Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-18

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sessed a single port whence it may send forth It's
| flag, nor has 1t any means oi communication with
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of these sudden and difficult complications
which arise on the ocean is apt 70 preeipitate on
the vessels, both commercial and national, and on
the consular officers Of other powers, calls for the
definition of the relations TO the parties to the
regard the accordance belligerent rights still
to be as unwise and premature as regard II to be
Such r. cogntion entails on the conntrv accord
lug to the rights which flow from IL, didicult and
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| of their rights and obligations. 1t confers the
OF Il s
arms and munitions OF war, which now may be
Transported freely and without interruption n
vessels of the United States to detention and pos
atIous questions; il would release the parent Gov
surGents and would Invest Spain with the right to
exercise the supervision recognized by the treaty
large pSer par o Of WHICH, in It's % tac between
| the Atlanta and Gulf States, and between all Of
them and the States on the Pacific passes through
| the waters which wash the shores of Cuba. The
exercise of this supervision could scarcely fail to
lead, IL not abuses certainly to the peaceful rela
tons Of the two states. There can be little doubt
| as to the results such supervision would before
| long draw this nation into.
| 1t would be unworthy the United States to in
augurate the possibilities of such result by mea-
sures Of Questionable right or expedlency, or BIZ
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dance of belligerant rights to the insurgents in
Cuba might give them hope and inducement to
| and would not remove the evils which this Gov
ernment and Its people are experiencing, but
which it has, waited long and already suffered
! much to avoid. The recognition of independence
equally inadmissable, it remains to consider what
| course shall be adopted. Should the conflict not
be brought to e an end by acts OF ths parties
therefrom, afiicting all nations, and particularly
the United States, continue to such event, am Of
assume the responsibility which devolves upon
them, and to seriously consider the only remain-
ing easure possible, mediation and intervention.
| Owing, perhaps, to the large expense of water
separating the island from the peninsnlar, the
want Of harmony. Of personal sympathy between
thither to rule them and want OF adaptation OF the
ancient colonial system OF Europe pc to the present @
past century have developed, the contending par
ties appear to have within themselves no deposit
when passion and excitement have their sway,
and to assume the part OF peace makernin this
officers of the United States as a mediator, where
rendered in good faith, without any selfish purpose,
for both parties but were refused by the Spanish
| government Mediation or Intervention seem to
be invoked inv I fort for the Termination Of the strife At
| the same time, while thus impressed, DO not at
this time recommend the adoption 81 any measure r
equal friend of both parties, to respond to sug.
gestion that the good Officers Of the United
peace honorable to both, 1t is due to Spain, so
far as this Mgoysrnment M Is % %Soncernned that the
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dene wn the
years. But we have remained passive, and have
Obligations to Spain with friendship, fairness and
fdelitysand with spirit OF patience and forbear
desMe Mten to- neTfere or add to The dcSes With
which she has have been surrounded The gov.
Of Spain has fefenty
be found to be the basis, II not actual submission
Of terms to meet the requirements Of the & psrt!- =
not not yet reached me n their full text On theie
hope lead. to d satisfactory adjustment OF The
questions to which they refer and remove the pos
sibility of future occurrences, such as nave gwen
rise to our just complaint
THE MEXICAN BORDER TROUBLES.
Depredations by bands frsm Mexico on The peo
ple OF Texas, near the frontier, continue. Though
freduentiy result In the murder of quiet and
peacaby disposed persons; ana, IN some cases
munications have been attacked; d;,,.,.
| Renewed remonstrances upon this subject have
been addressed to the Mclean Goysrement., .;. ols
force d:shoslble for service In that quarter IS
quite inadequate to effettually gnard the line
even at the points wherein incursions are gener-
An experiment of an armed vessel on the Rio
Hoaed aed that II not tkwarted by sLailowness Of
the river, and other natural obstacles IL may CON
tribute to the protection oil the herosmeh IN
Texas. ... +
| THE FREE ZONE,
So called several years since established by Mex
leo in certain States of that Republic, adjacent
it ia u always materially Injurious to domestic
traflc, in Mexico to supply free OF custom
the Inc, and prevents the same from being sup
! piled by merchants Of the United States thereby,
To q considerable extent, defraudng our revenue
| and checking henest commercial enterprise
po,NGs OF THE MEXICAN CLAIMS COMMISSION.
The proceedings of the joint commission under
the convention between the the onited tias Ssases
of claims, viii soon be brought to close. The
| result Of these proceedings will then be commu-
| uicated to Congress,
vENzJELA.
lam happy to announce that the government OF
Il yenzuela has, upon further consideration, prac
ticaily abandoned its objections to pay 70 the
some years since it ALLOTTED toward tAel extin
guishment OF claims of foreigners generally: IN
that government has shown q justice and self
respect which cannot fail TO reflect credit upon
the eyes OF all ss nsvments
on account of claims OF citizens OF the Onitedd q
States still SO meager In amount, anu .nas .Ho
stpulatiOns OF the treaty n regard to the sums 20
be paid, and the periods, when these payments
were TO take place, should have been SO signaiiy
diSregarueO
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS WITH. FOREIGN
POWERS
! Since nv last annual message the exchange has
been made of the ratiications OF treaty OF COM
merce and navigation with Belgium, and Of con-
yention with the Mexican Republic for the fur
tLer extension of the joint commission respect-
ing claims, with the Hawaiian Islands Tor com
merclal reciprocity, and with the Ottoman km-
pre for extradition; all OF which have been du "
proclaimed.
COMMISSIONERS OF ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The court of commissioners OF AiIbd-hd claims
has prosecuted its important duties very assidu,
o,Islv and very satisfactorily. 1t convened and
was organized on the ed day Of July. islt. and
by the terms OF the act under which u was Gre
ated, was TO exst for one year from thai
date, The act provides, however, that
should II be found impraeticable to compicte the
work of the court before the expiration OF the
year, the President might, BY proelamation, en-.
Tend the time of Its duration 20 period not
more than ak months beyond the expiration Of
the one year. Having received satisfactory ssi-
dence that it would be impracttcabie % compiste
the work within the time osiginaliy hxed. is.
sued a proclamation, . copy OF viii n y presented
herewith, extending the time3of the duration o.
the court for n period Of six months from and ar
ter the I'D day Of July last A report made
through the clerk of the court, communicated
herewith, shows the condition OF the calender ou
the lrst OF November last. and the large amount
1 IL l...as. Rtrlal a