The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-12-10

~ cifeeticr - tte Afierry1frtfA
Needs fer Tressiss Making Brbsv
Estradltabie.
Steps haye been taken ~ ~ STATE
Departments hooking ~ fha uakirr 81
bribery IN asfrauNHt 1Ierta villa m
riEn pgnera. Ihe need ~ more effective
fsauea covering tnis erfmf - maEifssf
The expqsures ana pfDsscptuns ~ Of
fetal c0rrgption fn 81 Is5ais. 80. ard
other cities and states have resafef ~
q aember ~ RiFefs and fakefs o. tflees
hcc1minF fHEiufes ~ foreign lan1a Erib-
cry has nbl been infladed ih sKffadlffou
treaties hsreipfore- 80 The peoesiaty f9r
g has net ariren While there nay have
been as much oniriai corraruo8 In former
years. there has been more tsTeioped
and brought % light 70 ne irnEaedlate
lsst thzn IN fte preceding cerfHTv -
our counfry'F HISTORY. a. sba1ld IA ths
policy Of the United States 70 Leave no
place on earth where a c5rruDt msn
heeing from this country can reft IN
peace. There "a no reason Why bribery
should not b. Included IN al treaties as
eNtfadiiabie. The recent amended treaty
with Mexico. whereby fhis crime was
put Ia ihe list Of e~xiraditzhle 0nanses.
has established a EaiutarY precedent tn
mis- regard. Under this treaty the state
Department has asked, and Mexico has
granted. the eEfradlti0n o. one Of the 81.
Louis brihe gigers.
There can Be no crime more serious
than bribery. Other onenses violate ore
Law. Whls corruption strikes a. The f1un-
dation % all Law. rnder oar form q gov
eminent all authority Is vested In ghe
people and hy them Delegated 70 those
who represent them IN snsciai capacity.
The exposure and punishment Of public
corruption 10 an honor 20 q nation. not
= disErace- The shame lies In federation.
not IN correction No city or state. sin
less the nation. can be injured b. the
enforcement o. laE. As long az public
plunderera Nhen detected can hnd q
haven Of refuge Ia any foreign land and
avoid punishment. just 40 long encour-
agenent q given them 20 continue their
practices IL We fan 70 % All THAI IN Us
hes 20 stamp out eqrrupfipu we can mol
escape our share Of responsibility for the
guilt. The hrst requisite o. srccessful
saif-governmeut l. un~ltnrhins euf0rce
ment q the Law and the cutting cut q
corruption
Alaskan Boundary.
Per several years past the rapid dsvel-
opment OF Alaska and the establishment
Of Erusing Auerican interests IN re-
gions theretofore uaslrvegea ana i'm
Perfectly known brought into promi
nence me urgent necessity Of q urac
deal demarczuon % the Boundaries bs-
tween the tErsdirtfons o. the United
States and Great Britain. Although the
treaty OF 1Z between Great Britain and
Russia. THE provisions of which we're
copied in the treaty u 1851 Whsrsby BUS
Ea conveyed Alaska 10 the United States.
was positive rs 70 The control. nrst b
Russia AMI later % the United States
o. q strip 81 territory along the CONT
mental mainland from the western shore
q Portland canal 70 Mount ST Elias. fol-
lowing ard surrounding the infsntarious
o. the coast and including the islands 70
the westward. SIS description q the land
ward margin of the strip was indefinite
resting On the Supposed existence o. a
continuous rdEe OF range cf mountains
sEirting the coast. an figured In the
charts Of the early ~narigators- Il had
al no time been possible Tor either party
In Interest 70 lay Down. under the author
iiT OF The treaty, q line 80 obviously eK-
act according 10 is proviSions as 10 COM
mand the assent of the other. Fer nearly
three-fourths o. a century THE absences
~ tangible local interests demanding The
exercise o. positive jurisdiction on sithar
side OF the border lent the question DOR
mant In uA questions o. revenue adj
mlnistretlsn On the Euklne river led 70
the establishment OF a provisional de-
narration, crossing tire channel hefWecn
two high peaks on either side about TWEEN
W-tQur miles above fhf river mouth. in
1883 similar questions growing cut q the
extraordinary development q mining iu.
teraSts In the region about the hhad 81
Lynn canal brought about 8 Temporary
moeus virendi, by which a convenient
separation was made al the watershed
divides q the waite and ChHkoot uasees
and 10 the north 81 klukaan, on the
klchni river. These partial ard tentative
adjustments coutd uot. Zee ire very ma
tnre % things. be satisfactory o. last
Ing a permanent disposition q tie nat
ter became imperative
After uuaVallng attempts 10 reach a.
I mWEnmuHmmAHmu HHwnHnmA q HHmH RaaA -
mission followed by -proioneed nerotia-
tons. conducted ina an smicable spirit q
convention between The Omitted States
and Great britain Was signed Jan. "a.
lsoA providing Tor an eaamlnatian % the
subttef By q mireJ tribunal q ak mem
bers, three on q side. Wlth a view 10 is
hnRi disposition. Rauncsficns we're eN-
changed on March , last uhercupcn the
tWo governments appointed their rsspec-
tive members. Those on behalf % the
lnited States were afhu Root Secretary
~ War, Henry Cabot Lodge. a Senator
II The United States, aud George Turner.
hn ex-senator OF the uuited states xhle
Great Rritain NAMED the RIGHT Honor.
able lord Alrefstone. Lord chief JuEtfos
% England. Sir Louis Amsois Iett& X
g. a. a. retired fadEo ~ the Suprsme
Court ~ Quebec, and A. r AylesWcrth.
X. G. o. Tcrcaic This TRIBUNAL met 81
London on Sept 3 under the prcsidency
81 lord AlreTstone The prcccshiaEs
were exprditieus. and marked b. :
friendly and conscientious spirit The Ne
spcctffc cases counter cases. and afEn.
uinilta presented ne issues clearly anf
fully ON the stth % October a majority
81 The tribunal reached and aienca an
agreement on an ula sasEtions snEmuna
~ the terms 81 ffss ruuFention. ng tah
award me right ~ fhr United States 10
The contri a. = continuous strip o. hoF
Der of thc mainland shore skifuns aI the
Underwater insstE and anucsiiifs 81 ths
coast a. CONFIRMED. re catnancf 10 Port.
land canal tccnCefuiaE ehiaA legitimate
Doubt aprrarsdA b dsnned a. passing bs
rnnsaFs fuirg and % The roFth0esruard
az Wales ard Feares hanas 4 lire j.
dfawn from me htad ~ koFtiani rausi ta
thr fftY-sixth dorree ~ nQrih 1auin1e
and me interior border nus ~ fec Etfp
b. nkcd hN liuaa raunarfinE certain nanu-
nm summiis hfaE between Poftana
canal and Mnnnt 81 Ehas ard nfunlnr
along the crest 81 the divide separating
ne enast slapf nen tbe miana astrsh4d
az nv only Part 81 the nertier nhffe
Ne d~rslHaEc ridEe appraaChss stb casaf
ntha the distamcc Ct sen aaasinr AEaHs
STIMULATED ~ thR ueltg a. tha sxtr1mr
ufdth % The strip srouni tta kna1s g
Lynn oAnst and a. tanehss
white the liue - traced fellows iha
provisional aeuarcatnu 90 1878 al tha