Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-12-17

the necessity of making the said appro-
prlation available for immediate use for
all such purposes, to be expended under
the direction Of the Attorney General.
Needs for Treaties Making Bribery
Extradltable.
Steps have been taken by the State
Department looking to the making of
bribery an extraditable offense with for
eign powers The need OF more effective
treaties covering this crime is manifest.
The exposures and prosecutions Of Of
fetal corruption in st. Louis Mo-, and
other cities and states have resulted in
number of givers and takers Of brides
becoming fugitives In foreign lands. Brib-
cry has not been included in extradition
treaties heretofore. as the necessity for
It has not arisen. While there may have
been as much official corruption in former
years, there has been more developed
and brought to light in the immediate
past than In the preceding century Of
our country's history. it should be the
policy Of the United States to leave no
place on earth where a corrupt man
fleeing from this country can rest in
peace. There Is no reason why bribery
should not be included in all treaties as
extraditable. The recent amended treaty
with Mexico, whereby this crime was
put in the list OF extraditable offenses,
has established a salutary precedent In
this regard. Under this treaty the State
Department has asked, and Mexico has
granted, the extradltion of one of the st.
Louis bride glvers.
There can be no crime more serious
than bribery. Other offenses violate one
law, while corruption strikes at the foun-
dalton of all law. Under our form of gov
eminent all authority is vested in the
people and by them delegated to those
who represent them in official capacity.
The exposure and punishment of public
corruption is an honor to a nation. not
a disgrace. The shame lies in federation,
not In correction. No city or state, still
less the nation, can be injured by the
enforcement Of law. AS long as public
plunderers when detected can find a
haven Of refuge in any foreign land and
avoid punishment, just so long encour-
agement Is given them to continue their
practices. If We fail to do all that in us
lies to stamp out corruption we can not
escape our share Of responsibility for the
guilt. The first requisite of successful
self-government Is unfiinching enforce.
ment Of the law and the cutting out Of
corruption.
Alaskan Boundary.
For several years past the rapid devel-
opment OF Alaska and the establishment
Of growing American interests in re-
glons heretofore unsurveyed and Inn
perfectly known brought into proml-
nence the urgent necessity of a prac-
tical demarcation Of the boundaries be-
tween the jurisdictions OF the United
"a nd DrtN
treaty Of 1925 between Great Britain and
Russia, the provisions of which were
copied in the treaty Of 1867, whereby Rus
STA conveyed Alaska to the United States
was positive as to the control. first by
Russia and later by the United States
Of a strip Of territory along the CONT
mental mainland from the western shore
of Portland canal to Mount St. Elias, fol-
lowing and surrounding the indentatons
of the coast and including the islands to
the westward, its description OF the land
ward margin of the strip was indefinite,
resting on the supposed existence of a
continuous ridge or range of mountains
skirting the coast as figured In the
charts Of the early navigators. 1t had
at no time been possible for either party
in interest to lay down. under the author
ity of the treaty. line so obviously ex-
act according to its provisions as to com
mand the assent of the other. For nearly
three-fourths OF century the absence
Of tangible local interests demanding the
exercise Of positive jurisdiction on either
side Of the border left the question dor
mant. In 1878 questions of revenue adj
ministration on the Stikine river led to
the establishment Of a provisional de-
marcation, crossing the channel between
two high peaks on either side about TWEEN
ty-four miles above the river mouth. In
1899 similar questions growing out OF the
extraordinary development of mining in
terests In the region about the head OF
Lynn canal brought about temporary
modus viyendi, by which q convenient
separation was made at the watershed
divides Of the White and Chilkoot passes
and to the north Of Klukwan, on the
Klehni river. These partial and tentative
adjustments could not, in the very ma
ture OF things. be satisfactory or last
Ing. permanent disposition OF the mat
ter became imperative.
After unavailing attempts to reach an
understanding through Joint high COM
mission. followed by prolonged negotla-
lions, conducted In an amicable spirit
convention between the United States
and Great Britain was signed. Jan. "a,
1908, providing for an examination OF the
subject by a mixed tribunal OF six mem
bers three on a side, with a view to its
final disposition. Ratlhcations were ex-
changed on March last, whereupon the
two governments appointed their respec-
tive members. Those on behalf OF the
United States were Elihu Root, Secretary
OF War, Henry Cabot Lodge, a Senator
Of the United States. and George Turner,
an ex-senator Of the United States. while
Great Britain named the Right Honor
able Lord Alverstone, Lord Chief Justice
Of England, Sir Louis Amable Jette, X.
c. M. g., retired Judge OF the Supreme
Court Of Quebec, and A. y. Aylesworth,
X. c., Of Toronto. This tribunal met in
London on Sept. 3, under the presidency
Of Lord Alverstone. The proceedings
were expeditions. and marked by
friendly and conscientious spirit. The re-
spective cases. counter cases, and argu-
ments presented the Issues clearly and
fully. On the goth Of October a majority
Of the tribunal reached and signed an
agreement on all the questions submitted
by the terms OF the convention. BY this
award the right OF the United States TO
the control OF a continuous strip or bor-
der OF the mainland shore, slkirting all the
tide-water inlets and sinuoslties OF the
coast. is confirmed; the entrance TO Port
land canal concerning which legitimate
doubt appeared) Is defined as passing by
Tongass Inlet and TO the northwestward
of Wales and Pearse Islands; a line Is
drawn from the head OF Portland canal to
the hfty-slxth degree Of north latitude;
and the interior border line OF the strip
Is fixed by lines connecting certain noun
tain SUBMITS lying between Portland
canal and Mount st. Elias, and running