The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-04

Tor approval 1t has RSens the aim OF this
negotiation TO open soes a favored reciprocal
exchange OF production carried on under the
Aag Ct 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 removal Of the burdens
on shipping in the Spanish indies. of, which
hare So often had Gauge TO complain.
The negotiation at Ellis convention has for
2 time postponed the prosecution of certain
cfaians Ut our citizens which were declared to
be without the jurisdiction of the late Span
ish-American claims commission, and which
nels for Adjustment The speedy settlement
of these claims Will now be. urged by this
government Negotiations FOR 4 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 our
commerce the right Of favored treatment to
which we are entitled by existing conven-
tional stfpUlaHoGs, and the revision of the
tariff il cAaccomplished. The final disposition
Ef pending questions with Venezuela has not
as yet been reached, but have good reason
to expect an early settlements, which will
provide the means Of Fe-bkAnihine the
Caracas awards, an conformity with the ,,ex-
pressed desire Of congress- and which will
recognize the Justice Of Certain claims pre-
ferred against Veneanelh
,,. cTSTf.AL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
Tho Central and South American commits
sion, appointed by authority of the act Of
July, 1884, will soon proceed to Mexico. It
mas been furnished with strpcti0ns which
will be laid before Nph. They contain q
statement Of the general policy of the gov
ernEm me for ehlaissing it's commercial inter
course with American states The commits
s5eners have been actively preparing for
their responsible task by holding confer
ences in the principal cities with, merchants
and others Interested in the Central and
South American trade, The international
Meridian conference, lately cohvensd is
Washington, Upon the ihYitatioA Of the
government ct the VGitsd States, was COM
posed of Representatives Of twenty-five ma
Iohs The conference concluded it's labors
on the LIST OF November, having with SUBJ
stantial unanimity agreed upon the meridian
of Greenwich as the starting. point Whence
longitude is to be computed, through $50
degfss5 d wsstward d. and ho
may be found convenient, of universal
day, which shall begin at midnight on the
initial meridian, and whose hours shall be
counted MI from eo. zero up 80 twenty.
TOUR. Inc Iqff4M report OF the
BE- hereafter trassg ::ttttsd i SS,>>,sr VA
This governmseaa1 il il fredueAt receipt Of in.
vitatl9f3.s FROM ftrvfRn states to participate
a International exhibitions, often of great
interest and Importance. Occupying as we
do an advanced position in the worlds pro-
auction, and aiming to secure profitable
share for our industries in the general com
petitixs eS1 j. f + matter q serious
patton il these s9Sibsts should SO often ten ' e3.
icelqde orr Producers from the advantages
enjoyed by those of other countries During
the past year the attention of congress was
drawn to the formal invitations Ia this re-
g ga rendered by the governtaents OF En-;
Austria Tho executive has in some in
stances appointed honorary commissl6 hers.
Thls il, however, q most Unsatisfactory ex-
ped1ent, for Without some provision to meet
NECESSARILY working expenses Of commits
sion, it can effect little or nothing in behalf
OF exhibitors. An international inventors
exhibition is to be held in London next
May. This will cover field of special i'm
portance in which our country holds
foremost rank, but the executive il ut pres
emit powerless to organize q PROPER represen-
tation of our vast national interests III this
direction have III some previous messages
referred TO this subject 1t seems to me
that . statute giving to the executive gen.
eral discretionary authority to accept such
invitations and 10 appoint honorary COM
m1ssloners without a salary and placing at
the disposal of the secretary of state a
small fund for defraying their reasonable
expenses VIC u1d be OF great public utility
This government has received official notice
that the revised international regulations for
preventing collisions at sea have been adopt
ed by all the leading maritime bowers except
the United States, and came into force on the
LIST OF September last For the due protec-
ton Of our shipping interests, the provis-
ions OF our statutes should at once be brought
into conformity with these regulations. The
question OF securing authors, composers and
artists copyright privileges in this country
In return for reciprocal rights abroad
Is II .+. one that may justly challenge your
will 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
inadvisable to negotiate such Convention.
For this reason the United States were not
represented at the recent conference at
Berne. recommend that the 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
aimed against the peace of friendly nation.
Existing statutes prohibit the fitting out of
armed expeditions and restrict the shipment
or 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
statutes were framed to meet the special
emergencies that have already arisen Since
modern ingenuity supplies means for the
Of hostilities without open re-
sort to armed vessels or to filibustering
parties, see no reason why overt prepara-
lions in this country for the commi ssion of
criminal acts such as are here under con-