Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-12-05
FOREIGN RELATIONS,

lenged sanctity and respect.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Our DISPLAY AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
Our relations with other countries continue
peaceful. Our neutrality in contests between
foreign powers has been maintained and re-
spcctcd. The Universal Exposition. held at
Paris during the past summer, has been at
tended by large numbers of our citizens. The
brief period allowed for the preparation and
arrangement of the contributions of our cti-
zens to this great exposition was employed in
energetic and judicious efforts to overcome this
disadvantage. These efforts, led and directed
by the Cummissioner-general were remarkably
successful, and the exhibition of the products
of American industry was creditable and graft
| fying in scope and character. The report Of
| the United States commissioner, giving its re-
suits in detail, will be duly laid before You.
Our participation in this international compe-
titiOn for the favor and the trade of the world
may be expected to produce useful and import
ant results in promoting intercourse friendship
and commerce with other nations.
BI-yErArLTc MONEY.
In accordance with the provisions of the act
of February 2s, 1878, three commissioners were
appointed to an international Conference on
the subject of adopting common ratio be-
tween gold and silver, for the purpose of cstab-
fishing internationally the use of bi-metallic
money and securing a tXity of relative value
| between those metals. Invitations were ad-
| dressed to the various governments which had
expressed a willingness to participate in its de
liberations The conference held its meetings
in Paris in August last and the report Of the
| commissioners, herewith submitted, will show
| Its result. No common ratio between gold and
silver could be agreed upon by the conference.
| The Utuprul rnurl lugipu rpnphpI that IL is
| necessary tU maintain in the world the none
tary functions Of silver as well gold leaving
| the selection of the use of one or the other of
these two metals, or both to he made by each
State
THE FISHERY AWARD.
Congress having appropriated at its last scs-
sion the sum of 55,jOO0O0 to pay the award OF
the joint commission at Halifax, if after cor
rcspOndcncc with the British government ON
the subject of the conformity of the award to
the requirements of the treaty, and To the
terms of the question thereby submitted to the
commission, the President shall deem it his
duty to make the payment. Communications
upon these points were addressed to the Brit
sh government through the legation Of the
United States at London. Failing to obtain
the concurrence of the British government to
the views of this government respecting the
award have deemed it my duty to tender the
| sum ldllltu Nllulll year HAttl DN lDt treaty.
accompanied by notice of the grounds of the
| payment, and II protest against any other con-
structOn of the same. The correspondence
upon this subject will be laid before you.
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
| The Spanish government officially announces
| the termination of the insurrectiOn in Cuba
| and the restoration of peace throughout that
island. Confident expectations are expressed
of revival of trade aud prosperity which it is
earnestly hoped may prove well founded.
| Numerous claims of American citizens for re-
| lief for injuries restoration of property
have been among the incidents of the long
continued hostilitics. Some of these claims
are in process OF adjustment by Spain. and the
others are promised early and careful cOnsid-
| Grafton.
ITALY.
The treaty made with Italy in regard tn re-
ciproca consular privileges has been duly rat
ifed and proclaimed. No questions of grave
| importance have arisen with any other Of the
European powers.
| THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
| has been desirOns of revision of such parts of
its treaties with foreign powers as relate to
! commerce. and, 1t is understood has addressed
| to each of the treaty powers request to open
negotiations with that view. The United States
government has been inclined to regard the
matter favorahly. Whatever restrictions upon
| trade with Japan are found injurious to that
| people cannot but affect injuriOusly, nations
holding commercial intercourse with them.
Japan after n long period of seclusion, has
within the past few years madc rapid strides in
| the path of enlightenment and progress and
| not unrCasOnably is looking forward To the
| time when her relations with the nations OF
Europe and America shall be assimilatcd to
those which they hold with each other. Atreaty
looking to this end has been made which will
be submitted for the consideration of the Sem
ate
THE CHINESE QUESTION
After al interval of several years the Chinese
government has again sent envoys to the Uni
ted States They have been received and
permanent legation IL now established here by
that government. 1t s not doubted that this
step will be of advantage to both nations in
promoting friendly relations and removing
causes of difference. The treaty with the
Samoan Islands having been duly ratified andac-
cepted on the part of both governments, is now
| in operation and a survey and sounding of the
| harbOr of Pago-Pago have been made by ma !
val vessel of the United States, with a view of
| its occupation as a naval station if found de-
| srablc to the service.
Since the resumption of diplomatic
| RELATIONS WITH MEXICO,
correspondence has been opened and still
| continues between the two governments upon
| the various questions which at one time seemed
| to endanger their relations. While no formal
agreement has been reached as to troubles on
| the border, much has been done to repress and
diminish them. The effective force of U. s. |
| troops on the Rio Grande, by strict and
faithful compliance with instructions, has
done much to remove the sources of dispute, |
and it is now understood that like force of |
''Cyran troops on the other side of the |
rn is also making an energet- |
ic movement against the marauding
Indian tribes. This government looks with the
greatest satisfaction upon every evidence of
strength in the national authority of Meylco |
and upon every effort put forth to prevent or
tn punish incursons upon our territory. Re |
luctant to assume any action or attitude to
control these incursions by military move |
ments across the border not imperatively de- |
manded for the protection of the lives and
property of our own citizens, | shall take the |
earliest opportunity consistent with the proper
discharge of this plain duty to recognize the
ability of the Mexican government to prevent |
effectively violations of our territory. 1t is |
proposed to hold next year an international ex-
hibition in Mexico, and it is believed that this
display of the agricultural and manufacturing
products of the two nations will tend to bet |
ter understanding and increased commercial
intercourse between their people,
SOUTH AMERICA.
With Brazil and the republics of Central and !
South America some steps have been taken to- |
ward the development of closer commercial |
intercourse. Diplomatic relations have been |
resumed with Colombia and with Bolivia. A |
boundary question between the Argentine Re- |
public and Paraguay has been submitted by |
those governments for arbitration to the presi- |
dent of the United States, and / have, after .
careful examination, given II decision upon it. |
naval expedition up the Amazon and Madeira
rivers has brought back information valuable |
both for scientific and commercial purposes. A
like expedition is about visiting the coast of
Africa and the Indian ocean. The reports of
diplomatic and consular officers in relation to
the development of our foreign commerce have
furnished many facts that have proved of pub |
lie interest, and have stimulated to practical
exertion the enterprise of our people.
THE FINANCES.