The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-18
coast, arc also submitted for your consideration,

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Coast, arc also submitted for your consideration
THE sopJI AMERICA COMMISSION.
Tho commission appointed by my predecess,
last winter TO visit the CeElral and South Anne
lean countries and report on the methods of Q,
iarg1n2 the com mercial relations of the Unite
ssstns Herewith. has submitted reports whic
VIII be laid before you. No opportunity has bee
omitted TO testify the frieudliness Of this 90,
e.nHieab toWafu Corea, who's. entrance int
the family of treaty powers tho I'm
ted States were the first to recoyniz
l regard with favor the application made by Ii
oorean government to be allowed to emplo
american officers as military instructors,
whlch tie assent of congress becomes necessar,
ana L am happy to say this request has the con
current sanction of China and Japan. The al
rest and imprisonment of Julian r Santors,
citileh OF the United States, by the authorize
OF Ecuador gave risc to a contention with tina
government. in which his right to be released c
to have a fair and impartial trial on announces
charges and with all guarantees Of defense stip
uiatea ov treaty was insisted upon b. us
After elaborate correspondent and repeate,
anu earnest representations on our part, NJ,
Santous was, after an alleged trial and conv,c
tior, eventually included in n genera
occree OF amnesty, and pardoned by the Ecua
dorian executive and released, lea wing the ones
DN WI
Ecuadorian government, but insisted upon b,
our own. The amount adjudged by the lat,
frcnch ana American claims commission to bt
due from the United States to French claimants
on account or injuries suffered by them during
the war or secession having been ap.
propriated by the last congress, ha.
been duly paid the French government
Inc act OF FEB. %, 1885. provided for Il prclim-
mary search of the records of the French prize
court for evidences bearing on the claims q,
American citizens against France for spoliations
committed prior to 1901. The duty has been
performed, and The report OF the agent will be
laid before you. regret to say that the rcstric-
lions upon The importation of our pork into
france, Notwithstanding the abundant demon
STRATUM OF the absence OF sanitary danger in its
use, are yet in force; but 1 entertain strong hopes
that, with the understanding of the matter. this
vexatious prohibition VIII be removed. 1t would
be pleasing to be able to say as much with re-
spect to Germany, Austria and other countries.
where such food products are absolutely excl1d-
Ell, without present prospect of reasonable
change.
RELATIONS WITH GFKdANY.
Inc Interpretation of our existing treaties of
naturalization by Germany during the past wear
has attracted attention by reason of an npnaront
tendency on the part of the imperial government
10 extend the scope of the residential restrictions
TO which returning naturalized citizens of Cor
man origin are asserted to be liable, under the
laws Oh the empire, The temperate and just atti-
vl,'e .uheh by tils government with regard to
thls CLASS or questions will doubtless lead 70 n
satisfactory understanding. The dispute of Ger
many anh SPAN relative to the denomination Of
tise shFoiihe ISLANDS has attracted the attention
OF this government by reason of extensive inter
estsoi american cltlZsns having grown up in
eaesa parts during the past thirty years, and be-
cause lhe question Of ownership involves iuris-
aiction or matters eifecting the status of nnr
stI,zSns unaer eva and criminal law, whilst
wholly aloof from the proprietary
Issues raised between powers to both of whom
the united States Is friendly, This government
eSpscts that nothing III the present contention
shaii unfavorably affect our citizens CARRYING on
Il pelcelul commerce or there dolniciied and has
80 informed the govern ments OF S ain and Ger
many. Marked good Will has existed between
the United States and Great Britain during tho
past year. The termination of
THE FISHING CLAUSES
OF the treaty OF Washington in pursuance If tho
1ulne resolution OF March 8. 1852. must have re-
suiteu IN the abrupt cessation On the Let of JuIv
OF THIS year, in the midst of their ventures. of tina
operations of citizens OF the United States an
gagged In fishing in British-hnerican waters. but
FOR a diplomatic understanding. reached with her
.na1estys government in Jnne last, whereby ns-
was obtained that no interrupIion of
nose operations should take place during the
current nshing season. In the interest of good
nelghborhood, of the commercial! intercourse Of
adlacent communities, The question of the North
fisheries is one OF much Importance.
tolio"iug out the intim1tion given by me when
blie eXtensory arrangem ent above described was
negotiated, l recommend that the congress- pro-
plue .:S the appointment of n commission in
yhlch the government of the United States and
IRE at Britain shnil be respectively represented.
