NJ
York and BOTANY Raw ara in the same category.
The Presidsnt. I'm his messass transmitting
tho treaty. says: 1.-THE proyis,ops Of the treaty
arc tho result Of long and pstisut dellberation.
and represent concessIons m.ao By each party
for tb. sake of asreement ms, the general
scbeme."
We can believe that tho d eliberation may have
been long and must have boon pat,ent. that
could induce An Am.r,e.p seoretarv of stats
10 conccde that a state Of this Union should DO
clnased with n =. British colony or possessiop."
This concession, however. IL the key to the
whole instrument 30 far A. rho States are con-
ccrned. They arc treated tbrouebout the
treaty, not rs independent States that retain
for themseiye. all rights Of sovereignty which
they have not specifically assigned To the Fed.
eral Government for Federal purposes. but AZ
colonies and posse..ions subiect 10 the absolute
control of the Federal Government. The au-
thors of this treaty. in their eaRerpess 10 agree
upon "the general scheme" seem To have for
xotten that tho Government NJ the Ijnited
states. unlike that Of Great BRITAIN. n ono Of
umited pov.r,. They ssen, 70 haye overlooked
the Tenth Amendment TO tho Constitution.
which declsres.
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the controversy as to our northeastern boundary
to Commissioner. to be appointed By the two
Countries Thev uere IN dstaruins IN. lin. In