National Republican., 1885-12-09

sulUGly tNdCuttu IN tue Dominion Of Cam
900 whore Chinese immigration Is now
regulated by laws more exclusive than our
D"n. Il cSjstrg laws are iuadcouatc To
ctmfrss tie end in view, shall be pre-
iGttG 10 give earnest consideration To any
iuihtr remedial measures, within the
ilGtE.GWit, which the wisdom Of Congress
may devise.
1HE COSCo nAstN.
Tie Independent state OF Congo has been
organized ls gCyoihmcut under the soy
/ CrC'glty uf h's majesty Tie king Of the Rel
glars, who assumes its chief magistracy In
hs personal character only, without making
ibc LtW state dependency Of Belgium, Ii
Is fortunate that o. boulghted region, owinr
| 9lI 1t hes Of Qui,kCuiug civilization to the
bcutUctuce and philauthrupic spirit Of this
Mutotcl' should have the advantage and
tctutiiy Of his benevolent supervision.
The Gct.ou tgkcn BY this government last
| year IN being the first to recognize the nnr
! Ut the International Association of the
| Congo hgs bCen followed by formal rccorui.
! ton of the rev nationality which succeeds
J TO It's 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 he kept open 70 the
| WCllds trade. Delegates attended on be-
| E8lf of the United states ON the under
| Standing that their part should he merely
dciilcratlyc, without impartiug to the re-
suits any binding character, so far as the
/ Cnitld states were concerned. This re-
serve was due to the indisposItion of this
government to share In any disposal hy nm
international congress Of jurisdictional
questions IN lcmoG foreign territories. The
results OF the conference were embodied I'm
o iolmal act Of the nature Of an interna-
ttual convention, which laid down certain
obligations, purpUrtiug to he binding ON
within one year Notwithstanding the
iesclyation uudcr which the DELEGATES OF
the United States attended, their signatures
were attached to the general act In tho
same manner Gs those Of the plcniuotsu-
tiaiits OF utLcr governments, thus making
lhc United states appear, without reserve |
or qua!ihcauon, MS sigugtOries TO q Joint |
INTERNATIONAL engagement imposing on the |
e'gncrs the conservation Of The territorial |
integrity Of distant regions where We have |
no established interests or control
nus government docs not, however. re- |
gGid IFS reservation Of liberty Of action I'm |
tbe premises Us at all impaired; aud hold |
ing that an engagement to share in the obi |
cations Of enforcing neutrality I'm the re. |
mote valley of the Congo would he an nlli. |
arco whose responsibilities we are not in |
n position TO assume, / abstain from asi;iur |
Tie sanction Of the Senate to that general |
act
The correspondence will be lal before
you,and the instruCtivca aud diutcrgstiultreport |
Of tie agent eent by tbis ,S1ysrnnn', ~, f,
COMO country, a,id Ei4 rnrommendStions
for the establishment Of rnu,u,n,',taI o,,,,
cies Oh the African colst. nr, also s,thn,iitnl |
for your consideration.
Tie commission aupolntel b,. ms. nredo-
cossCr lGst winter 10 visit the Central ami |
SCUM ,tmgfcan Countricsanl report on the
mclhcds Gf CIlargiug the commercial rc,n
tious or tho I'ri;cd gtptns iic,cyyi,,, i,',
sul ritt,C rcrc,te y,li, ,,;iI i t, - '''7
you. ''''' 's'''1
No opportunity has boon onittod :, tos
tify tie flicrGincss of t,s .,o,,Sr,,,,,,,,, ,o
ward Corca, whose entrance into M" F,,nii,
uf treaty powcrs thc i'n,tsl g,o,,s ~
lIret TO recognize. / rcynrd wien Savnr ~ ~
application made by tle Coroan ,,oycrnp,,.,,,
to lc allowed Ia ,t1rln,,
as military Instructors II. whirb to ",eers ng,s
Cf Congress becomes ,rcrss,,,. on1 o,,
lGpry tu say this rcgrost los M, o",,,,,. 49,
sanction of China and lana, o''
The arrest and impri,or,naut NJ INIT, u
Santos. citizen of the I',,i.oI ',' stotns H.. w..
the authorities of Ecrgdnr s,o,,c risa ~
contention Win that cnvcr,,,Sor, ,''u ,n ~
his iqht TO be released ar to bovo sromJ,,
aud impartial trial ON annonncei -
and will ell guarantees Of Jef,rsc stI.,,,
lated iy treaty was iusisto1 nnnm r,'
After an elaborate oorrasnnndnron o,, ", uS'
ucGttd and earnest renroiontoti1,s "'," ',' 1 ic.
part Mr.. Santos was, aftor nm aIlrrcd trr,I ,'I
and conviction. ovnntnSlt,, inni,,SIi t t.t"'
general decree Of amnesty and Dorlnrai L". -.
the Ecuadorian eyecutivn and roioasaII TII
leaving the question Of lie Hmer;oa,' ','ii' ,;ti'
gousLip denied by the FcunInrl,r ,s,,,,,.
mcnt. but insisted unon Inv omr ,,,r, '%,. So'eF"-
The amount odiudgnl T, tTo io,n r.,.
and American Claims Commission IN Le ,it,a
from the United Strtcs tn Irnunb oioi, Jo ns ~
ON account Of inluries suffered hv thnr
during The war of secession. boving hoo,
Appropriated hy the last CouUrass hoe hann
duly paid to The French government
The act Of Feb. o5. 1881 nrn,iInj f,-
preliminary search of the records nf Ern,cb
prize courts % evidence bcarlnr ON Tho
'laims Of American cltizens of.,inSt Eno,,n !
'or spOliations committed rrioT in 1SNI 'Tho
luty has been performed. ani tIn rcnnrt nr
he agent will be laid before Won. VI :
] regret to say that the restrictions unor I
lie importation Of our uorIs into Franon
,ontinuc. notwithstanding tba ohmudant ,',iGe dn
nonstration of the absence of snnitorv lan-
,er In its use. but entartSin stro,,,s o,'' Nai-
hat, with a better understondimg ~ I'y9o ,he
natter. this vexatious nrohihitinn will ho l
Cmoyed. II wouId Lo nlaasi,,t. ~. I'm % ~
o say rs mach with respect to Germanv
lustrin, and other, countries where such I
oou products are absolutely excluded, with I
nv present prospect of reasonable change. G
Inc Interpretation oto existing treaties
u naturaiizatlon by Germany during the o
,9st year has attracted attention by reason =.
u u Sn Lpareht tendency on the part of the !!
y EtperiaI government to extend the scope Y
= = M lio rcsiuehtial restrictions 70 which re- =
trl'ing haturall2ed citizens of German or a
\ \ ~ II arc asserted 70 he liable under the laws u
|. y tic empire The temperate and Just at. $
I'uHe taken by this government with re. Il
ara 10 ms class Of questions will doubt Il
r. T,,I ieaM 10 satisfactory understanding.
Inc dispute OF Germany and Spain rela- =
We 10 the domination of the Caroline II
Iahds has attracted the attention of this s'
uFeinuent, ny reason OF extensive inter
Us ol American citizens having grown up ~
those parts during the past thirty wears M