McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-13


with Corea were perfected by the exchange
at Zeoul, on the 10th of May last, OF the
notifications of the lately concluded conven-
ton and ENJOYS from the king of TahchOsun
have visited this country and received q cor
dial welcome. Corea, yet unacquainted with
sheSmethOds OF decentralization, now in
vites the attention of those interested in the
foreign trades. AS 1t needs the implements
and products which the United States are
ready to supply, we seek no monopoly of its
commerce and no advantages over other ma
tons. But as the Chinese, in reaching a
far higher civilization, have cOnfided in this
republic, we cannot regard with indiffer-
ence, any encroachments on their rights.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
China, by the payment of q money indem-
nifty, has settled certain Of the long pending
claims of our citizens, and 1 have strong
hopes that the remainder will soon be ad-
justed. Questions having arisen touching
the rights of American and other foreign
manufacturers in China under the prOvis-
ions of treaties which permit aliens to eXer-
else their industries in that country, and on
this specific point our own treaty is silent,
but under the operation of the ''mOst ia
vOred nations clause we have like privi-
leges with those Of other nations, and it is
the duty of the government to see that our
citizens have the full enjoyment Of every
benefit secured by treaty. l doubt the eX-
pediency of leading ii. movement to con-
strain China to admit an Interpretation
which we have only by an indirect treaty the
right to exact. The transference to China
of American capital for the employment
there of Chinese labor, would in effect in
augurate a competition for the control of
the markets now supplied by our home in
dustries. There Is good room to believe
that the law restricting the Immigration
of Chinese has been violated Intentionally
or otherwise by the officials of China, upon
whom devolved the duty OF certifying that
the immigrants belong TO the excepted
classes. Measures have been taken toascer-
tain the facts incident to this supposed in
fraction. and it il believed that the govern
ment of China will cooperate with the
United States in enforcing the faithful OBJ
servance of the law. The same cOnsidera-
lions which prompted congress at its last
session to return to Japan the Simonoski
indemnity seems to me to require at its
hands like action in respect to the Canton
indemnity fund now amounting to three
hundred thousand dollars. The question
Of the general revision of th-, foreign treat
les Of Japan has been considered in an in
ternatiOual conference held at Toxic, but
without definite result as yet. This govern
ment Is disposed to concede the requests
of Japan 20 determine its own tariff duties,
provide such proper judicial tribunals as
may commend themselves to the western
powers for the trial of causes to which for
eigners are parties, and to assimilate the
terms and duration of its tribes to those of
other civilized states.
LIBERIA AND lIAYTI.
Through our ministers at London and
Moravia, the government has endeavored to
aid Liberia in its differences with Great
Britain, touching the northwestern boun-
Of bot
of the adjustment of the dispute by the
adoption of the Monrah river Is the line.
This arrangement is compromise Of the
conflicting territorial claims. and takes from
Liberia no country over which it has main
tanned effective Jurisdiction.
COLoNIzING CENTRAL AFRICA.
The rich and populous valley of the Congo
Is being opened to commerce by society
called the International African association,
Of which the king Of Belgium is president,
and citizen of the United States the chief
have been coded to the association by native
chiefs, roads have been opened,
steamboats, placed on the river,
and the nucleus of states estab
lished at twenty-five stations under our
flag, which offers freedom to commerce and
prohibits the slave trade. The objects OF
the society are philanthropic. 1t does not
tllll W SlNc luC ldussScuiClI W pOittiCal COIi-
troll, but seeks the neutrality of the valleys.
The United States can not be indifferent to
this work nor to the interests of their citi-
zens involved in it. 1t may become advis-
able for us to cooperate with other COM
mercial powers in promoting the rights OF
trade and residence I'm the Congo valley
from the interference or political influence
Of any one nation.
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE CONGRESS.
In view of the frequency of invitation
from foreign governments to participate In q
social and scientific congress for the discus
sion Of important matters OF general con-
Germ / repeat that suggestion Of my last
message recommending that provision be
made for the exercise of discretionary
power by the executive in appointing dele !
gates to such convention. Specialists are
ready to serve the nation in such capacity |
without personal profit, or other compensa-
ion than the defrayment Of expenses actu- |
ally incurred, and these comparatively |
small annual appropriation would suffice to |
meet |
RESTRICTION ON AMERICAN COMMERCE. |
have alluded In my previous messages to |
he injurious and veXatious restrictions SUI |
'ered by our trade in the Spanish West In |
lies. Brazil, whose natural outlet for its |
yreat coffee product is in and through the |
United States, imposes heavy import duty |
On that product. A like narrow policy il
pursued in other American countries. Our |
exports are hampered in Tur- |
Key and other eastern ports by restrictions |
Is to storage and by onerous taxation, and |
he free outward movement of our great |
God products IL in some quarters clogged |
with like impediments. Forthese mischiefs |
adequate relief Ia not always provided by re-
,iprocity treaties like that of Hawaii or that |
atcy negotiated with Mexico and now |
awaiting tho action Of the senate. IL it not |
advisable to provide some measure of equi- |
able retaliation in our relations with gov |
which discriminate against our !
,wn? If. for example, the executive were |
to apply to Spanish vessels and !
,argoes from Cuba and Porto Rico, the same |
Jules OF treatment and scale of penalties for |
technical faults which are applied to vessels |,
md cargoes tn the Antilles, a resort to that |