Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-02

continuancs il vise or tie rsIafious =
tnas country with the American svs(eer
g states should In my irdeusnf b.
Ihe revolution In Havfi sQainst th.
established Rovernznens has terminated
Wni'e u was IN progress Il becam,
necessary 70 enforce our nsufraIis,
laws % inssitufing proceedings aVaius,
InoivIduAIs and vessels charged viii
their Infringement. These precautsou,
were IN all casos successful.
much anxiety has lately been dis
played By various Enr0pean Govern
inents, especially By she Goyernmeut 81
italy, Tor the abolition of Our impor'
duties upon works Of art. n n we'll 4
consider whethcr the prssenf discrim
nation In favor Of the productions o,
American artists abroad Is not likely e
result, ~ they themselves seem very
generally 70 believe Il may, in the prac
fic1l exclusion of our painters and
scuiptor8 from the rich ficIds for obser.
vafion, study and labor which shey have
hitherto enjoyed.
There IL q prospect that the lopc
pending revision Of the ferei9n treaties
Of Japan may be concluded NJ a nex
conference TO be hsld as Toxic. Whsit
this Government fully recognizes the
equal and independent station Of Japan
10 the community OF nations, Il vould
not oppose the general adoption of such
terms Of cempromise as Japan may be
disposed 10 offer ia furthefanoe Of q
uniform policy Of intercourse with
Western nations.
During the past year the. Increasing
good will between our own 0overnmeni
and that Of Mexico has been variously
manifested. Tho treaty of commercial
reciprocity, concluded January 20, 1888
has been ratified and awaits the neces-
aary tariff legislation of Congress to
become effective. This legislation will,
doubt not, be among the first meas.
ares 70 claim your attention. A foil
treaty OF commerce, navigation and
consular rights In moch to be desired,
and such treaty, have reason TO be-
lisve, the Mexican Government stands
ready 10 conclude. Some embarrass.
ment has been oacasioned by the fail
ure OF Congress, at its last session, 20
the treaty Of July %, 1882, fer the re-
survey of the Mexican boundary and
the location OF boundary monuments.
WIN kAU 4kERA0AtG VI NtlAIHk0A -
treaty has been concluded which su-
thefizes the construction by she United
States OF canal. railway and tele-
graph line across Nicaraueiau terri
tory. BY the terms Of this treaty sixty
miles of she river San Juan, al we'll a.
Lake Nicaragua, au inland sea forty
miles In width, are to constitute q part
of the projected enterprise. This COW
I.~ - u.e.
enteen miles on the Pacific side and
thirty-six rsiies on the Atlantic. Ia
the United States, whose rich territory
on the Pacific 10, for the ordinary pur-
poses OF commerce practically cut on
from communication by water with the
Ataiantic ports, the political and coEn-
mercial advantages Of such q project
can scarcely be over estimated. it ID
believed that when the treaty Is laid be-
fore Congress the justice and iiberelity
approval at home ahd abroad.
The death of onr representative 10
Russia while at bis post at st. Peters
burg, afforded to the Imperial Goyern-
ment q renewed opportunity TO testify
ia sympathy IN manner befitting the
intimate friendliness which has ever
mstkoa tuo sHsotSoufno VI thc tNo oouu-
tries.
The course Of this Government In
raising its representative at Bangkok TO
the diplomatic rank has evoked from
Siam evidences of warm friendship,
aud Augurs we'll for our enlarged inter-
course. The Siamese Government has
presented TO the United States a CON-
Godious mansion and qrounds for the
- sha a,A \ nr.f.
gest that by joint resolution Congress
show its appreciation Of this generous
Gift. This Government has more than
once been called upon Of late TO take
action in fultillment of lis International
obligation toward Spain, an agitation
in the island of Cuba hostile TO the
spanish crown having been fermented
BY persons abusing the sacred rights of
hospitality which our territory affords.
The offscers of the Government have
bean instructed TO exercise vigilance to
prevent infractions of our neutrality
laws at KEY West and at other points
near the Cuban coast. | am happy
TO say that 10 the only instance
where these precautionary measures
were successfully eluded, the offenders
when found In our Territory were sub
sequsntly tried and convicted. The
growing need OF close relationship OF
intercourse and traffic between the
Spanish colonies and their natural mar
kct In the United States led TO the adop-
ton in January last of commereia
agreement looking 10 that end. This
agreement has since been superseded
by more carefully framed and com
prehensive convention which l shall
submit TO the Senate for approval. II
has been the aim of this negotiation 70
open such favored reciprocal exchange
OF productions carried under the tiag 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 a re
moyal OF the burden on shipping In the
Spanish Indies of which in the past our
ship owners and ship masters have 80
often had cause 10 complain. The ne
gotiation of this convention has for q
time postponed the prosecution OF GER
tain claims OF our citizens which were
declared TO be without the jurisdiction
of the Spanish American Claims Com
mission. and which We therefore remit
ted 10 diplomatic channels for adjust
ment. The speedy settlement OF these
claims will now be urged BY this Gov
ernmeut. Negotiations for treaty
OF commercial reciprocity with the San
DOMINICAN Republic have been sue
cessfully concluded, and the result
will shortly be laid before the Senate
Certain questions between the United
States and the Ottoman Empire sill re
main uusoived. Complaints In behalf
Of our citizens are mos satisfactorily ad
iussed. The Porte has sought to With
bold from our commerce the right oi
favored treatment to which We are en-
titled by existing conventional stiynla
tons. and the revision OF the tarins
unaccomplished.
The finai disposition Of pending qnes
tions With yenexuela has not as yet beer
reached. bat have good reasons % ex
pect an early settlement. which viii pro
vide the means Of re- examining the Ga
raccss awards In conformity with th'
expressed desire Of Congress and vhicf
viii recognize the justice OF certain
claims preferred against Sensxusis-
The Central and South American
Commission, appointed oy snthoriiy .
the aet of july 7, 1854. will on procees
| "a Mexioo. II has been furnished viii
| instrucsions which will be iaid hsfor'
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