Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-12-08

March next Meanwhile the provisional Gov
M and i Europe. When the will Of the Peruvian
neOple shall be manifested l 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
iIlustrious Bolivar A. the same time the in
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
opcning of the awards of the mixed commits
sion of Caracas. The departure from this
country of the Venezuelan minister @ mas ae
layed the opening Of negotiations ior rcyitiing
the commission. This Government holds that
until the establishment of a treaty upon this
subject, the Venezuelan Government must
continue to make the payments proVidcd lor
in the convention of 1866.
VENEZUELA.
There is ground for believing that the dis
putc growing out of the unpaid obligations
due from Venezuela to France will be satls-
factorily adjusted. The French Cabinet mas
proposCd a basis of settlement which meets
nv approval, but rs II involves n recastinR OF
the annual quotas OF the foreign debt a ~ mas
sal TO the Judgment of the cabinets of Berlin
Copenhagen the Hague London and Madrid
At the recent coronation or HIS Majesty
Kinw Kalakau, this Government was repre-.
sentcd both automatically and by the 1ormaI
visit of vessel of war
HAWAII
The question of terminating or modifying
the existing reciprocity treaty with Hawai-
before
thr charges of abuse and frauds under that
treaty have been exaggerated ana renew me
suggestion of last year mesSaSe u;sioms ,nss om
have proved oncrous to legitimate trade ne
twccri the two countries L am not uisposeu
TX, favor the entire cessation OF treaty rcia-
tions which have fostcrcd good viii between
the countries and contributed toward the
equality of Hawaii in the fa,niy or nations.
In pursuance of the policy declared by TINS
Government OF
n ExTENDING ORR INTERCOURSE
with the Eastern nations, legations have dur
ing the past year. been established i'll Persia
Siam and COrca. 1t Is prOo;iDlc Lnat porHia
ncnt missions of those countries will. ere long
be maintained in the Cnited states spccial
embassy from Siam l. now on its way hithcr:
Treaty relations with Corea were perfected
by the exchange at Seoul. on the 18th of May
last of the Publications of the latoly concluded
convention and envpys from the King OF iaii-
Chosun have visited this country and received
n cordial welcome Corca as yet unacqurint-
ell with the methods of Western civilization.
now invites the attention of those interested
in the ,dvancc1nrnt of our foreign trade As
it needs the implements and products whlcl
the United States are ready to supply, we seek
no monopoly of its commerce and no adNan-
tagcs over other nations. But as the Chinese
in reaching for Il higher civilization have con,
fidcd in this Republic, we can not regard
with Indifference any cncroachmcnt on their
rights.
CHINESE CLAIMS.
# China, by the payment of a money ipdcmni-
ty. has settled certain of the long-pcnding
claims of cur citizens, and have strong hopes
that TIE remainder VIII soon hc adjusted:
Questions have arisen touching the rights of
Americans and other foreigners manufactur-
ing in China under the provisions or treaties
which permit aliens to exercise their indus
tries In 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 Whilc
i is the duty of the Government to see that
our citizens have the full enjoyment of every
benefit secured 10y treaty, doubt the cNpcol-
icncy of leading in Il movement to constr7tin
China to admit an Interpretation which We
have only an indirect treaty right to exact
Thc trnnSfrrcnco to China OF American capi
nj f,r bn nj labor
would, i'll effect, ntugurntc competition tor
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
the officials of China. upon whom is dcvolvcd
the duty of certifying that the Immigrants be
long to the excepted classes Measures have
been taken TO ascertain the facts incident to
this suppressed infraction. and r is bclicvcd
that the Government of China will co-oncratc
with the United States in securing the faithful
observance OF the law.
JAPAN.
The same consideration which prompted
Congress at its last session to return to .japnn
the Simocnski indemnity seems to me 10 re-
auirc ut its hands like action in respect to the
Canton indemnity fund. now amounting to
s3no,o0o. The question of the general revision
of the foreign treaties of Japan has been con-
sidc,cd in an International conference held at
Toxic, but without definite result as yet; This
Government is disposed to conccde the re-
quests of Japan to determine its own tariff du-
tics, to provide such proper Judicial tribunals
.S NAV commend themselves to the western
powers for the trial of causes to which for
cigncrs are parties and 70 nssimii''te the terms
and duration OF its treaties 70 those OF othcr
civilized States.
Through our ministers at London ana It Mon
rovia. this Government has cndcavorcd to aid
Liberia in its. differences with Great britain
Republic. There is prospect of adjustment
of the dispute Ivy the adoption of the Mnnnah
promise of the conflicting territorial claims, |
uhd takes from Liberia no country oNcr"hich
il has maintained effective jurisdiction.
VALLEY OF THE CONGO.
The rich ana populous Valley of the Congo
is being opened to commerce by a society,
called the International African Association,
of which the King of the Bcgians is presi-
dent and n citizen of the United States the
chief executive officer and large tracts OF ter
rftory have been ccdcd to the association by
native chiefs. Roads have been opened and
81 stcamhoats placed on the river and the null
Get of states established ut Twenty-Five sta
tions under one flag. which offers freedom TO
commerce and prohibits the slave trade. The
objects of the society are philanthrophic. IL
does not aim at permanent political control,
hut it seeks the neutrality of the valley. The
United States cannot be Indifferent TO this
work nor to tho interests of their citizens IN
volved in it. 1t may become advisable for MS
in nr"",mg the rights t Of rde and t rnsrnoc
cncc or political control of any one nation.
A ASCIENTIFIC CONGRESS-.
In view of the frequency of invitation from
and scientific congress for the discussion of
iDpOrtant matters Of general concern, Ircpcat
the suggestion bl my last message tNat pro
vision hc made for the exercise of discretion
airy power by the executive in appointing dele
gates to such conventions. Specialists are
ready to serve the national interests i'll such
capacity without personal profit or other com
pensation. than the dclraymcnt of sxpcnsG,s
actually incurred, and thus comparatively
small appropriations would suffice.
THE COFFEE TRADE.
l have alluded, in my previous message to
I he in furious and ycNatiuuS restrictions sur
ferca 10y trade in the Spanish West Indies
Brazil, whose natural outlet for its great
national slave coffee is in and through the
United states imposes a heavy export duty
upon that product
Orr PETROLEUM EXPORTS
are hampcrcd in Turkey and other Eastern
portS by restrictions to storage and by
orcroi,s taxation. For these mischicfs adc-
quatc relief is not always providcd by rcci-
prDcity treaties like that with Hawaii, or that
lately nccotiat with Mexico and now await
ing the action of the senate Is ii not ndNis-
able to provide measure of equitable
retaliation in relations with governments
which discriminate against our own! 1T, for
example, the Executive were empowered 10
apply to Spanish vessels and cargOcs from
Cuba and Porto Rico the same rules of treat
mpnt and scale of penalties for technical
cargors in the Antilles, n resort to that course
might not be barren of good results.
THE FINANCES.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
gives full and interesting exhibit of the
that he ordinary revenues from all sources
for the fiscal year ended June I'D, 1883, amount
ed to SSlS 2sI :ISl 80: whereof there rccciv-
o. from customs S21t. 100. tyti GS: from internal