The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-05

Mexico and Guatemala which led
enls government to proffer it's
friendly counsels to both parties.
mas been amicably settled.
"A cnange has occurred in our re-
laClons with Venezuela. Iagain in
woke your attention to the matter of
Inc pending wars against that re-
puDHc, TO which reference was made
IN a previous message from the ex-
ecut1ve at your last session. An in
Vltatlon has been received from the
government Of Venezuela, to send
representatives in July, 1883, to Car
aeeas, for participation in the cen
tennial celebration Of the birth of
Bolivar, the founder of South
American independence. In connec
ton with the event, 1t is designed to
commence the erection at Caracas.
of statue of Washington. and con-
duct an Industrial exhibition, which
will be open to American products.
| request that the United States be
represented, and that suitable pro-
vision lie made therefor.
| The elevation of the grade of our
mission in Central America to the
plenlpotentiary rank which was au-
| thorized by Congress, at its last ses-
tslon, has been since effected.
CHILL AND PERU.
The war between Peru and Be-
livia on one side, and Chilli on the
other, began more than three years
ago, on the occupation by Chill, in
1880, Of all the territory of Bolivia.
Continued negotiations for peace
We're conducted under the direction
Of the United States. The allies re-
fused to cede any territory, but
Chill has since become master of the
whole coast Of both countries, of the
capital of Peru, and since,
as you have already been advised,
by correspondence transmitted,
to you. In January last this gov
: eminent sent a special mission to
/ the belligerant powers to express
3 the hope that Chill would be dis
S posed to accept money indemnity
: for the expenses of the war, and to
: relinquish her demand for portion
3 of the territory of her antagonist.
: In this recommendation, which
f Chill declined to follow, this govern
D ment did not assume the enforce
1 ment of it for it cannot be
f enforced without a resort to meas
Ures which WoNld be in
keeping neither with the tenn
! per of our people, nor with the spirit
of our institutions. The power of
: Peru no longer extends over It's
J whole territory, and in the event OF
: our interference to dictate peace il
= would need to be supplemented by
: the 1armies and navies Of the
i United States. Such inter
ference would almost ineyita
bic lead the establishment OF
, a protectorate result utterly al
odds with our past policy, injurious
to our present interest, and full of
embarrassments for the future
L For effecting the termination OF
: hostitities upon terms at ones
e just to the victorious nations, and
E generous to its adYersaries, this go
: vernment has spared no efforts, save
. such as might involve the cOmplica-
tions, which I have indicated. It is
:. greatly to be deplored that Chill
seems resolved to exact such.rigoF
Gus conditions of peace and is indiS.
! posed to submit to arbitration, the
terms Of an amicable settlement
No peace is likely to be lasting, that
! is not sufficiently equitable and just
z to command the approval Of other
! nations.
PEACE CONGRESS.
About. a year since invitations
were extended to the nations of this
r continent to send representatives tC
q peace congress to assemble al
: Washington in November, 1882
: The time of the meeting was fixed
at period then. remote in the hope,
Y as the invitation itselfdeelared, thai
q i'll the meantime the disturbances
g between the South American re
f publics would be adjusted. AS thai
q expectation seemed unlikely to be
: realized, l asked in April last, for an
expression of opinion from the two
d houses of Congress. as to the ad
: visibility Of holding the proposed
o convention at the time appointed
?. This action was prompted in part
t by doubts which mature reflection
!, had suggested, whether the djplOH-
r attic usage and traditions of the
It government did not make it fitting
3, that the executive should consul
% the representative of the people
IS before pursuing a line of policy some
r what novel in character and far
b reaching IN its possible eonse
[ auenceS. In view of the fact tina
II no action was taken by Congress il
r. the premises and that no provision
% had been made for the necessary ex
st penses, l subsequently decided
i postpone the convention, and S
Of notified the several government
I'd which had been invited to attend.
am unwilling to dismiss the subiee
without assuring you of my SUI
40 port of any measures the wisdom c
~ Congress may devise for the promo
~ ton of peace on this continent, an
"a throughout the world, and / trua
sf that the time is nigh that whe
% with the universal consent Of th
a civilized people all internal diffe
i 'ts erces shall be determined withol
10 resort to arms, by the benignal
- processes of arbitration.
s. DIPLOMATIC.
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