Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18

COAST are also submitted for your consideration
THE SOUTH AMERICA COMMISSION: Is
The commission appointed ~ NV et,ecos scr
last winter to visit the Central and South aT,a,.
lean countries and report On the methods of an
larRing the commercial relations q the Iynjte.,
States Herewith, has submitted reports ;whio.,
VIII De laid before you. Noopportunity has bean
omitted to testify the friendiiness Of this pov-
ernment toward Corea, whoss entrance into
the family Of treaty powers the 3, Uni
ted States were tho first to recocnize.
regard with favor the application made by the
Corean government to- be allowed to eynnlov
American officers a. military instructors : to
which the assent Of congress becomes necessary.
ana am happy to say this request has the con-
current sanction Of China and Japan The ar
rest ana imprisonment OF Julian R. Santous a
citizen OF the United States by the authoritie.
OF ecuador ghve rise to d contention with that
government. in which his right to be released or
to have fair and impartial trial on announced
charges and with All guarantees of defense sttp
ulated by treaty was insisted upon by rs,
Aiter elaborate correspondence and repeated
and earnest representations ON our part, Mr.
santousa was, utter an alleged TRIAL and cony1c-
tior. eventually included in q general
decree OF amnesty. aud pardoned by the Ecua-
dorian executive and released, leaving the ouea
ton of his American citizenship denied by the
Ecuadorian government, but insisted upon by
our own. The amount adjudged by the late
French ana American claims commission to he
due from the United States to French claimants
on account OF injuries suffered by them during
the war Of secession having been an
1ast
been duly paid the French government.
The act OF Feb 25, 1885. provided for prelim-
mary search OF tho records Of the French priz
court Tor evidence bearing on the claims OF
American citizens against France for spo!iatioua
committed prior to 1901. The duty has been
performed, and the report Of the agent will be
lad before you. regret to say that the restric-
lions upon The importation of our pork into
France, Notwithstanding the abundant demon
stration of the absence Of sanitary DANGER In its
use. are yet in force; but entertain strong hopes
that, with the understanding OF the matter, this
Vexat1ous prohibition will be removed 1t would
De pleasing to be able to say as much with re-
spect to Germany, Austria and other countries,
where such food products are absolutely exclud-
ed, without present prospect of reasonable
change.
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY.
The Interpretation of our existing treaties Of
has attracted attention by reason Of an apparent
tendency on the part Of the imperial government
to extend the scope Of the residential restrictions
to which returning naturalized citizens of Ger
man origin are asserted to be liable. under the
laws OF the empire The temperate and just atti-
tude taken by this government with regard to
this class Of questions will doubtless lead to a
satisfactory understanding The dispute OF Ger
the Caroline islands has attracted the attention
OF this government by reason OF extensive inter-
ests OF American citizens having grown up in
these parts during the past thirty years. and be-
causc the question OF ownership involves iuris-
diction OF matters effecting the status Of our
citizens under civil and criminal law whilst
standing, wholly aloof from the proprietary
Issues raised between DOW ers to both Of whom
the United States Is friendly. This government
expects that nothing in the present contention
shall unfavorably affect our citizens carrying on
peaceful commerce or there domiciled and has
so informed the govern ments Of s ain and Ger
many. Marked good will has existed between
the United States and Great Britain during the
past year. lie termination of
THE FISHING CLAUSES
Of the treaty OF Was hington tn pursuance Of the
joint resolution of March g. 1883 must have re-
OF this year. IN the midst Of their ventures OF The
operations Of citizens Of the United States en-
gagged IN fishing in British American waters, but
for diplomatic understanding reached with her
majesty's government in June last whereby as
surance was obtained that no interrup;ion of
those operations should take place during the
interest
neighborhood, OF the commercial Intercourse of
adjacent communities, the 0ues cion of the North
American fisheries Is one OF much i'm Dortance
Following out the int1ulation given by me when
the extensory arrangem ent above described was
negotiated, recommend that the congress pro-
vide Tor the appointment of 4 commission in
which the governments Of the Unired States and
TIRE At britain shall be respectively represented,
char ged with the consideration and settlement
upon q just, equitable and honorable basis of
the entire question OF the fishing rights OF the
States and British ' North Am sns on Tse
fishing interests being 1ntim ately related to
tigu1ty and intercourse, consideration thereof in
all their equities might also come within the
purv1ew OF such commission, and the fullest
permitted The correspondence in relation TO
the fishing rights will be submitted. The Arctic
exploring steamer Alert, which was generously
relief Of the Greedy expedition, was, after the
successful attainment Of that humane purpose.
returned to Great Britain in pursuance of the
The inadequacy Of the existing arraneem e's;
for extraditton between the United States and
Great Britain has long been apparent The
tenth article Of the treaty Of 1912, one of the
earliest compacts In this regard entered into by
~, stipulated for surrender In respect OF linn
Tied number ct ohenses. Other crimes no less
ininical to the social welfare should be eu,-
braced. and the procedure Of extradition brought
IN harmony with present international practices
Negotiations with her majesty's government for
an enlarged treaty Of extradition have been
pending since 1870, and I entertain strong
hopes that satisfactory result may be soon
attained.
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY.
The frontier line between Alaska and British
Columbia. as defined by the treaty Of cession
with Russia, follows the debarkatlon assigned
In prior treaty between Great Britain and
ancient boundary is impracticable, Is a geo
graphical factor in the unsettled condition OF
the region. The question has lacked impor-
territory the line is supposed to traverse. ad.
montshes that the time has come when an &C
curate knowledge of the boundary is needful to
avert 1prisdictional complications. recon-
mend, therefore, that provision be made for q
preliminary reconnaissance by officers Of the
United States TO the end Of acquiring more pre-
S Sar On the subject have invited
us the adoption OF more convenient line to be
established by modern observations or by
known geographic features without the neces-
late 1nsurrecttonsry movements in Hayti having
been queiled. tho government OF that republic
n has made q, osss. precision for a5ad
because Of hostilitles there. and the
claims Of certain citizens Of tho United
States will be in this manner. determined.
The long pending claims of two citizens of the
United States, Relletaer and Elassr, have been
disposed Of by arbitration and an award Of two
claimants has been made which by the terms Of
VAC e0x&HeWeut 10 NnRl. IL remains Tor con-
gress to provide for the payment of tho stipu-
lated Inoiety of the expenses A question arose
the excepttonal treatment Of An American citi-
zcn. Mr.. Van Bookseller. =. resident OF Port an
Prince. who on suit by creditors residing In the
Oaited States was sentenced to Imprisonment,
and under the opera ton of Hsyrian statute
was denied relief secured to native Haytian.
This government asserted his treaty right TO
equal treatment with natives of Hayti In oil
enits at4awea Our contention was denied by the
Haytianx government, which, however, while