Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-12-19
FOREIGN
TnGY ceNTIsuR FRIENDLY.


II is CRAFTY ing to announce that the relations
OF the United stat,s with oil foreign powers
continue to bs friendly. Oar position, after
nearly a century Of successful constitutional
government, maintenance Of good faith in all
our engagements, the avoidance of complications
with other nations and consistent and amicable
attitude toward the strong and weak alike, furn-
ish proof of a political disposition which renders
professions OF good will unnecessary. There are
no questions OF difficulty pending with any
foreign government.
II FAULKLAND ISLANDS.
The Argentine government has revived the
long-d Drmant question of tho Falkland islands
by claiming from the United States indemnify
for their loss, attributed To the action of the
commander OF the sloop-of-war Lexington in
breaking M a practice Of the colony ON these
islands in 1881. and tDeir subsequent absorption
by q teat Britain. In view of tho ample justin
cation for the act OF The Lexington and tho dere-
l;ct condition of the islands before and after the
alleged occupation 10y Argentine colonists. this
government should consider this claim rs wholly
groundless.
THE AUSTRIAN MINISTER.
A question has arisen with the government OF
Austro- Hungary touching the representation OF
the United states st Jenna. Having under ms
constitutional prerugatlye appoilted al ss una
BILE citizen of unim IAlched probity and co.npe-
tence ~ minister VI that court, the government
OF Anstr Hungary invited this government 10
cogniZance of certain exceptions based upon al
legations against the personal acceptiblllty OF
Mr.. Kelley. the appointed envoy, asking that in
view thereof the appointment should be with
drawn. The reasons advanced were such a. could
not be acquieseed ia without violation of my
oath of office and tho precepts OF tho %constitu-
ton, since they necessaf lily involved a limitation
in favor of q foreign government upon
the right OF selection of the executive,
and required such an application OF a
o asRssp under T the United State Is would have i re-
suited in the practical ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF y
large class Of our citizens and the abandonment
OF = vital princip!e CT oar gnsernneDt. The
Austro-tiungarian government finally decided
not TO rec i've Mr.. Kelley as the envoy OF tho
United States, and that gentleman has since re-
signed his commission, leaving the post vacant.
] have made no new nominations and tie inter
ests of this government at Vienna are now in the
care OF the secretary OF the legation as charge q
affairs al interim.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
Early in March last war broke out in Central
America. caused by the attempt Of Guatemala 10
consolidate the several states into a single gov
eminent. In these contests between our neigh
boring states. the United States foTeborp TO in
terfe g act yely, but lent the aid of tlleir friendly
offices in depreciation of the war and 10 promote
peace and concord among the belligerents, and
by such counsel contributed importantly To the
restoration of tranquility III that locality.
THE ANAMA
GtirikcilCi'r w Vut VI tup tiFI u III
the United States of Colombia demanded of the
government at the beginning of this administra-
ton the employm ent of an armed force to fulhll
Ats guarantees under the thirty-hith article "a
the treaty of 1915, in order To keep the transit
open across the isthmus Of Panama. DESTROYS
OF exercising only the powers expressly reserved
to us by the treaty. and mindful Of the rights of
Colombia, the forces sent to the isthmus were in
structed 10 contine their action to positively and
eficaciously preventing tho transit and it's access
series from being interrupted or embarrassed
The execution Of this delicate aud re-
sponsible task necessarily involved po-
lice control where local authority
was temporarily .powerless, but always
In aid of the sovereignty of Colombia. The
prompt and successful fuifllment Of its duty by
this government was highly appreciated 10y the
government Of Colombia and has bsen followed
by an expression OF IT'S satisfaction and high
praise to the officers and men engaged in the SER
vice. The restoration OF peace on the istlimus
by the reestablishmen Of the constituted gov
eminent there being inus accomplished, tho
forces Of the United States were withdrawn.
Pending these Occurrences . question Of much