Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-05
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
continued from four,h ragc.

them. The diplomatic and naval rep
rcsentatiyes In the government AT
| tended Mt Caracas the Centennial eel
ebrotiop of the birth of the illustrious
| Boliyar. and at the same time the IN
aururation OF the statue of Nasn-
| inrton In the Venezuelan capital. Con-
oress nj its last session authorized the
1 executive to propose to the Venezuelan
government an opening OF the awards
of the mixed commission of Caracas,
but the departure from this country
of the Venezuelan minister has de-
layed the opening of negotiations.
| This government holds that until the
establishment of n treaty on this sub
ject. the Venezuelan government must
continue to make the payment provi-
ded for in the convention of 1866.
| There is ground for believing that the
dispute growing out of the unpaid OBJ
| legations due from Venezuela to France
will be satisfactorily adjusted The
French cabinet has proposed basis OF
settlement which meets my approval,
but ms IL involves a relation of the an
nual quotas of the foreign debt, 1t has
been deemed advisable to submit the
proposed question to the judg..
ment of the cabinets of
Berlin, Copenhagen, The Hague,
London and Madrid. At the recent
coronation of his majesty,
KING KALAKUA,
this government was. represented
both automatically and by the formal
visit of vessel of war. The ques-
| ton of terminating or modifying the
| "
| is now before congress. | am con-
WINGED that the charges of abuse and
| frauds under the treaty have been eX-
aggerated, and / renew the suggestion
| of last wears message that the treaty
he modified wherever its provisions
have Iroved onerous to legitimate
| trade between the two countries. /
am not disposed to favor the
entire cessation of treaty
relations which have foslered
good will between the two countries
and contributed toward the equality
of Hawaii among nations. In pursu-
ance OF the policy declared by this
government of extending free inter-
course with Eastern nations, negotia-
tons during the past year have been
lavished on
PERSIA, 81 M y Nd NOtEA.
II is probable that permanent missions
in those countries will ere long be
maintained by us. A special embassy
from Siam is on its way hither. Treaty
relations with Corea were perfected by
| the exchange at Seoul on the 10Th of
| May last of the ratificatiOns of the
lately concluded convention, and
ENJOYS from the king of Tab
| ChosHn have visited this country
and received cordial welcome. CO.
| rea, as yet unacquainted with
the methods of Western civiliza-
| ton, now invites the attention of those
| interested in the advancement of our
foreign trade, as it needs the imple-
ments and products which the United
States are ready to supply. We seek
nothing of its commerce and no adj
vantages over either nation, but as the
Chosunese in reaching for "A higher
civilization have confided in this re-
public, we cannot regard with indifler-
ence any encroachments on their
! rights.
CHINA,
by the payment of money
! indemnity, las settled certain
| long pending claims of our
citizens, and have strong hopes that
| the remainder will soon he adjusted.
| Questions have arisen touching the
rights OF Americans and other foreign
| manufacturers in China under the pro-
vision oftreaties which permit aliens
to exercise industries in that coun-
try. On this specific point,
our treaty is silent, but UNI
der the operation of the most favored
nation clause, we have like privilege
! with those of other powers. While 1T
is the duty of the government to see
| that our citizens have the full enjoy
ment of every benefit received by
others, | doubt the eXpediency of lead
| ing in "A movement to constraln an in-
| depreciation which we have an indirect
treaty right to exact. The transfer to
China of American capital for the en-
! ployment there of Chinese labor would
| in effect inauguratea competition for
the control of markets now supplied
by our home industries. There is
good reason to believe that the law
restricting the immigration of Chinese
| has been violated or otherwise disre-
garded by .he officials OF China, upon
whom is devolved the duty of certify
ing that the emigrants belong TO the
excepted class. Measures have been
taken to ascertain the facts incident TO
this supposed infraction, and it is be-
lieved that the government of China
will cooperate with the United
States in securing faithful
observance of the law The sole con-
sideration which prompted congress
at its last session 10 return to Japan
the Simonisky indemnity seems to me
to require nj its hands like action in re-
spect to the Canton indemnity, now
amounting to 100000. The questions
of the general revision of the
TREATIES OF JAPAN
mas been considered in an internation-
al conference held at Tolat, but with
out definite result as yet This gov
ernment is disposed to concede the re-
quests of Japan TO retain its own tariff
duties, but to provide such proper ju-
dical tribunals as may commend
themselves to the Western powers for
the trial of causes in which foreigners
are parties, and 10 assimilate the
terms and duration of trea-
ties to those of n civilized
state. Through our ministers at Lon
| don and Mon royia the povarnmant