Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-12-14

the mexican government ana III ING
absence Of convention engagements
the rights Of our citizens in = Mexico
now depend upon the domestic statutes Of that
republic. There have been instances of harsh
enforcement Of the laws against our vessels
| and citizens in Mexico, and of denial Of diplo-
| matte resort for their protection The in
itial step toward better undertaking has
| been taken in the negotiation, by the commits
sion authorized by congress, of treaty which
| is still before the senate for approval The
| provisions for the reciprocal defense of the
| frontier by the troops in pursuit of hos
tile Indians have been prolonged fo-
| another year. The operations of the
forces of both governments against
savages have been successful, and several of
| the most dangerous tribes dispersed by the skill
and valOr Of United States and Mexican soldiers
! fighting in a common cause. The convention
! for the resurvey Of the boundary from the
Rio Grande to the Pacific having been ratified
! and exchanged, the preliminary reconnois-
| sance therein stipulated has been effected. It
| now rests with congress to make provision for
| completing tho survey and resetting the boun-
| dairy monuments.
convention was signed with Mexico ON
! July 13, 1882, providing for the rehearing
of the case of Benjamin We'll
| vs.. The Abra Sylon Mining Company, in whose
| favor awards were made by the late American
and Mexican claims commission, That con-
venton still awaits the action Of the senate.
| Meanwhile, because Of the charges of fraudu-
| lent awards which have made new commits
! sion necessary, the executive has directed the
| suspension of pay of the distribution quota re-
! ceived from Mexico
OUR CENTRAL AMERICAN NEIGHBoRs.
! Our geographical proximity to Central Amer
! lea, and our political and commercial relations
! with the seat of that country, justify, in my
! Judgment, such material increase Of consular
corps as will place at each capital consul
| general. The contest between Bolivia,
| Chill and Peru have passed from the stage of
| strategic hostlities to that of negotia-
| tlon in which the consuls of this government
| have boen exercised The demands of Chill
! for absolute cession Of territory have been
| maintained and accepted by the party of Gen.
! lgleslas to the exreas Of concluding treaty
OF peace with the government Of Chill, in
| general conformity with the terms OF the pro-
tocoi signed in May last bstween the Chilian
| commandry and Gen. Iglesias. AS result Of
| the conclusion of this treaty Gen. Iglcsias has
been formally recognized by Chilli as president
| of Peru, and his government Installed at Lima,
which has been evacuated by the Chlians. A
| call has been issued by Gen. Iglesias for rep
| resentatve assembly to be elected Oh the 18Th
| Of January, and to meet at Lima on the LIST of
March next Meanwhile the provisional gov
| ernment Of Gen. Iglesias has applied for rec
| ognlton to the principal powers Of America
aud Europe. When the will of the Peruvian
| people shall be manifested I shall not
hesitate to recognize the diplomatic and
representatives approved by them. Represen-
tatlVes of this government attended at Caracas
the centennial celebration Of the birth
Of the iIlustrous Bolivar At the same time the
unwilling of statue of Washington in the
Venezuelan capital testified to the veneration in
which his memory is held. there Congress at
It's last session authorized the execu. to pro-
pose to the Venezuelan government reopening
OF the awards Of the mixed commission of Car |
acas, and the departure from this country of
the Venezuelan minister has delayed the open
ing OF negotiations for reviving the commits !
sion. This government holds that until the !
re-estabhshment of treaty on this subject, |
the Venezuelan government must continue to !
make these payments provided for in the
convention of 1866. There is ground for be-
lief that the dispute growing out of the un-
paid obligations due from venezuela to France
will be satisfactorily adjusted. The French |
cabinet has proposed s. basis OF settlement |
which meets my approval, but as it involves |
recastng Of the annual quotas Of the foreign !
debt it has been deemed advisable to submit |
the proposal to the judgements Of the cabinets |
OF Berlin, Copenhagen, the Hague, London
and Madrid.
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
AT the recent coronation Of his majesty |
King Kalakaua this government was repre-
sented automatically and by the formal visit of
vessel OF war. The question OF terminating or !
modifying the existing reciprocity treaty with !
Hawaii is now before congress. I am con- |
WINGED that the charges of abuse and frauds |
under that treaty have been exaggerated, and I |
renew the suggestions of last years message, |
that the treaty be modified wherever its pro-
visions have proved oDerous to legitimate |
trade. / am not disposed to favor the entire
cessation of treaty relations which have fos- |
tered good will between the countries, and |
contributed toward the equality of Hawaiian |
among the nations.
GOOD WILL IN THE ORIENT.
In pursuance of the policy declared
by this government Of extending our inter
during the past year been established in Per-
sia, Siam and Corea. It ls probable that per-
manen5 missions from those countries will ere |
long be maintained in the United States. A !
special embassy from Siam is now on its way
h'ther Treaty relations with Cores were per-
fec.ed by the exchange ut Stimuli on tho 18Th of |
May last Of the ratification Of the lately cora +
Guided convention, and ENJOYS from tho !,
king Of Zanzibar have visited this
country IA, and received cordial wei
the methods of Western civilization now in
vi1es the attention. of those interested in the !
foreign trade, as it noads the implements and |
products which the United States are ready to |
supply. We seek ny monopoly of it's COM
merce and no advantage over other nations. |
but as the Chinese in reaching for higher |
civilization have confded in this republic, we |
cannot regard with indifference any encroach- |
lnents on their rights
CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES.
China, BY the payment of a money indernni- !
ty, has settled certain Of the long pending |
claims Of our citizens, and I have |
strong hopes that the remainder will |
soon be adjusted. Questions have arisen !
touching the rights of American and other !
foreign manufacturers in China, under tho !
provisions Of treaties which permit aliens to |
exercise their Industries in that country. On |
this specific point our own treaty is silent |
But under the operation Of the most favored |
nations clause we have like privileges to those |
Of other powers. While it is the duty of the |
government to see that our citizens have the |
full enjoyment of every benefit secured by |
treaty, J. doubt the expediency of lead !
ing in a movement to constrain China |
to admit an interpretation by which |
we have only an indirect right to exact the |
For the employment there of Chinese labor |
would in effect lnaugurate competition for |
the control of markets now supplied by our |
home industries There is good reason to be- |
heve that the law restricting the immigra- |
ton of Chinese has been violated Intentionally |
or otherwise by the officials of China upon
whom is devolved the duty of certifying that |
the emigrants belong to the excepted classes. I
Measures have been taken to ascertain the /
facts incident to this supposed infraction |
and it is believed that the government Of T
China will cooperate with the United States in |
securing the faithful observance Of the law. |
The same considerations which prompted con- |
gress at its last session to return to Japan the
Simoneskis indemnity seem to me to require |
at its hands like action in respect to the Can |
ton indemnity fund, now amounting to $780, |
OOO The question of the general revision of |
the foreign treaties of Japan has been consid- |
cred in an international conference held at |
al. Int daGn