The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-02

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CATION, court house and jail, and SINH
lar privileges can probably be secured
! in China and Persia. The owning OF
such premises would not only effect
| large saving of the present rentals, Dut
would hermit of the due assertion OF
extra territorial rights in those coun-
tries. and would the better serve to
maintain the dignity of the United
States.
Egypt.
The failure of Congress to make ap-
preparation for the representation at
the autonomous court of the Khedive
has proved a serious embarrassment in
our intercourse with Egypt, and in view
Of the necessary intimacy of diploma
tic relationship, and the participation
/ of this government with the treaty
powers in all matters of administration
there affecting the rights of foreigners,
l advise the restoration of the agency
and ConSulate-General at Cairo on
| its former basis. l do not con-
ceiye it to be the wish of Con-
gress that the United States should
withdraw altogether from the honorable
position they have hitherto had with
! respect to the Khedive, or that citizens
In Egypt, should hereafter be without
the aid and protection of a competent
representative.
BarthOldf Statue.
With France the traditional cordial
relationship continues. The Bartholdi
statue, Liberty Enlightening theWorld,
the generous gift of the people of France.
is expected to reach New York in May
next. I suggest that Congressional
action be taken in relation to the spirit
which has prompted this gift, and in aid
of the timely completion of the pedestal
upon which it is to be placed,
Germany.
Our relations with Germany, a
country which contributes to our own
some of the best elements of citizenship,
continue to. be cordial. The United
States have extradition treaties with
several of the German states, but by
reason of the confederation of those
! States under the imperial rule, the appli-
cation of such treaties is not as uniform
and comprehensive as the interests of
the two countries require. | therefore
recommend you to open negotiations for
n single convention of extradition to
embrace all the territory of the Empire.
i 1t affords me pleasure to say that our
intercourse with Great Britain continues
to be of a most friendly character.
The government of Hawaii has indi-
Gated its willingness to continue for
seven years the provisions of the exist
ing reciprocity treaty. Such continuance,
in view of the relations of that country
with the American system of States,
should, in my Judgment, be favored,
The revolution in Hayti against the
established government has terminated.
While in its progress it became neces-
sary to enforce our neutrality laws, by
viduals and vessels charged with their
infringement, those precautions we're in
all cases successful.
Works of Art.
Much anxiety has lately been dis
played by various European govern
ments, and especially by the government
of Italy, for the abolition of our import
duties upon works of art. II is well to
consider whether the present discrimin-
alton in favor of the production OF
: American artists abroad is not likely to
result, as they themselves seem very
generally to believe it may, i'll the
practical exclusion of our painters and
sculptures from the rich fields for OBJ
servation, study and. labor which they
have hitherto enjoyed.
, There is prospect that the long pend
ing revision of the foreign treaties OF
Japan may be concluded at q
new conference to be held
: at Toxic. While this government fully
recognized the equal and independent
status of Japan in the comfy of nations
it would not oppose the general adop
ton of such terms of compromise as
Japan may be disposed TO offer in fur
therance Of a uniform policy of inter.
course with western nations.
Mexico.
During the past year the increasing
good viii between our own and govern
ment and that of Mexico has been vari
ously manifested. The treaty of com
mereial- reciprocity, concluded January
20, 1888, has been ratified and awaits the
necessary tariff legislation of Congress
to become effective. The legislation
will, doubt not, be among the first
measures to claim your attention. A
! lQlk TREATY. III udtlSdllOu dIlO
consular rights is much to be desired
and such treaty, have reason to be
lieye, the American government
stands ready to conclude. Some EN-
barassment has been occasioned by the
failure of Congress, at its last session
+ to provide means for the due execution
of the treaty of July 10Th, 1882, for the
resurvey of the Mexican boundary
, and the relocation of boundary monu
{ mentS.
With the Republic of Nicaragua /;
treaty has been made, which authorized
the construction by the United States o
: canal, railway and telegraph line
: across the Nicaraguan territory. b.
: the terms of this treaty sixty miles @
} the River San Juan, as well as LAX
/ Nicaragua, an inland sea, forty mile
5 in width. are to constitute a part of tn
: projected enterprise This cover
: for the actual canal construction
seventeen miles on the Pacific side
5 and thirty-six miles on the Allan
: tic, to the United States, whose ricl
e territory on the Pacific is for the Ordi
nary purposes of commerce practicall.
: cut off from communication by waite
l with the Atlantic ports. The politica
= and commercial advantages of such
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