The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-12-10

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ropcan states. Asis natural with contiguous
statos having like institutions and like aims
OF advancement aud development, the friend
ship of the United states and Mexico has been
constantly maintained. The Governments has
lost no occasion of encouraging the Mexican
Governments TO "A beneficial realization of the
mutual advantages which will result from
more intimate commercial intercourse, and
from the opening Of the 1ich interior of Mex.
leo TO railway enterprise. deem it impor-
tant that means be provided 20 restrain the
luwlessness unfortunately so common on the
frontier, and to suppress the forays of the res
crvation Indians on either side Of the Rio
Grande.
The naighboring states of Cent. OIL America
have preserved international peace. and their
outward relations toward us have been those
OF Intimate friendship. There are encOu"ag-
ing signs of their growing disposition to sub.
ordinate their local interests to those which
are common to them by reason Of their geo
graphical relations. The boundary dispute
between Guatemala and Mexico has Afforded
this government an opportunity to exercise
~ gool ollceS for preventing rupture be-
tween those States, and for procuring peace.
ful solution of the question. ! cherish strOlg
hope that I'm view OF our relations of amity
with both countries our Efforts will meet with
success.
The Costa Rican Government lately formed
an engagement with Colombia for settling by
arbitration the boundary question between
these countries, providing that the post OF ar
LitratOr ShOuld be offered successfully to the
King of the Belgians, the King of spain and
the President of the Argentine Confederation.
The King of the BeldanS has consented to
act, but am not rs yet advised OF the action
OF the King of spain. A. We have certain in
terests IN the disputed territory winch are
protected by our treaty engagement with one
OF the pacts it is important That the arbit IA
ton should not without orr consent, affect
our rights and this Government has accord
ingly thought proper to make its views known
TO the parties to the agreement as well rs
to intimate them to the Belgian Government.
The questions growing out of the proposed
inter oceanic water. way across the Isthmus
OF Panama are of grave national importance.
This Government has not been unmiudtul of
the solemn obligations imposed upon il by its
compact of lsI6 with Colombia, the indcpend-
ent and sovereign mistress Of the territory
crossed by the canal, and has sought 70 rem
der them effective by fresh cuga IementS with
the Colombian Republic, looking 20 their
practical execution. The negotiations to this
end, after they had reached what appeared to
be n mutually satisfactory solution here, were
met in Colombia by "a disavOVul of the power
which its envoy had assumed, and by pro-
pOSal orrenewei negotiation on modified
basis. Meanwhile this Government learned
that Colombia had proposed to the European
Powers to join in Il guarantee of the ncu-
trality of the proposed Panama Canal,
a guarantee which would be in direct
contravcntion of orr obligation "a the
sole guarantee of the integrity of Colombian
territory, and of the neutrality OF the canal
itself. Ny lamcntel predecessor felt IL his
duty to place before the European powers
the reasons which make the prior guarantee
of the United states Indispensable, and for
which the intc11rctiOn OF amy foreign gnaran-
tee might be regarded aS II superluOus and
unfriendlV act. Foreseping the probable re-
lance of the British Government on the pro-
visions of the Clayton-Bulwcr treaty of 1850,
as atfOrdung room for n share in the guaran-
tees which the United states cOvcnanted
with Colombia tour years before, have not
heSitatcd to supplement- the action of my
predecessor b V proposing to her MaiestY's
Government the modification OF that instru-
ment and the abrOgatiOn of such clauses
thereof rs do not cUmpOrt with the Obliga-
tons of the United states toward Colombia or
with the vital needs OF the the two friendly
parties to the compact.
This Government sees with great concern
the continuance of the hostile relations be-
tween Chilli Bolivia and Peru. An early
peace between these republics is much to be
desired, not only that they may be spared
further misery and DlOOdshed, but because
their continued antagOniSm threatens con
sequences which are, in my Judgment, dan
gCrOuS to the interests of republican govern.
mCutS and calculated to DESTROY the best cle-
ment of our free and peaceful civilization. As
in the present excited condition OF popular
feeling in these Countries there has been Sc
rOus miSapprehcnsiOnS o. the position of the
United states, and as separate diplomatic in
tercoursa with encn through independent
ministers is sometimes subject, owing to the
want of prompt reciprocal communication, to
temporary misunderstanding, ! have deemed
il iudiciOus mt the present time t. send Il sDe-
Cial envoy accredited 20 all and each OF them,
furnished with general instructions which
will, / trust, enable them to bring these pow
ers into friendly relations.
The Government of Venezuela maintains its
attitude with great regularity in its payment
of the monthly quota of the diplomatic debt.
without suggesting the direction in which
Congress could act | ask attention to the
pending questions affecting the distribution
of the sums thus far received. The relations
between Venezuela ana France growing out
OF the same debt have been for SOM time
past in an unsatisfactory state and this Gov
eminent, rs the neighbOr and one of the
largest creditors of Venezuela, has intCrpOSrd
itself since with the French Government, W til
the view of producing friendly and honJra-
bic adjustment.
/ regret that the commercial interests DO
tween the United States and Brazil, from
which great advantages were hoped yeaI
ago, have suffered from the withdrawal of the
American lines of communication between
the brazilian ports and our own. Through
the efforts of our Minister resident at BuenOS
Ayres and the United States Minister at san
tiagO, a treaty has been concluded between
the Argentine Republic and Chill, disposing
OF the long pending Patagonian boundary
question. 1t is n matter of congratuation
that our Government has been afforded the
opportunity of successfully eNerting its good
influence for the prevention OfdiSagreements
between the republics of the American Con
tinent.
am glad to inform You that the treaties
lately negotiated with China have been duly
ratified on both sides, and the exchange made
at Picking. Legislation is necessary to carry
the provisions into effect. The prompt and
| friendly pirit with which the Chinese Gov
ernment, at the request of the United States
conceded the modification of existing
treaties should secure careful regard for the
interests and susceptibilites of that Govern
ment in the enactment OF any laws relating to
Chinese immigration.
Those clauses of the treaties which forbid
the participation of citizens or vessels of the
United States in the opium trade will doubt
less receive your approval They viii attest
the sincere interest which our people and
Government feel in the cOmmendable effort
of the Chinese Government to put a stop to
this demoraliZing and destructive traffic. In
relation both to China and Japan some
changes are desirable in our present system
OF jurisdiction. l hope at some future time to
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in the entire East.
The intimacy between our country and ia
pan, the most advanced of the Eastern ma.
| lions, continues to be cordial. | am informed
| thnt fhR Emnnrnr cnnLemnlntes the pStablish