The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.

1 = common principles OF justice between nations and
~ in facilitating the intercourse of the peoples of the
world By the extension of extradtion treaties there
left hardly any refuge for a criminal For ofcnses
against society and violations of law, may now be
pursued and delivered the jurisdiction where he may
be punishea matter in what nation he may seek to
hide.
This is great advance conditions hundred
when guilty OF crime i'll country could
escape punishment by crossing its border into another
Now all governments practically combined in the en-
forcement OF the criminal statutes of EACH and there
hiding place in the world for criminal whence he
may be dragged face justice and suffer punish
This is the substantial union of human society to
prevent crime by making its punishment sure. The
United States has taken the lead in establishing this sys
tenn of extradition.
1t is easy 60 back and recreate the cond-
tons that upon communication between coun-
tries by letter. There international postal trea-
ties, and letter from country getting into the postal
jurisdiction of another carried with obligation of
delivery and respect its seal and privacy Now
the postal treaties by the United States enable
mail be carried the reotest OF the earth
safely from township to another in the same
county. registry stamp letter brings back re-
ceipt from any part of Europe Asia Africa Money
everywhere by international postal ORDERS and in
transmission and delivery absolutely safe The age
is distinguished by the high point reached by the nations
i'll these two respects in which crime repressed and
safeguarded by mutual understanding fortified
by treaties.
The arbitration treaties the outgrowth of the
cessfu experiments in extending the criminal ursdic
ton of each nation all nations and the universal
safety and convenience of communication, which give
mankind common postofice The system of arbitra-
ton which Great Britain is satisfactorily extending
puts treaties in the place of the temporary
protocols under which individual have been sub
mitted to arbitra courts Within short time all Of
the great nations will be joined in these permanent
md S< sOf will be lesser Rut
risk be entirely eliminated There issues
that cannot be arbtrated and these i and there
will be war; for ages will pass before the lion and the
lamb will be safe in the same pasture and before the
bear acquires the ox's appetite for straw.
But the sacrifices of war, when it comes be greatly
essened by improving the opportunity of peace make
international agreements that will insure the safety of all
mails and merchandise the high 1t is
civilized thing that the property of the merchant and
ship owner the promoters of the worlds peace who
responsible for any of the that lead to
but who push forward the prosperity of the people Of all
nations raise life to higher standard and increase
comforts, the first suffer in The losses in
iced rreparatle and they caused by permitting
nations the piracy that is forbidden individuals
The nations should agree that only the flag of enemy
can be struck the high seas, and that the deck of
neutral is part of its soil and equ iy nviolable.
Let beligerents employ their navies in effectual
blockades and make prizes of neutral ships only when
they attempt to the blockade and when within the
waters of the blockaded country That will not be
exciting profitable duty playing pirate the high
and sinking merchant ships, Russia has done dur
ing the present war; but it will be work more becoming
and decent The time is ripe for the agitation of this
subject Great Britain and Germany have been hit foul
blow by Russian piracy under the mask OF beigerent
rights and the United States is threatened in the
way II the three should unite in agreement that
the high free ships make free goods, and neutral
flag protects everything which it flies. the other
powers would have to into the fold, because the
United Stateg Great Britain and Germany strong
enough pirate nation any that would attempt
o violate neutral flag the high
San Francisco is of the great seaports of the
world 1t must look the Pacific for its growth
and prosperity and 1t we'll afford to take
the initiative in asking that the nations shall agree upon
the freedom of the high Every seaport in the world
will join and every merchant in the world will add his
influence 1t is great subject and is the time to
agitate it.
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