The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-12-11

mert stands ready to conclude. Some EN-
barrassment has been occasioned by the fail
ure Of Congress st its last session to provide
means for the due execution of the treaty of
July %, 1882, for the resurvey of the Mexican
boundary and the relocation OF the DOuu-
dairy monuments:
RUSSIA.
The death of our representative at Russiai
while at his post at st. Petersburg, Afforded
to the Imperial Government renewed OPP
portunity to testify its sympathy in man
ner befitting the intimate friendIlness whIch
has ever marked the intercourse Of the two
countries
SIAM.
This course of this Government in raising
its representation at Bangkok to the dfplo-
fhatic rank has evoked from Siam evidences
of warm friendship and augtirs Wen for our
ment hds presented to the United States Il
c0mmodious mansion and grounds for the
by Joint resolution Congress attest its appre-
citation Of this generous gift.
SPAIN.
This Government has more than once been
called upon of late to take actiof IN fulfill;
ments Of its international obligation toward
spain, agitation in the island OF Cuba hostile
to the Spanish Crown havingbeen fermented
by persons abusing the sacred rights OF hos
pitality which our territory affords. The Of
hcers of the eoYerment nave Deen instructed
to exercise vigilance to prevent infractions
of our neutrality laws at hey West and at
other points near the Cuban coast am
happy to say that in the only instance when
these precautionary measures were success
fully eIuded, the offenders when found in
our territory were subsequently tried and
convicted. The growing need OF close rela-
tionship of intercourse and traffic between
ket in the United States, led to the adoption,
il January last, of a commercial agreement
since been superseded by a more carefully
framed and comprehensive convention
which shall submit to the Senate for ap-
proyal. 1t has been the aim of this negotia-
tiOn to open such favored reclprocaI
exchange of productions tons Carried a., "a n
to make the Intercourse between Cuba and
Porto Rico and ourselves scarcely less init
mate than the commercial movement be-
tween our domestic ports, and to insure a re-
moval of the burdens on shipping in the
Spanish Indies, Of which in the past Our ship
owners and ship masters have so often had
cause to complain. The negotiation of this
convention has for a time postponed the
prosecution of certain claims of our citizens
which were declared to be without the lurls-
dietion of the late Spanish American CLAIMS
Commission, and which we therefore remit
ted to diplomatic channels for adjustment.
The speedy settlement of these claims Will
now be urged by the Government
SAN DOMINGO.
Negotiations for a treaty of commercial
reciprocity with the Dominican RepuDllc
have been successfully concluded, and the
result viii shortly be laid before the Senate
TURKEY.
Certain questions between the United
States and the Ottoman Empire still remain
unsolved. Complaints in behalf of our clti-
zens are not satisfactorily adjusted. The
Porte has sought to withhold from our COM
mefce the right of favored treatment to
which we are entitled by the existing con
VentioRal stipulati0ns and the revision of the
tariffs is unaccomplished'
VENEZUELA.
The final disposition of the pending ques
tions with Venezuela has not yet been
reached, but l have good reasonto expect an
early settlement, which Will provide tht
means of re examining the Caracas awards
in conformity with the expressed desire o
! Congress, and which will recognize the jus
tice of certain claims preferred against Vene
Zuela.
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN CoMMIs
SION
! appointed by authority OF the act of July Z
| 1881, will soon proceed to Mexico. 1t hal
| been furnished with instructions which vii
| he laid before YOU They contain Il statemen
| of the general policy of the Government 70
/ enlarging commercial intercourse witt
! America8 States The Commissioners hav,
been actively pref airing for their responsible
/ task by holding conferences in the principa
/ cities with merchants and others interested
| in Central and South American trade.
| FOREIGN EXHIBITIONS.
