The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-09

| drawings and report of a recent survey of the
Nlcaragua Canal Route, made by Cne1 Englneer
Men0cal, will be communicated tor your ntOflna-
/ tfOn.
CLAIMS AGAINST CHILL
] The claims of citizens of the United States for
losses by reoson of the late military operations OF
Chill in Peru and Bolivia are the subject OF nego-
tations for claims convention with Chill proyid-
| ing 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 re-
| strictiye Of the immigration of Chinese labofers
| into the United States individual cases OF hard
| ship have occurred beyond the power OF the exec
utive to remedy and calling for judicial determ-
| nation.
| The condition of the Chinese question in the
| Western States and Territories is, despite this
restrictive legislation far from being satisfactory
The recent outbreak in Wyoming Territory, where
within the protection of the treaties and law We're
murdered by mob, and the still more recent
| threatened outbreak of the same character Ill
| Washington Territory are fresh in the minds Of
all, and there is apprehension that the bitterness
OF feeling against the Mongollan race on the "a
cfc slope may find vent in similar lawless demon
| stratiOns. All the power of this government
| should be exerted to maintain the amplest good
| faith towards China in the treatment of these
| men, and the infeXible sternneSS OF the law i'll
bringing the wrongdoers to justice should be in
| sisted upon. Every effort has been made by this
| government to prevent these violent outbreaks
| and to aid the representatives of China in their
investigation of these outrages, and it is but just
to say that they are traceable to the awlessness
of men, not citizens of the United States, engaged
| in competition with Chinese laborers. Race pref
udiee is the chief factor in originating these dis
turbances, and it exists in large part of our do
main, jeopardizing our domestic peace and the
| good relationship we strive to maintain with
| Clfa.. The admitted right of a government to
prevent the influx Of elements hostile to its in
ternal peace and security may not be questioned,
even where there is no treaty stipulation on the
| subject. That the exclusion of Chinese labor is
| demanded in other countries where like condi-
| tionS prevails strongly evidenced in the Dominion
| of Canada, where Chinese immigration is now reg
| ulated by laws more exclusive than our own If
| existing laws are inadequate to compass the end
| sderaton to any further remedial measures with
in the treaty limits which the wisdom of Congress
may devise.
THE CONGO REGION.
The independent State of the Congo has beer
| organized as government, under the sovereignty
| of His Majesty the King of the Belgians, who
sumes its chief magistracy in his personal eharac
| ter only without making the new State depend
| ency of Belgium. 1t is fortunate that benighted
region, owing all it has of quekening civilization
to the benefcence and phanthropic spirit of this
monarch, should have the advantage and securi-
| ty of his benevolent supervision The action taken
by this government last year in being the first to
recognize the flag of the International ASSoela-
| ton of the Congo has been followed by formal
| recognition of the new nationality, which sue
| ceedS to its sovereign powers. conference OF
the delegates OF the principal commercial nations
wherehv the Conro basin might be kent open to
| the worlds trade Delegates attended on behalf
| of the United States on the understanding that
their mart should be merely deliberative without
imparting to the results any binding character SO
lar as the uated stateS Mere enneerRea t dnls i
eminent to share in anv disnosaI nv an infer
national congress of iurisdctonal questions in re-
mote foreign terrltorles. Inc results OF tne con-
ture of an international convention, which laid
on the sipnatories subject 10 r9tffcation within
one wear. Notwithstanding the reservation under
which fhe delepafes Of the United States attend-
ed their signatfres were attached to the general
act in the same manner as those Of the plenipo-
tenIlaIles @ OF otner goVer;neats Illus nahlg tfe
caion az sienafdres TO q Joint international en-
gagement, imposing on the sgners the conserva-
I9n Of tne terror hIegl 9l asse m degtons
This government does not. however regard its
reservation of liberty of action in the premises as
at ali imnaired and holding that an engagement
to share in the ohlipatiOn o enforcing ne itrality
in the remote VALLEY Of the Congo would be an az
lance whose responsibiities we are not in a posi-
tion to assume abstain from asking the sane
ton of the Senate to that general act. The cor
resnondence will he laid before Won and the in
str15etve and nferesting renort of the agent sent
bv this government to the Congo country and his
Recommendations for the establishment OF com
herclai agencies les on aid cose orc ai9o
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"a "a Sln5 ~ 80 .,,i~rr;t9od raorte .rhioh
states InereMlIn, Ids supihtUeu iePoiuo "iiieii
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RELATIONS WITH COREA.
NJ oo,,rort,,,it,5 bos bean emitted to testify the
" tto W - !, -
Ilehollhess oi tne UofelhineHS 'o"aiu 0oie"'
whose entrance into the family OF treaty powers
the United States were the first to recognize.
regard with favor the application made by the
EnKnrnmnnf
h of Conoress re heeomes necessary and
am happy to say this request has the concurrent
sanction of China and Japan.
TuE c AxTos CASE
IL, ~ - T,i d c,a,,+os
Inc arrest anu iuiprisohniens u 1uiio ~ 0aiieos
citizen of the United States, by the authorities
of Ecuador. gave rise TO a contention with that
ssa,. =, .,,,ial ~ n;olt 81 to ralaasad ~
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charSes and with ali gnaranfees Of defence stp-
ulated by treaty. was insisted upon by us. After
an eltporaIe cotIesponuehce ailu ~ depg'eS ae
was Siyen an alleged trial and conviction. event
nailv ineIuded in 4 general decree of amnesty and
narioned nv the EeuadOrian Executive and re-
leased leaving the question of his American citi-
zenshin denied by the Ecuadorian Government
Int insisted upon 6y our own
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fhhsDN 49, 49, 0-NlIi9
Inc aihount auJuoseu py 'ne i"'e riehoii anu 1i
Aiiielledn eidiiie Doiiii,iiasioi 10 'e uo0 o 'nS
United States 10 freneh clsiilidnls on 'ccouiie VI
INJURIES suileleu Ny tieh utilns ee Mfli VI oeVes
sion h@asihg @ pge ell APP " @ ys2n gy S ls ovep 1p
inent
The act OF February 20, 1850 provided for a
rnurts for Svdence hearing on fhe claims Of Am
ercan citizens against France for spoliations COM
mitted prior to 1901. The duty has been per-
formed, and the report of the agent will be laid
before YOU
ANrrRrcAS PORK IN EIrRopF.
- 80 ,,,,, ~, IN,
regret 10 say that the Iesuletions upoil tiio h
portation of our pork into France continue, not
withstandingsthe abundant demonstration of the
absence of sanitary danger in IFS use but enter
tain strong hopes that, with better understand.
ing OF te latIeI bIs EeAaIaoeS M ~ m ah, VIZ m
saw ca AZ mnch with resnect to Germany Austria
ami other countries, Where such food products are
absolutely excluded WITHOUT present prospect OF
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s a.,,st. tnoattos e
lne = ~
a. of
mas attido'e0 "'ten'lon " lo"ooh y "n app"lons
tendency on the part oi the imperial Government
to extend the scope OF the resldenual feslIclonS
to which returning naturahzea cltlZehS oi Iel-
man origin are asSertS9 W De ndple 9nue1 t4 t1e
laws OF the empire Ihe temperate ana lust atl-
tude taken by tnls government regard 70 tlls
class OIL questons VIII douptiess leau 10 sdtisiac
tory UNDERSTANDING