Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-09

States wants in Central America next Il
the happiness of its people is the security
and neutrality OF inter-oceanlc routes
which lead through it" The construction
of three trsnscontinentel lines of rail
wsy, ell in successful operation, wholly
within our territory uniting the Atlantit
and Pacific oceans has been accompanied
BY results of q most interesting and i'm
pressiye nature aud has created new con
ditious not in the routes of commerce only
but in political geography which power
fully affect our relations toward and neces
sarily increase our interests in any tran
sisthmisn route which may be opened and
employed for the ends OF peace
and traffic, or in other consingen
cies, for uses iuimicsl to both
Transportation is factor in the cost o.
commodities scarcely second to that OF their
production, and it weighs as heavily upon
the consumer. Our existence already has
proven the great importance Of having the
competition between land carriage and
water carriage fully developed, each act
ing as protection to the public against
the tendencies of monopoly, which Is H.
herent in the consideration Of weslth and
power in the hands of vast corporations.
These suggestions may serve to emphasize
what / have already said on the
score Of the necessity Of q neutrslizs.
ton of sny inter oceanic transit, and
this can only be accomplished BY making
the uses of the route open to all nations
and subject to the ambitions and wariike
nsces sites ofnone. The drawings and re-
port of recent survey of the Nicaraguan
canal route, made by Chief Engineer Mon
oral, will be communicated for your infor,
nation.
CLAIM CONVENTION WITH CHILL.
The claims of citizens of the United
States for losses BY reason OF the late mil
itary operations of Chill in Peru and Boil
via are the subject of negotiations for q
claim convention with Chill, providing for
their submission to arbitration.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
The harmony Of our relations with China
is fully sustained in the application of
the acts lately passed to execute the treaty
OF 1880, restrictive Of the immigration Of
Chinese laborers into the United States
Individual cases OF hardship have occurred
beyond the power of the Executive to rem
edy, and calling for Judicial determination
The condition Of the Chinese question in
the western States and Territories is, de.
spite this restrictive legislation, far
from being satisfactory. The recent
outbreak in Wyoming Territory, where
numbers Of unotfendiDg Cinnamon ipdis.
putsbly within the protection Of the treat
les and the law were murdered by MOB,
and the still more recent threatened out.
break OF the same character IN Washing
ton Territory are fresh in the minds OF all
and there is apprehension lest the bitter
ness of feeling against the MoDgolisn race
on the Pacific slope may find vent in SINH
lsr lsWless demonstrations Allthe power
of this Government should be exerted TO
maintain the smplest good faith to-
ward China in the treatment OF these
men and inAexible steFnness Of the law in
bringing the wrong doers to justice should
be insisted upon. Every effort has been
made by this Government to prevent these
violent outbreaks and to aid the represen-
tstion of China in their investigation Of
these ou'ragea, and it is but Just to say they
are tracesble 10 the lswlessness of men,
not citizens OF the United States, engaged
in composition with Chinese lsborers
Race prejudice IL the chief factor in soEisin
Mating these disturbances and it
exists in a large part OF
our domain ieopardizing our
domestic peace aud the good relation
ship we strive to maintain with China. The
right OF q government to prevent
the influx Of an element hostile to its in
ternsl peace sad security may not be ques-
TONED wherever there is no treaty stipuis-
tioa on the subject That the exclusion Of
Chinese labor is demanded in other ooun-
tries where ike conditions prevail is strong
IL e7inced in the Dominion of Canada
wheTs Chinese immigration is owregulsted
by laws more exclusive than our own. If
existing laws are inadequate to compass
the end in view shall be prepared to
give earnest consideration to any further
remedial measures within the treaty limits,
which the wisdom Of Congress msy devise.
THE CONGO
Ths independent state of the Congo has
been organized as Government under
the Sovereignty Of His Majesty, the King
Of the Belgiaus, who assumes the Chief
Msjestrscy in his personal character only
without making the new state dependency
on Belgium. Ii is fortunate that be-
nightsd region owing all 1t has Of quicken
ing civilization to the benifceucs and
spirit Of this Monarch should
have the advantage and security OF its
benevolent supervision.
The action taken By this Government
last year in being the first to recognize the
flag Of the International Association OF the
Congo has been followed By the formal
recognition Of the new nationality which
succeeds TO its sovereign powers. A con-
{, renee OF delegates Of the principal com.
mercisl nations was held at Berlin last
winter to discuss methods whereby the
Congo basin nigh. BE- KEEP: open to the
worlds trade. Delegates attended on be-
halt Of the United States on the under.
standing that their part should be merely
deliberative without imparting TO the re-
suits any hinderiOg character so far ss the
L nitsd States were concerned.
This reserve was due 10 the indisposition
of this Government 10 share in any dis.
posal by an International Congress Of Ju'
r;sdictorial questions in remote foreign
territories. The results Of the conference
were embodied in Q formal oct Of the ma
turs of an International Convention, which
laid down certain obligations purporting
20 be bisding on the signatories, subject
to ratification within one year. NotWith-
standing the rsseryation under which the
delegates OF the United States at
tecded tEsiE Eyustures, we're at
tsched 70 the general ses IN the
same manner IS thoss Of the plenipoteR-
tiaries of other governments, thus making
the United States appear without reserve
or qualifications as siguers of joint inter
national engagement imposing on the
siyuers the conservative of the territorial
integrity Of distant regions Were We have
no established interests or control. This
government does not, however, regard its res
ovation OF liberty Of action in the premises