Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-09

y supplementary consular agreement
with Italy has been sanctioned and pro-
claimed, which puts at rest conflicts Of
jurisdiction in the case of crimes on
shipboard.
Several important international con-
fcrcnccS have been held in Italy during
the year. At the Geographical Con
grcss of Venice. the Bcnciiccnt Con-
grcss of Milan. and the Hygicnic Con
grcss of Turin. this country was repre-
scented by delegates from branches of
the public service or by private citizens
duly accredited i'm an honorary Capa-
city. 1t is hoped that Congress will
rive such prominence to the results OF
their participation Is they may seem to
deserve.
The abolition Of all discriminating du-
ties against such colonial productions of
the Dutch East Indies Us are imported
hithcr from Holland has been already
considered by Congress. | trust that at
the present session the matter may be
favorably concluded.
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
American missionaries in the empire.
/ The condemned murderer of the emf
nent missionary. DR.. Justin W. Parsons,
has not vet been executed, although
! this government has repeatedly de
mandcd that exemplary justice be done.
Again the Swiss government has So
| liCited the good offices of our diplomatic
and consular agents for the protection
of its citizens i'm countries where it is not
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within proper limits. been granted. Our
agents in Switzerland have been in
strUCted to protest against the conduct
of the authorities of certain coInmuncs
| in permitting the emigration to this
country of criminals and other Ohiec-
| tiOnablc persons. Several such persons.
| through the cooperation of the commits
| siOncrS of emigration at New \ Ork o.,
have been sent back by the steamers
which brought them. \ continuance of
| this course may prove a more cilcctual
remedy than diplomatic rcmonstrancc.
Treaties of commerce and navigation,
and for the regulation of consular
privileges, have been concluded with
| ROumania and Scrvia since Hlcir admis-
sion into the family of European states.
As is natural with contiguous States
having like institutions and like aims of
advancement and development, the
friendship of the United States and
Mexico has been constantly maintained.
| This government has lost no occasion of
encouraging the Mexican government
to beneficial realization of the mutual
advantages which will result from more
intimate commercial intercourse, and
from the opening of the rich interior of
Mexico to railway enterprise. | deem il
important that means be provided to re-
strain the lawlessness unfortunately SO
common on the frontier, and to sup.
press the forays of the reservation H.
dams on either side of the Rio Grande.
The neighboring states of Centra'
America have preserved internal peace
and their outward relations toward IL,
has been those of intimate friendship
There are encouraging signs of then
growing disposition to subordinate thci
local interests to those which are com
mon to them by reason of their geo
graphical relations. The boundary
} dispute between Guatemala anC
Mexico has Afforded this govern
} mcnt IN opportunity to cNcr
else its good offices for preventing ;
rupture between those states and fu
procuring a peaCcable solution of tn,
question. l cherish a strong hope tina
, in view of our relations of amitv will
both countries our friendly comScls ma,
prevail. \ special envoy of Guatemala
has brought to me the condolences o
his government and people on thu
death Of President Garfield,
The Costa Rican government latch
+ framed an engagement with COlombi
settling by arbitration the houndar
question between those countries. pro
viding that the post Of arbitrator shout,
be offered successfully to the king q
+ the Bclgians, the king of Spain, and tn
president of the Argentine COnfedcT
!, alton. The king of the Belgians has dc
clined To act, but am not as vet advise
, of the action of the king of Spain
, As we have certain interests in the dis
puted territory which are protected b.
our treaty engagements with one of tn
parties, it is important that the arbitra
5 ton should not, without our consent
7 affect our rights, and this government
; has accordingly thought proper to max
| its views known to the parties to tn
l agreement. as we'll as to intimate ther
to the Belgian and Spanish govern
l ments.
1 THE PANAMA CANAL.
: The questions growing out Of tn
l proposed interOCcanic waterway acrOs
l the Isthmus of Panama are of grave ne
: tional importance. This governmer
l has not been unmindful of the solem
l obligations imposed upon it by ii
+ compact of 1916 with Colon
I bia, as the Independent and so,
l ereign mistress of the territOr
T. crossed by the canal, and has sougl
to render them effective by fires
j engagements with the Colombian rcpul
d lie looking to their practical execution
5 The negotiations to this end, after the
5 have reached what appeared to be
I mutually satisfactory solution here ,wer
c met in Colombia by disavowal of tn
I powers which its envoy had assumed
5 and by proposal for renewed neg,
= tiation on a modified basis. Meal
a while this government learned thu
a Colombia had proposed to the Eur
= pean powers to Join in a guarantee
II neutrality of the proposed Panam
: canal, a guarantee which would be
k direct contravention of our obligation
/ the sole guarantor of the integrity
] II Il. IL.