! This Government is i'll frequent receipt o
| Invitations from foreign States to participate
! in international exhibitions, often of grea
| interest and Importance. Occupying as W.
| do an advanced position on the worlds pro
| duction and aiming to secure profitable
| share for our industries in the general com
| petitiVe markets, it is matter of serious
| concern that the want of means for partici
! patton in these exhibits should so often eX
| clude our producers from advantages en-
! joyed by those of other countries during tht
/ past yea-. The attention of Congress we.
| drawn to She for-uaI mvitat'onsi In this regart
| rendered by the Governments or England
: Holland, Belgium, GerInany ana AuStfla
The Executive has in some INSTANCES ap
pointed honorary commissioners. This is
| however, a most unsatisfactory eXpedlent
! for without some provision TO meet the nee
| essary working expenses of commission
can effect little or nothing in behalf of eX
| hibitors.
| INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.
| The question of securing to authors, com
! posers and artists copyright privileges in thi
| abroad justly challenges your attention.
| is true that q convention Will be neceSSar
til Congress shall by statute fix the extent t.
which foreign holders of copyright shall b
! here privileged, it has been deemed inadvisa
| bic to negotiate such conventions. Fo
| this reason the United States not repre-
sented at the recent conference at Berne.
NEUTRALITY LAWS.
| recommend that the scope of the neutral
ity laws of the United States be so enlarge
as to cover all patent acts of hostility, com
miited in our territory and aimed against tn
peace of a friendly nation. Existing statute
prohibits the fitting out of armed expeditions
though the enactments in the latter respec
were not framed with regard to interna
tional obligations, but simply for the protee
ton of passenger travel All these statute
were intended to meet special emer
gencies that had already arisen. Othe
emergencies have arisen since, and modef
ingenuity supplies means for the organiza
tion of hostilities without open resort I
armed vessels or h1bustering parties: Sc
| no reason why overt preparations in thi
country for the colnmission of crimins
| acts, such as are here under consideration
| should not be alike punishableWhethers sue
acts are Intended to be committed in ou
own country or in a foreign country wit
which we are at peace. The prompt an
| thorough treatment of this question is on
which Intimately concerns the Nation;
honor.
NATURALIZATION LAWS.
Our existing naturalization laws also nee
revision. Those sections relating to person
, residing within the limits -ot the unite
States in 1875 and 1898 have now only an his
toricaI interest. Section PIP, recognizin
the citizenship OF the chlIdren OF natuItllle
parents is ambiguous in its terms ana part
fy obsolete. There are special provisions {
, law favoring the naturalization OF those wn
, serve in the army or in merchant Yesseis,W
no similar privileges are granted those win
serve in the navy or marine corps. "A
as the Constitution .,,9l1 Gontem Plate Plate
define the status of persons born within til
! United States, subject to foreign power
, section 1882 eAnd of minor children
fathers who have declared their intention {
: becoming citizens, but failed to perfect thel
naturalization' 1t might be wise to provid
for n central bureau of registry, Wherei
should be filed authenticated transcripts
every record of naturalization in the sewers
, Federal and State Courts and to make pre-
vision also for the vacation or cancellatio
of such record in cases where fraud had bee
himself, or where he had removed or fOrfel
7 ed his acquired citizenship. A just and un
the hands of the Government in protectin
2 its citizens abroad, and would pave the wa
for the conclusions of treaties of naturaliz'
ton with foreign countries.
, DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE
) The legislation of the last session effecte
: | in the diplomatic and consular service ce
, tain changes and reductions which have bee
g | productive of embarrassment The popul
tion and intermediate activity of our coul
try are steadily on the increase and are gt
I, | ing rise to ever varying and often dellca
J | relationships with other countries. O'
: 4 foreign establishments now embrac
= 1 nearly double the area Of operation
= / that Il did twenty years ago. ~
| confinement of such a service within the liT
: | its Of expenditure then established IS not
seems to me, IN accordance with true eco
/ omy. A community of 60,0O0y000 OF peOp
, ! should be adequately represented IN It's j
: tercourse with foreign nations. PROJECT 4
the reorganization of consular service an
for recasting the scheme Of extra terrltori
/ Jurisdiction is now before You II the limf
of "A short session viii not allow its full Co
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