Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-05


perlal rule, the application Of such treaties
is not rs uniform and comprehensive as the
interests of the two countries require. I
propose. therefore, to open negotiations for
a convention Of extradition, to embrace all
the territory of the empire 1t affords me
pleasure TO say that our intercourse with
, l5J GREAT BRITAIN
continues to be Of most friendly character.
The government OF Hawaii has indicated it's
willingness to continue for seven years the
provisions OF the existing reciprocity treaty
Such continuance, in view OF the relations of
that country to the American system Of
states, should, In my Judgment, be favored
The revolution in Hayti against the estab-
lished government has terminated While it
was in progress it became necessary TO en-
force our neutrality laws by instituting pro-
ceodinps against individuals and vessels
charged with their Infringement These
revolutions were in all cases successful
Much anxiety has lately been displayed by
various European governments, and espe-
ciatly by the government Of Italy. for the
abolition Of cur import duties upon works of
art It is we'll to consider whether
the narrow discrimination In. favor Of the
works of American artists abroad is not
likely to result, as they themselves seem
very generally to believe it may, in the prac-
tical exclusion Of our painters and sculptors
from the rich fields for observation, study
and labor which they have hitherto enjoyed
There is q prospect that the long pending
revision OF the foreign treaties Of Japan may
be concluded at a new conference to be held
at TOXIC. While this government fully recog-
nizes the equal and independent station of
Japan in the community Of nations, 1t would
not oppose the general adoption OF such
terms Of compromise as Japan may be dis
posed to offer in fu1 therance OF uniform
policy of Intercourse with Western nations.
During the past year the increasing good
will between our own government and that
of Mexico has been variously manifested.
The treaty of commercial reciprocity con-
Guided Jan 20, 1883, has been ratified
and awaits the necessary tariff legisla-
| ton Of congress to become effective.
| This legislation will doubt not, be among
! the first measures to claim your attention.
| fun treaty Of commerce, navigation, and
| consular rights is much to be desired, and
such treaty I have reason to believe that
the Mexican government stands ready TO
conclude. Some embarrassment has been
! occasioned by the failure of congress at its
last session to provide means for the due
execution of the treaty of July 20, 1882,
for the resurvey Of The Mexican boundary
and the relocation Of boundary monuments
With the republic OF Nicaragua a treaty has
! been concluded which authorizes the con-
! strucvion bv the United States of canal.
railway and telegraph line across the Mica
raguan territory. By the terms Of this
treaty sixty miles OF the river San Juan, as
! well as the Lake Nicaragua an inland sea
forty miles in width, are to con-
stitEJe part OF the projected enterprise.
! This covers for actual canal construction
seventeen miles on the Pacific side and thir-
| ty-six miles on the Atlantic. TO the United
States. whose rich territory on the Pacific is,
for the ordinary purposes OF commerce,
practically cut Oft from communication by
water with Atlantic ports, the political and
commercial advantages of such project can
scarcely be overestlmated. 1t is believed
| that when the treaty is laid before you the
Justice and libe1ality of it's provisions will
, command universal approval at home and
abroad The death Of our representative at
! Russia, while at his post at St Petersburg,
| afforded to the imperial government re-
newed opportunity to testify it's sympa-
thy in manner betting the intimate
friendiness which has eyer marked
the intercourse of the two countries.
| The course Of the government in raising it's
representative at Bangkok to the diplomatic
rank has evoked from Siam evidences Of
has presented to the United States commo-
dous mansion and grounds for the occu-
pancy OF the legation, and | suggest that
by Joint resolution congress attest it's appre-
citation of this generous gift This govern
! lnent has more than once been called on OF
! late to take action in fultillrnent of interna-
! tlonal obligation toward Spain. agitation In
THE ISLAND OF CUBA
hostile to the Spanish crown having been
fermen5ed by persons abusing the sacred
right of hospitality which our territory
affords The officers of the government
have been instructed to exercise vigilance to
prevent attractions of our neutrality laws at
Key Vest and other ports near the Cuban
coast | am happy to say that in the only
instance where these precautionary II easures
were successfully eluded, the offenders when
found in our territory were subsequently
tried and convicted The growing need of
close relationship of intercourse and traffic
between the Spanish Antilles and their nat
ural market in the United States led to the
adoption in January last, OF a commercial
agreement looking to that end. This agree
ment has since been superseded by q more
carefully framed and comprehensive con-
vention, which shall subject to the senate
for approval 1t has been the aim Of this
negotiation to open such 4 favored reciprocal
exchange OF production carried on under the
flag of either country as to make the inter
course between Cuba and Porto Rico and
ourselves scarcely less intimate than the
commercial movement between our domestic
ports, and to insure removal OF the burdens
on shipping in the Spanish Indies, of which
in the past our shipOWners and shlpmasterf
have so often had cause to complain
The negotiation of this convention has fol
!, q time postponed the prosecution OF certain
claims OF our citizens which were declared tt
be without the jurisdiction Of the late Span
ish- American claims commission, and which
are, therefore, remitted TO diplomatic chan
! ne!s for adjustment. The speedy settlement
of these claims will now be urged by this
governments Negotiations for treaty Of
commercial reciprocity with the Dominican
republic have been successfully concluded
and the result will shortly be laid before the
senate. Certain questions between the
United States and the Ottoman empire still
remain unsolved Complaints in behalf OF
, our citizens are not satisfactorily adjusted
The porte has sought to withhold from Oul
commerce the right Of favored treatment tt
which we are entitled by existing conven
tional stipulations, and tho revision of the
, tariff is unaccomplished. The final disposition
, Of pending questions with Venezuela has MOI
as yet been reached but have good reason
to expect an early settlement which viii
provide the means of re-eNumining thu
Caracas awards, in conformity with the ex
, pressed desire OF congress, and which vii
recognize the justice of certain claims pre-
\ ferred against Venezuela
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
The Central and South American commits
sion, appointed by authority Of the act O.
, July, 1854, will soon proceed to Mexico I
has been furnished with instructions which
will be laid before you They contain I
| statement Of the general policy OF the gov
, eminent for enlarging it's commercial inter
course with American states The commits
sioners have been actively preparing fol
, their responsible task by. holding confer
ences in the principal cities with merchants
and others Interested in the Central ant
South American trade The InDernationa