The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-12

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provisions will command vnis cr.si spprova
at home and abroad. TIE death OF our rep
re-entafiye in Russia While nj his poi at -
Petersburg afforded 20 thc Imperial Govern
meBt n renewed opportunity 10 testify u
sympathy In n tnarin-r telling the inumari
frieDcIinc-s which has ever markell the al
~tercoursc & he tEo countries.
The cDur.r OF this Government n rS'sin,
%. representation a, Bang kes tn the diplo
matte rank has evoked from -iain evidence
of warm friendship. and auguT- veil for oul
enlarged Intercourse. The -4arne-e Govern
fnsut has presented TO the Lnitsc S;at--
c~omInod!ou- rnan-lon md grounds for -,
occupancy OF the legation. aud sgRgc-, thai
by Government resolution. Congress affr-'
its appreciation Of this generous gift III
Government has more than once been called
upon OF late 10 take action la fultn.lfneni 81
IL International obligation toward. Spain
Agitation in the island Of Cuba 70 the span
i.a crown having been fOinentrd 10y per-nD.
abusing the sacred rights Of hospitality
which our territory affords. the officers oil
the Government have been Instructed 10 u-e
vigilance To prevent iufracjiOn- OF our n.u
trhiiiy laws at Key West and az the other
points rearthe Cuban coast am happy %
say that in only one instance wer" the" pre-
c~autiOnary mes-urr. successfully eiudcd.
/ The offender when found in our Territory
we're subsequently tried and convicted. The
growing need Of . close relationship OF Inter
course and traffic between the Spanish An
t!!la- and their natural market the United
States led to the adoption In January last OF
a commercial agreement looking To that end.
This agreement has sine. been .up~r-ch"f
bv a more carefully framed and comprc hen
s.ye one which ] shall submit Ia the
Senate for approval. IL has been the aim Of
this negotiation To open such n favored 70
ciprocai exchange Of productions carried
! under the rag OF either country ~ To make
the intercourse bctween Cuba and Porto
Rico and ourselves scarcely less Intimate
than The commercial movement DE
tween our domestic ports, and 10 insure a re-
moyal OF the burdens on shipping IN the
Spanish Indie-, or which in the past our ship
owners and shipina-tcr- have 81 often had
cause To complain. The negotiations OF tn"
convention have for Il time postponed the
prosecution Of certain claims of our citizens
which were declared TO bc without the turi--
dictiOn of the late Spani-h-Amcrican Claims
Commission. aud which we therefore re-
United 10 diplomatic channels for adjust
ment. The speedy settlement Of these claims
Will now Ice urged by the Government. Ne
gotiations for "A treaty %? commercial recl-
prOcity with the Dominican kepublic have
been successfully concluded. and it, result
Will shortly be laid before the Senate. Ger
tain questions between the United states
and the Ottoman Empire still remain un-
solved. Complaints in behalf OF our cit!Zeo,
arC not satisfactorily adjusted. The port.
has sought To withhold from our commerce
the right OF favored treatment To which We
ar" entitled by existing conventional -tipu-
IntionS. and the revision of the tariffs unac-
comp.ishcd. The final disposition Of pend
ing questions with Venezuela has not n yet
been reached, but | have good reason to cN-
pcct AN early settlement. " n Oh will provide
the means of yc-cxaul60fn;' 0e Caracas
award IN conformity will the oppressed de-
sire OF Congress and which VIII recognize
the Justice Of certain claims preferred
against Venezuela. The Gnt ul And south
American commission appoint "a b. author
ity of the act of July Z. 1sc4. W II oOon pro
instructions which will be lAid hctorc you.
