. The literary digest. urisdiction of Spain over Havana harbor, however,can not be gainsaid, nor can this Government deny the right ofthe Spanish local authorities to conduct an investigation of the-bottom of a territorial water of Spain with a view to discoveringthe cause of the explosion. The circumstances of the case mighthave raised an irritating controversy but for the waiver by Spainof all jurisdictional questions, and her voluntary offer to regard,the wreck of the Maine as extraterritorial and as part of the sov-ereignty of the United States. No case is on record presenting exactly the
. The literary digest. urisdiction of Spain over Havana harbor, however,can not be gainsaid, nor can this Government deny the right ofthe Spanish local authorities to conduct an investigation of the-bottom of a territorial water of Spain with a view to discoveringthe cause of the explosion. The circumstances of the case mighthave raised an irritating controversy but for the waiver by Spainof all jurisdictional questions, and her voluntary offer to regard,the wreck of the Maine as extraterritorial and as part of the sov-ereignty of the United States. No case is on record presenting exactly the same legal ques-tions as to the status of war-ships in foreign waters as are pre-sented by the case of the Maine. The acquiescence of Spain inthe contention of this Government that a national vessel retains,her extraterritorial status under all circumstances may thereforebe considered as having established a precedent that will be in-corporated as a general principle into the law of nations.—The-Record. CUBAN SITUATIONCARTOONS. Yol. XVI., No. 10] THE LITERARY DIGEST. 273 No Joint Investigation.—The Spanish Government requestedthat a joint investigation be made, but it was decided at Wash-ington to proceed on a different basis, as is shown by the follow-ing despatch from Assistant Secretary Day to Consul-GeneralLee : The Government of the United States has already begun an investiga-tion as to the causes of the disaster to the Maine, through officers of the navyspecially appointed for that purpose, which will proceed Government will afford every facility it can to the Spanish authoritiesin whatever investigation they may see fit to make upon their part. This despatch is destined to figure in future chapters on inter-national law. It insists on the right of independent inquiry bythe Government owning the submerged war-ship, but also it con-•cedes that the Government within whose marine jurisdiction thevessel lies the right to investigate th
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