The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-12-10

! can imagine its just pride will be lessened
| by following the example now presented
| This triumph of the principle OF lnterna-
tional arbitration is subject OF warm con
graduation and offers a happy ausury Tor
| the peace of the world.
international Arbitration.
There seems good ground for the belief
that there has been real growth among
the civilized nations of sentiment winch
will permit gradual substitution of other
methods than the method OF war IN the
settlement of disputes. 1t is not pretendea
that as yet we are near a position in which
il will be possible wholly to prevent war.
or that just regard for national interest
and honor will in all cases permit or the set
tement of international disputes by arbl-
tration; but by mixture Of prudence and
firmness with wisdom we think IL is pos
sible TO do away with much or the provo
cation and excuse for war, and at least IN
many cases to substitute some other ana
more rational method for the settlement
Of disputes, The Hague court OFFERS so
good an example of what can be done IN N
the direction of such settlement that IL
should be encouraged in every way.
| Further steps should be taken. In Pres
ident Mckinley's annual message OF De-
cember g. 1898, he made the following re'
concentration:
THE experiences of the last year bring
forcibly home to US a sense OF the burdens
and the waste of war We desire, in com
mon with most civilized nations, TO reduce
to the lowest possible point the damage
sustained in time OF war by peaceaple traue
and commerce. 1t Is true We may Suhci
in such cases less than other communities,
but all nations are damaged more or less
by the state OF uueasineSS ana appreneh-
sion into which an outbreak of hostiiltes
throws the entire commercial word. 1t
should be our object, therefore, to min
imize, so far as practicable, this inevitable
loss and disturbance. This purpose can
probably best be accomplished by an IN
ternational agreement to regard all private
property at sea as exempt from capture
or destruction by the forces OF belligerent
! T,,t,A r1r
has for many years advocated this humane
and beneiicent principle, and is now in
position to recommend it to other powers
without the imputation of selfish motives,
! therefore suggest tor your consideration
that the executive be authorized to CORE
Spond with the governments of the prln-
cipal maritime powers with a view OF IN m
cooperating into the permanent aw of civ
ilized nations the principle OF the extmp-
ton OF al private property at sea hot con
traband of war from capture or destruc-
ton by belligerent powers.
| cordially renew this recommendation
The supreme court, speaking on Deem
Der Il, 1889 through Peckham, j., said;
1T is. We think, historically accurate
to say that this government mas Away
| been, in IT'S views, among the most ad-
vanced of the governments of the world
IN favor of mitigating, as TO all non-comss
war To accomplish that object it has
always advocated those rules which
would in most cases do away with the
flRnt TO capture tue private property VI
an enemy on the nigh seas.
| advocate this as a matter of human
ity and morals. 1t is ahachronlstic when
private property is respected ON land
that 1t should not be respected on sea.
Moreover it should be borne in mind that
shipping represents, internationally speak.
ing, much more generalized species OF
private property than ~ the case with
ordinary property on land-tnat Is, prop
erty found at sea is much less apt than
is the case with property found on land
really to belong to any one nation. I'm
der the modern system OF corporate owr-
ership the Nag OF a vessel often differs
from the flag which would mark the MAJ
tionality OF the real ownership ana
| money control OF the vessel; ard the car
go may belong to individuals Of vet "A
different nationality. Much American
capital is nU~ invested in foreign ships;
and among foreign nations 1t often hap
pens that the capital of one is largely
invested IN the shipping of another. Fur:
thermore, as practical matter, 1t may
be mentioned that while commerce de-
stroying may cause serious loss and great
annoyance, it can never be more than d
subsidiary factor in bringing to terms a
resolute foe. This is now well recognized
by all of our naval experts. The lighting
ship, not the commerce destroyer. is the
vessel whose feats add renown to ma
| tons history, and establish her place
| among the great powers of the world
Last year the interparliamentary union
for international arbitration met at vi
emma, GlV members of the different legis-
lature-s of civilized countries attending 1t
was provided that the next meeting
should be in 1901 at St. Louis subject to
our congress extending an invitation.
Like The Hague tribunal, this interpar-
liamentary union is one of the forces
tending toward peace among the nations
| support | trust the invitation can be
| extended.
Relation. with Turkey.
Early in July, having received intelli-
| gence, which happily turned out to be
! erroneous OF the assassination of our vice
! consul at Beirut, | dispatched Il small
| squadron to that port for such service as
might be found necessary on arrival AL
| though the attempt on the life OF our vice
| consul had not been successful, yet the
! outrage was symptomatc OF state OF
| excitement and disorder which demanded
! immediate attention. The arrival OF the
| vessels had the happiest result. A feeling
| OF security at once took the place OF the
| former alarm and disquiet our officers
! were cordially welcomed by the consular
/ body and the leading merchants, and or
! binary business resumed its activity. IAe
| government of the sultan gave consider
| ate hearing to the representations of our
! minister; the official who was regarded as
! responsible for the disturbed condition of
! affairs was removed. Our relations with
| the Turkish government remain friendly;
| our claims founded on inequitab!e treat
| ment OF some of our schools and missions
| appear to be in process OF amcable adjust
! ment.
Relations with China.
The signing of new commercial treaty
| with China which took place at Shanghai
on the Sth of October, is "a cause tor sat
isfaction This act, the result of long dis
/ cussion and negotiation, places our com
7 mercial relations with the great oriental
empire on more satisfactory footing than
/ they have ever heretofore enjoyed 1t pro-
vides not only for the ordinary rights and
| privileges OF diplomatic and consular
( officers but also for an important extern
I sion of our commerce by increased facility
! of access to Chinese ports, and for the
relief Of trade by the removal of some OF
the obstacles which have embarrassed 1t
in the past, The Chinese government en-
cages on fair and equitable conditions,
which will probably be accepted by the
principal commercial nations, to abandon
. the levy of "liken" and other transit dues
throughout the empire, and to introduce
other desirable administrative reforms.
Larger facilities are to be given to our cit
liens who desire to carry on mining enter
prises In China. We have secured for our
missionaries valuable privilege, the rec
ognition OF their right to rent and lease in
perpetuity such property as their religious
societies may need in all parts of the EN-
pire. And, what was an Indispensable con-
our commerce in Manchuria, China. by
treaty with US has opened to foreign com
merce the cities of Mukden, the capital
of the province of Manchuria and Antung,
an important port on the Yalu river, on