, 1874-12-08

cultivation Of mutually bcnnilcni conmnrclai in-
tortourRo aud frfaudy rotat(bta botwcon the t'ro
hcen initiated vii roa,lt ID tho conclusion Of an-
other treaty, which may tend to tho interests Of
both countricg.
our rotations with Chlna continue to bo frfond-
". DnrsnR, the pnat yoar tho fear Of iostilitics
between oGina and ;tapan, growing out Of tho
lantllng Of on armed forco upon The island Of
formoaa by thu inttnr, tna occanioned unoasi-
neaa. @ + Is earnestly hoped, however. TINT tho
dlmlcnltles arising from thts cat,so will DO
adjnated anil that tho ndvni1ce ol civilization in
these Empires ,nnY mt bo rotnrtlrd by Btntc Of
Tar. In consequence Of tho phrt taknn by cer-
t8in cssizons Of tho UNitod stNtoa, IN this osps-
lltipn, CIR representatives iii thoae countries
ornnetits OF Ch1pn aud Japan tho tlrm intention
nf thia country to muintnin ntrfct neutrality IN
Ito event Of hoat1ltiss, and carefully to prevent
any tnfraction OF law on tho part Of ctr cistzgna
CHINESE 1,fMInnaTfoH.
In connection with this subject, call tie at:
tention OF Congross 10 Kenerally-conceacd
fact, that tho groat proportion OF ChincAo
immigrants who como to our shores do
not como voluntarily to. mako their housoa
with us. aud their labor productive at tho gon-
hoad-men, WHO own them almost absolutely. In
q worse form docs thiH apply TO Chinese women.
Hardly a perccptihio Percentage Of tlem per-
form, my honorable labor. They aro brought
for shameful purposes, to tho Disgrace OF tho
communities whore settled. and to tho grea: do.
morali2ntion of tho yonths whero locstod. II
thia evil practice can DO legla]atcd against, it
will bo my pleasure, as wall al duty, to enforce
any regulation to socrro go desirable an end.
JAPAN.
Tt ~ hoped TINT negotiations between tho Cor
ornmcnt Of Japan md tho Troatv Powers. look-
inE to tho fnrther opening OF tho Empire. aud 10
tho removal Of various lBstrictionn Npon trnto
mud trayel, may soon produce tho result doairod,
Which cannot fail to fnure to tho heneAt Of all
tho parties.
Having on previous occasions n,lbnitted to
tho consideration Of Congress the proprioty Of
tho relohAn ot tho Japaueao Government from
tho further payment Of indemnity under tho COLI
vontion Of Oct. ~, 1874. mud no action had been
obligations Of tho convention as in force and.
as tho othor Powers. interested hava obtasncd
their portion Of tie indemnity in full, tho Mill
lister OF tho United States III japan has,
ia behalf Of this Government recuiyed tho
ROMAN remaladof s. ct tho amount duo to the
Slmousoky. submit tho proprtety Of applying
tho income OF 4 part. it not the rlole, OF this
fund.- to Tho education tn the Japanese language
Of number Of young mon, to DO under obiga-.
tlmo aa Interpreters at tho Legation aud tho
Consufates In japan. 4 limited numbor Of
Japanese youths might, At tho aame time. DO
educated III our ovn rcrnacular, and
mutunl benefit would result to both
Governments. Tho Importance Of hay
With tho language Of Japan. to act as interpret
otH, and in otllor cGpacitleB connected with tie
Legation and Consulates il that country, cannot
rcadily 10 ovor-estinatcd.
GREAT un1TA1N.
Tho amount awarded to the Government Of
Great britain by tho Mixed Commission o1gan-
tied under tho provisions OF thu IrcatT uf Wash
a,,ston, in Hettlemont Of the claims Of British
auDjects arising from ncts committed botwocn
April IL, 1911. aud April ., 1866, became payable
uudcr tho terms OF the treaty. within tho paat
yoar, md Naa paid upon tno Clint day Of sep:em-
ber, 1b74.
