Madison times., 1885-12-19
agencies on the African coast are also SUBJ
mitted for your consideration.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN COMMISSION.

The commission appointed oy my prede-
cessor last winter TO visit the Central and
South American countries and report on
the methods of enlarging the commercial
relations of the United states has 81 submitted
reports which will be laid before you No
opportunity has been omitted to testify to
the frlendliness of this Government toward
Corea, whose entrance into the family OF
treaty y-making powers the United States was
the first to recognize. 1 regard with favor
the application made by the COrean Gov
ernment to be allowed to employ American
officers as military instructors, to which the
assent OF Congress became necessary; and l
am happy tn say this request has the con-
current sanction of China and Japan
The arrest and imprisonment OF Julius X.
Santos a citizen of the United States, by the
authorities of Ecuador gave rise to conten.
ton with that Government In which his right
to be released or to have q speedy and i'm
partial trial on announced charges, and
with all guarantees of defense stipulated by
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
by the Ecuadorian Executive and released,
leaving the question OF his American citizen
ship denied by the Ecuadorian Government,
but insisted upon by our own.
The amount adiudged to the late French
and American claimants on account OF In
jurles suffered by them during the war OF Sc
eession, having been appr,p.iaa'teSd tSa Ey ye tne
Government.
FRENCH sPoLIATIoN CLAIMS.
The act OF February 25. 1887, provided for
preliminary search of the records OF French
prize courts for evidence bearing on the
claims OF American citizens against France
for spoliation committed prior to 1871. Tne
duty has been performed, and the report or
the agent will be laid before you.
AMERICAN PORK.
regret to say that there are restrictions
upon the importation of our pork interests
In France, Notwithstanding the abundant
demonstration OF the absence OF snnitary
hopes that, with a better understanding OF
the matter this We xatious prohibition " IL be
removed. 1t would he pleasing to be able
to say as much with respect to Germany.
Austria and other countries where such food
products are absolutely excluded without
present prospect OF reasonable change.
NATURALIZATION RESTRICTIONS.
The Interpretation of existing treaties of
| naturalization by Germany during the past
year has attracted attention, by reason Of
| an apparent tendency on the part OF the In.
| perial Government to extent the score OF
| the residential restrictions to which return
| ing naturalized citizens OF Germany are as
| serted to be liable under the laws of the EN-
| pire. The temperate and Just attitu ie taken
| by this Government with regard to this class
! OF questions will doubtless lead to a salts
| factory understanding.
THE CAROLINE ISLANDS DISPUTE.
| The dispute of Germany and Spain relative
| to the domination of the Caroline Islam ds
| has attracted the attention of this Govern :
ment by reason Of extensive interests OF
| American citizens having grown up In those
parts during the past thirty years, and be-
| cause the question o. ownership involves
| Jurisdiction of matters affecting the status
| of our own citizens under civil and criminal
| law. Whilst standing wholly alo )f from the
| proprietary issues raised between powers to
| both of which the United States are friendly,
| this Governments expects that nothing In the
present contention shall unfavorably AFFECT
our citizens carrying on business there, and
| tAfOrmai Governments
and Germany.
FISHING IN BRITISH AMERICAN WATERS.
The marked good. will between the United
| States and Great Britain has been main
tba tine
Washington, in pursuance OF the joint reso
| luton OF March 3, 1888, must have resulted In
the abrupt cessation on the Fourth OF July
OF the operations OF citizens of the United
States engaged in fishing In British Ameri
9sscoss Sss sSr p0%ao asS Man
esty's Government in June last, where
by assurance was obtained that no In
terruption of these operations should take
| place during the current fishing season. lr
| the interest of good neighborhood and OF the
commercial Intercourse OF adjacent commu
mites the question of the North American
fisheries is one of much Importance. Follow
ing out the intimation given by me when tht
extensory arrangement above described wai
negotiated. / recommend that fCongres
PLoViue III sho aPpou,.iIon. p. % - ,tho . IIi.o,
States and Great Brit ain shall be respective
| tion and settlement npon n inst. e0uitabI,
and honorable basis of the entire question
of the fishing rights of the two Govern
ments, and their respective citizens, on tn,
coasts OF the United States and British Norti
America The fishing interests being in
timately related to other general ques
tions dependent upoh continuity and in
| tercourse consideration thereof In all theil
| m
the purview of such commits sion, and lati-
tude of expression of both des should bt
to the fishing rights will be submitted.
RrrURN or THE ALERT
Tho Arctic exnIoriny steamer Alert. whic,
was generously gwen by Her Majesty
u, a1nad,,ion was after the snccessfui at
tS,nppnt ~ that hn,mana nnrnose retnrne,
20 Graat Rr;ta,n in nnrsnapce Of the author
~, sorrad hv the oct Of Marsh al iSs5
IVY ~ w.. 49, ..rIns
ExrRADIrIoN TREATIES.
The ina lequacy OF existing arrangement
for extradition between the Onteu otate
am am Ira ,,n,n ~ aas tSo 1een os I one
t,n az liz. ~ oomnocts in tSis yagard entere
,ne Inc h,, ,,s stins eteJ for surrender in re
, snect ~ a iimited nI,.-,her of offenses. Othe
cpr,mes no iass inimicalt,, social welfare
, shnnIS he emhrscad and the n n.oceIure q
} sT,rad,t;on hronS5t into harmony with pres
! ent intaroa,innsi nractices Relations wit
9HS Hnr Ma,astw's Gnvarnmant for an enlarge
Ie sTay $50 90 ana 4 entsrta,n strop9 homes tha
ssst;sf,ctorv resnit NAV he soon ATTAINED
asaisiao'oiy Iesuis my 20 So
THE ALASKA FRoSriER.
| The frontier line betw cen Alaska and Brlt
, ish Columbia, as denned oy the sreasy G
cession with Russia, follows tine demarKa
, ton assigned In prior treaty betwee
Great Britain and Russia Modern e9plors
tion discioses that this ancient pounuary
impracticable as geo phical iact' y y
: the unsettled condition of that region, sn
question has lacked importance, out the dif