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or by private citizens duly accredited in an
honorary capacity. 1t is hoped that congress
will give such prominence to their particpa-
ton as they may seem to deserve. The
abolition of all discriminating duties
against Dutch colonial productions Of
the Dutch East Indies as are imported
there from Holland has been already consid-
cred by congress. trust that at the present
session the matter will be favorably concluded.
Ths insecurity of life and property in many
parts Of Turkey has given rise to correspond.
ence with the porte relating particularly to the
better protection Of American missionaries in
the empire. The condemned murderer Of tho
eminent missionary, DR.. Justin W. Parsons,
has not yet been executed, although the gov
ernment has repeatedly demanded that ex-
empla-y jus Ice be done
THE SWISS GOVERNMENT
has solicited the good offices of our diplomatic
and consular agents for the protection of its
citizens in countries where il is not itself rep.
resented. This request has within proper
limits been granted. Our agents in Switzer-
land have been instructed to protest against
the conduct OF the authorities of certain COM
munes in permitting the emigration to this
country of criminal and other Objectionable
The The e' corporation Of the com nHnEn
sioners of emigration at New York, have been
sent back by the steamers which brought
them A continuance of this course NAV
prove moro effective remedy
than diplomatic remonstrance Urea
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 las lost no occasion of en-
courasinS tho Mexican government to q
beneficial realization of the mutual ad-
yan,ages which Will result for
more intimate commercial intercourse
and from the opening of tho rich interior of
Mexico to railway enterprise. I deem it i'm
DOrtant that means be provided to restrain the
lawlessnes5 unfortunately so common, and to
suppress the forays of the reservation Indians
on either side of the Rio Grande. The Leigh
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 RIGA government lately formed
an engagement with Colombia for settling by
arbitration the boundary question between
those countries providing that the post of ar
btrants 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
am not as yet advised of the action Of the
king of Spain. Az we have certain interests in
tho disputed territory which are protected by
treaty engagement with one of the parties, it Is
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
acoss tho Isthmus of Panama arc of great ma
tional Importance. This government has not
been unminGful of the solemn obligations i'm
posed upon by its compact of 1S46 with
Colombia as tho 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
gotations 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
COLLATION. on modified basis Meanwhile this
government learned that Colombia had pro-
posed to the European powers to join IN a
guarantee Of tho neutrality of the proposed
Panama canal, 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
canal itself. My lamen.ed predecessor
before the European powers the
reasons which make the prior guarantee of
tho United States indispensable and for which
the interjection OF any foreign guarantee
might be regarded as superfuous and un-
friendly act Foreseeing the probable reliance
of the British government on the provisions Of
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty Of 1850, as afford
ing room for place in the guarantees which
the United States convenanted with Colombia
four years before have cot hesitated to sup
plement the action of my predecessor by pro-
posing to her majesty's government the modifi-
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
tho continuance of the hostile relations be-
tween Chill and Peru. An early peace between
these republics Is much tn be desired, not only
that they may themselves be spared further
misery and bloodshed, but because their con-
tinued antagonsm threatens consequences
which are, in my judgment, detrimental to the
interests of all the republican governments on
this contirent AMI 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 misapprehensiou of the po-
stion of the United States, and as separate
diplomatic intercourse with each through indie
pendent ministers is at the same time o serious
cal communication, to temporary misunder-
standing, I have deemed it judicous at the
present time to send 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 rea-
TONS
VENEZUELA CLAIMS.
The government of Venezuela maintains it's
attitude OF warm friendship, and continues
with great regularity its payment of the MONTH
Iy quota of tho diplomatic debt Without sug-
costing 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 and
France. growing out of the same debt, have
been for sometime past in an unsatisfactor
state, and this government, as the neighbor
and one of the largest creditors of Venezuela,
has Interposed itself with the French govern
ment, with the view of producing friendly
and honorable adjustment.
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS WITH BRAZIL.
REGRET that the commercial interest between
tho United States and Brazil, from which great
hav IN