The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-12-18

project OF connecting sne two oceans by
of the opinion that any scheme to that end
to be considered with favor should be tree
from the features alluded to.
THE TEHUANTEPEc ROUTE
is declared by engineers OF the highest re-
pute and by competent scientists to afford
an entirely practicable transit for vessels
the At M antic c to to the Pacific. TIE obvious ad.
yantages of such q route, IL feasible, over
OF ers more reniote from the axial lines of
particularly between the Valley of the Mis-.
sissippi and the western coast of North and
South America. are deserving of considera-
tion. Whatever highway may be construct
ed across the barrier dividing the two great
est maritime areas of the world, must be for
the world benefit-a trust for mankind to be
removed from the charge of domination by
any single power, nor become point of tn
ambition An engagement combining the
construction, ownership and operation of
such work by this Goyernnient. With an
offensive and defensive alliance for It's pro-
lection with the foreign State. whose re4
sponsibilfties and rights we would share, is,
cation to universal and neutral use, and
would, moreover, entail measures for its
realization beyond the scope OF our Ma
tional politics or present means.
| The lapse of years has abundantly con-
firmed the wisdom and foresight of those
| the conditions of maritime. intercourse were
| changed and enlarged by the progress of
the age, proclaimed the vital need of inter
| oceanic transit across the American Isthmus5
| and consecrated in advance to the common
use of mankind by their positive declara
| tons and through the formal Obligations OF
| treaties. p s4set6Ff st .5s =
TOWARD SUCH REALIZATION
the efforts of my administration will be ap-
| piled, ever bearing In mind the principles
| on which 1t must rest and which were de-
| who, while Secretary of state. I'M 1858, an
nounced that "what the United States wants
of its people, is the security and neutrality
of the inter- oceanic routes which lead
The CONSTRUCTION of three transcontlnental
| lines of railway, all in successful operation,
| wholly within our territory and uniting the
companied by results Of a most interesting
and impressive nature. and has created new
| conditions, not in the routes of commerce
SI erfaSIy u affect our relations toward and nee
essarily increase our interest in any trans.
or ae & enSs OF may oe
to both.
TRANSPORTATION
| 10 factor in the cost of commodities scarce,
ly second to that of their production, and
| weighs as heavily upon their consumer. Our
portamce OF having the tcompetItion betw cen
land carriage and water carriage fully devel-
oped. each acting as protection to the public
against the tendencies of monopoly, which
is Inherent in the consolidation of wealth
and power in the hands of vast corpora.
Ts Mha ry ssd to
Il score of the necessity of q naturalization oil
any inter. oceanic transit, and this can only
route open to all nations and subject to the
ambitions and warike necessities of none
The drawings and report ot recent IS survey Try,
Engineer Menocal will be communicated fol
your information.
The claims of citizens of the United States
for LOSSES by reason of the late military op
erations of Chill in Peru and Bolivia are the
subject Of negotiationfor 2 clsims c9nysn
tion with Chilli, providing for their subHits
The harmony Of our relations with Chin,
acts lately passed to execute the treaty o
nese laborers into the United States Indi
yond the pIwer of the Executive to remedy
and calling for judicial determination. Til
condition of -
THE CHINESE QUESTION
in the Western States and Territories is. de
, spite this restrictive legislation, far from be
ing satisfactory. The recent outbreak II
offending Chinamen, indisputably within
3 the protection of the treaties and the law
were murdered by a mob, and the still NOR
:, character in Washington Territory ar
fresh in the minds of all, and there is appro
race on The acc sops
g find vent IL similar lawless demonstration
: All the power of this Government should
q exerted to maintain the amplest goo
t faith toward China in the treatment of thes
men, and the infexibie sternness of tl
a law in bringing the wrongdoers to jnsth
e should be insisted on. Every effort has be
I made by this Governments to prevent thos
q violent outbreaks and to aid the represent,
: tiyes of China in their investigation of tl1es
/. outrages, and it is but Justice to say they al
Y traceable to the iawessness OF men not cit
y zens of the United States engaged In con
. petition with Chinese laborers Race pref
e dice is the chief factor in originating thes
!. disturbances, and it exists In large part
our CONAN tS our 2ry
's maintain with China. The admitted right oi
Government 20 prevent the influx OF elemen
may not be questioned even where there
l. no treaty stipulation on the subject. TIL
Of the exclusion of Chinese labor Is demand,
% In other countries where like conditions pr
. vail Is strongly evidenced In the Dominic
d of Caiiada, Where Chinese immigration
aow r oWg rsg1iffe II existig E Jaws ape inadeauass
d compass the end ihview. Shall be prepar,
ell to give my earnest consideration to any fu
N ther remedial measures within the tre;t
limits which the wisdom of Congress mi
AZ devise. 8
US The Independent State of the Congo hi
IN been organized as a government under Il
er sovereignty of His MAZE sty the King OF q
lo s.elgians, who ass lmes its chief ntagistra'
making the new State dependency
~ Belgium. 1t is unfortunase thata benight
~ | region, owing all t'haS OF qulckenlng clVl
es zatlon to the benehcenoe and philanthr
a. ~ pie spirit of this monarch, should have t
p. advantage and security of his benevoie
,c' supervision. The action by this Cover
", nient last year in being the first to reco
na nize the flag of the International Asso
ce alton of the Congo has been followed
N formal rec ognition OF the new Hdtic
ny ality which succeeds to its soverei
~ ~ powers A conferenee, Of I'd, dslega !, I =,
w nations was held at Berlin last winter to q
eu eu cuss methods whereby the Congo bas
gu might be kept open to the worlds trat
IN Delegates attended on behalf OF the Uuit
,pot States, on the understanding that their pa
sn, should be merely deiberative, without
'he so far as the United States were concern'
-, This reserve was due to the indlsposition q
seu this Government to share In any disposal
tor an International congress OF 1urlsdictiol
py questions in remote foreign territories 4
oc- results of the conference was embodied i
&C. formal act of the nature OF an ineernatiol
- convention which laid down cert
&c. oblieations purportiug to be binding
ol the signatories, subject to ratification wit
INC one wear Notwithstanding the reseryat
the under which the delegates or the Uni
es- States attended, their signatures were
qua tached to the general act In the same IN
the ner as those of the Pienipotentiarles
u ~ States appear without reserve or guam
OF tion as signatory to q joint internatio
Tor engagement imposing on the signers
OF conservation of the territorial integrity
om distant regions where we have no est
lished interests or control. This q
!, %, OF ernment does not, however. reg
ign in the premises as at all impai
ISL. and, holding that an engagement to shar
the the obligation of enforcing neutrality In