The New York herald., 1876-12-28
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.

AMERICAN STATES IN THE MARCH OF M
PRovEMENr-MR. SEWARD ON CHINESE IMMI-
GRAFTON.
wAsHiyGroS. Dec. 90. 1875
The papers relating the foreign relations of the
United States" they popularly called, the
diplomatic correspondence have Just beon issued
from the government printing Office They make
volume Of about $50 pages and embrace such portions
OF the correspondence between our Ministers and
agents abroad and the Department of State Mr. Fish
deems OF public interest value. large portion OF
the present volume is OF vauc whatever and upon
reading II one cannot help wondering why 1t was ever
printed. There are however, some points OF interest
relating to different countries which have escaped the
telegraph and the pens the special correspondents
The correspondence with tho British government is
the vouminous ALL occupying about lao pages,
nearly one-lourth Of the book. II mainly devoted
Winslow and the exradon question, and contains,
of course. full and elaborate discussion Of the whole
subject Mr. schenck turns up here and there with
letters relative cable companies but there is
not word to be found anywhere in regard to the
Emma Mine which occupied for SO long time the
attention of the peoples II not Of the two govern
mcnts If there was any correspondence on the sub
jcct Mr.. Fish did well in copsigning IT 10 oblivion.
ARGENTINE REPrBIlc.
Judging from tho dispatches of Mr. Osborn the
mission TO the Argentine Republic must be good deal
Of sinecure. During the year ho has written four
short letters. II he has any more Mr. Fish has
not deemed them worth publication.
EUROPEAN ARMIES.
Mr.. Deapaine, writing from the Austrian legation,
under cate OF June 0. gives some interesting military
statistics He says
n G," IT, g s1n. st sf",' m Russia IL s % n
isrns Germany ss4 800. 900 HORNS Austria Hun.
r F."s. @ % sS {" oa. ass sDnsr n a. as sssss
forms in Germany iosooog, aorias and il a. Ausrs i;
cent Of the total budget for Russia 81 per cent for
The sspsnse By the territorial a@ie dsna
weh Of the two halves the Empre is per cent Of the
The average n France AIS rins in Rna. 4la aorin;
The eissiive loIes ot the i. ting % peace IL
germany T. o in and aH'i IN austria N
II he @ ansf n u,. G @ n IN acss
and in Austria Hungary 2os The number Of orcers Of
Ka"iis as IN ,;ermany Is ss7. and in Austria Hum
sei4 A to the artillery for asid service: the
a7s the German army Az and the iipnssrsn
tn" Of for %
$50 Germany, ma $500 Austria. HUNGARY. 5000
a sra " $50 asf aen and and
in Austria Hungary, 20 horins
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN STATES
Mr. Williamson sends to the department long and
apparently very careful letter. dated juno !, in
which he gives what he calls a 'synoptlcal report"
respecting the Central American states, and which
probably embodies the latest authentic Information
concerning those countries. He says
Our trade with Central already larger than Il
is with the following named countries and to the extent
Denmark aud the Danish West Indies. eIoas5
An.tra and d. me ne austrian possessions Gs
Greece......t 3iossS
sandwich Islands iesss1
And is but sssoas less than will, sweden and Norway aud
the swedish West indies SAP ,sS Chill and Peru
ge,ne only have nn, ,1as WITH 81 Y. A.. all
consumed in the United sata,
and as q" the nsS as are s sn1 "
it obvious that proximity ought in time
M bo reepo
THE REPUBLIC or CHILL
There Is another letter from Mr. Williamson, written
in July from Chin, in which he gives gratifying
Intelligence concerning that country. In review oil
the political parties in Chm since 1851 he says
a% % a s 5 S & place Ss. % IN % pa IT.
advance Of her sister states and i'm. promise Of progre.
n ys s han 70 oy Ss
Older nations.
Mr. Williamson, in the samc paper, adds sentence
which, the light of the last Presidential election
the United States reads like cruel BIT of IRONY II is
ths:-
am satisfied that the next President will be fnirIy
honestly elected has the Chief Magistrate
country
CHINA AND THE cnNEsK
Mr.. George f. Stewards c0rresp pondcncc occupies,
and deservedly far share OF the volume In Feb
ruary he writes short but interesting letter relative
to the miners aud mining operations 10 the country 10
which he Is accredited The disposition OF the govern
ment exclude foreigners from mining enterprises
still prevails IL Is possible that effort will Ue
made 10 monopoize the Goals produced In China for
tho OF the native vessels -oi-war and OF native
merchant ships running in competition with foreign
vessels The wide sources OF supply and the opera
tons OF the laws OF supply aud demand wil appre
hend soon break down such attempts while sooner or
later the government learn that its best policy
to encourage enterprises OF foreigners as well as those
of natives.
THE TRADE DOLLAR AND THE CURRENCY QUESTION
In a despatch written III tho beginning OF the year
Mr. Seward has not much comfort or consolation for
the owners of tho Bonanza mines. The attempt 10 in
troduce the trade dollar in China has been failure
Tho Mexican dollar, hc says, still hoids It's own, and
- there than 500 Of the coins in cir
culalion north oil Foochow'' and he adds:-
doubt whether II can come into general
extensive circulation.
In tho same com unication there is an idea for tho
Hon. William ID. Kelley, upon which he might improve
II Is this
We China the sngul,r spectacle OF great trad
casn which varies from 5oj to 1900 70 the dollar Is ear
ss. TOR All sa, i ass Sqs s Ss s @
exchange OF bullion or mereantie paper There are no is
sues o paper money by the government or by banking
CHINESE EMIGRATION.
Mr. Seward Is no, apprehcnsve that we shall be
swampcd by the Chinese. Writing on the subject, he
says the total number who lett tor the United States
during 1873 amounted to l6s which exceeded the
emigration OF the preceding year by only 1S0 Less
than two per cent Of tue emgrants OF 1879
Mr.. Seward writes
seek heis for his industry abroad but he is from
a
Up e snsTe & nne last, and mainly because
u. He ws1a rather 60 70 the di.,rc south Of
dsputa5ly more active and acute than the ma
tives, to regions like those of Australia where
he can found colonies in places not yet
sought ont by white Ii that great imm
grafton Chinese into Pacific States would give rise
political difficulties But my mind IL quite
certain that such ium graton will place. The
oppartunties TO the Cinnamon in other directions
perhaps nowhere else 50 LUCRATIVE but they
yng to him Tor the reasons have given is be said
further, that while he higher in America
thnn ~ home. his expenses higher Iio pays
here less than cent Of for his ssndas his
cost him In California perhaps So comparison Of
the rates paid Tor labor here and there leaving
other considerations would lead very conclusions
And again, his country Is not oyerpopuated
ieyed Under an improved system OF administration
which would embrace The working OF mines minerals
the construction and operation oil railroads. &c there
would be demand home Tor all the tabor
available As things there perhaps persons
punched 10y want To he in the streets o
chinese cities those the cities
~ tnen the people OF the Pacific States Chinese
they may safely encourage immigrston when they
TO need Il the Chinese viii their shoi
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