The Washington herald., 1914-05-17

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- der,crs4r.ss s,.s ther- 1. 10 sucb rsle
=. nrsrcirl. ~ .ssrterre t;or.i I.v. -
-. I.arrss ssn.tcr $500. 70 ~ verr
r,~ht 100 r~~d -xo,,,s th.re h. ~ in
.sys d - r,.rv - o,,r tr.st,e~ n vhych
the vord ..v~.s.Srr n u.~d an exnres.
rro,,,~sr,, tn.e ehx ra..t-i.. sr.ae. h. ~.
c.rs.1, sr.rs To- sxsmnfe our sfrrafy
~ Is,e -,ith Anst,ts. : vrh,cb repeated.y
,,.rs,,,,. $1,000 ~ ,,,e .'Ilrited sfrfsa =
ana .sAusfrisn vs.se,s..p but. which mo
,i,,... e. s'.fi,.,. sx7rT.'.s y ! :. :. q q
= <. -. Z : 81
sS 1--we
1T 10 expressly understood and agreed
that the coastWise navigation Of both the
contracting parties II altogether excepted
from tim operation Of this treaty and sof
every article thereof"
,,. 49, !, o,r trse.,eo rsas rasn. M
r;cbts ana nriv,ere. 81 avesseis 81 the
Iyn,tsr S,.,s." ma ~ tbe other hirh
.ntp o<xtfv v>or I'll v
Tr..sta- 81. ~. ,,~,,.c.,,,, ~ ,....ei.
,ror, n,r.,.. inc,,,d. IN Nina. ~ v...e,s-
sishinS vesse,s snd tradsrs Whethef over
a.. =. cc.stxt.~ e. with statutes.
Cnu,S ., go -,,,h .ny shov ~ Sea
40, .hat -. .sr,,.. ye..ejs 7hecar,ke moi
.,rr.ss,v- y,ent,cnsd. v.re NOT Included
~ m. act ~ Coneress of March 4 1873.
10 nro,ect ~. .cor,r,erce ~ the limited
s,.tss ;, ~ tn, th.v vere no, among fhe
a,,srch,nt S....l. =, ,ha limited sfates- :,
vhicb With their crews. were 10 NJ
nrotsr,.d nnder That act from, nirsticsl
se~r.ss,ons and aenred. t,onsp e
n is in connsc,ior with the case II
oI.a, ys sr,i,h that Senator O,C,orman
cnn,.nds that under UNCONVENTIONAL law
he word vessels" when used in a
tr.aty ,nle.s ~. contrary meanin, 4.
oie.riv snnarsrt r.ssr. on,v 10 ves.els
s,,ys 90 n ,n,.rra,ionsi or oversee,
trades hp, i, seems clear that n was on
No .,ch nr,nc,nIs hut ra,her On The ordi-
rer,, r,,,o. ann,icahis 70 the cop.trucfion
~ ,r.a,,ss az, ~. ca.s Wa. dec,ded nv
~. sunren,e Court Of the limited states
-~-.,-
ntoh eAseo
In Olsen VI. Smith the question was
whether British vessel in the foreign
trade was not entitled, at the port of
Galveston, to the benefits of a State
statute and of the revised statutes of the
United States, exempting coastwise
stea mships of Texas and the United
States from certain regulations In regard
to pilotaRe. by virtue of the treaty of
ISIS between the United States and Great
Britain, which provides that mo hisher
or other duties or charges shall be i'm
Ses.u N any py,., ~ .ne 49, ~ IN, IT, o me-
- g. ~ - 80 -, 1870 20 p
Snr,..a e
eos apSr S,, IN,
ele ua LIZ ia vas TIe,.s
go. @
osaes IN .ns eien Saue, anu .ne ease
va. s no. .a'a., vi 'ne sounu eha. sne
~ou sseN was no, eo"prenensl.e
enousn msiees sessss m inc coast-
us - ;s..n, 'n ae was s.eh
SoH Co.. '~ .at
q - ilie., ~ 100 ~
:. plpIx WY si, thaS
= s uas oniy VIE
, $500 pe mo n. es m .ne
.' eae
LILLE. 1880 eneI coas.mse uaae LOT
.hen o"n Yssse fespeeSeiS, sno .he
.s po 49, IN epenins
VIC . inuis porS ooLonIteo Seates
ss, ena. the pss'oh santeo ior
.na. puipose, IN afuee ., nos 70 e1
s.u 70 aos ehe -Nesss ol cue oniteo
S.s " eai.S on any paIt Oh ene coast
LIS y, he saia Drsn eerntores,
s anu ma .hen sns WIN their onsinai
- ol par' lnereoi, rom one OF tne
sani, a. ~ ,SH shes 70 another.
enc o.,- as carrying ON
'Ae
Intention Must Govern.
II was doubtless because of this
clearly expressed intention To copf,ne
the reciprocal dement's Of the treaty of
1915 to vessels In the foreign trade
and not because the word ..yessels''
excluded coastwise vessels
as contended bv Senator OGorman
that the Supreme Court decided as N
did.
In treaties. As in other contracts I'll.
intention must govern. and the inten-