Omaha daily bee., 1883-12-05

lgleslas mas appLeu Tor recognition To
the principal powers of America and
Europe. When the will of the Peruvian
people shall be manifested, | shall not
hesitate to recognize the government ap.
proved by them. Diplomatic and naval
representatives of this government at
tended Mt Caracas the centennial celebra-
ton of the birth of the illustrious Boil
var. At the same time the inauguration
of the statue of Washington in the Ven
zuelan capital testified the devotion in
which his memory is held there.
VENEZUELA.
Congress at its last session authorized
the executive to propose to the Nenezu.
elan government. a reoponing of the
awards of the mixed commission of Ca.
reas The departure from this country
of the Venezuelan minister, has delayed
| the opening of negotiations for reviewing
the commission. This government holds
that until the re- establishment of a treaty
on this subject the Venezuelan govern
ment must continue to make the pay
ments provided for in the constitution of
| 1866.
There is ground for believing that the
dispute growing out of the unpaid. obliga-
tions due from Venezula to France will
be satisfactorily adjusted. The French
cabinet has proposed a basis of settlement
which meets my approval, but rs 1T in
wolves a recasting of the annual quotas of
the foreign debt it has been deemed ad-
visable to submit the proposal to the
Judgment of the cabinets of Berlin,
Copenhagen, The Hague, London and
Madrid.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
At the recent coronation of his majesty,
King Kalukua, this government was rep
formal visit of a vessel of war.
The question of terminating or modi-
flying the existing reciprocity treaty with
Hawaii is now before congress. | am
convinced that the charges of abuse and
frauds under that treaty have been exag-
gerated, and | renew the suggestion of
last years message that the treaty be
modified whenever its provisions have
proved onerous to Legitimate trade be-
tween the two countries. | am not dis
posed to favor the entire cessation of
treaty relations which have fostered good
will between the countries and contribut-
ed toward the equality of Hawaii in the
, family of nations.
PERSIA, SIAM AND CoREA.
In pursuance of the policy declared by
this government of extending our inter
course with the eastern nations, nego-
~tiations have, during the past year, been
established with Persia, Siam and Corea.
1t is probable that permanent missions
of those countries will ere long, be main
1,,,nl -, a., TT,it,l S+,fng upnria1
embassy from Siam is Oh its way hither.
Treaty relations with Corea were per-
fected by the exchange at Ieoul on the
10Th of May, last, of the notifications of
the lately concluded convention and en-
voys from the kingof Tahchosun have Wis
tied this country and received a cordial
welcome. Corea, yet unacquainted with
the methods of western civilization now
invites the attention of these Interested
in the foreign trades. Asst needs the i'm
Elements and products which the United
, States are ready to supply, we seek no
monopoly of ita commerce and no advan-
tages over other nations. Bat as the
Chinese, in rel Fling a far hig.4 ,,e;viliaa.
) ton, have coE1s ded / TINS re ,o.Dlic, we
cannot regard with Indifference, any en-
: croachments on their rights.
. CHINA AND JAPAN.
China, by the payment of a money in
demnlty, has settled certain of the long
pending claims of our citizens, and / have
strong hopes that the remainder will soon
be adjusted. Questions having arisen
touching the rights of American and
other foreighn manufacturers in China
under the provisions of treaties which
! permit aliens to exercise their industries
in that country, and on thisspecitic point
: our own treaty is silent, but under the
operation of the ''most favored nations
+ clause" we have like privileges with
those of other people, and it is the duty
of the government to see that our citizens
have the full enjoyment of every
benefit secured by treaty, | doubt
the expediency Of leading in a
movement to constrain China to admit
an Interpretation which We have only by
an indirect treaty the right to exact.
The transfercnce to China of American
capital for the employment there of Chi
nese labor, would in effect inaugurate a
competition for the control of the mar
kets now supplied by our home indus
E tries. There is good room to believe
that the law restricting the immigration
. of Chinese has been violated intention
ally or otherwise by the officials of China,
upon whom devolved the duty OF
certifying that the immigrants be-
long to the excepted classes. Meas,
ures have been taken to ascertain
the facts incident to this supposed infrac,
ton and it is believed that the govern.
ment of China will cooperate with the
UnitedStates in enforcing the faithful OBJ,
s%ervance of the law. The same conside.
r~ations which prompted congress at it's
: last session to return to Japan the Simo.
noski indemnity seems to me to require
at its hands like action in respect to the
Canton indemnity fund now amounting
to three hundred thousand dollars. The
question of the general revision of the
foreign treaties of Japan has been con-
sidered in an international conference
held at Toxic but without definite result
as yet. This government is disposed tc
concede the requests of Japan to deter
mine its own tariff duties, provide such
proper judicial tribunals as may commend
, themselves to the western powers for the
! trial of causes to which foreigners are
. parties and to assimilate the terms and
' duration of its tribes to those of Other
civ ilized states.
LIBERIA AND HAYTI.
Through our ministers at London and
!, Moravia,n the government has endeay'