The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-06

I duly accredited in an honorary capacity
1t is hoped that congress will give sucl
prominence to their participation as the,
may seem to deserve
The abolition of all discriminating dutie
against the Dutch Colonial production o
the Dutch East Indies as are imported
hither from the Hollands, has been alread,
considered by congress. trust that at thu
present session the matter may be favor
ably concluded. The insecurity of life
| and property in many parts of Turkey ha.
given rise to correspondence with the
Porte looking particularly to the bette,
protection of American missionaries in the
Empire, The condemned murderer of the
eminent DR.. Justin W. Parsons has moi
yet been, executed, although oul
government has repeatedly demanded it.
The Swiss government has selected the
good officers of our diplomatic and consu
lar agents for the protection of Switz citi
zens in countries where it is not itself rep
| resented, and this requesthas, within prop.
er limits, been granted, and onr agents in
Switzerland have been instructed to pro-
test against the conduct of the authorities
of certain commissioners in preventing the
emigration to this country of criminal and
other Objectionable persons. Several such
persons, through the cooperation of the
commissioners of emigration, at New York,
have been sent back by the steamers which
brought them; a continuance of thiscourse
may prove a more effective remedy than
diplomatic remonstrance.
Treaties of commerce and navigation
and for the regulation of consoler privi-
leges have been considered with Roumani
and Servia since their admission into the
family of European states. it is natural
well contiguous states having like institu-
tions and like aims of advancement and
Developments The friendship of the
United States and Mexico has been con-
stantly maintained, the government has
lost no occasion Of encouraging the Mexi
can government to benifcent realization
of the mutual advantage which win result
from a more intimate commercial inter
course, and from the opening of the rich
interior of Mexico to railroad enterprise, !
deem it important that means be provided
to restrain the law breaking unfortunately
so common ON the frontier, and to sup
press the forays of the reservation Indians
on either side of the Rio Grande.
The neighboring states of Central Amer
lea has preserved internal peace, and their
outward relations toward us have been
those OF intimate friendship These are
encouraging signs Of their growing dispo-
sition to subordinate their local districts to
those which are common to them by reason
of their geographical stations. The bound
ary dispute between Guatamala and Mex
leo has offered the government an oppor-
tunity to exercise its government offices fol
preventing a rupture between those states;
and for procuring a peaceful solution OF
the question. / cherish strong hope that
in view of our relation of amity with both
countries. our friendly counsels may sue
ceed
The Cost Ricoan government lately form
ed an engagement with Columbia for set
Ting by arbitration, the boundary question
between those countries providing that the
post of arbitrators should be offered sue
cessively 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 not
as yet advised of the action of the King o1
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. This Government has accordingly
thought proper to make its views known
to the parties to the agreement as to init
mate them to the Belgian government. 81
The questions growing out of the pro
posed Inter Oceanic water way across the
Isthmas of Panama are of grave national
Importance. This government has lot
been unmindful of the solemn obligations
| imposed upon it by its compact of 1916
| with Columbia and the independent and
sovereign ministers of territory crossed by
canal, and have sought to render effective
| by fresh engagements with the Colum
| To- tn fina
execution of the negotiations to this end
after they had reached what appeared
to be mutually satisfactory.
They here were met in Columbia by {
disavowal of the powers which its ENJOYS
had assumed and by proposal for renew
ed negotiation on modified basis. Mean
while this government has learned that Go
| lumbia had proposed to the European pow
ers to Join in guarantee of the neutralit,
| of the proposed canal "a guarantee which
| would be in direct contravention OF on
obligation as the sole guarantee of the In
| tegrity of Columbian territory and of tn
| neutrality of the canal itself Ny lament
ed predecessor felt it his duty to place be
/ fore the European powers the reason
which make the prior guarantee OF tn
| United States indispensable, and for whicl
| the interjection of any foreign guarante
might be regarded as superHuous anu d.
unfriendly act.
/ Foreseeing the probable reliance of tn
British government on the provisions o
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty OF 1850, as al
fording room for share in the guarantee
which the United States conenstated wit
| Columbia four years before, ] have no
hesitated to supplement the action OF m
predecessor by proposing to Her Majesty
government the modification of that il
4 strument and the abrogation of sue
clauses thereof as do not conflict with OF
legations of the United States toward &C
lumbia or with the vital needs of the liv
J formerly parties to the compact. z
& This Government sees with great cor
cern the continuous hostile relations be
tween Chill Bolivia and Peru, an earl
peace between these Republics is much
J be desired, not only that they themselve
be spared further misery and bloodshe
but because their continued antagonisl
threatens consequences which are in m
Judgment dangerous to the interests {
Republican Governments on this Cont
nent and calculated to destroy the bes
elements of our free and peaceful civil
zation.
as in the present excited condition of pol
ular feeling in these countries there hs
| been serious msapprehensions OF the pos
ton of the United States and as separa'
diplomatic intercourse with each throug
i independent ministers is sometimes sui