Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-11

| 1sthmian route which may be opened and en-
| ployed for the ends Of peace and trafSc or in
| other contingencies, for uses inimical to both
TRANSPORTATION.
Transportation is factor in the cost commod-
tiles scarcely second to that of the production
and weighs as heavily upon the consumer. Our
existence already has proven the great import
| ance of having the competition between land
carriers and water carriers fully developed each
scting as protection to the public against the
| consolidation of wealth and power in the hands
| of vast corporations. Th-se suggestions may
serve to emphasize what have already said on the
score of the necessity Of q naturalization Of any
inter. oceanic transit and this can only be accomp-
lshed by all nations and subject to the ambitious
| OF warlike necessities or none
.EE NoNEcAL SURVEY
| The drawings and report of the recent sur.
| vey of the Nicaragua canal route, made by chief
| engineer MonecaI. will be communicated for your
| information
| The claims of citizens of the United States for
LOSES by reason of the late military operations of
Chill in Peru and Bolivia the subject of nego-
| tiations for claims convention with Chill, pro
| viding for their submission to arbitration.
CHINA
The harmony of our relations with China is
| fully Sustai ned in the application of the acts
lately passed to execute The treaty of 1880 re
| strictive OF the immigration of Chinese iaborers
into the United States. Individual aSes OF hard.
! ship have occurred beyond the power of the ex-
ecutive to remedy, and calling for Judicial deter
tlco The Condition of The Chinese question in the
western states and territories is, despite this re-
strctve legislation, far from being satisfactory
| The recent
| OUTBREAK IN WYOMING TERRITORY,
where numbers of uncffending Chinamep ndis-
Putably within the protection of treaties and the
law, were murdered by mob; and the still more
recent threatened outbreak of the same character
| in Washington territory, are fresh in the minds
of all and there is apprehension lest the bitter
Pacific slope may find vent in similar lawless
| demonstrations
All the power OF this government should be
| exerted to maintain the ampleSt good faith
! toward China in the treatment of these men and
the intexible sternneSS of the law in bringing the
wrong doers to justice should be insisted upon.
| Every effort has been made by this government
to prevent these voienS outbreaks and to aid the
| representatives of China in their investigation
of these outrages, and it is but just to say that
they are traceable to the lawleSSnesS of men not
citizens of the United States, engaged in compe-
ttion with Chinese laborers. Race prejudice is
the chief factor in originating these disturbances
and it exists in large rart of our domain, ieop-
ardlzing our domestic peace and the good rela-
| tionShip we strive to maintain with China. The
| admitted right of a government to prevent the
influx of elements hostile TO its internal peace and
! security, may not be questioned even where there
| is no treaty stipulation on the subject That the
exclusion of Chinese labor is demanded in the
| countries where like conditions prevail is strongly
! evinced in the Dominion of Canada where Chinese
! immigration is now regulated by laws more ex
| elusive than our own.
If existing laws are inadequate to compass the
! end in view, shall be prepared to give earnest
| consideration to any further remedial measure
| within the treaty limits, which the wisdom of
| congress may devise.
| THE CONGO STATE.
| The independent state of the CongoS has been
| organized as government under the sovereignty
| of his majesty, the king of the Belgians, who
| suIreS its chief magistracy i'll his personal char
| acter only, without making the new state de-
| pendency on Belgium. 1t is fortunate that a
| benighted region owing all it has of quickenng
| civilization to tie beniffcence and phiantropic
| spirit of this monarch should have the advantage
and security of its benevolent supervision.
The action taken by this government laSt,year
| in being the first to recognize the flag of the
International association of the Congo has been
followed by formal recognition of the new nation
ality which succeeds to its sovereign powers.
THE CONGO BASIN.
A conference of delegates of the principal
commercial nations was held at Berlin last
winter to discuss methods whereby the Congo
Delegates attended on behalf of the United States
on the understanding that their part should be
merely deliberative without imparting to the
results any binding character so far the
United States were concerned.
This reserve due to the indsposition of
this government to share in any disposal by an
international congress of irisdictional questions
in remote foreign territory. The results of the
conference We're embedded in formal act of the
nature OF an international convention, which
laid down certain obligations purportng to be
binding on the signatures. subject to ratification
within one year. Notwithstanding the reserva-
tion under which the delegates of the United
States attended, their signatures attached
to the general act in the same manner as those
| of the plenepotentiarieS of other governments.
