Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-12-11
Need For Treaties Making bribery
Extraditable.

past than In the preceding century o1
our country's history. 1t should be the
policy Of the United States to leave nc
place on earth where a corrupt man
fleeing from this country can rest IL
peace.
Alaskan boundary.
After unavailing attempts to reach ar
understanding on the Alaskan bound
ary question through joint high com
mission, followed by prolonged negotia
tons, conducted in an amicable spirit
a convention between the United States
and Great Britain was signed Jan. "A
1908, providing for an examination OF
the subject by naked tribunal of si1
members, three on a side, with a view
to its final disposition. Ratification
were exchanged on March 8 last
whereupon the two governments ap
pointed their respective members
Those on behalf of the United StateI
were Elihu Root, secretary Of war
Henry Cabot Lodge, a senator of thu
United States, and George Turner. az
ex-senator of the United States, while
Great Britain named the Right Hon
Lord Alverstone, lord chief justice OF
England; Sir Louis Amable Jette, K
G. M. G., retired judge of the supreme
court of Quebec, and A. B. Aylesworth
*. c., of Toronto. This tribunal me
in London on Sept. under the presi
dency of Lord Alverstone. On the 2Otl
of October a majority of the tribuna
reached and signed an agreement OIL
all the questions submitted by thi
terms of the convention. BY thi
award the right of the United State
to the control of continuous strip
border of the mainland shore, skirtinl
all the tidewater inlets and sinuositie
of the coast, is confirmed; the entranc,
to Portland canal, concerning Whicl
legitimate doubt appeared, is defined
as passing by Tongass inlet and to thi
northwestward of Wales and Pears
islands; line is drawn from the bent
Of Portland canal to the fifty sixth de
gree Of north latitude, and the interio
border line Of the strip is fixed by line
connecting certain mountain summit
lying between Portland canal ant
Mount St Elias and running along th,
crest of the divide separating the coas
slope from the inland watershed at th,
only part of the frontier where tht
drainage ridge approaches the coas
within the distance of ten marin,
leagues, stipulated by the treaty as tn,
extreme width of the strip around the
heads Of Lynn canal and its branches.
While the line so traced follows. thu
provisional demarcation of 1878 at tn,
crossing of the Stikine river and that
of 1899 at the SUBMITS OF the White
and Chilkoot passes, it runs much far
ther inland from the Klehini than the
temporary line of the later modus vi
vendi and leaves the entire rninina
district of the Porcupine river and Gla.
cier creek within the Jurisdiction of the
United States.
1.-THE president here recapitulates the
details of the imbroglio between Euro
pean powers and Venezuela and the
reference of certain points Of the con.
troversy to The Hague tribunal
through the influence of the United
States. This he calls victory fol
American diplomacy and triumph fol
international arbitration. He advo
Gates IN extension of international law
to exempt all private property at sea
from capture Of destruction by forces
of beiligerent powers.l
international Arbitration.
Last year the intcrparliamentary un
ion for international arbitration me-
at Vienna. coo members of the differ
ent legislatures of civilized countries
attending. 1t was provided that the
next meeting should be in 1904 at st.
Louis, subject to our congress extend
Ing an invitation. Like The Hague
tribunal, this nterparliamentary union
is one of the forces tending toward
peace among the nations of the earth,
and 1t Is entitled to our support.
trust the Invitation can be extended.
Early in July. having received intel
figence, which happily turned out to be
erroneous, Of the assassination of our
vice consul at Beirut, / dispatched a
email squadron to that port for such
service as might be found necessary on
arrival. Although the attempt on the
life of our vice consul had not been
successful, yet the outrage was symp-
tomato of a state OF excitement and
disorder which demanded immediate
attention The. arrival of the vessels
chad the happiest result A feeling OF
security at once took the place of the
former alarm and disquiet. Our Of
GERS were cordially welcomed by the
consular body and the leading mer-
chants, and ordinary business resumed
| fits activity. The government Of the
sultan fa7e considerate hearing te
the representations Of our minister; the
Official who was regarded as response
Bile for the disturbed condition Of af-
fairs was removed. Our relations with
the Turkish government remain friend
/ ". Our claims founded on inequitable
|. treatment OF some of our schools and
missions appear to be in process Of
amicable adjustment
- Relations with China.
The signing OF new commercial
treaty with China, which took place al
Shanghai on the Sth OF October, Is q
cause for satisfaction This act, the
result Of long discussion and negotia-
ton, places our commercial relations
with the great oriental empire on q
more satisfactory footing than they
have ever heretofore enjoyed. It pro.
vides not only for the ordinary rights
and DrlQileaes of diDl0m6tic m& con.