Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-09

| oceanic transit across The American lstn
mus. and consecrated II I'm advance To the
common use OF mankind by their positive
declarations and through the formal Ohli-
gatIon Of treaties. Toward such realization
the efforts OF my Administration will ~
| applied, ever bearing in mind the principles
On which IL must rest, and which were de-
clared In no uncertain tones by hr. Cas-.
| who, while Secretary OF State In 1853. an
| nOunced that, "what the United States
want In Central America next 10 the hap
piDess Of It's people. Is the security aud neu-
lIality Of ihe lnleroceanc routes which lead
through IT,"
ACROSS 1HE CONTINENT.
The construction Of three transconti-
| mental lines of hallway, all In successful
operation, wholly within our territory and
uniting the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans,
has been accompanied by results OF n most
interesting and impressive nature. and has
created new conditions. not in the routes Oi
commerce only but In political geography
which powerfully affect our relations TO-
ward, and necessarily Increase our Inter
Est in, any transsl hmean route which may
he opened and employed for the ends OF
peace and tiafiic. or, In other contingencies,
for uses inimical 10 both. Transportation
il a factor in the cost OF commodities scarce.
~ second TO that Of their production, and
weighs as heavily upon the consumer. our
experience already has proven the great
importance of having the competition be-
tween land. carriage and water carr a ~
10 the public against The tendencies 10 mo.
nopoly which ore inherent in the cOnsOli
datiCn Of wealth ana poweJ in the hands o!
| vast corporations.
| These suggestions may serve 10 emphasize
what have already said on the score OF the
ne ceSsity II a naturalization Of any inter-
| oceanic transit, aEd this can only be nc.
complishedby making the uses ~ the route
OIeu To all nations and subject to the am.
! billions and warlik necessities Of none.
The drawings and report Of "A recent sur
! Ncy OF the Nicaragua canal route, made by
Ch'ef Engineer MenOcal. VIII be cOmmuui.
Gated for your Information.
| The claims Of citizens OF the United States
for Losses by reason Of the late military
operations 81 Chii in Peru and Bolivia are
the subject Of negotiation for claims con-
Vention with Chill providing for their sub
mission 10 arbitration.
RELATIONS WITH CHINA.
The harmony OF our relations with China
is fully sustained.
| IN the application Ofthe acts lately passed
10 execute the treaty OF 1850. restrictive Of
the Immigration Of Chinese laborers into
! The United states. individual cases OF hard
ship have occurred beyond the power OF the
| Executive 10 remedy and calling for Judi.
| CiHl dCtermiuat. on
The condition Of the Chinese question i'm
| the western Statcsand Territories u.s. despite
| this restrictive legislation. far from being
| satisfactory. The recent outbreak I'm wy
| Oming Territory, where numbers pf unOf-
| Tending Cinnamon indlspHtably within the
| protection of the treaties and the law, wcr-
! u ordered by n mob. and the still more r.
! cent threatened outbreak Of the same cha
| rsctcr IN Washington Territory. are fresh IN
| thc minds of all and there il apprch eu>ion
ithf Inc bitterness Of feeling against the
| Monaghan race on the Pacific Stop, may
! ind vent in similarlaWle~s dcmonStrat fou,.
| All The power of this Government should be-
| cNrricd 10 maintain the amp'cst good faith
! toVardChiua iu the treatment Of hose men.
! lee ~ nj ia "A "a ftl
! bringing n % WrOng-dOcis to Justice should
! be- insisted upon. Every effort has been
| made 10y THIS Government 90 prevent These.
| EiOcnt outbreaks ana 10 aid the repre-
| s'utatlV,s OF China ia their invest cation
| Of these Outiagp-. and 10 b, but Just 10 say
! mat ih'y are tracr abb 90 the law .essucss ,i
| men NOT citizens OF the luiind STATES en-
gagged IN competition with Chinese labor
yi>.
Race prejudice is the chief factor In orig.-
! rating these GpiuihanccS. aul n exists
| ni .nigr part a. our domain. jcnuariieIg
| our domestic pence and the good r.iatI
| sh 20 We sitlFc iu maintain with China.
J The admitted right OF 20 government tp
! prevent the iu iuN of elements hostile o.
| lbs internal peace and security may not boz
| questioned even whore there is uu treaty
| sUIu.ai on ON the subject That tur exc
| r.u~iuu OF CHINESE lohuI is q W1udcl BOB
| ufhei COMMITTEES Where Ike conditions lr.-
vail i- strongly evidenced In the Dominion
| of Canada where Chinese fuIuIEIqI ilu I-
! DOW ., ggIa' ell toy laws more sNcir,t., tlll.
! our own. u existing laws arr inadequate
! 70 compass the end DO sIr". shall h' pre-.
