The daily Republican., 1902-12-02

n cNhN, Nll'n WIN t:ai1 E.nafn nal
been cCncui led. which will be ut once lait
hufOrr tn" senate fer ratification. provd
rg for reciprocal trad" nrrHnnrn"nts be
! tween tk| i'nlted S,nlcS amh Nrwfolnl
land "n auNa,Lntall; ii" Ines Of the con
vention formerly negotiated Lv the socre
tary cf state, Mr.. Baine. | believe reCip
roCal trade relations Will be greatly to til,
advantage of 10th countries.
As civilization grows warfare becomes
less and less the rnrmel condition of for.
cisa relations. IN" lass century has
seen n nIri,rd diminution of wars be.
| tween civilized powers. Wars with UNI
civilized powers are largely mere matters
I of international police duty, essential for
| the welfare of the void W.l'gG,vr pos
! Sible ARBITRATION or some Similar method
| should be employed in lieu OF war 10 settiC
! difficulties between civilized nations. al
thUu%h as yet the world has not pro-
crossed sufficiently to render it possible
or necessarily desirable 10 invotC arbitra-
ton in 'rrrS ease. The formation Of the
, International tribunal which sits at The
HaSuc Is an evrat Of guOd omen from
which great consequences for the welfare
of all mHMkind may flow. 1t Is far better
wh"r" possible to iuvOic such n pc"nla =
ncnt tribunal than to create special arbi-
tra tor" for given purpose.
II is a matter Of sincere CCnEratulation
to Our country that the United States and
Mexico SHOULD have b. ell the first to use
the ggoA "iitc,s of fhr Hague court. This
WAS done last summer with most salts
factory r"sUljs In the case Of Il claim at
issue bet Heun us and our sister republic
1t is earnestly to be hoped that this first
case VIII serve as Il procUIelt for others.
N which not only the United States but
foreign nations may take advantage of
the machinery ALREADY in existence at
Th" H1gur,
commend to the favorable considera-
tion of til" congress the Hawaiian fire
claims. which were the subject of careful
iuvc', IA lion during the last aesrion
tilr Cnn"r, - has Wisely proyidad that
We stall hGild ut once an isthmitn canal
II possible ii i'AEasna. Tho attorney gen
Grad reports that We can undoubl ledly ac-
Quirr good title from the French Sanana
canal company, NesOtatons are now
pending with Colombia to secure her as
sent IL oHr buitttrg tn" canal, This canal
will be one Of the greatest engineering
foats Of III" t~eutleth century, a erenter
engineering fc9t than hss vet bsen ac-
CoArUliahri during tho history Of maukind
Tho WORK %huuId ne carried out as a con-
tinUing policy without regard to change
Of administration. and 1t should be begun
under circumstances which will make ii
n matter # pride for all administrations
The canal vii! be Of great henent to
America and of importance to all the
worId 1t will be OF advantage to us in
duGtvially and also as improving our mil
itary position, 1t will be Of advantage to
the countries Of tropical America. 1t is
earnestly 10 be hoped that all Of these
countries will do as some of them have
already don" with signal success and will
Invite to their shores commerce and I'm
prove their material conditions by recos-
nizing that stability and order are the
prerequisites of successful development. |
No Independent nation In America need
have the slightest fear of aggression from
the United states 1t bchOoves each one /
10 maintain oder within It's own borders .
and 10 discharge its just obligations to |
foreigners. " hen This Is done. they can
rest assured that be they strong or weak,
they have nothing TO dread from outside
More and more the mCreas-
ing interdependenCe and complcXity Of
International political and economic rola-
IiorS render II Incumbent on all civilized
and orderly powers to insist on the proper
policing of the world
During the fan of 1901 4 communication
WIS addressed to the secretary of state
asking whether permission would be
granted by the president to a corporation
% hay cAbi" from point on the Cali
yaJ of Hawaii. statement Of condi-
"ns or terms upon which such corpora
ion would undertake TO lay and operate
/ cable was volunteered.
lnasmuch as the congress was shortly to
'OnEcnc and Pacific cable legislation had
Icen the subject Of consideration by the
congress- for several years. it seemed to.
ne wise to defer action upon the applica-
ion until the congress had first an oppor
unity to act. The congress adjourned
Without taking any action, leaving the
natter in exactly the same condition in
which 1t stood when the congress con-
ened.
Meanwhile il appears that the CONNER
ial Pacific Gable company had promptly
rocaeded with preparations for laying its
able: 1t also made application to the
resident for Gccoss to and use Of sound
lgs ken by the United States steamship
'ero for the purpose Of discovering a
racticable route for a transpacitic cable,
he company urging that with access TO
nese soundings it could complete its cable
luch sooner than II it we're required to
Ike soundings upon its own account. ,
ending consideration Of this subject it !
rpcared important and desirable to at !
lch certain conditions TO the permission +
, examine and use the soundings il 1t r
lould be granted a
In consequence of This solicitation of the :,
able company certain conditions were I
'rmulated. upon which the president was .
------- - sllOW aGceas to these. sound (;