They contain a statement OF the gcneral pol
icy OF the Government for ctlaEBing it,
commercial intercourse With American
Sfatns Tho nrn . klvn - a,vA ~, -
preparing for their responsible ta1ks by
holding conferences In the peln IND cities
with merchants In the Central nd South
American trade. The intcrnationa moridian
the invitation of the GOvein.ueut Of the
United states. was composed OF Tel reeenta-
tiyes from twenty-five nations. III, c0Ntcr-
ence concluded Its labors on tho j. oe5No-
vembcr having with substantial mn; niDity
agreed upon the :ssSsiaIUf Green ich a.
the St2StsSD point whence longStUcas nrSe
through Ia degrees cash ard aDd
westward. and on the adoption foe al pur-
poses for which IL may Do found con ys nidDf
OF a universal day which shall begin at mt
night on the initial meridian, and " 400
hours shall be counted from zero .ni' y
tweuty-four. The formal report OF the ir.,uob
actions of this conference will be herr i, TO
transmitted to Congress. This GOvcruii mt
II In frequent receipt OF Invitations from ')r
eign states To participate in internationN X-
often OF great interest and impD't
Occupying. ~ we do. an ut
vanced position on the worlds pr,
able share for our industries in H.
general competitive markets, II Il a matter
of serious concern THAI the want of meanA
often exclude our products from the advant-
ages enjoyed by those other countries. Dur.
ing the past year the attentiou.Of Congress
was drawn To the formal invitations In this
by the Governments of England. Hol-
land. Belgium, Germany and Austria. The
has in some instances appointed
commissioners. This IL. however.
a most Unsatisfactory eNpcdient. for without
some provision to meet the necessary work
ing expenses of u commissioners II can effect
little or nothing in behalf of exhibitors. An
Inventors Exhibition Is to be
held I'm London next May. This will cover a
field of special importance. I'm which our
holds a foremost rank; but the Ex-
ecutivc Is at present powerless to organize @
proper representation of our vast National
i'm this direction. ] have in several
previous messages related 10 this subject.
Ii seems TO me that n statute giving to the
general discretionary authority to
accept such invitations, and to appoint hon
Gray commissioners, without salary, and
placing AT the dispose. OF the Secretary of
n small fund defraying their rea-
sonapic expenses would be of great pubic
This Government has received ofic.sl no
tice that the revised international regula-
tons for preventing collisions at sea have
been adopted by all the leading marine
powers except the United States, and came
into force or the first of September last.
For the due protection OF our shipping :.-
terest. provisions of our statutes should at
once be brought into conformity with these
regulations. The question Of securing to
authors. composers. and artists copyright
privileges I'm this country in return for re-
ciprocal rights abroad was one that may
Justly challenge your attention. 1t Is true
that q convention will be necessary for fully
accomplishing this result: but Congress
shall by statue fix the extent to which for
eign holders OF copyright shall be here privi-
legged. Ii has been deemed advisable to nego-
tiate such, conventions. For this reason the
recent conference at Berne.
AFTER THE p~YNANIrERs.
Ireccmmeud that the scope of the neutral
ity laws OF the United States De so enlarged
as to cover all patent acts OF hostilitiesc com
mitted in our territory, and aimed against
the peace of q friendly nation. Existing
statufes prohibit the fitting out OF arot ex-
petitions and restrict the shipment of ex-
respect we're not framed with regard to in
~ternational obligations. but simply for the
protection OF passenger travel. All those
statutes we're Intended to meet special emer.
emergencies have arisen since, and modern
ingenuity supplies means for the OrEaniza-
ton Of hOstilities without open resort TO
armed vessels or dlibustcring parties. / see
no reason why overt preparations In this
country for the commission of criminal acts,
such as are here under consideration. should
not DC alike puulSu8UiC. WOctueI SuCu oCtS
are intended to be committed in our own
country or in a foreign country with which
we are at peace. The prompt aud thorough
treatment of this question IL one which nat
urally concerns the National honor.
Our existing naturalization laws also need
revision. Those sections relating to persons
residing within the limits of the United States
in It's and l.s have now only an historical
interest. Section s.Sl:. recognizing the citi-
zenship OF the children OF naturalized par.
ents. IL ambiguous in its terms, and partly
obsolete. There are special provisions of
Law ~favoring the naturalization OF those who
served In the Army or in merchant vessels,
while nc similar privileges are granted those
who serve in the Navy or Marine corps. An
uniform rule of naturalization. such as The
constitution contempiafes should, among
other things clearly define the status of per
sons born within the United States subject
to q foreign power Sec. 1.94s and of minor
children of fathers who have declared their
intention of becoming citizens but failed to
perfect their naturalization. IL might be
wise TO provide for a central bureau registry