Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-07

| they seem to deserve.
| The abolition of all discriminating duti-,
against sach colonial productions of the
Dutch East Indies as are imported hithe,
from Holland, has been already considered
oy Congress. trust that at the present ses
SION the matter may be favorably conclud.
ed- The insecurity of life and property
IN many parts of Turkey has given rise to
| correspondence with the Porte looking
particularly to the better protection Of Amer.
| lean missionaries in the Empire The con.
| demned murderer Of the eminent missionary.
Mr.. Justin w. Parsons, has not vet been
executed, although this government has
repeatedly demanded that exemplary justice
| be done.
| Again the Swiss Government has solici.
| ted the good Offices of our diplomatic and
consular agents. for the protection of its cit
izens in countries where it 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 can
tons in permitting the emigration to this
| country of criminals and other Objectionable
persons. Several such persons, through the
cooperation of the Commissioners of Emil
grafton at New York, have been sent back bv
the steamers which brought them. contin-
| "~"NS VI ehio NOui oS may PtoNC a uOte cucC-
tual remedy than diplomatic reponstrance
| Treaties of commerce and navigation and
for the regulation of consular privileges have
| been concluded with ROumania and Servia
| since their admission into the family of
European states. As 10 natural with cOntigu-
| Gus states having like institutions, and like
| aims of advancement and development, the
| friendship of the United States and Mexico has
been constantly maintained. This govern
| ment has lost no occasion of encouraging the
Mexican government to q beneficial realiza-
| ton of the mutual advantage which will re-
| suit from more intimate commercial inter
course and from the opening the rich interior
of Mexico to railway enterprise. l deem it
important that means be provided to restrain
the lawlessness. unfortunately so common on
the frontier, and to suppress the fOrays of the
Reservation Indians on either side of the
| Rio Grande.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN STATES.
The neighborng States of Central Ameri-
ca have preserved internal peace, and their
outward relations toward the United
States have been those of intimate
| friendship. These 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 Guatemala and Mexico has
| afforded this government an opportunity to ex-
ercise its good offices for preventing
a rupture between those States, and
for procuring a peaceful solution of the
question; cherish strong hope that in view
| of our relations of amity with both coun-
tries our friendly counsels may pre-
vail. The Costa Rican government
lately formed an engagement with
| Columbia, settling by arbitration the
boundary question between those countries.
providing that the post of arbitrator should
be offered successfully to the King of the
Belgans, the King of Spain and the Pres
ident 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.
| The PANAMA CANAL.
As we have certain interest in the disputed
/ territory which are protected by our treaty
| and engagements with one Of the parties, 1t is
| important that the arbitration should not.
without our conse mt affect our rights and this
government has accordingly thought proper
| TO make its views known to the parties to the
agreement as well as to intimate to them and
/ the Belgian and Spanish governments, that the
questions growing out of the proposed inter
| %
| Panama are of grave national Importance.
This government has not been unmindful OF
the solemn oblga tons imposed upon it by
| its compact of 1916 with Colombia as the in
dependent and sovereign mistress Of the ter
| ritory crossed by the canal, and has sought
| to render them effective by fresh engage
| ments with the Colombian republic, looking
| to the practical execution. The negotiations
| TO this end, after they had reached what ap-
p,ared to be a mutual and satisfactory
solution here, were met in Columbia by q
disavowal of the powers which 1t never had
assumed and a proposal for renewed nego-
tia,ions on a modified basis. Meanwhile this
Government learned that Columbia had pro-
posed to the European powers to
| ioin in a guarantee of the neutrality OIL
the proposed Panama Canal-a guaran-
tee which would be in direct contra
vention of our obligation as the sole
guarantee of the integrity of Colombian ter
1itorv. and of the neutrality of the canal it
self. Nv lamented predecessor felt 1t MS
du,v TO place before the European powers the
reasons which make the prior guarantee OF
the United States Indispensable. and fol
which the interjection of any foreign
guarantee might be regarded as
superfuous and unfriendly act. Fore
seeing the probable reliance OF the Brit
isb government OH Tue Rto'iSio"S " ~
CLAYTON Bulwer treaty of 1850, afordinl
room for share in the guarantee which the
United States covenanted with Columbia foul
wears before have not hesitated to supplement
the action of nv predecessor, by proposing tc
Her Ma,esty's government the inodihcatior
of that instrument, and the abrogation o.
such clauses thereof as do not comport witt
Tho obligations of the United States towards
Columbia or with the vital needs OF the two
friendly parties to the compact.
The SourH AxERrcAS DIFFICULTY.
This government sees with great concern
the continuance of the hostile relations be
tween Chilli. Bolivia and Peru. An early
nesce between these republics is much to Dc
desired. not only that they may them:eive,
be spared further misery and blood
shed. but because their con
tinued antagonism threatens consequence
~hich are in my judgment dangerous to TN
interests of republican government on .ni'
continent, and calculated to destroy tne pes
elements of our free and peaceful civiiizafion
As in the present excited condition
peculiar feeling in the countries: tner
has been serious misapprehensioa Q
the position of the United states
and As separate diplomatic intercours.
With each through independent ministers
sometimes subject, owing to the want
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