The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-12-06

borrd Iehnitely marking tho stao,a ~
and for,y "%hefe 1t follows the one hundre,
thai arjS ,'ist meridian. A convenfion q
@ lat END has been before 49,, "ns'l'ioh Z
taLa ,"o years, but as no action bss ~, ~
venttaa contemplate negotiating ansyy co,
merld;nr lHn iot Joint determination of ~,
These. II is iy teiesTaphic observations
sid.ras ana unquestionable results fban th,
Soi,neal methods heretofore indenendar.,Ii' ~
cpow.u' which. as Is known. proved d,s'
tbpeht tbo,,,.ht az several points On the line Al.
100 feet '"e Al any pace more than
The War In south Africn
~, - review OF the incidents co,noc,o0
noints 'ur shipping to South African
tbis lis IS given. and he says that in
thro,,,v.L' o.L'iCectlon yexatious questions arose
10 nen,-aI oreat Britain's action in respect
/ the,r o,,,. siai cargoes. not contraband in
/ Sn.,tL own nature, shipped to Portuguesa
s'oe. Houtn Hirlca, on the score OF proba ble or
ti'eu staiss ultimate destination TO the Boer
!, OF the final settlement Of this oues,,on
wSinh Su6h consignments in British sh,ps bv
tv.een ti,sen @.ohe Zone direct trade is kept up be-
NE. mere seized In application Of a municinsi
sn~ lev ,pr,Q1hipitihg British vessels from trad
nn5 cdS ,rat WIN Ine enemy without regard to anv
csrgoes p sbirnnd cnadracter OF the goods. while
udI Dottoms were arrested on the rround
OF aleged destination to enemy's country
raei,i,p repii opI Iate representations on our part
teau.teu IN the British government agree
Ing 10 purchase outright All such roods
stn0qwn st.qwn TO be actual property of American
sattEens, sa,i.s tnus closing the incident to the
cd na stio aEuon OK the Immediately interest
PaIt,es, although, unfortunately, with
ogt broad settlement OF the question
OF neutral's right to send goods not
toa Iaoahd per Sc to a neutral port ad-
JoVeht 10 Delligerent area.
Relations with Italy.
me lynching Of the Italians in Louisi-
ana is the one question standing between
thls government and Italy. That coun-
Try Is still waiting for the punishment Of
the d parties guilty OF that crime The presi-
dent dent says that successive grand juries
nave iailed 10 find indictments, and saws:
Setting the principle at Issue high above
all consideration of merely pecuniary in
demnification, such as this government
made In the three previous cases Italy
mas solemnly invoked the pledges OF ex-
isting treaty and asked that the Justice
TO which she Is entitled shall be rneted
In regard TO her unfortunate countrymen
IN our territory with the same full meas
ure she herself would give to any Amer !
lean were his reciprocal treaty rights con- |
temned.
| renew the urgent recommendations 7 I
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 federal government may be involyed (
and invite action upon the bills to accom-
senate and house. 1t is incumbent upon US
t. remedy the statutory omission which
has led, and may again lead, TO such un-
toward results. ! have pointed out the
necessity and the precedent for legislation
Of this character. Its enactment Is a sim
Pile measure OF previsory justice toward the
nations with which we as a sovereign equal
make treaties requiring reciprocal observ-
ance.
While the italian government naturally
-egards such action as the primary. and.
indeed, the most essential element in the
disposal OF the Tallulah incident. ad-
Use that. In accordance with precedent,
md In view OF the improbability OF that
PARTICULAR case being reached by the bill
low pending, congress make gracious
provision for indemnity TO the Italian
unerers In the same form and proper
Ion as heretofore.
LynchinG.
In my inaugural address I referred t
he general subject of lynching in these
words
"Lynching must not be tolerated in
'nited States; courts. not mobs. must
xecute the penalties Of the law. The
reservation of public order. the right OF {
iscussion, the integrity Of courts, and
he orderly administration of justice
aust continue forever the rock OF safety
pom which our government securely
sStS." |
This I most urgently reiterate, and 2
gain invite the attention of my coun-
'ymen to this reproach upon our civliza-
on.
OF Hague Convention. =
The ratification OF The Hague peace 0
invention is referred to as follows: Q
1t is with satisfaction that | am able TO D
inounce the formal notification at The =
ague. on September a. of the deposit OF O
-tifcations of the convention for the pa
Tic settlement Of international disputes by y
powers, namely: the United States, Aus b
ia, Belgium, Denmark. England. France, c
Italy, Persia, Portugal, Rou-
ania, Russia, Siam. Spain. Sweden and
orway and the Netherlands. Japan also =.
IS since ratified the convention. 81
The Nicarauguan Canal. 81
He advocates the speedy building OF p
e Nicaraguan canal, and recommends q
e ratification OF the Hay-Pauncefote | r.
eaty. On this subject he says al
The all-important matter OF an inter- 10
eanic canal has assumed a new phase. "
lhering TO its refusal 10 reopen the Ques- Id
n OF the forfeiture OF the contract OF
e Maritime Canal company, which was pl
minated for alleged non-execution IN al
tober 1899. the government OF Nicara- ,D ,pi
a has since supplemented that action ~
declaring the so-styled Eyre-Cramin "
tion void for nonpayment OF its stipu- ~ ~
ed advance. Protests In relation TO -
,se acts have been filed in the state de- " "
rtment and are under consideration. 90
eming Itself relieved from existing en- "
the Nicaraguan government ~
lws disposition to deal freely with the "S
lal question either in the way OF ne
iations with the United States or By
ding measures TO promote the waterway. tio
Ivertures for a convention 10 effect the
lding of a canal under the auspices lai
the United States are under consioera- stf
D. In the meantime the views Of the no
lgress upon the general subject, in the wi
~ h.4 n I
nted 10 examine the comparative merits sal
the various trans-isthmian ship canal raj
jects may be awaited. IN,
commend 10 the early attention Of the COZ
ate the convention with Great Britain eff
facilitate the construction Of such a ma
al and TO remove any objection which an,
hit arise out OF the convention COM a
ally called the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. TO
New Treaty with Spain.
E our relations with Spain he says a faI
, convention of e;;tradition is ap- WI
aching completion and trusts that OF
Imercial convention may follow. or cor
ms claim to a number OF the is ac.
Is in the Philippine group not covered a.,
the Paris treaty he says: M
= the terms of the treaty OF peace yuI
line bounding the ceded Philippine py
I'D in the southwest failed to include
,ral small islands lying west of the C.
rs, which have always been recog- tect
q as under Spanish control The oc- nee
alton of Sibutu and Cagayan Sulu by me- me-
fo.cos aifcitad a claim on tha ippl
MAYA IOiOeS .~-eSu o.s., - ~ ,,G. a.. re re mis-
en- could not be gainsaid. In order to .ior
, the defect or the treaty by remov- In
all possible ground OF future mis- SON
srstandlng rsspectihs ihe in.eIpreua "a fair
,tiation OF a supplementary treaty. sno
n will be forthwith laid before the nc,
te. whereby Spain quits all title and tbe
n 10 tne lslahos nanieu, as WEI az Iss, 10 omr
ana all lSidhuS De,oneIns 70 tns III III fina
le archipelago lying outside tbs Tor,