The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-10


most importance and urgency. the cX'
tension Of the purposes Of this appro-
priau0n. 50 that IL may be available.
under the direction OF the attorney
general aud until used. for the due en-
forcement Of the laws of the United
States i'm general aud especially of the
civil and criminal laws relating 10 pun
| nc lands and the laws relating 10 postal
crimes aud o1enscs and the subject OF
naturalization Recent investigations
have shown dcplorable state of ar
fairs i'm these three matters OF vital
concern. BY various frauds and 10y
forgorlcs and pcriuries thousands OF
acres of the public domain. embracing
lands of different character and eN-
| tending through various sections Of the
country. have been dishonesty acquir-
ed II is hardy necessary to urSr the
inheritance of recovering these dishon-
est acquisitions. stolen from the people.
and OF promptly and duly Furnishing
the offenders.
Through frauds forgcrics aud per
/ iurics and by Shameless bribcrics the
Laws relating 10 the proper conduct oil
,nc public service In general and to the
due ADMINISTRATION Of the postoiiice
department have been VIGOROUSLY vio'
lated. and many indictments haze been
/ found. aud the consequent prosecutions
are i'm course OF hearing or on the eve
/ thereof. For the reasons thus indlcal'
3 cl and SO that the government may
g., prepared 10 enforce promptly ana
with the greatest effect the due pen
: Y'firs for such violations of law. ana
to this end may be- furnished with su.'i-
/ ,,out instrumentalitics and competent
sal assistance for the investigations
and trials which will hc necessary al
many different points of the country. ]
urge upon the congress the neccsSity
az making the said appropriation avail
onlc for immediate use for all such
purposes. 20 be expended under the di-
rcc,.on Of the attorney general
Need For Treaties Making bribery
ExtraditabIe.
steps have been taken Ivy the state
department looking 10 the making oil
/ bribery an cXtraditable ofiensc Win
( foreign powers The need Of more 'i-
fecfivc treaties covering this crime is
manifest. The exposures and prosecu-
tons of official corruption in 81 LOUIS.
No. and other cities and states have
resulted I'm "a number Of giVcrs and TAX
ors of brides becoming fuSitves IN Tor
c'cn lands. Bribery has not been in.
c'uded in extraditiOn treaties hereto
rorc. rs the necessity for 1t has not
arisen. While there may have been
as much official corruption IN former
years. there has been more developed
and brought 10 light in the immediate
mast than in the preceding century Of
our couutry's history. II should be the
rolicy Of the United States 10 leave no
place on earth where q corrupt man
fleeing from this country can rest in
Teace.
AInskhs boundary
After unavailinS attempts 20 reach IN
understanding on the Alaskan bound
airy question through n joint high com
mission followed by prolonged negotia-
iions. conducted in an amicable spirit.
% convention between the United states
and Great Britain was signed Jan. p,
1o02 providing for an examination Of
the subject by a mixed tribunal OF SIX
members. three on a side. with view
10 its final disposition Qualifications
were exchanged on March last
whcreupon the two governments ap-
pointcd their respective members.
Those on behalf Of the United States
were Elihu Root. secretary Of war;
Henry Cabot Lodge. n senator Of the
United States. and George Turner, an
ex-senator OF the United States, While
Great Britain named the Right Hon.
Lord Alyerstone. lord chief justice OF
England: Sir Louis Amable Jette. Is.
. c. VI. c.. retired judge Of the supreme
court of Quebec. and \. Il. AyleSworth,
*. C.. OF Toronto. This tribunal met
in London on Sept under the prcsi-
dency Of Lord Ayerstonc. On the 10th
Of October 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 continuous strip or
border Of the mainland shore, skirtins
All the tidewater inlets and sinuOsIties
Of the coast. IS confirmed: the entrance
TO Portland canal. concerning which
legitimate doubt appeared is defined
as passing by Tongass inlet and 10 the
northwestward Of Wales and Pearse
Islands: o line is drawn from the head
Of Portland canal TO the lifty-sixth de
gree of north latitude. and the interior
border line OF the strip Is fixed by lines
connecting certain mountain SUBMITS
living between Portland canal and
Mount St. Elias and running along the
crest of the divide separating the coast
slope from the inland watershed at the
only part Of the frontier where the
drainage ridge approaches the coast
within the distance Of ten marine
leagues, stipulated 10y the treaty as the
extreme width Of the strip around the
heads of Lynn canal and its branches.
While the line so traced follows the
provisional demarcation Of 1878 at the
crossing Of the Stikine river and that
Of 1899 at the SUBMITS Of the White
and Chilkoot passes, IL runs much far
Their inland from the Klehini than the
temporary line Of the later modus Vi
vcndi and leaves the entire mining
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 a victory for
American diplomacy and a triumph for
international arbitration. He adyo-
Gates an extension Of international law
TO exempt all private property at sea
from .cnpturc Of destruction by forces