The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-12-07

| To Tie application 0f Il license tax Ol
foreigners doing business in Turkey
but have opposed the oppressive stor-
| age tax upon petroleum entering the
ports of that country.
EGYPT.
| The government of the Khedive has
| proposed that the authority of the mix.
ed judicial tribunals in Egypt be ex.
tended SO as to cover citizens Of the
| United States accused of crime, who
are now tried before Consular courts
| This government is not iniispOsed t.
| accep, the change. but believes that its
| terms should be submitted for criticism
| to q commission appointed To revise the
| whole subject.
| OUR MEXICAN BOUNDARY.
At no time in our national history
| has there been more manifest need OF
close ard lasting relations with a neigh,
| boring state than now exists with re-
| spect to Mexico. The rapid influx OF
our capital and enterprise into that
| country shows by what has already
been accomplished the vast reciprocal
! advantages which must attend the pro-
| gress of its internal development.
| The treaty of commerce and nagivatiOn
| of 1913 has been terminated by the
Mexican government and by the absence
OF conventional engagements. The
| rights of our citizens in Mexico now
| depend upon the domestic statutes of
the republic. There have been in
! stances of harsh enforcement of the
| laws against our vessels and citizens in
Mexico, and of denial of diplomatic re-
sort for thier protection. The initial
! step toward better understanding has
hQnn talya,, i,,t hn t;af; l>x, no
commission authorized by Congress of
| treaty, which is still before the SEN
ate. awaiting it's approval.
The provisions for the reciprocal
crossing of the troops in pursuit of hos
tile Indians have been prolonged for
another year. The operations of the
forces of both governments against the
SavageS have been SucceSSful; and sew
| eral of their most dangerous bands
have been captured or dispersed by the
skill and valOr of United States and
Mexican soldiers fighting in common
cause. The convention for the reSllrvey
! of the boundary from the Rio Grande
to the Pacific, having been ratified and
exchanged, the preliminary recOnnOiS-
sence therein stipulated has been eff
fected. 1t now rests with Congress to
make provision for completing the sur
yey and resetting the boundary mOnu-
mentS.
TIE OLD CASE OF BENZ. WE'LL.
A convention was signed with Next
co on } uly Ii, 1882, providing tor the
rehearing of the cases of BENZ. We'll
and the Abra Silver Mining Company.
in whose favor awards were made by
the late American and Mexican Claims
Commission. That convention still
awaits the consent of the Senate
Meanwhile, because of the charges
OF fraudulent awards, which have made
new commission necessary, the Exc
cutive has directed the suspension of
payments OF the distributive quota
received from Mexico.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
Our geographical proximity to Cen
trial America and our political and
commercial relations with the States
of that country justify, in my judg-
ment, such material increase OF our
Consular corps as will place at each
capital a Consul General.
SOUTH AMERICA.
The contest between Bolivia and
Chilli and Peru has passed from the
stage of srrategetic hostilities to that
of negotiation, in which the Consuls
of the government has been exercised.
The demands of Chill for absolute
cession OF territory have been main
tanned and accepted by the party of
General lglesias, to the extent of con-
ciud Ing a treaty of peace with Chill in
general conformity with the terms of
the protocol signed in my last between
the Gillian commander, and Gen. lyle
siaS. AS resu t of the conclusion of this
treaty, Gen. Iglesias has been form
ally recognized by Chill as President
of Peru, and his government installed
at Lima, which has been evacuated by
the Chilians. A call has been issued
by Gen. lglesias for representative
assembly to be elected on the 18th of
January, and to meet in Lima on the
lSt OF March next. Meanwhile, the
provisional government of Gen. Lyle
sias has applied for recognition to the
principal powers of America and
Wan people shall be manifested, l
shall not hesitate to recognize the gov
eminent approved by them.
Diplomatic and naval representa-
tives OF this government attended at
Caracas the centennial celebration
of the birth of the iliustriOuS Bolivar.
AT the same time the Inauguration OF
the statue OF Washington in the
Venezuelan capita! testifi, d to the
ven ration in which his memory is
h, ID there.
CoraresS. at its last session, author
IL d the Executive to propose to the
Y III Zuaian government 4 reOpening
OF the awards OF the mixed commission
of Caracas. The d parlur. from
this country of the Venezuelan Min
lister has delayed The opening of
negotiations for revising the commits
sion. This government holds that
until the re-est"b iSlment of treaty
on this SUBJECT Inc Vent zuelan
gova!rm nj must continue to make
the payments provided for in the con-
vention of 1866.
There is ground for believing that
the dispute growing out of the unpaid
to France will be satisfactorily adj
justed. The French cabinet has pro-
posed basis of settlement which
meets my approval; hut as it involves
a recaSting OF the annual quotas of
the foreign dabt, it has been deemed
advisable 10 submit the proposal to the
jud Imcnt OF The cabinets OF Berlin.
Copenhagen, the Hague, London and
Madrid.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
At the recent coronation of His
Majesty King Kalakua this govern
ment was represented, both diploma
ticaliy and by the formal visit of a
vessel of war.
The question of terminating or
modifying the existing reciprocity
treaty with Hawaii is now before
Congress. | am convinced that the
charges of abuse and frauds under
that treaty have been exaggerated,
and | renew the suggestion OF last
wears message that the treaty be mo-
dilitd wherever its provisions have
proved OnerOus to legitimate trade
between the two countries. / am not
disposed To favor the entire cessation
vi treaty relations which have fostered
good will between the two countries
and contributed toward the equality OF
Hawaii in the family OF nations.
EASTERN NATIONS.
In pursuance of the policy declared
by this government of extending our
intercourse with the Eastern nations,
legations have. during the past year,
been established in Persia, S am and
COrea. 1t is probable that permanent
missions of those countries will, ere
long, be maintained in the United
States. A special embassy from Siam
IS now OH its way hither. Treaty re-
lations with Corea were perfected by
the exchange at Seoul. on the 10th of
May last, of the Publications of the
lately-conc.ule convention, and en-
vOys from the King of TalchOsan have
visited this country and received q
cordial welcome.
COrea, as vet unacquainted with the
methods of Western civilization, now