The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-07

fore as the necessity for IL 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 counuy's history. 1t should be the
policy Of the United States TO leave no
place on earth where a corrupt man
Heeing from this country can rest in
peace.
Alaskan boundary.
After unayailing attempts to reach ain
understanding on the Alaskan bound
airy question through a joint high com
mission, followed by prolonged negotia-
lions, 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 a mixed tribunal of six
members. three on a side, with view
to its FINAL disposition. Ratifeations
were exchanged on March 3 last,
whereupon the two governments APP
pointed their respective 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 Hon.
Lord Alverstone, lord chief jus ice OF
England; Sir Louis Amable Jette, X.
c. NJ g., retired judge of the supreme
court Of Quebec, and A. b. Aylesworth,
X. c., of Toronto. This tribunal met
in London on Sept. 3 under the presi-
dency of Lord Alverstone. 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
border of the mainland shore, skirting
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 to the
northwestward Of Wales and Pearse
islands; a line is drawn from the head
Of Portland canal to the fifty-sixth de-
gree Of north latitude, and the interior
border line of the strip IS fixed by lines
connecting certain mountain SUBMITS
lying 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 by 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, it runs much far
Their inland from the Klehini than the
temporary line of the later modus vi
vendi and leaves the entire mining
district Of the Porcupine river and ella
eier creek within the Jurisdiction Of the
United States,
1.-THE president here recapitulates the
details OF the imbrogllo between Euro
pean powers and Venezuela and the
reference Of certain points Of tile con
trovefsy 70 The Hague tribunal
through the influence Of the United
States. This he calls victory for
American diplomacy and a triumph for
international arbitration. He adyo-
Gates an extension Of internationa law
TO exempt all private property 1T sea
from capture of destruction by forces
o. beIligerent powersl
international Arbitration.
Last year the intcrparliamentary un-
ion for International arbitration met
at Vienna, 600 members Of the differ
ent legislatures of civilized countries
attending. 1t was provided that the
next meeting should be Ia 1904 at st,
Louis, subject 10 our congress extend
ing an invitation Like The Hague
tribunal, this interparIiamentary union
is one Of the forces tending toward
peace among the nations Of the earth,
and it is entitled to our support.
trust the invitation can be extended
Early in July, having received intel
ligence. which happily turned out to be
erroneous, of the assassination of our
vice consul at Beirut / dispatched a
small 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, vet the outrage was symp-
tomato Of a state Of excitement and
disorder which demanded immediate
attention The arrival Of the vessels
had the happiest result A feeling Of
security at once took the place Of the
former alarm and disquiet, Our Off
GERS were cordially welcomed BY the
consular body ana the leading mer-
chants. and ordinary business resumed
its activity The government of the
sultan gave a considerate hearing to
the representations Of our minister; the
official who was regarded as response
bic for the disturbed condition of af-
fairs was removed. Our relations with
the Turkish government remain friend
w. 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 a new commercial