Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-12-12

8 should be exerted to maintain the n
? most good faith toward China in tn
treatment of these men, and the IL
e flexible sternnees of the law in bring
;, ing the wrong doors to justice, should b
t insisted on. Every effort has been mad
. by this government to prevent thes
! violent outbreaks, and to aid the req
resentatives of China in their investi
> CATION of these outrages, and it is bu
just to say they are traceable to the law
| lessness of men not citizens Of tn
United States, engaged in competition
with Chinese laborers.
RACE PREJUDICE.
, Race prejudice is the chief factor il
originating these disturbances, and it ex
lists in a large part OF our domain
: Jeopardizing our domestic peace, and tn
good relationship We strive to maintain
with China.
| The admitted right of a government t.
prevent the influx Of elements hostile t.
its international peace and security ma,
not be questioned, even where there is M
treaty stipulation on the subject. Tha
the exclusion of Chinese labor is de
manded in other countries where ik'
conditions prevail is strongly evidenced
in the dominion of Canada where Chi
nase immigration is not regulated by
laws more exclusive than our own.
If existing laws are inadequate to &C.
| complish the end in view, l shall bt
prepared TO give consideration to any
further remedial measures within the
treaty limits which the wisdom of con.
gress may devise.
| THE CONGO COUNTRY.
The Independent state of the
Congo has been organized as a
government under the sovereignty OF
bis majesty, the king of the Belgians,
who assumes its chief majestracy in his
personal character, only without making
the new state dependency on Bel
GUM.
1t is fortunate that benighted region,
owing all it has ofquickening civilization
to the benifcence and philanthropic
spirit of tn g monarchy, should have the
advantage and security of its benevolent
supervision.
The action by the government last
year in being the first to recognize the
flag of the International association of
the Congo, has been followed by formal
recognition of the new nationality which
succeeds to its sovereign powers. A con-
ference of delegations of the principal
commercial nations was held at Berlin
last winter to discuss methods whereby
the Congo basin might be kept open to the
worlds trade. Delegates attended on
behalf of the United States on the
understanding that their part should be
merely deliberative without imparting
to the result, any binding character, so
far as the United States was concerned.
THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS.
This reserve was due to the indisposi-
ton of their government to share in any
disposal by an international congress of
jurisdictional questionsin remote foreign
territories. The results of the conference
We're embodied in a formal act of the
nature of an international convention,
which laid down certain obligations pur-
porting to be binding on the signitories,
subject to ratification within one year.
Notwithstanding the reservation, 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 plenipotentiaries
of other governments, thus
making the United States appear with
out reserve or qualification as signatories
to joint international engagement,
imposing on the signors the conserva-
ton of the territorial integrity of distant
regions where we have no established
interests.
This government does not, however,
regard its reservation Of liberty of action
in the premises as at all impaired, and
holding that an engagement to share in
the obligations of enforcing neutrality in
the remote valley of the Congo, would be
an alliance, the responsibility of which
we were not in 6 position to assume, I
abstain from asking the sanction of
the senate to the general act.
The correspondence will be laid be-
fore you and the instructive and interest
ing report of the agent sent by this gov
eminent to the Congo county, and his
for the establishment
of commercial agencies on the African
coast are also submitted for your con-
The commission appointed by my
predecessor, to visit the central and
South American countries and report on
the methods of enlarging the CONNER
ciafrelations of the United States,
has submitted reports which will be
laid before you.
No opportunity has been omitted
to testify the friendliness of this
government toward Corea, whose
entrance into the family of treaty pow
ers. the United States was the first to
recognize.
COREAN AFFAIRS.
I regard with favor the application
made by the Corean government, to be
allowed to employ American officers az
instructors, to which the assent |
of congress becomes necessary; and am
happy to say that the request has the
concurrent sanction of China and Japan.
The arrest and imprisonment of Jules |
R. Santos, a citizen Of the United States,
by the authorities of Ecuador, gave rise
to a contention with that government, in
which his right to be released or to have
speedy and impartial trial on an
nounced charges, and with all guarantees
of defense, was stipulated by treaty.
A ter an elaborate correspondence and
and earnest representations on
our part, Mr.. Santos was, after an al
legged trial and conviction, eventually |
included in a decree of amnesty and
pardoned by the Ecuadorian execu.
tive and released, leaving the question
of his American citizenship denied by
the Ecuadorian government, but insist |
ed upon by our own.
FRENCH AND AMERICAN CLAIMANTS.
The amount adjudged by the late
French and American claimants on
account of injury suffered by them dur
ing the war Of secession, having been
by the last congress, has
been duly paid to the French govern