Thus making the United States appear without
reserve qualification signatures TO joint in
ternational engagement, imposing of the
Slgners the conservation or the territorial lnteg-
rity of the distant regions where we have no
established interests or control This govern
ment does not however, regard its reservation of
liberty of action in the premises, as at all I'M
pending ON that engagement to share in the
obligation of enforcing the neutrality in the re
mote valley of the Congo, as would be alliance
in n
assume. abstain from asking the sanction OF
the senate to that general act The correspondence
will be laid before you, and the instructive and
interesting report of the agent, sent Ivy this gov
ernment to the Congo country, and his recon-
mendationS for the establishment of commercial
agencies on the African Coast, are also submitted
for your consideration.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN COMMISSION.
The commission appointed by my predecessor
last winter to visit the Central and South Ameri-
can countries, and report on the methods of en-,
larging the commercial relations of the United
STATES herewith, has submitted reports, which
will be laid before you.
CoREA.
Nooppor tunty has been omitted to testify to the
friendineSs IS of this government toward Corca,
whose entrance into the family of treaty powers
the United States was first to recognize. | regard
with favor the application made by the Corean
government to be allowed to employ American
officers military instructors, to which the
assent of congress becomes necessary, and am
happy to say this request has the concurrent
sanction of China and Japan.
JULIO r. SANTOS
The arrest and imprisonment of Julio r. San
tos, citizen of the United States. by the author
tiles of Ecuador, gave rise to a contention with
that government, in which his right to be re
leased, or to have speedy and impartial trial on
announced charges, and with ell guarantees of
defense stipulated by treaty, was insisted upon
by the United States.
After elaborate correspondence and repeated
and earnest representations on our part Mr..
Santos was, after an alleged trial and conviction
eventually included in general decree of am
nesty and pardoned by the Ecudorian executive
and released, leaving the question of his American
citizenship denied by the Ecudorian government,
but insisted upon by our own.
FRENCH CLAIMS.
The amount adjudged by the late French and
American claims commission to be due from the
United States to French claimants on account of
injuries suffered by them during the war OF seces.
sion having been appropriated by the last con
greSs, has been duly paid the French govern
ment
THE OLD sPoLIATIoN JOBS.
The act of February 25 1880 provided fer
preliminary search of the records Of French
prize courts of evidence bearing upon the claims
of American citizens against France for spOlia-
tions committed prior TO 1901. The duty has
been performed, and the report OF the agent Will
be laid before you.
FRANCE AND OUR HOG.
Iregret to say that the restrictions upon the
importation of pork into France, notwith-
standing the abundant demonstration of the alb
sence of sanitary danger in its use, but 1 enter
tain strong hopes that with better understanding
of the matter these vexatious prohibitions viii
be removed. 1t would be pleasing to be able 20
say as much with respect to Germany. Austria
and countries where such food products 4b
solutely excluded without present prospect If
reasonable change.
GERMANY AND AMERICAN CITIZENS.
Tie Interpretation of our existing treaties of
naturalization by Germany during the past year,
has attracted attention by reason OF an apparent
tendency on the part Of the Imperial govern
ment 70 extend the scope of the residential re-
Strctions to which returning naturalized citizens
OF German origin are asserted TO be liable
der the laws of the empire. The temperate and
Just attitude taken by this government with re
gard TO this class OF questions will doubtless lead
10 q satisfactory understanding.
CAROLINE ISLANDS.
The dispute Of Germany and Spain relative to
the domination OF the Caroline Islands has a.
tracted the attention OF this government by
reason Of extensive interests Of American citizens
having grown up in those parts during the past
thirty wears and because the question of owner
ship involves Jurisdiction Of matters affecting
the status of our citizens under civil and criminal
law whilst ianding wholly aloof from the Dro-
prietary issues raised between the powers TO both
Of which the United States are friendly. This
government expects that nothing in the present
| contention shall unfayoTably affect our citizens
Carving on q peaceful commerce, or there domi-
| ciIed. and has so informed the governments OF
Spain and Germany.
OLD ENGLAND FRIENDLY
The marked good viii between the United
| States and Great Britain has been maintained
| during the last year. The termination Of the
| fishing clauses Of the treaty Of Washington in
pursuance OF the joint resolution Of March 2,