The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-06


courts jurisdiction in this class Of International
eases where The ultimate responsibility Of The
sSS ay,aa mG;yeTnmrn, may be inNolii'U The
Harrison, ,hid.
1T would / believe he entirely competent for
congress To- make oHcuScs against the Treaty.
flghis oi foreigners dumiccd in the United States
SnghHhblr IN the Federal courts. This has not,
however, been done, and the Federal officers anil
, U,S nav no power IN suCh cases 10 intervene
'hh"r tpT the prOtc ton of foreign citizen ipr
,mv hiI,,,lNImrnt Of his sigyc,s j. seems to ~"
W follow, III this state ~ the law that the officers
VI lhc STATE charged with police and judicial
pYHn,S rn such eases must in the consideration
incidents, be regarded in such sense rs Federal
agents as 10 make this Government answcrabl"
n npL .n,ii acts IN cases where Il would bc answer.
aDie u thc lnilcd States had used its cunsttu.
treaty rights"
\ bill 10 provide for the punishment Of viola
uons oil treaty rights OF aliens was introduced III
me senate March l. 1892, and reported iayuraDly
Matcn 40 Having doubtless IN view the ian.
Euagc ui 'lat part oi Article i'll OF the treaty ~
February 70, 1871. between the / nit,,l States
and italy, which stipulhtcS that The titizrns II
each vi the high contracting parties sha,i receive
III VIC oh"S anu territories al the other most
cunSlnn, protection and security iur their persons
hnu pFnprrtS' ana shall enjoy IN this respect the
hhW' IEhls ana privileges as are or SHAH he
granted 10 the natives. On their submitting them
selves 70 the conditions imposed upon the atiycs"
me pIi, 80 introduced ana rcpnrtcd provided that
any nct committed III any state or Territory oi
the nltcd States in violation Of the nights Of a
c,lIen 90 subject OF a foreign country secured TO
such citizcn or subject by treaty between the
United states and such foreign country and con
shutting crime under the laws OF the state or
hh',iHW ,iy sum- constitute IKE crimc against
'ho hlca states ana be equitable IN the Federal
matter. " "
earnestly recommend tina, the subject bc taken
w hncn aiu acted upon during the present scs-
SION The necessity for some such provision
npuhIanty appears Precedent for constituting
r'u'Ial jurisdiction IN criminal Cas"s where
aliciiS are sufferers IL nationally dcdurible rom
we cNlStng statute, which gives Ia the district
ana circuit courts 81 the United States jursdir.
ton "i civil suits brought BY Aliens where The
amount involved exceeds a certain sum n such
rnnnS snllol,mdc be shown for alien rights in
.dncs Oh merely clNll and pecuniaTy import, how
much greater should bc the public duty 10 take
cnSniancc OF matters affecting The life and tho
IiEhlS ni aliens under the settled principles ~
inlcfnalional law no less than under treaty sipu.
latl"n, IN cases Of such transrcndcut wrong.
doing as mob murder. especially when experience
has shown that local justice IL too often helpless
tu punish the offenders
, AIicr many years III cndeAvor on tho uart NJ
this Government Ia that end the Italian Govern
incnt has consented Ia enter into negotiations
for a naturalization convention having for one
nl s objects the regulation II the status II Italians
CSr"p' ilo'r al an age for active military scrvcc)
Nhn, haNlng been nniurali7cd IN the nitcd States.
m Hy consia 1"y hoped ha, with The multi
conclusion will b" reached
JAPAN AND rnE UNITED STATES.
The treaty 81 commerce and navigation he.
tween the United States and Japan on November
x 1874 took eject IN accordance with the terms
ofitS NlNth Articl" On the l7,h of July last stimuli
taneously with the enforcement IL like treaties
WIN The other powers. except France, whose con
Gh n ,bc qd n n%I {" into og""',om until august
up :" that dat" MI the privileges aud rights a..
corded To- French citizens under the old French
Japan position as n fully independent sovereign
power Is assured. control being gained of taxa
uon customs. revenues judicial administration.
coastnE trade, and all other domestic functions
OF government and foreign eStratcrritnTinl rights
being renowned
Comprehensive codes 81 civil and criminal pro.
cedurr according 10 western methods, public
instruction, patents and copyrights. municlval
ADMINISTRATION, including jurisdiction over IN"
former foreign settlements, customs tariffs and
procedure public health and other ndniinstra
i've measures have been proclaimed The work
complaints on the part Of the American citizens
or interests, Circumstance which httcSts the
iipe consideration with which the change has
been prcrCrcd
Valuable assistance was rendered by the Japan
csc authorities To the United States transport
ship Morgan Ciy while stranded at Kobe Per
mission hos been granted 10 land aud pasture
army horses at Japanese ports q! call ON the
way to the Philippine Islands These kindly
evidences 81 gu,d will nre highly appreciated.
