Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-07

coast within the distance of ten marina
leagues stipulated 10y the treaty as the
extreme width of the strip around the
ueaus oi Lynn canal and its branches
While the line SO traced follows H.,
provisional demarcation OF 1873 at the
crossing OF the Stikine river and ,b.,
vi 1899 AT the SUBMITS of the Whit,
anu 'hilkoot passes. it runs much far
eief ihIahd from the klchni il.an the
temporary line of the later mndus Vi.
Neiiui ana leaves the entire mining dis
trlct OF the Porcupine river and Glacier
creek within the jurisdiction of the
United States.
lhe result was satisfactory in every
way. Ii is of great material odvant,ra
~ our people in the far northwest. Ii
mas removed from the field of discus
sion and possible danger question La
Die 10 become more acutely accentuated
WIN each passing year. Finally il has
furnished signal proof of the fairness
ana good will with which two friendly
nations can approach and determine
ISSUES involving national sovereignty
and by their nature Incapable of sub
mission To a third power for adiudica-
ton
The award is self executing on the
vital points. 10 make ii effective as
regards the others it only remains for
the two governments to appoint each
on its own behalf one or more scien-
tlhc experts. who shall with all con-
venient speed proceed together to lay
down the boundary line in accordance
with the decision of the majority of
the tribunal | recommend that the
congress make adequate provision for
the appointment, compensation and ex-
penseS of the members to serve on this
joint boundary commission on the part
OF the United States.
Claims Against Venezuela.
1t will be remembered that during
the second session of the last congress
Great Britain. Germany and Italy
formed an alliance fer the purpose of
blOckading the ports of Venezuela and
using such other means of pressure as
would secure Il settlement of claims
due. as they alleged. 20 certain of their
subjects. Their employment of force
for the collection of these claims was
terminated by an agreement brought
about through the offices of the diplo-
matte representatives of the United
States at Caracas and the government
at Washington. thereby ending n stu
alton which was bound to cause in
creasing friction and which ieoparded
the peace of the continent. Under this
agreement Venezuela agreed to set
apart a certain percentage of the Gus
applied to the payment of whatever OBJ
legations might be ascertained by
mixed commissions appointed for that
purpose to be due from her not only to
the three powers already mentioned
whose proceedings against her had re-
suited in a state of war but also to the
United States. France. Spain. Belgium
the Netherlands. Sweden and Norway
and Mexico. who had not employed
force for the collection of the claims
alleged to be due to certain of their
citizens.
A demand was then made by the So
called blockading powers that the sums
ascertained to be due to their citizens
by such mixed commissions should be
accorded payment in full before any
thing was paid upon the claims of any
of the so called peace powers Nene-
zuela. on the other hand, insisted that
all her creditors should be paid upon a
basis of exact equality. DIc,"c the eff
forts to adjust this dispute 1t was sug
gested by the powers in interest that i,
should be referred to me for decision
but l was clearly of the opinion that /;
far wiser course would be to submit
the question to the permanent court OF
arbitration at The Hague. 1t seemed t,
me to offer an admirable opportunity tt
advance the practice of the peaceful
and to secure for The Hague tribunal q
memorable increase of its practical i'm
portance. The nations interested in tho
controversy were so numerous and il
many instances so powerful as to max,
1t evident that beneticent results would
follow from their appearance at the
same time before the bar of that augus
tribunal of peace.
Our hopes in that regard have beer
realized. Russia and Austria are rep
resented in the persons of the learned
and distinguished jurists who compos'
the tribunal. while Great Britain. Ger
many. France. Spain. Italy, Belgium
the Netherlands. Sweden and Norway
Mexico. the United States and NeneZu
ella are represented by their respective
agents and counsel. Such an imposin.
concourse of nations presenting thei
arguments to and invoking the decision
of that high court of international jus
tice and international peace can hardl.
fail to secure like submission of man,
future controversies The nations now
appearing there will find ii far easie
to appear there Il second time. while m
nation can imagine its just pride vii
be lessened by following the eXampl,
now presented. This triumph of the
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