Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-11
PRUDENT IN TREAl. MAKING.
More Care Taken Now Than In Early
Days of the Republic.

lays OF the hePupHc'
Infinitely more care and prudence
and good craftsmanship, says the
Washington correspondent of the New
York Evening Post, are shown at the
present time in negotiating treaties
with foreign governments than was
shown by some Of the presidents and
public While there Is so much pres
ent talk of treaties and the treaty.
making power, the attitude Of the pres
ident in the San Domingo matter, the
cause protocols to be signed on behalf
of this government without reference
to the senate, and the rights Of the
senate in demanding that arbitration
treaties shall be ratified by 1t before
becoming effective, 1t Is well to review
some of the older covenants and agree
ments we made with other powers.
The treaty of peace and friendship
Bey and subjects of Tripoli Of Barbary
concluded in 1896 at Tripoli and rati-
fled by the senate in June Of the fol-
lowing year, while John Adams sat In
the White House, is a peculiarly fine
specimen Of the sort of agreement no
president would dare submit for ratifi-
cation in these days. 1t was one OF
the discreditable series of treaties by
which we attempted to purchase i'm
munity for our commerce from the at
tacks of the Barbary pirates by gifts
Of ships and presents Of money 1t was
for such considerations received that
the Bey of Tripoli made with us this
treaty of. firm and perpetual peace
and friendship" as is shcwn in article
10. which Is worth reprinting:
Article 10. The money and presents
demanded by the Bey Of Tripoli, as
full and satisfactory consideration on
his part, and on the part Of his sub
jects. for this treaty Of perpetual peace
and friendship, are acknowledged to
have been received by him previous
to his signing the same, according to
receipt which is hereto annexed, ex-
cept such part as Is promised, on the
part of the United States, to be de-
livered and paid by them on the ar
rival Of their consul at Tripoli; of
which part a note Is likewise hereto
annexed. And no pretence Of any pc
riodical tribute Of further payments Is
ever to be made by either party"
The last article reads even more Gu
riously in the light Of recent events, as
1t provides that disputes which the
consuls are unable to settle shall be
referred to the Dey Of Algiers, whose
decision shall be final. The Dey, oddly
enough, was a signatory to the treaty
and pledged himself not only to inter-
pret 1t justly, but to enforce the
award This Is the article:
"In case Of any dispute, arising from
violation of any Of the articles OF
this treaty, no appeal shall be made
to arms; nor shall war be declared on
any pretext whatever. But If the con-
sui, residing at the place where the
dispute shall happen. shall not be able
to settle the same, an amicable refer
ence shall be made to the mutual
friend of the parties the Dey of AL
giers; the parties hereby engaging to
abide by his decision. And he, by vir-
tue of his signature to this treaty en-
cages for himself and successors to
declare the justice Of the case, accord
ing to the true Interpretation and to
use all the means in his power to en-
force the observance Of the same"