Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-05

consequence. terminate. u is proper
therefore. thas new LEGISLATION sholll
te enacted upon this auhjcci In order
g. mtft the changed condAi1us-
The ifsnrlrt nsfluu OF ccrtaln prpN.
alona u the cxiradltlon convention OF
December A. ISL. has been ~ various
dimes che occasion % controversy Win
the COVER nment % Mexico.
MEXICAN EXTRADIrIoN.
An acute difference arose In the case
q thc Mexican demand for the DEW.
sry II Jesus Ouerrcra. who having led
a maraudlnu expedition urar Fhc hur-
der with the proclaimed purpose ~ IN
Ftaflng insurrtftiln nnalrFi President
Dias. escaped lnt1 the United State.
Extraditlon .vaa refused on the ground
that she alleged oneuse was political
10 - character and therefore came
within she trraiy pfovlHlo OF pan-sur-
rcnisr. The MexNan contention vas
that the exception only rclaicd O. pure
ly political offsnrrs. ard thai a. uuor.
frfa'a acts were admlxUi with thc com.
mon crime - murder, anon, ksiuap-
ping and robbery, zoe opiiuu 81 nom
deilyvry became void. a fnsiilen which
fhls r1vernmonf was unable % admH.
IN Wow 81 gho received International
doctrine and practice In she mastcf.
Tho Mexican FoyNrnmeu, IN view %
this gave nuilce - January y, iss.' ~
fhs BENNINGTON ~ the cnvcution, %
take sffscs twelve nylaihr from tha,
date, az the same tins lnyhirF che con-
oiusi0n - convention award which
prratiatl1na are ~ foot. IL shls rela
tian may rsfgr % dhe nsccsalty 81
SINE nmsrimeu. VI our existing sN-
tradtlon statute. d y a cymmvn stlp-
ulafion % such treaties thaf mother
party shall bs hound % give NJ ~ own
chissrr. shas she added pf0vir'1 M ono
- our treaties, chat with Japan, that
x may surrender u y see n. u l. held
IN shis c.suuiry BY an aimor. unif1rm
cpurse ~ decisions. that whore a treaty
NEGATIVES the Obligation - surrender
che president l. not lnyrr,cd with lcral
authority 90 act. The conhrmiffi II
such authority would be 10 the line VI
fhns sound morhisy which Hhrinki
from anurdifrx secure asylum ~ chs
avthor % heinous erlme. NEain
Wtatuiufy provision might BE- vol fntds
f0r what IL styled sxtradstion by way
% srausii. whereby a fugitive snrrtn'
drrsd by one foreign Elvernmsrlt 9,
/ apriher may b. conveyed acres Oh.
/ territory 81 she United states 60 thi
| juraiiciion % che dsmandirz state. \
recommendation IN fhis behalf. made Ia
rho Presidents mtrsRFv u isNs. wal
ut acted upon. The matter IL present
"a Tor your consideration.
SMUGGLING LEGISLATION.
The problem Of she Mexican ffo,
xonc hnn btcE often discussed win Te'
/ gard 90 ~ lucunvrnlyurc as "a pr1yu,
! ,Hiion ~ smuggling into The tnitrf
| NfafrI alnlE un extensive line AM
thin.y.rnritd land border. The .ffall
made ~ the l1lrs rctsu.i9n u Marcel
/ I. 1895. 90 remedy The abuse charged bj
ruspending the privilege Of .frro graus
l fufiAtlun IN bond nrruu fhe trffitQri
" the DATED States % Mexico failsl
% god rrHuf AZ u stated In rcplrt No
iQs " she House uf Representative
submitted Ia che last session. Marcl
| II, i'iN, ~ the queatlun u one 60 ~
| cunVvfteufly mot BY wise clncurrcu
lrElHlation ~ fhe fwo cuursrlrs lookinl
eo che pr7teciion % she revenues bi
harmorouH measures Operating equal
/ " on tkher rde % she boundary, rlth
81 than BY ccuvcusiunsi arrangemt o..
fugFcnt that Congress consider IN
advlaalllly u authorizing and lnylt
lns a conference of ftpf, fgntativcs q
| fhr treasury depnriyngusa - the uIlte.
/ states nfd Mexico % consider the sub
Jcrt "a an 10 complex hehr.nga arr
mako report with perlnnui recon
| mrudflonH 50 the fupeciiye govern
mgnls tor the Information and the con
starvation u thelr rOnEroasea.
WATER BOUNDARY.
The Mexican water boundary commits
son has adjusted all matters submlttel
" u 10 The ttt.sfacuon " both govern
nci'u save in three important cases
that ~ chamiEai az NJ paa0. Tex
Nhric lhe Two commissioners failed 8
afiee, ana wherein, Tor thla ease only
tha EoNetnmcnf has prnpoasd a. Mox
leo the addition 81 a third memb,r. IN
prol1.'d elimination Of what arc know
a. "htucla' small Isolated Island
formed boy the cutting on of henis I.
the Roo urlnde, from the operation o
she treaties 81 1894 and 1879. tscom
mrndri hy the commissioner and ap
proved hY thia government. but stll
under c1nailrrliion by MeXicoi and IN
subject ~ the equitable distribution q
Natcru ~ the RIO dnnds.' ior wMcl
she enWua alonefa recommended un IN
tefraii1rAi dam and reservoir. are an
proved py Mexico. but Htill under con
MdetAt1u ly this government psndln
these question: Il Is necessary 10 ex
teni a.. he ~ the commission whle
eNnfcn December %, next.
The coronation OF the young queen q
the Netherlands was made the occa
sion ~ ntNug congratulations.
The cfum Of Victor II. MoCor
against Peru, witch for number q
years has been pressed by this govern
ment AMI has on several orcaHions az
tracicl tho attention Of the Congress
has been satisfactorily adjusted.
protocol WIS sgned May II, 1895 whers
by, the fact Of ilaldhty being adm.its'
the quesNon ~ she amount 10 !
awarded was submitted 20 the chl'
Justice N Canadi as sole arbltrato
HIS award sets the Indemnity due N
claimant az $4,000,
PERU ABRoGArEs.
The government uf Peru has give
the prescribed nufihoafion OF iis sntef
tion 90 ahorafe the treaty OF friend
ship, commerce and uaviga ton, COZ
elnded with thla country August :
1857, A. that treaty contains man
tmppriafr provisions necessary 10 u
maintenance of commerce and good Q.
iau0ns which could with dihenliy
replaced by the nomination of renew,
provisions wftiNn the hfief tWel'
months Intervening before the trea'
terminates, / have invited suggestion
by Peru as 20 th- particular pnnvis %
u = desired 20 aHnul IA the none ,