New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-07

snces have been held in Italy dnrIng tne
the Geographical Congress o. 1Iygic1ic Congress of
Turin fins country was TepIeseHto' =! b,, rriyate
from branches of the pnelc seI1Oo ~ ccanacitv
a;tiso,| dniv accredited IN an honorary Cai ,'SSa
SLJ that Congress Will give snch piOlllhclioo
- HE results of their participation "S 'h'' -''
seen 10 tion of all discriminating duties against
such coloaIal productions OF the Dutch i-Is' i,
as imported hi,heT .lc o trust that at the
present session the matter may De Ia'"r"o1S 0o"-
Guided. , ,,,ort,, i, many norts
oeTnrkev has given rise to correspondence WIN uhe
Porte looking particularly to the better
of American missionaries III the EHPI!e' imU NJ
demned murderer of the eminent lnlsSlOhaIEi ~
Jusiin W. Parsons, has not yet been eAecuUeu' az
thoneh this Government has repeatedly uoIhal'''ou
that exemplary justice be done. ,;.;.,a t,o ,ood
The Swiss Government has sallclteu tuo eVou
offs q of our diplomatic and consular agehtS ~
the protection of It's citizens IN countries mHonI
not itself represented. This request mas; mt I'm
1,ropar limits been granted Our agents Ill o"I.It
land have been instructed to protest Asaoo s 'u ~
nonduct of the authorities of certain Communes n
1,ermitting the emigration TO this country Oh 81 MI
nails aud other Objectionable persons. oeVeraI Such
nersons have been sent back by the steamers With
br1uRht them. continuance OF TINS course Iha9
prove a more ehectual remedy thah dploih"'io IT,
Treaties Of commerce and navigation and tor the
regulation of consular privileges nave petn uUh
rI9Jed with Roumania and Servia since their al
mission into the family of European States
MEXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA.
As is natural with contiguous SVaues' ha'iHS INV
Institutions and like aims of advancement ana ue-
yelopment the friendship OF the United states an"
Mexico has been constantly maintained. This
Government has lost no occasion OF encouraging inc
Mexican Government to a beneficial Teaizatoh Oh
The uutnol advantages which will result from more
intimate commercial intercourse, anu from tne
opening of the rich interior oil Me1ico 10 ns hS
enternTsp | deem 1t important that means 9o
nrovided 70 restrain the lawleSSness uhoI ~
SO common on the frontier, and 10 suppress tl9
1orays of the Reservation INDIANS Oh ei'ho '00 "
'nT The neghbor,ng States of Central America have
,,,aserged internal peace and their outward Tels-
fiOus toward have been those OF Htihhhto LOU
shin There are encouraging signs OF thcir gIo"Ing
disposition TO subordinate their local interests W
those which are common 10 them Dy Teasoh y! mn
.,aogranhl,al relations. The boundary dispute
between Guatemala and Mexico Nae auoiucu 'ni3
Government an opportunity 10 eASrcis' 10 -. 49,
ofiices for preventing a rupture between lhVso
States aud for procuring a pcaCedoIo s" u!
fion of thy question cherish strong nope tHit III
view of our relations of amty with tOth CounIIlcs
Our friendly cOunsels may prevail. sPgCtaI ga, ~
Of Cuat emlla has brought TO me the GohioeHTes u
his Government and people on the deaIh % loSl
The Costa Rcan Government lately formed an
enporpmcut with Colombia setting ny afoHraliou
fhe boundary question between tho'e countries
roviJ,no flat The post of arbter should bc offered
snccp>Syeiy 10 the King OF TIE belgIahS' me hIhs
OF Span and the President OF The Alsehtlinr op ",
Federation The King of The BclgianS mas uecllhet 20
ACT but am not rs yet advised OF the acton OF tile
King OF SPAIN As we have certain interests III lne
llSDuICl piv'NN''''
1reetv enGapements with one of the parties, II l.
