The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04


neutral bottoms wore ARRESTED. on the
ground Of alleged destination To the en-
cmN'H country Appropriate Representa-
tons ou our part resulted in thc British
government agreeing 90 purchase outriert
an such gooda shown 90 bo mo actual
property 90 American oitlzcne, thus clos
Ing the Incident a. the satisfaction Of thc
Immediately Interested parties. although.
unfortunately. without "a broad settlement
o. che question Of q ncutrars right 60
send goods not contrahand por ac to "a ncu-
tr1l port adjacent 60 a hclligcrcni area.
Alaska boundary Linc.
Tho work OF marking certain provisional
boundary points. for convenience OF al
ministtaslou. around the head Of Lynn
canal boz accordance with the Temporary
arrangements OF Octnhor. 1880 was conn
pletsd by Joint survey 300 July Last The
modut ylYondi hoe so flr worked without
friction and the Dominion government
has provided rules ard regulations for see
rutiur iu cur riiisvttr ihv hvHvfi ~ tie
reciprocal stipmutiou that the citizens or
subjects or either power found hs that
arrangement Within the temporary iurH-
dlction ~ the other shah suner no dimi-
mutton Of che riehtH and privilege they
have hitherto enjoyed. But however
necessary sum AN cxpcdicut may have
been 90 tide over the grave emergencies
81 the situation it o. at best but an un-
satisfactory makcshift. which should not
be- suffered 90 delay the speedy ana COM
nlete Establishment of the frontier line Ia
which we are entitled under the Russo
American treaty for the session Of Alaska.
In this respect. ] may refer again 90 the
need Of definitely marking the Alaskan
boundary where 10 follows the ouc-hun-
dred and forty-nrst meridian. convcn-
tion to that end has been before the Sen
ate for some two years. huf os no action
has been taken / contemplate negotiating
nsW convention Tor a joint determine
lion Of che meridian hy telegrlphic oh
sorvatlons These. t is believed VIII give
more accurate and unqucetlonablc results
than the sidercal methods heretofore IN
depeudcuty followed. which. a. g. known.
proved a. ropsns at several points ON the
line. although not varying al any place
more than 90 feet.
Tho pending claim 90 r. VI. May
against the Guntemalan government has
been settled hy arbitration. Mr. George
r. =. Jonncr. British minister at Guatr-
mala who was chosen az sole arbitrator.
having awarded Nl3o075 la gold 70 the
claimant
Various American claims against Hayti
have been. or are being. advanced 10 the
resort 81 arbitration.
a. the result OF negotiations with the
Indemnity demanded FOR the murder OF
Frank a. Pears IN Honduras. that gov
eminent has paid Si0oo in settlement OF
the claim Of the heirs
The assassination Of King Humber
called forth alucerc expressions OF sorrow
from thia government and people. ana oc-
casion was NIFTY taken 10 TESTIFY 90 the
Italian nation the high regard "" seit for
the memory of the lamentcd ruler.
LynchinR@ of Italians.
IN my last message ! referred. az con
siderable length. 10 the Nnching 81 I'VE
Italians al TuIiulah Notwithstanding the
efforts 81 the federal government. the
production al evidence tending to incul-
pate the authors Of this gricyous onense
against our civilization and the repeated
lnaneets SCI on foot by the
authorltles 81 the state Of Louisi-
ane. no punishment has followed.
Successive grand jurics have fnilcd 90 IN
diet Tho Representations OF the Italidn
government in the face Of this msscar-
rlage have been most temperate and Just.
Setting the principle at issue high above
an consideration ~ merely pecuniary In
Identification. such as this government
made IN the three previous eases. Italy
has aoiamnly invoked the pledges OF cN-
lstiuE treaty and asked that the Justice
10 which she s. entitled shall Dc mcted
IN regard to her unfortunate countrymen
IN our territory with The same FUN meas
ure she herself would give To any Ameri-
can where his reciprocal treaty rights
condemned
/ renew the urgent recommendations /
made last year fhst the Congress nppro-
nr.ately confer upon the federal courts
jurisdiction ln this class Of International
eases. wberc The ultimate responsibility
- che federal government may be- inyoiv-
ed and invite action upon she bills 20
accomplish this which were introduced
IN the senate and the House. IL is In
cumbent upon us 10 remedy The atotu-
tory omission which has led. ana may
again lead 20 such untoward results
I have pointed out the necessity and tho
precedent for leRieiafon 81 this charac-
ter IT, enactment D. . simple measure
OF provsory Justice toward the nations
with which we as "a sovereign equal make
treaties requiring reciprocal Observance
While the italian government naturally
regards such action as the primary and
indeed the most essential element ~ tho
disposal Of the Tnnulah incident. adj
wise that in accordance with precedent.
and IN view % the proha hilily u That
particular case being reached BY the hii
now pending Congress make gracious
provision FOR indemnity of the Italian
sufferers IN tho same form as heretofore
the general subject OF gnchinE In these
words.
"I.ynchiur muss not BE- tolerated IN a
great nud civilized country like the
United States Courts not mohs. must
execute tho penalties o. the law. Tho
preservation ~ order. the right OF dis
c1ssion. the integrity OF tho courts and
| the orderly administration of Justice must
continue forever the rock ~ safety. upon
which our roycrnmon- securely rests"
This I most urgently roicrtte and again
invite the attention Of my countrymcu
20 this reproach upon our civilization.
Development of the Japanese.
The closing year has Witnessed decided
strengthening OF japanese relations. aud
other states. The development ~ her
independent judicial and administrative
functions under The treaties which took
effect July ". 1899 has proceeded without
International friction. showing the com
peteuce Of the Japanese 10 hold fore
most place among ne modern peoples
In tho treatment a. tho different Chinese
problems japan has acted IN harmonious
consort with che other Powers ana her
generous cooperation materially nided IN
the Joint relief 81 thc bclenEuerod lesa-
tons Ia Pohiu ond in bringing about an
understanding preliminary 90 seiite-
meut Of che issues between the Powers
and China.
Japanese declarations IN favor OF the