Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-12

It's CHIEF maglstracy In his personal
character only without making the new
state a dependency on Belgium. 1t is
fortunate that q benighted region
owing all it has of quickening civiliza.
ton to the benefcence and philanthropy
ic spirit of this monarch, should have
the advantage and security of his
benevolent supervision.
This reserve was due to the indispo-
sition Of their government to share in
any disposal by al international con-
gress Of jurisdictional questions in re-
mote foreign territories. The results
OF the conference we embodied in a
form Il act of the nature of an interna-
tional convention, which laid down
certain obligations purporting to be
binding on the s~ignatories, subject to
ratification within one year. Not
withstanding the reservation under
which the delegates of the United
States attended, their signatures were
attached to the general act in the same
manner as those of the plenipotentia-
rles OF other governments, thus max
ing the United States appear, without
reserve or qualification, as signatories
to a joint international engagement,
imposing on the signers the conserva-
ton Of the territorial integrity of dis
tant regions where we have no estab-
lished interests or control.
AN ALLIANCE NOT FAVORED.
This government does not, however,
regard its reservation of liberty of
action In the premises as at all impair
ed, and holding that an engagement to
share in the obligation of enforcing
neutrality in the remote valley of the
Congo would be all alliance whose
responsibilities VT are not in a position
to assume, l abstain from asking the
sanction of the senate to that general
act.
The correspondence will be laid be-
fore you and the instructive and inter-
esting report of the agent sent by this
government to the Congo country and
his recommendations for the establish
ment of commercial agencies on the
African coast are also submitted for
your consideration.
The commission appointed by my
predecessor to visit the Central and
SouthAmerican countries and report on
the methods of charging the CONNER
cial relations of the United States mas
submitted reports which will be laid
before you.
No opportunity has been omitted to
testify the friendliness of this govern
mont toward Corea, whose entrance
into the family of treaty powers the
United States were the first to recog-
nize.
regard, with favor, the application
made by the Corean government to be
allowed to employ American officers as
military instructors to which the assent
OF congress becomes necessary, and l
am hsppy to say this request has the
concurrent sanction of China aid
Japan.
THE CONGO ASSOCIATION.
The action by the government, last
year, In being the first to recognize the
flag of the International association of
the Congo, has been followed by a
formal recognition of the new national
ity which succeeds to its sovereign
powers.
A conference of delegates of the prin-
cipal commercial nations was held at
Berlin last winter to discuss methods
whereby the Congo basin might be
kept open to the worlds trade. Dele
gates attended on behalf of the United
States on the understanding that their
part should be merely d~eliberative,
without impsrting to the result any
binding character so far A. the United
States were concerned.
THE SANTOS CASE ADvERTED TO.
The arrest and imprisonment of
Jules r. Santos, q citizen of the United
States, by the authorities OF Ecuador,
gave rise to q contention with that
government in which his right to be
released, or to have q speedy and im-
partial trial, on announced charges
and with all guarantees of defense bv
treaty, was insisted upon by the
United States. After An elaborate
correspondence and repeated and
earnest representations on our part,
Mr.. Santos was, after an alleged trial
and conviction, eventually included in
a general decree Of amnesty and par
doned by the Ecuadorian executive aud
released, leaving the question of his
citizenship denied by the
government but insisted
upon by our own.
The amount adjudged BY the late
French and American claimants on
account Of injuries suffered by them !
tho war of secession, having
been appropriated by the last congress,
has been duly paid the French govern
ment.
The act of February 25, 1885, provid-
ed for . preliminary search of the
records of the French prize courts for !
evidence bearing on the elaine of
citizens against France for
.spoliations committed prior to 1901.
Tho duty has been performed and the |
report of the agent will be laid before
you.
regret to say that the restrictions
upon the importation of our pork into
France, notwithstanding the abundant
of the absence of SANTA
ry danger in its use are still imposed,
but l entertain strong hopes that with
better understanding of the matter
vexatious prohibition will be re-
moved.
1t would be pleasing to be able to say
as much with respect to Germany, Aus
tria and other countries where such
food products are absolutely excluded
without a present prospect of reasona-
BILE change.
The dispute of Germany and Spain
relative to the domination of the Caro-
line islands has attracted the attention
Of this government by reason of extern
sive interests of American citizens hav-
ing grown up in those parts during the
past thirty years, and because the ques-