The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-12-11

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AUSTRIA The executive has IN some IN.
This Is, however, ID MOI Ipsat isfa otory 81.
pedient, tori withont some provision TO meet
necessary working expenses of commits
sion, It can effect nttle sor nothing In behalf
of exhibitors An International Inventors
eMT an 5S;. T. " be hsla rs London next
portance In which our country holds
foremost rank, but the executive Is at pres-
ent poWerless to organize q proper represen-
Gatlon OF our vast national interests In this
direction. I have In some previous messages
referred to this subject 1t seems to me
mat q statute giving to the executive gen.
era! discretionary authority to accept suoh
Invitations and TO appoint honorary COM
mlssioners without 9 salary and. placing at
the disposal Of the secretary of state a
small fund for dehaying their reasonable
expenses would be Of great public utility.
This government has received official notice
tnat the revised internal tonal regulati ions for
preventing collisions at sea have been adopt
60 by all the leading maritime powers except
the United States, and came into force on the
LIST OF September last For the due protec-
tlon OF our shipping interests, the provis-
ions or our statutes should lat once be brought
into conformity with these regulations The
aIestnon OF securing authors, composers and
In return for RECIPROCAL rights abroad
is one that may, Justly challenge your
attention. It tis true that convention
VIII be necessary for fully accomplishing
this result, but until congress shall fix the
extent to which foreign holders of copyright
shall be here privileged, it has been deemed
inadytsable to negotiate such convention.
For This reason the United States were not
represented at the recent conference at
Berne. recommend that tie scope of the
neutrality laws Of the United States be so
enlarged as to-. cover. all patent acts of
hostility committed in our territory and
Existing statutes prohibit the fitting out Of
armed expeditions and RESTRICT the shipment
of explosives, though the enactments in the
latter respect were not framed with regard
to international obligations, but simply for
the protection Of passenger travel. All these
emergencies that have already arisen. Since
modern ingenuity supplies means for the
organisation Of hosti Titles without open re-
sort to armed vessels or to- filibustering
parties, see no reason why overt 1prepara-
tions in this country for the commi sslon Of
criminal acts such as are here under con-
whether such acts are intended to be com.
mltted In our own country or IN q foreign
country with which we are ut peace & The
prompt and thorough treatmento Of this ques-
tlon is one which intimately concerns the
naGOnA nOnOr Our existing u 4[s-5z r.
~, 3 NATURALIZATION LAWS ~ ~
also need revision. Those sections relating
to persons residing within the, limits Of the
United States in 1795 and 1898 have now
only historical interest Section 2172,
recognizing the citizenship Of the children OF
natura1ized parents, is ambiguous in It's terms
and partly obsolete. There are special pro-
visions Of law fayoring the natura lizatton Of
those who serve IN, the army or In merchant
vessels, while no similar privileges are
granted those WHO serve in the navy or ma
r1ne corps a uniform rule &of; naturaliza
ton, sIohias the, constitution cont TEMPLATES,
should, among other things, clearly define
the status of persons born within the United
States, subject to a foreign power (section
1892, and of minor children Of fathers who
have declared their intention Of becoming
citizens, but have failed to perfect their nat
uralization It might be well to provide for
o central bureau of registry, wherein should
be fled authenticated transcripts Of every
record of naturalization in the Several fed
eral and state courts, and to make provision
also for the vacation or cancellation Of such
record IN cases where fraud had been prac-
Hced upon the court by the applicant him
self, or where he had removed or forfeited
his acquired citizenship. A just and uniform
law in this respect would strengthen the
Ia bands ct the. government lin protecting
way for the concluAon Of IS treaties
of naturalization with foreign 8countriea
The Legislation Of the last session effected In
the diplomatic and consular service certain
changes and reductions which have been
productive of embarrassment The popula-
lion and commercial activity of our country
are steadily on the increase, and are giving
rise to new, varying and often delicate re-
latdonships with other counties Our for
eign Establishment now embraces nearly
double the area Of operations that 1t did
twenty years ago. The confinement of such
a service within the limits OF expenditure
then established Is mol, it seems to me, mac
cordance with true economy, and az COM
munity of sixty millions Of people should be
adequately represented in Its intercourse
with fcreig7 nations A project for the re-
org.ta q. - Of the consular service aud for
recasHpg the scheme Of extra territnrial III.
risdiction is now, before you II the limits Of
q short session will not allow its full c6itsid,
Grafton, II trust you will not fail to make
suitable provision for the present needs Of
the service It has been customary to de-
fine in the appropriation acts the rank Of
each diplomatic Office to: which o salary is
attached I suggest that this course be
abandoned, and that 1t be left to the presi-
dent. with the advice and consent Of the SEN
ate, to fix from time. to time the diplomatic
grade Of the representative OF this govern
ment abroad las may. seem advisable; pro-
vision being definitely made, however, as
now, for the amonntpf salary attached to
the respective stations e III ;aS. I; 81
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