, 1882-12-08
Presidents Message.

The second Message OF President
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We extract tarIoirom a. follows;
TN, arrest of citizens ID. tine jn!too
States iu I.luud he SLY, has hyrl
.au. Nh, cause on the pant OF Great
Britain tu show disposition to re
.uyrt om rights by the release oi tL,
-..urytod parties.
CIR forugu relations are discussed
generally in the outset of tine ines
age. Among other subjects treated
upon is the iut,rocoauic canal the
Berlin exhibition Of 1883, the mission
,o Italy IN the dual capacity "ulcn
a, representative occUmcsot Consul
General and Minister, our past
pleasant dealings with Russia, trade
marks and patent rights III france,
and other questions with Spain, Bel
-ium, Switzerland, Turkey, CHINA,
Japan. Egypt, Liberia, &c,
With regard to Chinese immigra-
ton the President says:
The recent legislation restricting
the immigration Of laborcrs from
China has giyeIs rise to the question
II whether Chinese proceeding to or
from another country may lawfully
pass through our own. In constru-
ing the act of May 6, 1882, in connec-
ton with the, treaty of Nov. |, 1850,
the restriction would seem to DO Inn
tied to Chinese immigrants coming
to the United States as laborers, and
should not forbid Il mere transit
across our country. ask the atten-
ton Of Congress TO the subject for
such action, If any, as may be deem
ed advisable"
Hawaiian reciprocity is considered
in the paragraph following:
The reciprocity treaty with Ha
waii will become terlninable after
September 9, 1883, on two months
notice by either party. While Ger
tain provisions of that compact may
have proved onerous its existence has
fostered commercial relations which
it is important to preserve. sug
gest, therefore, that an early consid
alton be giye1to such notifications
Of the treaty as seem to be demanded
by the interest of our increasing
trade"
The Chilian Peruvian affair is
treated at more length in the para
graphs following:
Tho war between Peru and Boil
via on the one side and Chill on the
other, began more than three years
ago. On the occupation by Chill in
1880 Of all the literal territory of Bo-
livia, negotiations for peace were con
ducted under the direction of the
United States. The allies refused to
concede any territory, but Chill has
since become master of the whole
coast of both countries, and Of the
capital OF Peru year since, as you
have already been advised by CORES
pondence transmitted.
In January last this Government
sent special mission to the belliger-
emit powers to express the hope that
Chlll would be disposed to accept
money idemnlty for the expenses OF
the war, and to rellnqulsh her de-
mand for portion OF the territory
OF her antagonist In this recon-
meindatlon, winch Chlll declined TO
follow, this Government did not as
sumo the enforcement, nor can 1t be
enforced without resort to measures
which would be in keeping neither
with the temper OF our people nor
the spirit of our institutions.
The power OF Peru no longer ex-
tends over its whole territory, and in
the event of our interference to die
tate peace would necessarily be sup
ported 10y the armies and navies OF
the United States. Such interference
would almost inevitably lead to the
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