The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-12-07

the diplomatic resort for their protection. Tn,
initial step toward better understanding ha
been taken in the negotiation by the commits
sion which was authorized by Congress, of {
treaty which is still before the Senate await
rocal crossing of the frontier by the troops Il
pursuit of hostile Indians have been pro
longed for another year. The operation of the
ages have been successful, and several of theil
most dangerous bands have been captured OF
dispersed by the skill and valOr of United
cause me or sbe IN
yey of the boundary from the Rio Grande tC
the Pacific having been ratified and ex
Changed, the preliminary reconnaissance
i rests with Congress to make provision FOR
4 sSoTphttpg- thsSsuEyey and reseating the
EReqadarg m9numents A convention was
i fdr-the' lEeari,ig Of the case of Benz. Wei
ard: tho .1dra ,Si,rer Mining Company. in
whose fAyeE Awards were made by the late
.AnItffcan and Mexican Commission. That
| convdRtioh still awaits the consent of the Sen.
ate.r Meanwhile, because of the charges of
fraudulent awards which have been made, u
tive has directed the suspension of payments
OF the distribution and quota received from
Mexico,
chilli AND PERU.
The contest between Bolivia, Chilli and Peru
has passed from the stage of strategic hostil-
| tiles to that of negotiations, in which the
Consuls of this Government have
been exercised. The demands of Chill for alb
solute cession of territory have been MAIN
tanned, accepted by the party of General lyle
sias, to the extent of concluding a treaty of
| peace with the Governor of Chilli in general
conformity with the terms of the protocol
| signed in May last between the Gillian COM
mander and General Iglesias. As a result of
the conclusion of the treaty, General Iglesias
recognized
bis Government installed Mt Lima, which has
been evacuated by the Chilians. A call has
been issued by General Iglesias for repre-
sentative assembly to be elected on the 18th
of January, and to meet at Lima on the LIST
of March next. The provisional Government
of General Iglesias has applied for recogni-
ton to the principal powers of America and
Europe. When the will of the Peruvian peo-
pie shall be manifested, / shall not hesitate to
recognize the Government approved by
them. Diplomatic and naval representatives
of the Government attended ut Caracas, the
centennial celebration of the birth of the il
lustrious Bolivar; mt the same time the I'M
Venezuelan capital testified to the generation
i'm which his memory is held there. Congress,
at its last session, authorized the Executive to
propose to the Venezuelan Government a re-
opening of their marts. The departure from
this country of the Venezuelan Minister
has detained the opening of negotiations
for revising the commission; This Govern
ment holds that until the establishment of a
treaty upon this subject the Venezuelan
Government shall continue to make payments
provided for in the Convention of 1866. There
is ground for believing that the dispute grow
ing out of the unpaid obligations due from
Venezuela to France will be satisfactorily ad-
justed.. The French Cabinet has proposed a
basis of settlement which meets with my aI-
prOval, but as it involves q recastng of the
annual quotas of the foreign debt, it has been
deemed advisable to submit the proposal to
the Judgment of the Cabinets of Berlin, Cop
penhagen, the Hague. London and Madrid.
At the recent coronation of His Majesty
King Kalakaua, this Government was repre-
sented both diplomaticallya and by the formal
visit of q vessel of war. The question of ter
minating or modifying the existing reciprOc-
ity treaty with Hawaii is,now before Congress.
am convinced that the charges of abuse and
frauds under that treaty have been eXagger-
ated, and renew the suggestion of last years
message. that the treaty be modified wherever
its provisions have proved enerous to
legitimate trade bctween:s he two countries
am not disposed to favor the entire cessation
of treaty relations which have fostered good
will between the countries, and contributed
toward the equality of Hawaii in in the family
of nations. ..s..
In pursuance of the policy declared by this
Government of extending our intercourse
with the Eastern nations, legations have dur
ing the past year been established i'm Persia
Siam, and COrea. 1t is probable that perma-
nent Commissions from these countries will
ere long be maintained In the United States.
4 special embassy from Siam is now on its
way hither. Treaty relations with Corea were
perfected by the exchange, at Seoul on the
18th of May last of the Notifications of the
from the King have visited this country and
received a cordial welcome. Corea is as vet
unacquainted with the methods Of Western |
those interested in the advancement of our
foreign trade, as it needs the implements and
products which the United States are ready to
supply. We seek no monopoly of its COM
merce and no advantages over other nations,
but as the Chinese in reaching for higher
civilizction have confided in this Republic we
cannot regard with indifference any encroach- |
ment upon their right.
China, by the payment Of money indem-
nifty, has settled certain Of the long-pending |
claims of our citizens, and L have strong |
hopes, that the remainder will soon be adjust |
ed. 9uestiotfS have arisen touching the rights |
Of American and other foreign manufacturers |
in China Snder Che provisions Of treaties |
tries m that country, On this SPECIFIC point |
otfn own treaty. p silent, but under the opera
ton of the most favOredvnatiOn," we have |
Ike privileges with 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, doubt the |
of leading in movement to con-
strain China to admit of an Interpretation
which we have only an indirect treaty right
to exact ~.
The transfer to China of American capital
for the employment there of Chinese labor |
would in effect inaugurate,a competition for
the central markets now supplied by our home
industries There is good reason to believe
that the law restricting the immigration 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.
Measures have been taken to ascertain the
facts incident to this supposed infraction.
and ii is believed that the Government of
China will cooperate with the United States
IN securing the faithful observance of the
aw. The same considerations which prompted
Congress at its last session to return to Japan
he Simoenski indemnity seems to me to re-
Iuire at its hands like actionfn respect to the
Canton indemnity fund. now amounting to |
100000. The question of the general revision
If the foreign treaties has been considered i'm |
an international conference, held at Toxic, but |.
nent is disposed to concede the requests of
Japan to determine its own tariff duties, to
provide such proper judicial tribunals as may
commend themselves to the Western powers
or the trial of causes to which foreigners are
PARTIES and to assimilate the terms and dura-