Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-12-09

ernments stood at the close OF the last
session of Congress, seemed to be ire
concilable.
In the important exhibition of arts
and industries, which was held last year
at Sydney, New South Wales, as well as
in that now in progress at Melb .urne,
the United States have been eff GENTLY
and bonorably represented. The exhib-
itors from this country at the former
place received a large mum Der of awards
in some of the most considerable de-
partments, and the participation of the
United States was recognized by 3
special mark of distinction. In the
exhibition at Melbourne, the share
taken by our country is no less notable,
and an equal degree of success is conf.
IDENTIFY expected.
The state OF peace and tranquility
now enjoyed by all the nations of the
continent of Europe has its favorable
influence upon our diplomatic and COM
mercial relations with them. We have
concluded and ratified q convention with
the French republic for the settlement
of claims of the citizens of either county, y
againstl the other. Under this conven-
tion commission, presided over by q
distinguished publicist, appointed, in
pursuance Of the request OF both nations
by his majesty the emperor of Brazil,
has been organized and has begun its
sessions in this city. a congress to
consider means for the protection of in
dustrial property has recently been in
session in Paris, to which | have ap-
pointed the ministers of the United
States in France and Belgium as dele
gates. The international commission
upon weights and measures aIEo con
tinues its work in Paris. l invite your
attention to the necessity of an appro-
prlation to be made in time to enable
this gov ernment to comply with its obH-
cations under the metrical convention.
Our friendly relations with the Ger
man empir continue without interrupt
ton. At the recent international exhi-
b. ton of fish and fisheries at BeI lin, the
participation of the United States, not
withstanding the haste v it'll which the
commission was forced to make It's
preparations, was extremely successful
and meritorious, winning for private ex-
hibitors numerous awards of a high
class, and for the country at large the
principal prize of honor offered by his
majesty the emperor. The results of
this great success cannot but be adva1-
tageous to this important and growing
industry. There have been some ques-
tions raised between the two govern
ments as to the proper effect and inter
probation of our treaties Of naturaliza-
ton, but recent dispatches from our
minister at Berlin show that favorable
progress is making toward al under
standing, in accordance with the views
OF this government, which makes and
admits no distinction whatever between
the rights of native and 3 naturalized
citizen of the United States. In practice,
the complaints of molestation suffered
by naturalized citizens abroad have
never been fewer than at present.
There is nothing of Importance to note
In our unbroken friendly relations with
the governments of Austria Hungary,
Russia, Portugal, Sweden and Norway,
Switzerland, Turkey and Greece.
During the last summer several vessels
belonging to the merchant marine of this
country, sailing in neutral waters OF the
West Indies, were fiNed at, boarded,
and searched by an armed cruiser of the
Spanish government. The circumstan-
ces as reported, involve not onlv u pri-
vate injury to the persons concerned, but
q So seemed too little observant of he
friendly relations existing for a century
between this country and Spain. The
wrong was brought to the attention CT
the Spanish government in serious
protest and remonstrance, and tue mat :
ter is undergoing investigation by the
royal authorities, with a view to such
explanation on reparation as may be
called for by the facts.
The commission sitting in this city for
the adjudication of claims Of our citi-
zens against the government OF Spain,
is, hope, approaching the termination
of its labors.
The Claims against the United States
under the Florida treaty with Spain
ton at the late session, and again in
vite your attention to this long standing
question, with q view to final disposi-
ton of the matter.
At the invitation of the Spanish gov
ernment. conference has recently been
held at the city of Madrid to consider
the subject of protection by foreign
powers of native Moors in the empire of
Morocco. The minister of the United
States, in Spain, was directed to take
part in the deliberations of this confer
ence, the result Of which is convention
signed on behalf of all the powers rep
resented. The instrument will be laid
before the Senate for its consideration.
The governmeRa of the United States b IS
also lost no opportunity TO urge upon
that of the emperor of Morocco the
necessity, in accordance with the hu-
name and enlightened spirit of the age,
of putting an end to tn prosecutions,
which have been so prevalent in that
country, of persons of faith other than
the Mosiem, and especially of the He
brew residents of Morocco.
The consular treaty concluded with
Belgium has not yet been officially pro-
mulgated, owing to the alteration of q
word in the text by the Senate of the
United States, which occaSioned a delay,
during which the time allowed for ratifi-
cation expired. The Senate will be
asked to extend the period for ratifi-
cation.
The attempt to negotiate treaty OF
extradition with Denmark failed on ac-
count OF the objection of the Danish
government to the usual clause prOvi +
ing that each nation should pay the ex-
pense of the arrest of the persons whose
extradition it asks.
The provision made by Congress, at
its last session. for the expense of the
commission which had been appointed
to enter upon negotiations with the i'm
perial government of China, on subjects
Of great interests to the relations of the
two countries, enabled the commisso on
ers to proceed at once upon their mis-
sion. The imperial government was
prepared to give prompt and respectful
attention to the matters brought under
negotiation, and the conferences pro-
ceeded with such rapidity and success
that. on November II last, two treaties