The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16

uOis. Consequently all ohenses commit
ted in said district must come under the
Jurisdiction OF the marine laws OF the
United States only.
THE claim by the authorities Of Cook
county and the State of Illinois 70 police
jurisdiction 20 the center Of Lake Michi-
gan basiug their claim on an act or
Congress, passed in ISIS. is unlawful.
The United States, under it's treaty with
Great Britain. had nothing but marine
Jurisdiction TO give and would have ex-
ceeded it8 authority had IL vested It's
marine power in the State Of Illinois.
Besides the said act OF Congress was
not sustained; by survey and surveys.
not law, 1aust decide the boundary lines.
The law must follow the survey.
'The said act Of Congress was passed
in anie-beIlum days when State rights
were supposed by some 10 be superior
to the Government. Such notions were
ended ia 1875 at a cost to the country of
the lives of 10000 Northern and South
ern men. It IS a poor time now 20 prac-
tice IL ia Cook county. In the interest OF
a clique OF miIll0naires, to rob a few
poor men out of their discovery.
Claim TO Three-Mile Limit Nonsense.
Also the claim 70 the three-mile limit
Is nonsense and a selfish, unlawful
claim
NO police juris dicuou can exist east
OF the treaty or meander line When
the United States State Department OBJ
tanned for the Worlds Fair officials in
1892 permission 10 build a brick naval
exhibit In the waters of the lake, which
could be reached with plank from the
shore, il Cthe United StatesJ possibly
ought TO have applied TO the Chicago po-
lice or possibly 10 the States attorney
OF Cook county. Permission for opening
the drainage canal also was obtained
from Great Britain, because the opening
Of said canal was changing the water
ways in violation OF the treaty. The
Chicago police seem TO have been over
/ looked in this matter also.
If the land in this dispute belongs to
the shore owner, he should have prose
cuted Streeter for selling it. That would
have been his first honest effort under
the law. but, of course. he would have
I had 20 prove that he had a prior title
Not being able TO do that. they have re-
sorted 20 the might Of the police. The
| everything police have been very ODE
dent TO their wishes. and have dispos-
| sessed StreeJer and others holding title
| through him iuuumerabIe times in eight
| cen years.
/ Furthermore, land law iu Illinois, as
/ well as the boundary laws of the State
I and of the county OF Cook are made by
/ Congress, or by surveys approved by
! Congress. and recorded In the General
/ Land once in Washington. and II they
\ do not suit some OF our millionaires
/ and politicians. they should move out OF
/ the country.
What Is Ownership?
Now. what is ownership il it is not
7 the right TO buy and sell and record the
/ deeds? And II the county authorities
( refuse TO assess Sc for the reason that
/ they have Eo records and the Govern
meut maps show no land there. what
+ can be done about it? Naturally you
/ can put up a government of your own.
/ We did so, and after being dispOssessed
/ by a superior force from Chicago, sur
/ rendered TO them, going to jail. refusing
! bonds. forcing the States attorney 20
} trial. and defeating him in his own
I court. tesJifying in open court:
90 Yes, we fortified the boulevard, we
+ shot the horse of the captain or the
park police. we shot at the commission
ers OF Lincoln Park. and at the Chicago
police on the same boulevard. Why
/ Because we knew we had a government
Of American citizens there. and had a
right 10 defend il against all corners,
/ except the United States military.
And after remaining in jail hve
/ months we demanded that the court
and States attorney take ohcial notice
of the district and county Of which they
/ were onclaIs. After all this. they (th5
/ States attorney and Lincoln Park com
/ missiouers) came 10 uz with a written
agreement. promising that II we agree
to do or not TO do certain things, the
indictments fer attempt 70 murder and
several more viii not be prosecuted
against us. We sign IT, OF course A
prisoner viii sign anything. But was
not felony committed by the States att
torusy and park commissioners. OF was
it recognition OF our district govern
meuJ2'
] Governor Niles was born in Lacsa-