The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-09

worlds trade. Delegates attended on b
u half OF the United States, on the undo
g standing that their part should be mere
d delibeIAtiye without imparLinH 10 the 7
+. suits oi any binding character 90 far as Il
|. United States were concerned. This +
| serve was due 10 the indisposi;ion Of III
/. Government TO share in any disposal |
Is RH international congress o! Jurisdiction
!. questions in remote foreign territories.
: RESULTS OF FuE CONFERENCE.
!, Results Of the conference were embOdie
:. ia formal act oil the nature OF aH iase
!. national convention, which laid dow
: certain obligations purporting TO be bint
a ing on tbs signatures, subject to rattle,
: lion within one year. Not#ithstaodiH
! the reservation linder which the delegate
: Of the United StGtes attended, their signs
! lures were attached 10 the general act /
= ; the same manner as those Of tho plenipi
tentiSFivs OF Othsr governments, thu
mEking the United States appear withOu
, 'eIcrve or qualification as signatures TO
Oint international engagement, imposin
IN the BigneTs tho conservation Of the tel
ritoriAl integrity Of distant regions whsr
We have no established interests or Cou
.rol.
This government does not, however, re
gard Its preservation Of liberty OF actiol
in the premises rs at all impaired, an,
holding that an engagement to share il
he Obligation Of enforcing neutrality Il
the remote valley Of the Congo would b.
en- alliance whose responsibilities We ar
not IN position 10 assume, l abBtAil
rom asking the sanction ol the Senate Il
that general act. The correspondence,
will be laid beioLo you and the instruc.iv,
tnd interesting report OF the agent sent hj
this government tothU Congo lunIry, Rul
his recommendations for the establish
nent OF commercial agencies on tht
African coast are also submitted Tor yon
consideration.
The commission appointed by my pre-
deCessor last winter 10 visit the Centra
aud South American countries and rCpor
on the methods Of enlarging The CONNER
ciaI relations Of lhe United States there
with has been submitted, reports Of which
will be laid before you.
No opportunity has been omitted tC
'esiiiy the lricndleness Of this Govern
ment toward COrea, whose entrance into
the family OF treaty powers the United
states were the first 10 recognizes. | re.
Iard with favor the application made By
the COrea1 Government to bo allowed to
employ American officers Us military in.
itructors, to which the assent OF Congress
becomes necessary, aud | lAm happy TO say
his request has the sanction Of China and
Japan.
THE ARREST OF sAETEs.
The arrest and imprisonment Of julio
Il. SAntes, a citizan OF the United States,
by the. authorities Of Ecuador gave rise to
a contention with that Government, in
which his right to be released or to have u
speedy and impartial trial on announced
charges and with all guarantees Of deierc
stipulated by treaty was insisted upon by
US.
After an elaborate correspondence and
repeated and eaTnOIt representations on
our part Mr.. S1ntes WAS alter an alleged
trial and conviction, eventually in
cluded in general decsEe OF amnesty
and paIdoned by the EcuadoFiau execG.
i've, and released, leaving the question oi
mis- American citizenship denied by the
Esuudortan Government, but ihsisted upon
by our own.
The amount adjudged by tho late French
and American Claims Commission 10 lie
due FROM the United Statea to French
claimants on account OF injuries suffer,
by them during the war OF Secession, hay
ing been appropriated by the las. Congrt 81,
has been duly paid to the French govern.
ment. The act OF February %, 1885, pro.
vided for a preliminary search Of the rec.
ords ot the French prize courts for evi.
dence bearing on the claims Of American
citiz4ns against Fnuca for deprcdationp,
committed prior to 1901. The duty has
been performed and the report Of the
agent will be laid before you.
regret to nOsice the restrictions upon
the importation Of our pork into France,
notwithstanding the abundant demopstra-
ton oil the absence Of sanitary danger in
its use, but entertain strong hopes that
with better understanding Of the matt r
this vexAtiUus prohibition will be removed.
1t would be pleasing to be able TO say rs
much with respect TO Germany, Austria
and other Countries where such food pro.
duets are ahaalntely excluded, without the
present prospGc! OF reasonable change.
GERMANY ASp NATURALIIEn CIrIzESs.
The 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 government to extend the scope
OF the residential restrictions to which re.
turning nAturaliEed citizens OF German
origin are asserted 10 be liable under the
laws OF the Empire. The temperate and
inst attitude taken by this government
with regard to this ClAsB Of questions will
doubtless lead to satisfactory under.
standing.
The dispute oi Germany and Spain re.
iRttve TO the dominion 0i the Caroline ts-
lauds has attracted the attention Of this
Government by reason OF the extensive
interest Of American citizens having
grown pp IN these parts during the p lst
thirty years, and because the 4uestion OF
ownership involves jurisdiction OF matters
the civil and criminal law. Whilst stand.
ing wholly AloO! from the proprietary
isSues raised between the powers, to
which the United States are friendly,
this Government etpeCtA that nothing IN
the present contention ghall plisYorahly
affect Cur citizens carrying on peaceful
commerce or there domiciled, and has 30
informed the Governments Of Spain and
Germany.
SoETH AMERICAN FIsHHRIEs.
The marked good will between the
United States and Great Britain has beea
maintained during the past year. The
termination OF the fishing clauses Of the
treaty Of Washington in pursuance OF The
Joint resolution Of March 3, 1883, must
have resulted in the abrupt cessation on
the lat Of July Of this year In the midst OF
thGif ventures, Of The 6peFa.ionsoi citizens
Of the United States engaged in Hshiug In
ETitiph American waters, but for diplo.
matiG undslstandilR reached with Her
MAjesty's government In June last, whore.
I by assurance was obtained that no inter.
ruption Of the operations should take
place during the current fishing season.
In the Interest ol good neiHbborhood
and OF She commercial Intercourse VI al.
iacent communities, H.S 1 question 81 tile
North American fisheries u one Of muc.h.
Importance. Following out the intimation
given by me when the eItensary arrange.
faeft GboVe deS8Eibed was negotiated, ]
recommend that the Congress provide Tor
the appointment Of u commission in which
the Governments Of the United States
and GreAt. Britain shall befespectivCly rep.
resented, charged with tbs consideration
Rpd settlement upon Just, equitable and
honorable bsss ql the entire Question OF
the fishing rights OF the two Govern.
ments and their respective citizens on the
coasts Of the United States and British
North America. The fishing interests be-
ing intimately related to other general
Qnestious dependent upon GonIauitY and
other intercourse, confederation thereof IN
all their equities might also come proper!
ly within tue putView oi such commits.
sion, Epd the fullest latitude OF expression
on both sides should op pSTnllltsd, ThR
correspondence In relation To the hshihl
rights will be submitted.
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