The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-08

| In this relation I may refer again to tn
need OF definitely marking the Alaskal
and forty-frst meridian. A convention 4
that end has been before the senate 70
some two years. but as no action has beer
taken / contemplate negotiating new con
yention for, q Joint determination OF thu
meridian by. telegraphic observations
These. II Is believed. win give more &C
| siderea1 methods heretofore ndependentl,
followed. which. as Is known, proved dis
crepant at several points on the line. al
though not varying at any place more thar
100 feet.
The War In south Africa.
A review of the incidents connected
with our shipping to South African
points Is given. and he says that In
this connection vexatious questions arose
through Great Britain's action In respect
10 neutral cargoes, not contraband In
South Africa. on the score of probable OF
suspected ultimate destination to the BoeI
| states.
or the final settlement of this question
Such consignments in British ships. by
which alone direct trade is kept up be-
| tween our ports and Southern Africa
| were seized In application of a municipal
law prohibiting British vessels from trad
ing with the enesay without regard to any any
| cargoes shipped to Delagoa Bay in neu-
| trail bottoms were arrested on the ground
| of alleged destination to enemy's country
Appropriate representations on our part
| resulted in the British government agree
| ing to purchase outright all such goods
citizens, thus closing the incident to the
| satisfaction OF the Immediately interest
ed parties. although. unfortunately, with
| out broad settlement of the question
| of neutrals right to send goods not
contrahand per Sc to neutral port ad-
| jacent TO belligerent area.
Relations with Italy.
The lynching of the Italians in Louisi-
q
/ this government and Italy. That coun-
| try Is still waiting for the punishment of
| the parties guilty of that crime The presi-
| dent says that successive grand juries
have failed to find indictments, and says:
Setting the principle at issue high above
! all consideration of merely pecuniary IN
demniiication, such as this governmen;
made in the three previous cases, Italy
has solemnly invoked the. pledges of eX-
listing treaty and asked that the justice
| to which she is entitled shall be melted
| in regard TO her unfortunate countrymon
in our territory with the same full meas
ure she herself would give to any Amer
lean were his reciprocal treaty rights con-
temned s., "a.
| renew the urgent recommendations |
made last year that the congress appro-
priately confer upon the federal courts
Jurisdiction in this class of international
cases where the ultimate responsibility OF
the federaIgovernment may be involved.
and invite action upon the bills o accom-
plish this which were introduced in the
senate and house. 1t Is incumbent upon us
10 rt mGQN tne statutory omission HnlCn
has led, and may again lead. to such I'M
toward results. / have pointed out the
necessity and the precedent for Legislation
of this character. Its enactme mt is sim
pie measure of preyisory justice toward the
nations with which we as a sovereign equa!
make treaties requiring reciprocal obsery-
ance.
While the Italian government naturally
regards such action as the primary. and,
indeed, the most essential element in the
disposal of the Talluah incident, | adj
81
and IN view of the irnprobability of that
particular case being reached by the bill
now pending, congress make gracious
provision for indemnity to the Italian
sufferers In the same form and proper
ton as heretofore.
L.nchinE.
In my inaugural address | referred to
the general subject of lynchins in these
words
"Lynching must not be tolerated in a
great and civilized country like the
United States; courts, not MODS, must
execute the penalties of the law. The
preservation of public order. the right of
discussion, the integrity of courts, and
the orderly administration of justice
must continue forever the rock OF safety
upon which our government securely
rests
This most urgently reiterate, and
again invite the attention of my coun-
trymen to this reproach upon our civiliza-
ton.
Ratification of Hague Conventions.
Inc RATIFICATION Oh i ne hague peace
convention Is referred to as follows:
1t is with satisfaction that l am able to
announce the formal notification at The
Hague, on September 4. of the deposit of
ratlncations OF the convention for the pa
ciiic settlement of international disputes by
IL powers, namely: the United States, Aus
tria, Belgium, Denmark, England. France,
Germany, Italy, Persia, Portugal, Rou-
mania, Russia, Siam, Spain, Sweden and
Norway. and the Netherlands Japan also
has since ratified the convention.
The NicarauEuan Canal.
lie advocates the speedy bulldog of
the ratification OF the Hay-Pdunceiote
treaty. on this subject he says:
The all-important matter OF an inter-
oceanic canal has ass uIned new phase.
AGhoring TO its refusal to reopen tho ques
ton OF The forfeiture Of the contract Of
the Maritime Canal company, which was
terminated for alleged Eon-eX6culion IN
October, 1899 the government OF Nicara-
qua has since supplemented mat action
py declaring. the so-sty!ed Eyre-Cramin
option voId Tor noEpayment OF It's stipu-
lated advance. Protests In relation to
these acts have been filed in the state de-
partment and are under consideration.
Deeming itself relieved from existing en-
gagements, the Nicaraguan Sovernme mt
shows q disposition to deal freely with the
canal question either In the way of ne
gotiations with the United States or by
taking measures TO promote the waterway.
Overtures for convention 10 effect the
OF i the United states are under consideras
ton. In the meantime the views OF the
congress upon the general subject, In the
light of the report of the commission APP
pointed to examine the comparative merits
of the various trans-isthmian ship-canal
projects, may be awaited.
/ commend to the early attention of the
senate the convention with Great Britain
to facilitate the construction of such a
canal and to remove any objection which
might arise out of the convention com
monty called the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
New Treaty with Spain.
or our relations with Spain he says a
new convention of extradition Is APP
preaching completion and trusts that a
commercial convention may follow. OF
Spaiii's claim TO number of the is
lands In the Philippine group not covered
by the Paris treaty he says:
BY the terms of The treaty of peace
the line bounding the ceded Philippine
group in the southwest failed to include
several small islands lying west of the
Sulus, which have always been recog-
nized a y under Spanish control. The oc-
cupation of Sbutu and Cagayan Sulu b.
our naval forces elected a claim on the
part of Spain. the essential equity of
which could not be gainsad. In order to
cure the defect of the treaty by remov-
ing all possible ground of future mis-
understanding respecting the interpreta-
ton of it's third article. / directed the
negotiation of supplementary treaty,
which will be forthwith laid before the
senate. whereby Spain quits all title and
claim to the islands named, well as to
any and all islands belonging to the Phil