;harged with the consideration and settlement
1pon a Just, equitable and honorable basis of
1he entire question of the fishing rights OF the
governments and their respective
,itizens OF the COASTS of the United
states and British North America. The
lsulnE interests being fntim ately related to
.ther general questions dependent anon con-
Equity and intercourse, consideration thereof in |
Then equities might also come within the
'urylew OF such commission, and the fullest
atsenao OF expression on both sides should be
Tue correspondence in relation TO
ne nsnlhs rights vii! be submitted. The Arctic !
steamer Alert, which was generously
'lHen by hef majesty's government to aid in the
e!let OF the Greedy expedition. was, after the
attainment of that humane purpose,
eturned 10 Great Britain in pursuance of the
minority conferred by the act of March 3, 1855.
ne lhadeqnacy. OF the existing arrangements
extradition between the United States and
freat britain has long been apparent. The
enth article of the treaty OF 1912, one of the
arl1est compacts In this regard entered into Nv
STIMULATED for surrender in respect of a lin
seu number OF ofenses, Other crimes no less
nlmical to the social welfare should be en-
raced, and the procedure of cHtradition brought
! natiaony with present international practices.
regulations with her majesty's government for
n enlarged treaty OF eHtradition have been
since 1870. and l entertain strong
opes that a satisfactory result may be soon
H ALASKA
The frontier line between Alaska and Pr;tisb
olnfn6ia, as defined by the treaty of cession
u prior treaty between Great Britain and
ussia. Modern exploration discioses that this
acisnt boundary Is impracticable, Is a geo
factor in the unsettled condition of
ie region, The question has lacked impor-
NICE. but the discovery of mineral wealth in The
'rIitory The line Is supposed to traverse. adj
that the time has come when an ac-
rate knowledge of the boundary is neeGful to
1nrlsa,ctlonal complications. l recon-
END, therefore,, that provision be made for a
reconnaissance by officers of the
nited states TO the end of acquiring more pre-
sc information on the subject. I have invited
n inajesty,s government to consider with
the itdoptlon OF s. more convenient line to be
by, modern Observations or bv
Town geographic features without the neces-
" or an expensive survey of The whole. The
te insurrectiona1y movements in liayti having
'en queiled. the government OF thai republic
made prompt provision for adjudi- ]
ting the losses suffered by foreigners {
aims Of certain citizens of the United {
ates will be in this manner determined. {
le long pending claims of two citisan4 of the {
nited States, Relle;aer and Eiarai, have been s
sposed OF by arbitration. RuG al award of two +
has been made which by the terms of a
e encagement is final. 1t remains tor con- I
tet moiety Of the expenses. A question arose &
It'll Hayti during the past year. by reason of ]
0 excentional treatment of an American cit:- l
n. Mr.. Van Bookseller. q resident of Port an e
1nce; who on suit by creditors residing in the
'ited States was sentenced to Imprisonment, /
d under the operation of a Haytian statute !
Is denied relief secured to a native Haytian. a
us government asserted his treaty right to {
nal treatment with natives of Haytl in all t
its at law. Our contention was denied by the !
lytlan government, which. however, while t
" protesting to n,niutain the ground taken e
ainst Mr.. Van Bokkeler's right, terminated f
controversy by setting him at liberty With !
t explanation An international conference
consider the means of arresting the spread of
oicra and other epidemic diseases was held at {
me in May last, and adjourned to meet again h
farther notice. An expert delegate on behalf /
the United States has attended the session, Il
d will submit report. t
QUE RELATIONS WITH MEXICO q
ltinle most cordial, as BELTS those of neigh q
rs between whom the strongest ties Of friend q
y and commercial intimacy exist, as the nat n
II and growing consequence of our institu- G
MS and geographical propinouity. The rclo- a
ION or the boundary line BET ween the United n
ana NeStco, eastward of The Pio Grandn. Ii