An AL1Es-CLA1aIs COURT,
In this connection, I renew my recommends
ton. made at tho opening of tho last aess!on Of
Congress-. That Rpeciul court be created to
hoar .nd determine all claims Of aliens against
tho United Ssates Arising from acts committed
n:a"et their .peisoua or proporty during the ill.,
sl'rrectlon. 1t appears equitable that opportu-
nifty should be offered to other States to present
their clains. III we'll nj to thono British SUBJ
jocka wloBo claims Woro not admissible under
tue lAto Commission. to tho carly decision of
some competent tribunal. 10 this oud, rocon-
mend tho necessary Legislation to organize u
nature referred to, in an equitable Eua satisfno
tory Inanner, and to roliovo Congress- and tho
Departments from tie consideration OF these
questions.
NEWFOUNDLAND.
Tho legislation necessary to oxtond to tho Col
ouy Of Newfoundland certaln articles OF Wash
ington, Of tho 8th dry Of May 1871, having been
Ind. protocol to that effect was ssncd, in be-
Ealf Ut tho United States and Of C;reat Britain,
on tho 2sth day Of May last, ap1 was duly pro-
clnisned on tho following day. 4 copy OF tue
proclamation ia submitted horoHith.
rHR NORTHWESTERN uouNDARr.
a copy OF the report of the ComnltsBiou up
pointed under tho Rct OF March 13 1872. for Bur-
veyiug and marking the boundary between the
United stateo and tho British possoasionu from
Of tho Rocky Mountains, il herewith tranemittol
Anu happy to announce that tho tied-york Of
tho Commission has been completed, aud tho
ontiro linet from tho northwest corner of tho
Lake OF tho Woods to tlo summit Of the Rocky
Mountains, has boen run and marked upon tho
surface Of the oarth. 1t Ia believed that the
amonnL ronlnipinG unoxponded Of tho appro-
priatiou made at tho Inst Besalon OF Congress
will 10 sufficient to complete tho offico-work
I recommend that authority OF Congress- bo
Eiv1n to uso tho unexpenGod balance Of tho ap-
Precipitation IN tho compilation OF tho work OF tho
Coulnjasion, in making tho report aud printing
tho necessary maps
THE ALABAMA c1A!,,s.
The Court known ns the Court of Comn1iE-
sinners Of tho Alabama Claims. created by M
acs Of Congress at the last aession, hus organ
ized and commenced to work auu It is to he
hopod that the claims admissible under tho pro-
visions Of tho act may bo epeellly ascartalned
and paid.
7u.1KEY.
II has been deemed advisable tofoxerciao the dig
cresiou conferred upon the Executive =. the last
aeesiou BY accepting: tho conditions required by
tho Government of Tnrkay for tha privilege Of
allowing citizens OF the United btateH to hold
renf estate iu tha foYiner country, and by assant
Ing to certain change In tho jurisdiction Of tho
courts in tho latter. 4 copy OF tho proclamation
upon these BubtactH IL herewith communicated.
THE ArAN1sH-AtERIcAN STATES,
There h2a beon 10 material chaugs iu our re-
lat1ous With tho independent 6tates Of thls
hemisphere which woie formerly under tho do
n,iniois OF Bpain.
HARAup1Sa ON THE MEXICAN FRONTIER.
DIarauding on tho frontiers botween Mexico
aud Texas still frequently takes place, dcsp1to
tho vIgilnncs Of tho civil n,ti military a1,Ghor,-
tics In tint qunFer. The difficulty Of checking
nuoh tres pnsses aionE tha eouraa Of u riyer Ut
s,cll lengsh m tho lilo 0rande, aud so often
fordahle. il obvious. 1t ia hoped that tho oTortu
OF this Government Will bo seconded by those Of
Mexico, to the electual suppression of acta OF
wrong.
AMERICAN AND MEx1uAH do1XT-CLA1us COMMITS
SION.
From report upon tho condition Of tho bls-
neas betore tho Anaor.can al,d Mexican Joint
Claims Commission, made by tho Agent on tho
part OF tho United Stateu. datel Oct. rs, 1b74 it
appoars that Of tho 1.017 claims filed on tito
p.rt Ut citzpllB Of tho United States, 4s3 l,ntl