The Japanese Government has shown u lively
,ntetrs, IN tho proposition Of tho Pacific Cable
Hawaii Guam and the Philippines a branch
connecting with the coast II Japan II would
D" erauiylng cons'immaiion were the utility
ing Japan and the United States into direct tclr.
graphic relation
Nithuu, repeating In. observations Of nv
special Message OF february 10 1850 CONCERNING
me necessity Of II cable To Manila respectfully
invite attention Ia H.
recommend that, in case tho Congress shouId
not tax" measures 10 bring about this result by
direct action If the Government. the Postmaster.
General bc nnthori1cd I" invite competitive bds
making the hest responsible bid To he awarded
unr G"h hr The suGccssful COMPANY TO give
within n reasonable time
MEXICO
The year has been marked by constant increase
In the in tImHcy II uur relations with Mexico
ana ~ the magnitude II mutually advantageous
htrChhnEcS. This Government has omitted no
opportunity 10 show IT, strong desire 60 develop
ana fTrr,untr the ties " cordiallty now 80 long
happily unhruEru.
Following the termination on January 20. 1900
py MeNicn 81 The convention 81 cNunltion ot De
'rnbcr ii. 1861, new treaty more IN accordance
signed February -, 1890 and exchanged in The
MY 81 Mexico ON the I'D ~ April last. Its opcra.
ION THUS far has been effective and satisfactory.
\ recent case has served Ia test the application
n It's lNlh Article. which provides that neither
party shall be bound 10 deliver up its citizens
ave the power TO deliver them up II in It's discrc.
ION l II bc deemed proper 10 q" ="
II the United States. charged with homicide com
Rltch IN Mexico was after mature consideration !
nrtrtrd 10y me IN the conviction that the ends |
i Justice would b. thereby subScvrd. Similar |
lci"n, on npnropriGic occasion by tho Mexican |,
Executive viii not only tend To accomplish the !
icSir" 81 both Governments that grave crimes !
20 not ,npuni,hrd, but also 10 rcprcss lawrssncSS
dong the hunrr 81 the two countries The new |
rhiy sttpulnrs tina neither Government shall |
assume" jurisdiction in the punishment Of crimes |
committed exclusively within the territory 81 the
'th"r THIS will ubyiate IN future the cmbarrass
ny controversies which have heretofore arisen |
through NCNicO'S assertion 81 n claim Ia t-y |
ma punish an American citizen for an oiFcuSr |
nTmlitr'l within the jurisdiction 81 the United !
states
The International water boundary Commits. /
non. organized hv the Cunvcutiun ui March |. |
S0!, for the adjustment Of questions affecting |
he Rio trandr frontier, has not vet completed lis |
aburS \ further extension Of it's term for one /
ear until December - 1899, was effected hy n /
nnvcntion signed December .. 1905. and cN |
hanged and proclaimed in February last
I'm invitation cNt,hdrd To the President uf B
Mexico ~ visit Chicago IN Ocubcr ON llr occasion
II laying the crncr stone Of the lnI,rd Siat-i ,
Government building in that city. was curlialv |
accepted bY him. with the necessary consent ~ ,
i his family prevented his attendance. The !
Minister Oi Foreign Relations, huN,Vrt rEmr ~ d
he personal representative Of President D.EI, I
md IN that high character was duly houurrd
Claims growing cut 90 the seizure uf American
ealing vessels IN li'rnE Sea have h-ra under .
discussion with the Government ~ RuSSiN fur b
cvcral y"N"S, with the rrrrnt happy result ~ an
10 submit them 10 tho decision ~
Jingle arbitrator liy lhis act Russia NNp-Gs
Jrubi II her AlhCg"p"' To the b'H'trrit min pie q