St. Landry democrat., 1883-12-15

| harsh enforcement of laws against our YES
sells and citizens, and of the denial of the Iii
plomatic resort for their protection. The
initial step toward better understanding has
been taken in the negotiation by the commits
sion authorized by Congress Of treaty which
is still before the Senate awaiting its approx
| al The provisions of the reciprocal crossing
of the frontier by the troops in pursuit OF
hostile Indians have been prolonged for
| another year. The operation of the troops OF
both Governments against the savages have.
been successful, and several of their most
dangerous bands have been captured or oTa dis.
and Mexican soldiers, fighting in q co,nmon
cause The convention for the resuryey Of
from he ho snd te he
preliminary reconnaissance therein stipulated
has been erected. 1t now rests with Congress
vey and reseating the boundary. monuments.
A convention was signed with Mexico on July
10, 1882. providing, for the rehearing OF the
! ing Company, in whose favor awards were
made by the late American and Mexican Com
/ mission. That convention stu awaits the
4 consent of the Senate meanwhile, because the
| charges Of fraudulent awards have made
new commission necessary, and the Execu-
! tive has directed the suspension OF payments
of the dstributiye quota received from Mex
Our geographical proximity to Central Amer
lea, and our political and commercial relations
/ with the States of that country, justify. in my
| Judgment, such a material increase or our
consular corps as will place at each capital q
4 consul-general.
| THE CONTEST BETWEEN BOLIVIA,
! Chill and Peru has passed from the stage OF
strategetic liabilities to that of negotiation, in
which the councils of the Government has,
been exercised. Gen: iglesais has been e e
| 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 lgesas Tor fha 1 rePre
January, and to meet at Lima on the list or
March next. Meanwhile the provisional Gov
| eminent of Gen. Iglesais has applied for rec
| ognition to the principal powers of America.
| and Europe When the will of the Peruvian
people shall be manifested shall not hesi--
| tate to recognize the Government approved.
by them Diplomatic and naval representa-
| tives of the Government attended at Caracas
| the centennial celebration of the birth OF the
auguration of the statue of Washington in the
Venezuelan capital testified to the veneration.
in which his memory is held there: Congress,
at its last session. authorized the Executive to-
propose to the Venezuelan Government a re-
opening of the awards of the mixed commits
sion OF Caracas The departure from TINS
country of the Venezuelan minister has de-
layed the opening of negotiations for reylvIng
the commission. This Government holds that
subject, the Venezuelan Government must
continue to make the payments provided Tor.
in the convention of 1866.
VENEZUELA
There is ground for believing that the dis
pute growing out of the unpaid obligations.
due from Venezuela to France will be salts
factorily adjusted. The French Cabinet has
proposed ii basis of settlement which meets
my approval, but as it involves a recasting OF
the annual quotas of the foreign debt it has
been deemed advisable to submit the propo-
sal to the Judgment of the cabinets Of Berlin
Copenhagen, the Hague, London and Madrid.
AT the recent coronation Of His Majesty.
King Kalakau, this Government was repre-.
sented. both automatically and by tho formal
visit of q vessel of war.
HAWAII.
The question of terminating or modifying
the existing reciprocity treaty with Hawaii is
now before Congress. | am convinced that;
treaty have been exaggerated, and renew the
suggestion Of last years message that the
treaty be modified wherever its provisions,
have proved onerous to legitimate trade be-
tween the two countries. | am not disposed
to favor the entire cessation Of treaty rela-
tons which have fOstered good will between
the countries and contributed toward the,
equality of Hawaii in the family of nations.
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 in Persia,
Siam and Corea. 1t is probable that perma-
be maintained in the United States. A special
embassy from Siam is now on its way hither.
Treaty relations with Corea were perfected
last, of the Publications of the lately concluded
convention and ENJOYS from the King of Tab.
Chosun have visited this country and received
y
ed with the methods of Western civilization,
now invites the attention of those interested
in the advancement Of our foreign trade. AS
1t needs the implements and products which
the United States are ready to supply, we seek.
no monopoly of its commerce and no adyan-
tages oyer other nations But as the Chinese
hded in this Republic. we can not regard
with Indifference any encroachment on their
rights.
CHINESE CLAIMS.
China, by the payment of money indemni
ty, has settled certain of the long-pending
claims of cur citizens, and have strong hopes
Questions have arisen touching the rights of
Americans and other foreigners manufactur--
ing in China under the provisions of treaties
tries i'll that country. On this specific point
our own treaty is silent, but under the opera
ton of most favored nations we have like
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, Idoubt the expedi-
China to admit an Interpretation which we
have only an indirect treaty right to exact.
The transferencc to China of American capi-s
tai for the employment there OF Chinese labor,
would, in effect, inaugurate q competition for.
the control of markets now supplied by our,
home industries.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
There is good reason to believe that the law
respecting the immigration of Chinese has
been violated, Intentionally or otherwise by
tno OHlCitlS OF CuIIla, upon Wn0fn Is deVDlVed
the duty of certifying that the immigrants be-.
long to the excepted classes. Measures have
been taken to ascertain the facts incident to
this supposed infraction, and it is believed
that the Government OF China will cooperate
with the United States in securing the faithful.
observance of the law.
JAPAN
The same consideration which prompted
Congress at it's last session to return to japan
the SimOenski indemnity seems to me to re-
quire at its hands like action in respect to the
Canton indemnity fund. now amounting to-
O,0OO. 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 to concede the re-
quests OF Japan to determine its own tariff du-