Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-12-07

United States; courts not mobs, must
execute the penalties of the law. The
preservation Of public order, the right of
the orderly administration of justice
must continue forever the rock of safety
| upon which our government securely
This most urgently reiterate, and
again invite the attention of my coun-
| trymen to this reproach upon our civiliza-
| Jnpnn's Advancement.
| The closing year has witnessed a de-.
clded strengthening OF Japan's relations
to other states. The development of her
independent judicial and administrative
functions unaer the treaties which TOOK
erect July u, 1893. has proceeded with
on. international friction, showing this
competence of the Japanese to hold a
| pies.
In the treatment of the difficult chirrSs .
problems, Japan has acted in harmonious
| concert with the other powers, and her
generous cooperation materially aided in
lions in Pekng and in bringing about an
| understanding preliminary to settles
4 m nnd c 81 the issues between the powers
Japan's declarations in favor of the in
conservation of open world trade there re-
| with nave been frank and positive. AS
a factor. for promoting the general In
| tereSts OF peace. order and fair commerce
IN the 4, IA. far east the influence of Japan
|
Inc valuable aid and kindly courtesies
estende a1l by the japanese government and
are gratefully appreciated.
compliant was made last summer Of
tne discriminatory enforcement of bu-
ponic quarantine against Japanese on the
Pacific coast, and of interference with
their travel in. California and Colorado
| under the health laws of those states.
| py federal court to be unconstitutional.
! NO recurrence of either cause of COM
| plant is apprehended.
Our Southern NeiShbors.
| No noteworthy incident has occurred in
our relations with our important south
ern, neighbors. Commercial intercourse
with Mexico continues to thrive and the
| to foster their mutual interests in all
practicable ways.
Pursuant to the declaration of the SUI
Joint commission in the La Abra and
| Well claims were obtained through fraud,
t the sum awarded in the first case. s403.-
the amount of the We'll award will be
returned in like manner.
IA convention aN .n indefinitely extending the
| and Mexican International (water) boun-
dairy commission has been signed.
Ratification of Hague Convention.
| 1t is with satisfaction that 1 am able to
Hague. on September 4. Of the deposit Of
ratifications of the convention for the pa
e enc settlement Of international disputes by
| ~ 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 administrative council of the perma-
nent court of arbitration has been organ
lied and has adopted rules of order and a
| ton bureau.
In accordance with article % of the con-
vention providing for the appointment by
each signatory power of persons of known
competency in questions of international
law as arbitrators. l have appointed as
members of this court, Hon. Benjamin
| Harrison, of Indiana. eX-president of the
| United States; Hon Melville w. Fuller, Of
Illinois. chief justice of the United States;
Hon John W. G ri ct New
| Hon. George Gray, Of Delaware. a judge
| OF the circuit court of the United States
Difficulty with Nicaragua.
| AS an incident of the brief revolution In
the Mosquito district of Nicaragua, early
| in 1899, the insurgents forcibly collected
| from American merchants duties upon i'm
| ports. On the restoration of order the
ond payment of such duties on the ground
| that they were due to the titular govern
| mont. and that their diversion had aided
| the revolt.
| This position was not accepted by US.
| After prolonged discussion compromise
| was effected under which the amount of
the second payments was DEPOSITED lite With
| in trust until the two governments should
| determine whether the first payments had
been under compulsion to a de faoto au-
| thority. Agreement as to this was not
| reached, and the point was waived by the
act Of the Nicaraguan government in re-
! ouesting the British consul to return the
| deposits to the merchants.
Menacing differences between several OF
| the Central American states have been ac-
| comm odated our ministers rendering good
| offices toward understanding.