The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-08

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the public service or by private citizens.
/ It Is hoped Congress viii give such promin-
ence 70 the results of their participation rs
they may seem TO deserve.
DUTCH EAST INDIA DUTIES.
The abolition of all discriminating duties
against colonial productions of the Dutch
East Indies, which are imported hither from
Holland, has been already considered by
Congress. trust that At the present session
the matter may be fayorably concluded.
INSECURITY CT LIFE IN TURKEY.
The insecurity of life and property in
many parts of Turkey has given rise to cor.
respondence with the Porte, looking partic-
ularly to the better protection of American
missionaries in the empire. The condemn
ed murderer Of the eminent missionary, DR..
Justin w. Parsons, has not been executed
although this Government has repeatedly
demanded it.
OUR SWISS RELATIONS.
The Swiss Government has solicited the
good offices of our diplomatic and consular
agents for the protection of its citizens in
countries where it is not itself represented,
This request has, within proper limits, been
granted. Our agents in Switzerland have
been instructed to protest against the con-
duct of the authorities Of certain cOmmuni-
ties in permitting the emigration to this
country of criminals and other objectiona-
BILE persons. Several such persons, through
the operation of the Commissioner of Emil
grafton at New York, have been sent back
on the steamers which brought them. A
continuance of this course may require q
more efficient remedy than diplomatic re-
/ monstrznce.
RoUMANIA AND sERv1A.
Treaties of commerce and navigation for
the regulation of consular privileges have
been concluded With Roumania and Seryia
since their admission to the family OF
European states.
As is natural With contiguous states, hav-
ing like institution and like aims of ad-
vancement and development, the friend
ship of the United States and Mexico has
been constantly maintained. The Govern
ment has lost no occasion of encouraging
the Mexican Government to beneficial
realization of the mutual advantage which
will result from more intimate commercial
intercourse and from the opening of the
rich interior of Mexico to railway enter
prise. deem it important that means be
provided TO restrain the lawlessness unfor-
tunately 90 common on the frontier and to
suppress the forays of the reservation In
dams on the other side of the Rio Grande
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN STATES.
The neighboring states of Central Ameri-
ca have preserved internal peace and their
outward relations toward US have been
those Of intimate friendship, and there are
encouraging signs of their growing DISPOSE
ton to subordinate their local in
terests to those which are COM
mon to them by reason of their
geographical relations The boundary dispute
between Guatemala and Mexico has at.
forded this Government an opportunity
of preventing rupture between these states
| and for procuring q peaceful solution OF
the question. / cherish strong hope that in
view of our relations of comfy with both
countries our mediations may be successful
THE COSTA RIGA GOVERNMENT
lately formed an engagement with Column
bia for settling, by arbitration, the boundary
question between those countries providing
that the post of arbitrators should be offer,
ed 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 moi
IS vet advised of the action of the King o.
Spain. As we have certain interests in the
disputed territory which are protected by
our treaty engagement with one of the par
ties it is important that the arbitration
should not, without our consent, affect oul
rights, and this Government has according
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TO the parties to the agreement as well as t.
intimate them 70 the Belgian Government
THE PANAMA CANAL.
The questions growing out of the propOseC
inter-oceanic waterway across the 1sthmu
of Panama are OF grave national import
ance. The Government has not been I'm
mindful of the solemn obligations imposeG
upon it by its compact of 1916 with COlum
bia, the independent and sovereign mistPes
of the territory crossed by the canal, ant
has sought to render them effective by fresl
engagements with the Columbian Republi
looking to their practical execution. TIL
negotiations to this end, after they hai
reached what appeared to be a mutuall
satisfactory solution, were met in Col
umbia by disavowal of the powers Whicl
its envoy had assumed, and by a propose
J for renewed negotiations on a modified basis
: Meanwhile this Government learned tina
Columbia had proposed to the Europea
: powers to join in a guarantee {
r the neutrality of the proposed Panama ca
nal, guarantee which would be in direC
contravention of our obligations as the sol
5 guarantor of the integrity of Columbia
! territory and of the neutrality of the canl
t itself. Ny lamented predecessor felt it b
/ duty to place before the European power
the reasons which make the prior gurante
of the United States indispensable, ft
which the intersection of any foreign qua
e antee might be regarded as superfuous an
unfriendly act.
Owing to the force in the probable rel
ance of the British Government on Il
. provisions of the Clayton and Bulwer treat
: of 1850, as affording room for a share in Il
: guarantees which the United States GOV
]. nanted with Columbia four years before,
i have hesitated to supplement the actiC
. of my predecessor by proposing to 81
e Maiesty's Government the modification
= contained in that instrument and Il
!. abrogation of such clauses there
- as do not comport with the obligations
the United States towards Columbia, or wi
\ the real needs of the two friendly parties
4 the compact.
f. OUR TRADE WITH BRAZIL.