The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-05

pitality which our territory affords. The OIL
GERS of this Government have been instru ted
to exercise vigilance TO prevent infracton OF
our neutrality laws at Key West and at other
points near the Cuban coast. ! am happy 81
say that in the only instance where these pre-.
Cautionary meas ureS were successfully eluded
the offenders, when found in our territory,
were subsequently tried and convicted.
Certain questions between the United States
and the Ottoman Empire still remain UNI
solved. Complaints on behalf of our citizens
are not satisfactorily adjusted The Porte
has sought to withhold from our commerce
the right of favored treatment, to which we
are entitled by existing conventional stipula-
tions, and the revision of the tariffs is llnac-
complished.
The final disposition of pending questions
with Venezuela has not yet been reached, but
l have good reason to expect an early settle
ment which will provide the means of re-ex-
aiming the Caracas awards in conformity
with expressed desire of Congress, and which
Will recognize the justice of certain claims
preferred against Venezuela.
The Central and South American Commits
sion appointed 10y authority of the act of
July I, 1881, will soon proceed to Mexico. 1t
has been furnished with instructions which
VIII be laid before you. They contain q
statement of the general policy of the Gov
ernnent for charging its commercial inter
course with American States. The Commits
sloners have been actively preparing for their
responsible task by holding conferences in
the principal cities with merchants and
Amor;ca,, +roi " 'i"i an" oOu'h
I.,-t.''.. -. -
~, .i''>' Al OOii hi'Ii''
Inc question OF securing TO authors com
posers and artists copyright privileges in this
country i'll return or reciprocal rights abroad
~. ~ one tIiaC may Justly era IHnge your ntten-
ton. 1t is true that conventions wi he
tor iully a'SoiIp lShlnS THIS II SUIT,
extent to which foreign holder; of conTriS y
shall be here privileged il has hcen deemed
inadyisable to neSctat" such conventions.
FOR this reason the United States were rot
IPpresehted at the recent conference at
beThe'
THE SHIPMENT OF EXPLOSIVES.
recommend that the SCOPE of TN, neutral
ity laws of the United States be SO enlarged
as to cover all patent acts of hostility commit
ted in our territory and aimed against the
peace of n friendly nation EXISTING statutes
prohibit the fitting ont of armed ex
peditions and restrict the shinment
of exnlosivo. throuoh tho on
actment in the latter respcrt were NOT framed
with re rard to international obligations. Inf
simuly for the nrotection of MESSENGER travel
All these statutes were intended re moot sne.
cial omarrnncios TINT had ALREADY ori.nn
Other nmerroncias have arisen sinco AMI
,nodcrn inrenuitv sunnlies ,noons fnr = 10
orconiIotion of hostiIitins without ono, ro
cort 10 orr,od ,.ossois or 70 tiiIustar;i,r ,,a,.
tios
500 no reason WHY, ovort ,,ranoro+iors il,
this country for +bn commission Of rrininoi
acts such nc ara bora under considnrn+ion
shouid NOT Inc alike nunishohIa ybetbo,. e,,ch
nets ara intended In ba committnd in o,,,, oyy,
connt,.v nr in n foroion ronnt,.v ,,itb ,vbich
we are ot neacc The nromnt and thoroi,,h
treatment IF tbis Question is onn which inti
natelv concerns tbe national honor
THE NATURALIZATION LAWS.
Our existing naturalization laws also need
revision. those sections relating to persons
reslalnS within the limits OF the United
olhue' III 90 anu e l'oS nave now ohiya MS
uoIical interest oection -l'-' recognizing the
cltlzenshlP OF ihe children or naturalized
parents, Is Ambiguous III IT'S terms and
ii'tI,S opsPie'e. lIeie are special pro
VISIONS OF law laNorlnS the natu-
rallHatlon Oh those VINO serve IN the army or
Iierciiul. IesseiS' WINE no similar privileges
alc Pl"h'eu those VINO s.rVe Ill the navy or
MAJ me corp All uniform RUE OF MAUI
raIiAallph, sucil us the CONSTITUTION contem-
siiot'tu ali,ols o.her IhlllEs cIearly ae
n'ie Ine stauuS oi persons porn Wlthh the Uni
t teu I ,au subject TO lore9n power Sec
.iDn ,,'-l' anu vi minor chllureh OF iathers
ho 10 NC "eIulc' 'iieli iiiueiltloh OIL pecon-
ny vlliHells puU nave ialieu 10 perfect unelr
f 3 ~ niisilt NC WIS., 10 ProVlue
tia m al oui Eau vi re- l,.i9, NHerelil
i'o' Do ~ "u..,iitiCn'o' .IanScliPtS oi
ITSGIy iecoiS' 0t notulali l III the several
a. ~ Doui %, anu " lliuhc prov
% 'i .'iu va. a.ipn VI cun ION ol
sun ic C4 III uses "neiG IIiuu iau oeen
iiif upoi' we ~ 10y ny 'ue apPllciilu
fitaI ~ i ~ nv. ie.i2'!n'eu al iol
lclIeu Hi' ~, ilIIcu titizchShlP' a JUST
aint u'Iilo'th Ia" III IiIis IeS!ecu would
tne nnis vi we GoNeIliiiieIlt IN
p, ti 80, 80 f am Noulu'