The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-27

will terminate March 81, 1886. Our good rela-
tionship with Russia continues. An officer OF
the navy. detailed for the purpose, Is now on bis
wav to Siberia bearing the testimonials voted by
congress TO those who so generously slccOred
the survivors OF the unfortunate jeanette expe-
dition.
THE PRINCIPLE OF Arbitration.
Hls gratifying 10 revert TO the cordialIty OF
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a anh Iisno"sma siSsiactgrf atnlniation Is proni-
a. " III -, uou,"s ~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.;
an nsui"..'Gh'i oopSI'snt CONVENTION was neiu
az berhe, IN nel,tclhpaI, on the ihVltation OF the
Dm.' goVoi'i, III. ~ .h'pS tne Cnitcu
platcs attch,cu : u uciceaI.' put rclraIhed from
Iv aiuns ~ eo'crmmon. - ~ rus",ss, even
.I nv
Huoptcu. ihc interesting a3u ilhIortant SUD
1u ws 2 ,n.udmnt,nma. c"pyfiEnt a IN 1pi4re
VII " =, ~, seaiS, huti3m - oe.'anhtf SIT.
WI W ~. ~ w '..n WV, anu. wii'.o tleIs
1naV ne question u y u ,hc r'li',ve huvahtaee Oh
ticatihS u nN irens'.,o' % Nv sIccihc treaty
the niatCrcd views OF tAe lierle conference can
Not iaii 10 aid your cosS'ueratioh oi the supJec'
RELATIONS WITH TURKEY.
The termination of the commercial treaty OF
1862 between the United Scates aud Turkey has
been sought by that government. While there
Is question as To the suf1i ;iency of the notice of
ter mination given, yet III the commercial rights
Of our citizens in Turkey come under the fav-
ored national guarantees OF the prior treaty Of
1880. and IA equal treatment. is admitted by the
parties, no Inconvenience can result from the
assent OF this government to the revision of the
Ottoman tariff in which the treaty powers have
been invited To join. Questions concerning our
cltizens in Turkey may be affected by the porte's
non-acquicscence in the RICH: of expatriation
and by the imposition of RELIGIOUS tests AZ a con-
dition OF residence in which this government
cannot concur. The United States must hold In
their intercorrs, with every power, that the sta
tus OF their citizens i TO he respected and equal
civil privileges accorded to them without regard
to creed. and affected by no considerations save
those growing out OF domiciliary return to the
land of original allegiance or Of unfulflled
personal obligation which may survive under
municipal laws after such return. The ~negotia-
lions with Venezuela relative to the rehearing OF
the awards of the mixed commission constituted
under the treaty of 1866 was resumed In view
of the recent acquiescence of the Venezuelan en-
voy in the principal point advanced nv this gov
ernment. that the effects of the old treaty would
only be set aside by the operation of a new
convention, n result In substantial accord
with the advisory suggestions contained
in the Joint resolution of March 3, 1883,
has been agreed upon and will shortly be
submitted to the senate for ratification.
Under section 1863 of the revised statutes, all
funds held In trust bv the United States, and
the annual interest accruing thereon. when not
otherwise required by treaty Of the United
States, bear a rate of interest not less than
8 per cent per annum. There being now no
procurable stocks paying so high a rate of inter-
est. the letter of the statute is at present inap-
plicable. but its spirit Is subseryed by continue
ing to make Investments Of the natire in cur
rent stocks bearing the highest rate of interest
now paid. The statute, however. makes no pro.
vision for the disposal of such accrctions, it
being contrary to the general rule OF this gov.
ernment to allow int crest on claims. / recon-
mend the repeal of the provision in question,
and the disposition under uniform rule of the
present accommodations from investment of trust
funds. The inadeguacy OF existing legislation
touching citiz ,nship and naturalization demands
your consid ration, No statutory provision
exists providing means for renouncing CITIZEN
ship by an American, native born or naturalized.
nor for terminating and ~vacating an improper
acquisition OF citizenship-even u fraudulent
decree OF natura,izatloh canhnt nov pe Gun
cei,eu. Inc privilege anu IrancnIseo Alnerican
cltlzenshrp snouiu nc grahIeu WIN care; ana
extended TO those only VINO ihCend ~ good 1alth
10 assume lts duties ana responsibiiiIies wnen
attalniie is prlviieges anu ponenIs. ~ snouiu
pc Wiennciu from tn9ss Wno nieLciy 20 Shrouen
tn' forms Vi DECENTRALIZATION WIFI wy iiteHl ol
escaping tne duties OF theu orieiial aiieetthco
Without taxing upon themselves those OF theIr
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american cltlzenship ior no oCner tnan q nostile
purpose Toward sheir oraeinai RUveLnIients'
tnese "a nasen . hi'n,m as,aannne INV Snr,h h,
1 regard Win favor Inc SUGGESTION pue iorth Nv
one or my predecessors that provision NAV be
made Tor a central bureau Oh record OF Ine ue-
crees U! naVu.aiilalan sInn;eu ny - .ou.
courts throughout inc ouineu otates now
invested WIN thtt power, Inc risnts wnich
spring from doiiiclle III tuo ohieeu States,
Intention to become a citizen. are worthy Of
denhltioh Dy statute. n StraiScI coming ncro
with intent 10 remain, Establishing MS iesluencc
IN our MIDST; cohtTloutlnS 10 the geherai WEI
fare, and by his voluntary act declaring ms pur-
pose TO assume Inc responsiDiiltlcs OF citizeh-
snip, thereDv gains incaoale status whlch iegls-
lation NAV properly denne. Inc laws OF certain
states ana territories ADMIT a domiciicu ailen 10
the local franchise. comforting on him the rights
OF citizenship TO u degree whlch places MN III
the anomalous position OF being a citlznn OF a
state and vet not OF the United States. WITHIN
the purview or federal ana International law,
1t Is important within the scope or national leg
islation to define this right or alien d0miciie as
distinguished from federal NATURALIZATION:
INTERNATIONAL INTERCOURSE.
Tho commercial rotations of the limited States
with their immcdiate neiphbors and with nm
nortant areas of traffic near our shores suggest
- I'LL liI,ara, ;"tarcnnrSo hat ween THEW aud
nS EnIio,Ving tba ,reotv of JSs2 with Moxi"o
which rested n, the basis of n reciprocal ex.
emntion from, customs duties other. similar trea-
To- yyorc iniri,tad Inv INV nradecessor Rocoy-
n;,;nn tLa noaS nf less nhstrncted Ira Mo with
Cnh, and ports Rico and met Inv the de,jrc Of
Su Gnu 800 Ion%nishiny ,n,orastS in tba
an.;iias s,ano ,yoro taynn 70 attain these ends
a. y tro.tv ~ co,n,nercc A similar treaty ~
after,rard signed Inv the Dominican rennblic
Snbsonna,tJv overtures xvsre made nv her
1ritanr;c y ,icstv' g,vernment for a ljke
mutnai cytonsinno ~ conmerciai Intercourse with
the Rritis,, West Indian and South American de-
nondancies hut yyiiLnnt result I'm taxing
ntbcc I witbdr.v tor re-ey amination the treaties
sirned with Sn,in and Santo Domingo then
nondino hof,r. the senate The rcsuIt has been
pen n r "a - n the inn% r,disncw of antcripa
ntn engaga,nnn,s NJ This cI,arnctcr not coveri1v
the entire traffic, These treaties contemplated
| viz Athit i'ih,s