imnortaut that the arbitration ShOUtd not MI'u"I
our cons Mt, affect our rights anu TINS i
has accordingly thought proper 10 lI"ho ~ ~ -
known TO the parties the agreement as wen a. 10
intimate them TO the Belgian ana Spanish Govern
mentS. ~ ...,,,
The questions growing out of the proposed inter
oceanic waterway across the lsthmus oil Fahania
are OF grave National Importance. This Govern
uent has not been unmndul Of the solemn oDllga-
ttons imposed upon it by Its compact OF 1876 with
Colombia as the Independent and sovereign mis-
tress of the territory crossed by the canal anu mas
eoupbt 10 render them elective by lreSh ehGiSe-
ments with the Colombian Republic looking 10 their
Draetjcol execution. The negotiations 70 ms emu
aafte, they lad reached what appeared 10 be a
1nn,uoiir satisfactory solution here, were met IN
Colombia by disavOWal OF the powers WhiCn .
envoy had assumed ard by proposal 1or rene ,
negotintion on a modified bass Meanwhile TINS
CoVernmeut learned that Colombia had proposed 10
fhe European Powers 90 JOIN IN guarantee OF the
neutrality OF the proposed Panama lanai gua an
Tee which would be i'll direct cOntraVentlOn Oh our
obliqatjoa as the sole guaTanOr OF the integrity OF
Colombian territory and 9t the neutIailty OF INC
canal Itself. My lamented predecessor IelC II I's
dptT 10 place before the European Powers the
reasons which make the pllor guarantee oi we
limited States indispensable, aud Tor which the
,nterection of any foreign guarantee might Ge TO-
paried as a supeTluOus and unirlrndly act; IoTe-
seeing the probable reliance OF the Brltsh govern
ment on the PROVISIONS OF the Claytoh-DulWer
Treaty of 1870 as atlordiug room for share IN the
guarantees winch the United states coYenahtel
with Colombia fOur years before, HdNc nOl hcSl-
tated TO supplement the action of my predecessor
Inv uroposing TO her MaJestys Government the
modification of that instrument, ana the aOroga'3h
OF such ciauses thereof as 90 not coplport WIN, c
ohlIgatons of the United States toward COLOMBIA,
or with the vital needs of the two friendly parties
TO tne compact. -, -. o,or,, ,to
continuonce of the hostile relations between Clli
Bolivia and Peru. An early peace DeiMetGn t IT'S
Republics is much to be desired not only lhat lneS
Themselves may be spared further misery anu
bloodshed but because their continued antagonlsI
threatens consequences which are, IN my judgment.
dangeron 10 the interests of republican government
on this continent and calculated To destroy lhe pes!
elements of our free and peaceful clviizaIoni AZ
in the urcscnt excited condition of popular leeIhg
in these countries there has been serious III SapPe-
bens,op of the position of the United STATES anu as
spnarate diplomatic intercourse with each hlOugh
independcnt Ministers is sometimes subject OWING
10 the want of prompt reciprocal communications,
TO temporary MISUNDERSTANDING nave ue ,Hlcl ~
judieious at the present time TO sehu opeciaIi
EnyOv accredited to all and each OF IN 'ln, ana
furnished with general instructions. winch VIII, l
trust. enable him to bring those Fo"elo lhIo
The j;oycrnm ent of Venezuela maintains . atti-
tude of warm friendship ana continues WIN great
regularity its payment OF the monthly quott - thc
d,ai,matic debt Without suggesting the dir :etlon
in winch Congress should act, ask lts attention 10
Che pending questions affecting Tue nt -,
fhe sums thus far received. Inc reIatios pei Fceu
Venezuela and France, growing out OF the ,ahe
debt have been for some time piiet III an uI'o I
factory Stale: and this Government, as lhe heiEii-
nor and one of the largest creditors oil NehtZuca'
has Inlerposed its innuence with the fiehcn uoV,
ernment, With the view OF producing lrien"'9 anu
honorable adjustment. .,..., H.
regret that the commercial interests peO ~eo ono
Tinted States and Brazil from which greie adNah-
taCes were hoped year ago, have suffered IRON the
withdrawal of the American lines OF conlhnuh'ca-
tion between the Brazilian ports aud our own. ..
Through the efforts of our Minister 3sldcnt at
Buenos Ayres and the United states Minister az
Santiago treaty has been concluded between the
Argentine Republic and Chill, Imposing OF the
iong-pendng Patagonian boundary GGestlon IL
is matter Of congratulation that on, Governme;nt
has been afforded the opportunity 81 succossiuIl3
exertiug its good influence for the prevention OF
disbursements between these republics OF the
American Continent.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
am glad to inform you that the treaties lately
,egotiated with China have been duly ratified on