New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-12-14

correspondence with the forte, looking
particularly to the better protection Of
American missionaries in the Empire.
The condemned murderer Of the eminent
missionary, DR.. Justin w. Parsons, has not
yet been executed, although this Govern
ment has repeatedly demanded that ex-
emplary justice be done.
SWITZERLAND.
The Swiss Government has solicited the
good Offices Of our diplomatic and consul
lar agents for the protection Of its citizens
in countries where it is not itself repre-
sented. This request has, within proper
limits, been granted. Our agents in
Switzerland have been instructed to pro-
test against the conduct of the authori-
ties of certain communes in permitting
the emigration to this country of criminals,
and to other Objectionable persons. Sew
eral such persons, through the co-opera-
ton of the Commissioners of Emigration
at New York, have been sent back BY the
steamers which brought them. A con-
tinuance of the course may prove Z more
effective remedy than diplomatic remon-
STRANGE.
THE DANuBIAN STATES.
The treaties of commerce and naviQa-
ton and for the regulation of Consular
privileges has been concluded with Rou-
mania and Servia since their admission
into the families Of European States.
MEXICO.
As is natural with contiguous States
having like institutions and like aims of
advancements and development, the
friendship of the United States and
Mexico has been constantly maintained.
The Government has lost no occasion of
encouraging the Mexican Government to
beneficial realization of the mutual adj
vantages which result from more intimate
commercial intercourse, and from the
opening of the rich interior of Mexico to
railway enterprise. ! deem it important
that means be provided to restrain the
lawleesness 80 common on the frontier,
and to suppress the forays of the Reser-
walton Indians on either side Of the Rio
Grande.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
The neighboring States of CentralAmeri-
ca have preserved internal peace, and
their outward relations toward us have
been those of intimate friendship. There
are encouraging signs Of their growing
disposition to subordinate their local in
terests to those which are common to
them by reason Of their geographical re-
lations. The boundary dispute between
Guatemala and Mexico has afforded this
Government an opportunity to exercise
it's good Offices for preventing rupture
between those States, and for procuring .
peaceful solution Of the question. I
cherish . strong hope that in view of our
relations Of amity with both countries.
our friendly counsels will prevail.
The Costa RIGA government lately
formed IN engagement with Columbia for
settling, by arbitration, the boundary
question between those countries, provid-
ing that the part of the arbitrants should
be offered successfully to the King of the
Belgians, the King Of Spain and the Pres
ident Of the Argentine Confederation. The
King Of the Belgians has declined to act,
but l am not as yet advised of the action
of the King of Spain. As we have certain
interests in the disputed territory which
are protected by our treaty engagement
with one Of the parties, It is important
that the arbitration should not without
our consent affect our rights, and this
Government has accordingly thought
proper to make its views known to the
them to the Belgian Government.
THE COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT.
The questions growing out of the pro-
posed inter oceanic water way across the
1sthmus of Panama are Of grave national
been upmindful of the solemn obligations
imposed upon it by its compact Of 1916
with Colombia as the independent and
sovereign mistress of the territory crossed
by the canal, and has sought to render
them effective by fresh engagements with
the Colombian Republic, looking to their
practical execution. The negotiations to
this end, after they had reached what
appeared to be q mutually satisfactory
solution here, were met in Colombia by y
disavowal Of the powers which its envoy
had assumed and by proposal for re-
newed negotiations on a modified basis.
Meanwhile this government learned that
Colombia had proposed to the European
Powers to join in a guarantee Of the
neutrality of the proposed Panama coun-
Gil, q guarantee which would be in direct
contravention of our obligations as the
sole guarantee of the integrity of Column
bian Territory and of the neutrality Of
the canal itself. My lamented predeces-
sor felt it his duty to place before the
European powers the reasons which make
the prior guarantee of the United States
indispensable, and for which the inter-
lection Of any foreign guarantee might be
regarded as superauous and unfiiendly
act.
THE CLAYToN-BuLwERT TREATY.
Foreseeing the probable reliance of the
British government on the provisions of
the Clayton Bulwer treaty of 1850, as af-
fording room for q share in the guaran-
tees which the United States convenanted
with Colombia for years before, have
not hesitated to supplement the action of
my predecessor by proposing to her Ma
iesty's government the modification of
that instrument, and the abrogation of
euch clauses thereof as do not compo,t
with obligations of the United States to-.
ward Colombia, or with the vital needs of
the two friendly parties to the compact.
CHILL AND PERU.
This government sees with great con-
Germ the continuance of the hostile rela-
ton between Chill, Bolivia and Peru. An
early peace between these republics is
much to be desired, not only that they
may themselves be spared further misery
and bloodshed, but because their con-
tinued antagonism threatens consequent
ces which are in my judgment dangerous
to the interests Of republican government
on this continent, and calculated to
to destroy the best elements of our free
and peaceful civilization. AS in the
present excited condition of popular feel
ing in those countries there has beer
serious Misrepresentation Of the posi-
tion of the United States, and as separate
diplomatic intercourse with each through
independent ministers is sometimes sub
ject, owing to the want Of prompt recipro-
cal communication, to temporary mis-
understanding, have deemed it judicious
at the present time to send . special
envoy accredited to all and each Of them,
furnished with general instructions,
which, will, trust, enable him to bring
these powers into friendly relations.
THE GENEVA AWARD.
At it's last extra session the Senate
called for the text Of the Geneva con-
vention for the relief of the wounded in
war. I trust this action foroshadows