The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-04

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| Friendly with Great Britain.
| Our friendly relations with Great Hyftain
| continue. The war In South Africa intro
| duced important questions A copdlfion
unusual In intsrn8tiohal wars was pre.
sented in that while one belliserent had
control Of the seas, the other had no ports.
shipping or direct trade, bat was OMIT &C.
wssn Ssss,o,e through the territory Of a neutral.
| ps,,a, questiohs arose through Great
| 80 "euon IN respect TO neutral car
ssh,na on.raoahu in tneir own nature
| a. " portuguese South Africa, on
! mat ,'.., piooap!e OF suspecen uiti-
ST. 'es.arioht ~ 10 the boer states
| n,hioh ss,nen's IN britsh SHIPS py
| ,naaa ue ufeeo tfaae Is Kept up De
so,,oa n' poIus una southerh Africa, were
pJt,s, appnoon ,' Oh u Jaw proaioning
Vesseis from trading with the enc
y w.nou. regard to any contraband char.
20 n.,a e soous, wnile earsoes shipped
arrested on the ground Of alleged deatina.
| tion to enemys country. Appropriate rep
reservations on our part resulted in the
British government agreeing to purchase
outright all such goods shown 10 be nc
tual property of American citizens, thus
closing the incident to the satisfaction Of
the Immediately Interested parties, al.
though unfortunately without a broad set
tlement of the question Of neutrars right
to send goods not contraband per Sc to a
neutral port adjacent to n beligcrant area,
The work Of marking certain provisional
boundary points, for convenience of nd.
ministration, around the head OF Lynn
canal In accordance with the temporary
arrangement OF October 1890, was com.
pletcd by joint survey in July lash The
modus vivendl has so far worked without
friction, and the dominion government has
provided rules and regulations for securing
TO our citizens the benefit of the recIpro.
cal stipulation that the citizens or subjects
OF either power found by that arrangement
within the temporary Jurisdiction of the
other shall suffer no diminution of the
rights and privileges they have hitherto
enjoyed. But, however necessary such nm
e1peuieht may have been to tide over the
eueisene'es OF the SITUATION, IL ls
pu, ah unsatisfactory makeshiit'
sna.a,. 'no'u '' 10. pe sunered 10 ueiay the
,ronti. IL so"oe eetuo''sh'nen, VI the
a. ., ,,ne 10 "nieh we are ehutied uh'
utr u, Tue nusso-Americnh treaty for the ees-
~ ~, " h"shu. ~
=, a,n',',., s ,e'a.lon ! may retor 10 tne heed
n,,an =, , tne A'ashnu poununry
60, a., aonoMs 'ne one hunureu ana
',nrSt "eriuiah. convention 10 that
t, u naa ',en pciore tne senate ior some
,,u ou' as no ac.loh mas Deen taken
,,. .a p,a'e .l,.'. neso,lu.i,s new conveh-
h., ~ .ons ,nil'a.,on Vi ,me lheriaiah
ho,,a,,n,, '..,, opSer r'n''ons. Inese, u
s,,.a WI w.. sme % liiore unq"es''onapie re-
,nan Hu.s, as 'me Siuereai metnods heretofore
i,np "ueny ionoweu, wnich, as Is
po''u u's'itpah' "t seitrni points |
~, ",tno%usn % nv. varying NJ amy
p'''e ''o'e 'n"h 'oo ieet'
Italy.
Respectful reference is made to the as.
sasslna ION of King Humbert. Renewed
recommendation is made that congress
should confer on federal courts jurisdiction
In international cases, as In the case of
the Ave Italians lynched at Tallulah, and
the passage of pending bills to that end
is urged. Incidentally, on the subject of
lynchlng, the president quotes and reiter-
ates his utterances on the subject in his
inaugural address.
Relations with Japan and Mexico are dis
cussed, showing satisfactory conditions.