The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-08


remonstrances from this Government.
CONSULAR AND TRADE RELATIONS.
The con sular agreement with Italy
has been sanctioned and proclaimed
which puts at rest the conflicts OF Jurls-
dicIiOn in the case OF crimes on ship
board. several important lnternallOn-
al conferences have been held III Italy
during the Year; at the Congress Of
Venice, the GOnehce Congress of Milan
and the Nice Congress of L Irln. Ihls
country was represented by delegates
from branches OI the public service or
by private citizens, duly accredited in
an honorary apAcity. 1t is hoped that
Congress will give such prominence to
the results OF their part1cl patton as
they may seem to deserve.
The abolition OF all discriminating
duties against such colonial prOduc-
tiOns OF the Dutch East Indies as are
imported hither from Holland has been
already considered by Congress-. L
trust that at the present session the
matter may be 1avOraDly cOncluLed.
The insecurity of lite and property in
many parts of Turk, has given rise to
CORES pondence viii III The Porte looking
particularly to the better protection OF
a merican missionaries i'll the Empire.
The condemned murderer of the emil
nent missionary, DR.. Justin W. Par,
sons, has not yet been executed, al
though this Government has repeatedly
demanded that exemplary justice be
done.
The Swiss government has solicited
the good offices of our diplomatic and
consular agents for the protection OF
It's citizens in countries where it is not
itself represented. This request has
within proper limits been granted. Our
agents in Switzerland have been in
structed to prot est against the conduct
of the authorities of certain cOmmunl-
ties in permitti ng the emigration 10 this
country of criminals and other object
ionable persons. Several such persons,
through the cooperation of the Com
missiOners of Emigration at New York,
have been sent back by the steamers
which brought them. A continuance
of this course may prove more effect
ual remedy than diplomatic remon-
Strances.
Treaties of commerce and navigation
and for the regulation of consular
privileges have been concluded with
ROumania and Servia, since their ad-
mission into the family of European
States.
NEtGHBoR1NG STATES.
AS is natural with contiguous States
having like institutions and like aims
of advancement and development, the
friendship of the United States and
Mexico has been constantly maintained
Tue Government has lost no occasion
OF encouraging the Mexican govern
ment to beneficial realization OF the
mutual advantages which Will result
from intimate commercial intercourse
and from the opening of the rich inte-
TiOT of Mexico to railway enterprise. l
deem it important that means be pro-
VIded to restrain the law wlessness, un-
fortunately 50 common ON the frontier,
and to suppress the torays of the reser-
walton Indians on either side IF the Rio
Grande. The neigLb boring states of
Central America have preserved inter-
nal peace and their OuI ward relations to-
ward us have been those of intimate
friendship. There are encouraging
signs OF their growing disposition to
subordinate their local interests to
those which are common to them by
reason of their geographical relations.
The boundary dispute between Guata-
mela and Mexico has afforded this Gov
ernment an opportunity to exercise its
good offices for preventing u rupture
between these States and for procuring
a peaceful solution OF the question. l
cherish strong hope that, in view of
our relations of amity with both coun-
tries, our friendly counsels will pre-
vail. A special envoy of Guatamela
has brought to me the condolences of
his Government and people on the
death of President Garfield.
The Costa Rica Government lately
formed an agreement with Colombia
for settling by aTbil ration the boundary
question between those countries, pro-
Yiding that the post of arbitrator should
be offered successfully to the King of
the Belgian, the King of Spain and the
President of the Argentine Confeder-
alton. The King of the Belgians has
declined to act, but / am not as yeU ad-
vised of the action of the King of
Spain. AS we have certain interests
in the disputed territory, which are
protected by our treaty engagement
with one of the parties, it is important
| that the al bitratiOn should not, with
out our consent affect our rights, and
this Government has accordingly
thought proper to make its views
known to the parties to the agreement,
as we'll as to intimate them to the Bel
gian and all Spanish Governments.
THE PANAMA CANAL NEGOTIATIONS
The questions growing out of the
| proposed inter-Oceanic waller Way
across the Isthmus of Panama are OF
| grave udIlOudl InpOI IduCcs 4nlS SON
| ernment has not been unmindful of the
solemn obligations imposed upon it, by
its compact of 1916 with Colombia, as
the independent and sovereign mis-
tress of the territory crossed by the
canal, and has sought to render then
effective by fresh engagements with
the Colombian Republic, looking tC
| their practical execution. The nego
tiations to this end after they haC
reached what appeared to be a mutual
ly satisfactory solution here, were me-
in Columbia by disapproval of the
powers which its envoy had assumed
and by proposal for a lenewed ego
tiation on modified basis. Meanwhile
this government learned that Colombii
had proposed to the European power,
| to JOIN in guarantee of the neutrality
| of the proposed Panama canal, a guar
antee which would be in direct contra
dIction of our obligation as the sol,
guarantor of the guarantee of tn,
Colombian territory and of the neutral
ity of the canal itself. My lamenteC
predecessor felt 1t his duty to place be
fore the European powers the reasons
which make the prior guarantee of tht
United States Indispensable, anC
for which the lnterjection o
any foreign guarantee nigh
be regarded as a superfuouS and un
friendly act. Foreseeing the probabl,