Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-17

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ma Following the treaty OF 1883, with MEXICO
which rested on the basis OF q reclpr9cal eA-
emption from customs duties othet'siNhua5 ltea
ties were initiated by my psaeGes sos M Nth
Cuba and Ports Rioa. and met by the de5He "
soain 10 succor larguishing interests IA W.
Antilles. steps were taken 10 attain tless en-
by a treaty Of a similar IRA ~
afterward signed by the Dominican repaDHc,
subsequently, oyeTturcs were mace W ns1
Britannia majezty's government lot : ~
mutual exteu sion Of commercial iatefcontse" WIN
the Rritish West Indian and South American de'
Tendencies, but without result. Oh tlath+
office | withdrew for re-exannlnatl9h Lue ttes.n
signed with Spain and santo DoHiiHxo' I'm I'm
pending before the senate. Tue result mas O5on
10 satisfy me Of the inexpedlency OF tnssItnE
INTO engagements Of this character not coFSIiLS
the entire traffic. These ~trea,ies, conteinpiasou
The surrender by the United states OF Iats5
revenue. for inadequate consideration upon sE-s.
alone. Duties were surrendered TO an amount
far exceeding ali the advantages orered IA eA.
chang. Even were II Intended To relleVe our
consumers. iu WA evident that 80 long as the
exemption but partially covered our linportaIluh
snch relief would b. illusory. To Tellnqulsh d
revenue so essential seemed highly improVileu'
Al a time when new aud large drains upon tue
treasury Were contaminated Moreover ehuttV"S-
ing questions would have arisen hndef the lt'o'-
ed nation clauses OF treaties Win o1het hNs''u''
As further objection, 10 il evident thaL tarlh ,'s
ulatiun by treaty diminished that in~hepehhrh,
control over its own rcYrn1es wutct' IA esSelA'iA'
for ~ safety and welfare OF any govefhhsA|
Emafgengy Gazing lbI an uAicd9 '" $500
nav at anV time arise, and no engagement WIN
A foreign , over should exist 10 hamper the ao-
tion Of the government. BY the fourteenth sec
ton Of the shipping act, approNel Juhe %
1894 certain reduGtfons and contingent eXemp-
lions from tonnage dues were IN tde a. 70 VesS5lt
entering ports OF the United states from any
foreign port in North and Central AmetIoa' we
West India islands, the Bahamas and las,
Mexico and the isthmus a. Tar as AsplhwaII anu
Panama. The governments OF Belgium DeniharA,
Germany. Portugal, and Sweden anu Norway
49, 1870 id ~ tho FaNHFnH nAFIDm clause IN
their treaties with the United States q clam 20
like treatment in respect to vessels coming 10
the United States from their hume ports lhls
government, however, holds That the pflFileeeS
granted by the act are purely geographical,
enuring 10 any vessel OF any foreign power ina
may choose to engage IA traihc between 'nls
country and any port within the dehnea que
and no warrant exists under the most faToreh
nation clause for the extension Of the rrlTt-
leges In question to vessels sailing to taiS cOuh-
try from ports outside the Limitation OF the act
Undoubtedly the relations Of with our
near neighbOrs whose territories form so large a
frontier line difficult to be guarded, ana VINO ma
In our country and equally offer TO use national
markets. demaud special and conSlderate treat
ncut. IL rests with congress to consider what
action may increase facilities OF intercourse
which contiguity makes natural and desiFa-
Bile. / earnestly urge that congress recast the
appropriations for the maintenance OF the
AND CONSULAR SERVICE
on q footing commensurate with tue importance
81 our national interests. At every post whe5e
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be so graded as to permit the 20 live
with comfort. With the assignment Of "a aquate
salaries. the so-called notariaI extra Otilclal lees,
which out officers abroad are now permitted 70
treat az personal perquisiteS, should he done
away with Every act requiring the certihca-
tiOn End seal OF the officers should he taxable az
set schedule rates aud the fee therefor returned
to the treasury. By restoring these revenues 90
the public use the consular service would be
self.sustaiuinR,e even with a liberal increase OF
the present low salaries. In further prevention
NJ ahnaaa a EVatnm nf consular InsDEgtlOn
should be Instituted. he appointment OF a
limited number OF secretaries OF legation AZ
large TO be assigned to duty wherever necessary,
and in particular for temporary service az mis-
siOns which for any cause may be without a
head should also be authorized. j favor also
the authorization for the detail OF officers OF the
regular service as military or naval attaches at
legations. Some foreign governments do not
recognize the union of consular with diplO-
matte function. Italy and Venezuela Will
only receive the appOintee il one OF his two ca
pacities-but this docs not prevent the require
ment of a bond and submission to the RESPONSE
bilities of our officer whose duties he
cannot discharge-the separated titles OF
consular generals should be abandoned
l deem II expedient that a well-devtsed measure
for the reorganization Of the extra territorial
courts in Oriental countries should replace tue
present system, which labOrs under the disad-
vantage OF combining judicial and executive
functions IN the same utfice. In several Oriental
countries generous offers have been made Of
housing the legations Of the United states, A
NHAA - A''s@ N-
years since by Japan, and has been referred to
In the annual messages of my predecessors. Inc
Siam government has made a gift TO the United
States OF cOmmOdiOus quarters in Bangkok. In
COrea the late minister vas permitted TO PUT
chase a building from the government for iega-
tiOn use. In China, the premises rented Tor the
legation are favored as 10 local charges. At Tan
gier the house occupied Oy our repres entatiye
has been for many years the property OF this
government, having been given for that purpose
in 1872 by the sultan of Morocco. approve the
suggestion heretofore made that in view OF the
conditions Of life and administration in the
Eastern countries the legation buildings in
CHINA. Japan, Corea, Sam, and perhaps Persia
should he owned and furnished by the govern
ment with a view 20 permanenCy and security.
To this end / that authority be
given TO accept the gifts adyerted to in japan
and Siam, and 10 purchase in the otner cOun-
tries named, with provision for furniture and re-
pairs. A considerable saving in rentals would
result. The worlds industrial exposition held
at New Orleans last winter, with the assistance
OF the federal government, attracted q large
number or foreign exhibits and proved OF great
value in spreading among the cOnCOuTse Of Wis
itors from Mexico aud Central and South Amer
tea a wider knowledge of the various manutact=
ures and productions OF this country, and their
availability in exchange for the productions Of
those regions. Past congresses have had under
consideration the advisabIlity OF abOlishinE the
discrimination made by the tariff laws In favor
Of the works of Americas artists. The odium OF
the policy which subject 20 a high rate OF duty
the paintings OF foreign artists, and exempts the
production Of American artists residing abroad
instr Ection. recOiis upon our citizens en-
gagged in art culture In Europe. and has caused
them with practical unauimity TO favor the
abolition Of such an ungraclous dis
t%inCtiOn; and In their interest, and Tor
other obvious reasons, l strongly recommend