Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-12-15

better pptectlon OF American missionaries IN
the empire The condemned murderer of the
eminent missionary, DR.. Justin w. Parsons,
has not yst been executed, although the gov
ernment has repeatedly demanded that ex-
emplarv Justice be done.
THE SWISS GOVERNMENT
has solicited the good offices of our diplomatic
and consular agents for the protection Of lis
citizens il countries where il is not itself rep
resented. This request has within proper
limits been granted. Our agents in SwtZer-
land have been instructed to protest against
the conduct of the authorities of certain COM
munes il permitting the emigration to this
country Of criminal and other Objectionable
persons Several such persons, through
the cooperation OF the commits
sioners Of emigration atNew York, have been
sent back by the steamers which brought
them. A continuance of this course may
prove more effective remedy
than diplomatic remonstrance. Trea-
ties of commerce and navigation
and for the regulation of consular privileges
have been concluded with Roumania and Per-
via since their admission into the family of
European nations. As is natural with con-
tirguous states which have like institutions
and like aims Of advancement and develop
ment, the friendship of the United States and
Mexico has been consistently maintained
The government has lost no occasion of en-
couraging the Mexican government to a
beneficial realization of the mutual ad-
more intimate commercial intercourse
and from the opening of the rich interior of
Mexico to railway enterprise. l deem it i'm
portant that means be provided to restrain the
| lawlessness unfortunately so common, and to
suppress the forays of the reservation Indians
| on either side of the Rio Grande. The reigh-
| boring states of Central America have pre-
served internal peace, and their outward rela-
| tions towards the United States have been
those of intimate friendship. These are en-
couragiug 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 Guatemala and
Mexico has furnished this government the op-
| portunity to exercise its good offices by pre-
venting rupture between those states and
| for procuring peaceful solution Of the ques-
| ton. The Costa Tca government lately formed
| an engagement with Colombia for settling by
| arbitration the boundary question betwee-.
those countries providing that the post of ar
| bltrants be offered successfully to the king
| of the Belgians, the king of Spain and the
| president of the Argentine confederation. The
| king of the Belgians has declined to act, but I
am not as yet advised Of the action of the
| KING of Spain. As we have certain interests in
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| treaty engagement with one of the parties, itl
| important that the arbitration should not with
out our consent affect our rights, and this gov
ernment has accordingly thought proper to
| make its views known to the parties to the
| agreement, as the questions growing out of
the proposed
INTER OCEANIC WATERWAY
| aeoss the Isthmus of Panama are of great ma
| tional Importance. This government has not
| been unminCful of the solemn obligations i'm
| posed upon by its compact of lS46 with
| Colombia as the independent and sovereign
mistress of the territory crossed by the canal,
| and sought to render them effective by fresh
engagements with the Colombian republic
| looking to their practical execution. The ne
| gotiations to this end after they had reached
what appeared to be mutually satisfactory
| solution here, were met in Colombia by
| disavowal of the powers which
its envoy had assured and by proposal for ne
| gotiation modified basis. Meanwhile this
government learned that Colombia had pro-
| posed to the European powers to join in a
| guarantee of the neutrality of the proposed
| Panama canal, a guarantee which would be in
| direct contravention of our obligation as the
sole guarantee of the integrity of Columbian
Territory, and of the neutrality of the
| felt it his duty to place
before the European powers the
reasons which make the prior guarantee of
| the United States indispensable and for which
the interjection of any foreign guarantee
might be regarded as superfuous and un-
| friendly act 5oreseeing the probable reliance
of the British government on the provisions of
| the Clayten-kes4s3 treaty of 1850, as afford
ing room for Sssoe in the guarantees which
| the United States eonvenanted with Colombia
| four years before, have Eot hesitated to sup
| plement the action of my predecessor by pro-
posing to her najesty's government the modif-
| cation of that instrument and the abrogation
of such clauses thereof as do not conflict with
| obligations of the United States toward Colom-
| bia or with the vital needs of the two friendly
| parties to the compact
| CHILL AND PERU
This government sees with great concern
| the continuance of the hostile relations be-
| tween Chill and Peru. An early peace between
| these republics is much to be desired, not only
| that they may themselves be spared further
misery and bloodshed, but because their con-
| tnued antagonism threatens consequences
which are, in my Judgment detrimental to the
| interests of all the republican governments on
| this continent and calculated to destroy the
best elements of our free and peaceful civiliza-
ton. AS in the present excited condition of
| popular feeling in these countries there
has been serious misapprehension of the po-
| sition Of the United States, and as separate
| diplomatic intercourse with each through inde-
pendent ministers is at the same time serious
subject, owing to the want of prompt recipro-
cal communication, to temporary misunder-
standing, have deemed it judicious at the
present time to send a special envoy. accred-
tied to all and each of them, and furnished
with general instructions which will enable
him to bring these powers into friendly rela-
| hons.
| VENEZUELA CLAIMS.
The government of Venezuela maintains its
attitude of warm friendship, and continues
with great regularity its payment of the month
Iy quota of the diplomatic debt Without sug
gesting the direction in which congress should
act ask attention to pending questions affect
ing the destination of the sums thus far re-
ceived, The relations between Venezuela ant
France, growing out of the same debt, have
been for sometime past in an unsatisfactor
and one of the largest creditors of Venezuela
has 1nterposed itself with the French govern
ment, with the view Of producing q friendl,
and honorable adjustment
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS WITH BRAzII.
regret that the commercial interest between
the United States and Brazil, from which grea
advantages were hoped year ago, have suf
fered from withdrawal of American lines o
communication between Brazilian ports ant
| our own.
at Buenos Ayres an tho United States minis
ter at Santiago treaty has been concluded be
tween the Argentine Republic and Chilli dispos
ing of the long pending Patagonian boundar
question 1t is matter of congratulation tina
our government has been afforded the oppor
tunity of successfully exerting its good iniu
ence for the prevention of disagreements be
tween the republics Of the American continent
TREATIES WITH CHINA.
am glad to inform you that the treatie
lately negotiated with China have been duh
ratified on both sides and the exchange mad
at Pekin. Legislation is necessary to call it
provisions into effect The prompt an
friendly manner in which the Chinese govern
ment, at the request Of the United States, con
ceded the modification Of the treaties shoul
secure careful regard for the interests an
susceptibilities of that government in the en-
actment of any laws relating to Chinese immi
grafton. These classes Of the treaties whic
forbid the participation of citizens or vessel
Of the United States in the opium trade wi
doubtless receive your approval, and they wi
attest the sincere interest of our people an
government in the commendable efforts of tn
Chinese government to put stop to this de
| moralizing and destructive traffic
In relation both to China and Japan, som
changes are desirable IN our present system q
consular Jurisdiction hope, at some futur
! time, to lay before you scheme for its i'm
provement in the entire east
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