! lar,d tp give earnest cons. ration tD ANS
! iuliher rrmet "a. iura,ui.~ Witail tur
| neatly iuIta which Tie wisdom of COugI-.s
! m9y devise.
rHK ,1S.o.
The independent State " the Congo has
| been canned as q government uHl,r iur
! suNcIclgutN 90 hI- Majesty tht kim of boz
! bt.2Iaus. who assumes '~ chic Iua- ,ti.trt
! 1913 his Personal character only. w.thout
/ making the new STATE dep -udrucy of
| Belgium. u Is fortunate that benign rd
| region. owing all 10 bias Of gu.coruing ci,IIi-
| la' on 90 the ueueficcucr and phliautlrop.c
| spiIit OF this monarch. should have tut al
| tantaEeaHd security OF his benevolent su.
! prrN lsiOn.
Tn action taken b, this Government last
| year IN being the nr>t io recognize 90" max
| OF the Internal Innai Association OF the Con-
| 20. has been FOL owed by formal RECOGNITION
/ Of new nationality which succeeds tO M,
| sovereign powers. a conference OF dele
| gates of the prime pal commercial nations
! was held at Berlin last winter 10 discuss
! methods whereby the Congo basin might br
! kept open 10 the worlds trade. Delegate
/ attended on behalf of thc United states on
| TIE understanding that their part should bee
| merely delibemtIVr without lmpartlug 10
| tie results any binding character 40 !aG
| o. the United States was concerned.
| This reserve WIS due 10 the lniispusl tIOu
/ Of This Government 10 share jan any dlSpo-
| >al by an international congress OF iurlstir.
| tluual questions in remote foreign terrific
| Tits. The reSultsOf the conference were cti-
! bodied in a formal act OF the nature Of 1u
! International cOnY sniiOn, which laid down
| certain obligations purpOrtiug to be- binding
/ ON the SignaiOrcs. subject 10 Etlilrai ip1
/ within one year. Wilhstanilng the lc-
! serNatiun under which the delegates ot Inc
! United States attended. their signatures
! were attached to the general act in the same
! manner as those Of the plcnlpOtrnilarlc, OF
| other Governments thus making the
| United states aIF,r. without res"rE" or
! qualification. ~ gnatOrieS 10 Olut inter
| national engagement imposing on the
| sIgucrs the conservation Of the terri
| turial Integrity OF distant regions. where
! We have no established interests Of
! c0nfIOl. This Government does not hove
! ever regard IFS reservation OF liberty OF ac-
/ ON ia the premises aS 40 all impaired aui.
! holding that an engagement 90 share IN tho
/ obligation OF enforcing neutrality I'm the
/ remote Valley of the Congo would D.. an
/ alliance WGOsc responsibilities W. ale IOi
| in y position 10 assume, abstain from
asking tile sanction Of me Senate to That
| general act.
The correspondence Will be- laid before
| Won ana the Instructive ana interesting Zee
! mort Of the agent sent by Ills Government
| iothe Congo country and his recon mcndd.
| lions for The estah. isumeut Of cOmmer''l'
| agencies on the African coast, are also 'dp-
| mit'ed ion your consideration.
| Inc commission appointed by my pt'''-
c,sSor last winter io visit the Central and
| south American countries and report on
| The moihods az enlaTIng the cOrlmercial
| relations Of the uIed States herewith
| has submitted reports, which Will b. lald
WITH coREA.
40 opportunity las been omitted 10 t-s-
tity tie frIeudllucss OF 'his Government
| toward Curca, whose entrance into IN"
family OF treaty Powers the United states
were The first 10 recognize. ! regard with
favor the application made by the Corean
| Government To ho allowed TO employ Amer
which the consent Of Congress becomes ne
| cessary. ana | am happy 10 say TINS
request has tho concurrent sanction OF
| China aud Japan. The arrest and I'M
pr;sonmrnt OF Julio X. Santos. citi'
| zen OF the United States, by the authorities
Of cuadOr. gave rise 10 contention
with that Government in which MS right
| 10 bc released or TO have "A speedy and I'm,
partial trial on the announced charges ana
with all the guarantees obedience stipulated
| 10y treaty was insisted upon by US. Alter an
| elaborate correspondence. and repeated
| and earnest representations on our par.
MIR Santos was. after an alleged trial ana
conviction, eventually included IN a gen
eral decree OF amnesty and pardoned by the
Ecuadoran Executive and released. leaFhlS
the question 81 his American citizenship
denied by the Ecuadorian Government but
insisted upon by our own.
The amount adj Judged 10y the late French
and American Claims Com mission 10 D"
due from the United states 10 French claim
anis on account Of injuries suffered BY them
during the war OF secession having been APP
proprIated by the last Congress has been
duly paid 10 the French Government.
FRENCH sPOLIATION CLAIMS.
The act of February %. 1855, provided