New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

being involved In the political problems and
complications OF distant governments thereon.
I am unable to recommend propositions fnvolv-
outside Of our own territory when coupled
with absolute ard unlimited engagements
to defend the territorial integrity Of
While the general prospect Of connecting the
9wo oceans by means Of q canal is to be encour-
aged. am of the opinion that any scheme to
free from the features alluded to- The Tehuan-
tepec route is declared by engineers OF highest
repute and by competent scientific men to
and cargoes by means Of ship railway from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. The obvious advan-
tages of such a route. If feasible, over others
more remote froIA the axial lines OF traffic be-
ticularly between the valley of the Missis-
sippi and the western coast Of North and
South America, are deserving of consideration
the barrier dividing the two greatest maritime
areas Of the world must be for the worlds benefit,
a trust for mankind to be removed from the
become point of invitation for hostibtles or
prize for warlike ambition An engagement
combining the construction, ownership and
with an offensive and defensive alliance for Its
protection with the foreign state whose respOn-
sibilities and rights we would have, is. in my
Judgment inconsistent with such dedication TO
universal and neutral use, and would, moreover.
entail measures for it's realization beyond tho
scope Of our national policy or present means.
the wisdom and foresight Of these earlier admin
1strations which long before the conditions OF
maritime intercourse were changed and enlarged
by the progress of the age. proclaimed the vital
need Of an interoceanic route across the Amer
lean isthmus and consecrated in advance to the
common use OF mankind, by their positive dec
larations and through the formal obligation of
my administration will be applied, ever bearing
In mind the principles on which it must rest, and
which were declared in uncertain tones by Mr..
Cass who, while secretary Of state in 1856,
In Central America. next to the happiness of
the people is, the security and neutrality OF the
interocean:c routes which lead through it"
The construction Of three transcontinenta lines
OF railway, all in successful operation, wholly
within our territory, and uniting the Atlantic
and the Pacific oceans. has been accompanied by
nature; and has created new conditions not on
the routes OF commerce only, but in political
geography, which powerfully affect our rela-
lions toward. and necessarily increase. our
interests IN anv trans-isthmian route which
may be opened and employed for the
ends of peace and traffic, or, in other
contingencies. for uses inimical to. both.
1ea Is factor n the cost Of
ton, and weighs as heavily upon the consumer.
Our existence already has proven the great
Importance Of having the competition between
land carriers and water carriers fully developed,
eacn acting as protection to the public against
the tendencies of monopoly. which is inherent in
the consolidation of wealth and power in the
may serve to emphasize what have already said
on the score of the necessity of naturalization
Of any interoceanic transit and this can only
be accomplished by making the use, Of the
route open to all nations and subject to the
ambitions and Warlike necessities of none.
The drawings and report of arecent survey of the
Nicaragua canal route made by Chief Engineer
Menacal. will be communicated for your infor-
nation. OP ho tod
States tor losses by reason of the late military
operations Of Chilli, in Peru and Bolivia, are the
subject OF negotiation for claim convention
with Chilli, providing for their submission to
arbitration.
The harmony of our relations with China is
fully sustained in the application of the acts
strictive of the immigration Of Chinese lahorers
into the United States Individual cases
Of hardship have occurred beyond the
and calling for 5udcaa1 deterni hmsSy
The condition of the Chinese question in the
Western states and territories is, despite this
restrictive legislation, far from being salts
factory. The recent outbreak in Wyoming Ter
I1t0ry. where numbers OF unoffending Cinnamon,
lndisputaby within tie protection OF the treaties
and the law, were murdered by mob and the
same character. in Washington Territory, are
fresh in the minds of all, and there is apprehen-
sion lest the bitterness of feeling against tho
Mone Ola, race on the Pacific slope may
All the power Of this government should be ex-
erted to maintain the amplest good faith toward
China In the treatment Of these men, and the
wrongdoers to justice should be insisted upon.
Every effort has been made by this government
to prevent these violent outbreaks, and to aid
the representatives OF China in their investiga-
that they are traceable to the lawiessness Of
men, not citizens of the United States.
engaged IN competition with Chinese laborers.
Race prejudice is the chief factor, excels In
originating these disturbances, and is in q large
part OF our domain jeopardizing our domestic
peace and the good relationship we strive to-
maintain with China The admitted right OF
government to prevent the influx Of elements
hostile to Its eternal peace and security may not
be questioned even where there is no treaty
stipulation on the subject, That the exclusion
where like conditions prevail is strongly
evinced in the dominion Of Canada,
where Chinese immigration is now regul-
Ia by laws more exclusive than our own.
II existing laws are inadequate to compass the
end In view, ISshall be prepared to give earnest
consideration to any futher remedial measures
within the treaty limits which the wisdom of
congress may devise.
THE CONGO
The Independent State of Congo has been or
gantzed as government, under The sovereignty
OF his majesty, the king of the Belgians who
assumes It's chief magiStracy in his personal
CIAdI6CGcI Only, WlGuOuG making G0e new state a
dependency on Belgium 1t is fortunate that a
benighted region, owing all it has of quickeninc
civilization to the benefciencc and philanthropic
spirit of this monarch, should have the adyant-
age and security Of his benevolent supervision.
The actian taken by this government last wear
In being the first to recognize the flag of the In
ternational Association OF the Congo, has been
followed by formal recognition of the new ma
tlonality which succeeds to it's SOVEREIGN pow
ers. conference of delegates of the principal
commercial nations was held at Berlin last win
ter to discuss methods whereby the Congo basin
might be kept open to the worlds trade Dele
gates sttended on behalf Of the United States on
the understanding that their part should
be merely deliberative, without impartiny
to the results any binding character
so far as the United States We're concerned.
This reserve was due to the indisposition of this
government to share in any disposal by an inter-
national congress Of jurisdictional questions in
remote foreign territories. The results of the
conference were embodied in q formal act of the
nature of an international convention, which
laid claim to certain obligations purporting to
be binding on the signatorics subject TO ratifca-
ton within one year. Notwithstanding the reser-
walton 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 Observation-Disclosures of other governments,
thus making the United States appear without
reserve or qualification, assignatories to Joint
international engagement imposing of the
signers the conservation of the territorial in
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