The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-07
FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE

FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE
There is little room to doubt tina
the South Dakota bond-suit was begun
as the entering wedge for re-openins
the settlement of the bonds issued hS
the Southern States after the war
Some North Carolina folks are disposed
TO believe there is no Trojan horse IL
The affair, but if ever the State recos-
nizes in any way that or any other op-
legation that the state has compro-
missed, adjusted or repudiated 1t Will
open a Pandora's box OF ills.
AT a great celebration of the Clan
Na-Gael in Philadelphia patriotic
Irishmen made speeches strongly con-
demning any alliance with England
Mr.. John T. Heating, of Chicago, the
orator. declared that 'by trickery
England was trying to obtain an al
lance" The resolutions adopted were
remarkable and have special and
peculiar interest for the people Of
North Carolina and should cause them
to seriously consider the dangers III
the South Dakota suit and other bonds
outstanding. The resolutions are sc
important that we print them in full
whereas, the Hague Convention
has recorded it's opinion that the Uni
ted States should assent to the crea'
ton of semi-foreign tribunals to de-
eide all disputes relative to the IN
depreciation of treaties and 'ie5a
questions whether already existing
or which may eventually arise;
And, whereas, the Constitution o.
the United States devolves the dutie:
of the Interpretation of treaties anc
laws of the United States upon the
Supreme Court; and provides ina,
claims by aliens against individual
States shall be decided by the laws ant
courts of the States concerned;
"And. whereas, the Hague Conven'
ton did not have power to alter tht
Constitution of the United States;
Therefore. be it resolved, that W.
protest against the ratification of any
treaty of arbitration that does not eX-
plictiy exclude from the operations
of its clauses.
..Eirst. All financial or other claims
against individual States or against
the former existing association OF
states known as the Confederate
States
Second. All questions relating te
the Interpretation of treaties or to the
termination or abrogation of treaty
Third. All questions involving the
Constitution and laws of the United
States or of the respective States, OF
relating to the actions of either OF
both branches of Congress or Of the
Executive or Judiciary OF the United
States
..ResoIycd, that we deplOre the ;ul-
American action of South Dakota in
prosecuting the State of North Caro-
lima for the paltPy sum OF $4,000
worth of 5O-year-Old bonds, donated to
Sorlth Dakota by New York bond deal
ers FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE
OF REVIVING THE QUESTION Oh
THE BONDS REPUDIATFO OF
STATES BETWEEN 1876 AND 1894
Resolved, that we voice the senti-
ments of all patriotic citizens in here
by declaring that the Southern States
shall not be made another Venezuela
and that arbitration treaties unless
amended as above set forth will bring
not peace, but civil dissension, sectional
hatred and increased taxation to every
state Of the United States.
The attention of Senators Simmons
and Overman is hereby called to the
above resolutions. If the Hague treaty
provides that it can settle ''ail finan-
cial or other claims against individual
states or against former existing as
sOa;ation of states known as the Con
federate State''-if that power !:
granted, then the Southern States are
in imminent jeopardy of having theil
property confscated if the Hague trl
bunal can determine that debts of the
Confederacy can be saddled on South
ern States and can order the the pay
ment of debts which the Southern
states justly refused to pay after Re
construction.
These resolutions also disclose tht
true purpose of the South Dakota
suit. begun ..FOR THE EXPRESS
PURPOSE OF REV!VING QUESTION
OF THE BONDS REPUDIATED OF
READJUSTED BY THE SOUTHERN
STATES BETWEEN 1876 AND 1854
That is not Southern declaration. /
comes from Northern city and show
that there they understand full wei
the purpose of this South Dakota lit
CATION conceived in fraud and in sir
the beginning of re-opening of tn
settlement of 1879 that will plague tn
people of this state for many year
to come.
Every month there is fresh evidenc
from unexpected quarters shown
that the Democratic State Conventio
was wise in putting its foot dow
upon even opening a crack in the doc
that, once opened, Will admit hos