The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-09

20 WHICH the united CbaIeS nave lode
and consistently adhered, thus receives
a fresh and gratifying confirmation
Other questions with Spain havei beer
disposed OF or are under diplomatic
consideration with view to just dnC
honorable settlement. The operation
of the commercial agreement WITH
Spain of January 2nd and February
18th, 1884, has been found inadequate
to the commercial needs of the United
States anC the spanish Antilles, anC
the terms of the agreement
interpretations in those Inlands
Negotiations nave been instituted a.
Madrid for fuli treaty not open to
objections, aud in the line of the gen
eral policy touching the neighborly in
tercourse of proXlinate communities,
10 which | elsewhere advert, aiming
moreover at the removal OF existing
burdens and an oYing restrictions, and
although satisfactory termination Is
promised, am compelled TO delay its
announcement.
An international copyright confer
ence was held at Berne, in September,
on invitation of the
SWISS GOVERNMENT. ~
The envoy of the Uaited States at
tended as a delegate, but retrained
4Icm COmHliIblIlS Tile SONeEuIuCuL W
the results, even by signing the recon-
mandatory protocol adopted. The
interesting and important subject of
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT
has been before you for several years.
Action is certainly desirable to effect
the object in view, and while there may
be 8 question as 70 the relative advan-
tage Of treating, it by legislation or by
specific treaty, the matured views of
the Berne conference cannot fail to aid
yeRr consideration of the subject.
The termination of the commercial
treaty of 1862 between the United States |
and f-.--
J TURKEY - -fBEuea
has been sought by that government.
While there is q question as TO the suf-
ticiency of the notice of termination
given, yet as the commercial rights of
our citizens come under the favored |
natonl guarantees of the prior treaty
o. 1880, and as equal treatment is adj
nlitted by the Porte, no inconvenience
can result from the assent of this gov
eminent to the revision of the Ottoman
tariffs on which the treaty
powers have been invited to ioin.
questions concerning our citizens in
Turkey may be affected by the POrte'S
nOn-acquiescence in the right of ex-
patrlatfon and by the imposition of /
religious tests as a condition of !
evidence in which this government
cannot con cur. The United States
must hold, in their Intercourse With
every poWSr, that the status of their !
citizens is Il Ie respected and full !
civil privileges allowed to them with
ont regard to creed and affected by mol :
consideration save those growing outl :
Of domicilian return to the land of ORR
glnal allegiance, on OF unfulflled per-
sOnal obligations which may survive !
such voluntary return. 4 :
VENEZUELA.
The negotiations with Venezuela re-
lating to the re-hearing of the ;
awards of the mixed commission +
constituted under the treaty Of :
1856 was resumed, in view of :
the recent acqU' essence of the VenezQ j
lans IN the principal point advanced by ;
this government, that the effects of the
cid treaty could only be set aside by In
the operation of new convention a =.
-eS0it in substantial accord with the Il
advisory suggestions contained in the :,
ONT resolution of March 3, 1888, has =
leen agreed upon and viii shortly be .
submitted TO the Senate for ratif 5aIio j..
TRUST FUNDS. "
e Under Section 1868 of the Revised Ii
ali funds held in trust by the
United States, and the annual interest ID
ccruing thereon, when not otherwise
equlred by treaty, are TO be invested n
d stocks of the United States, bearing ~
rate OF interest not less than ) per .,
entum per annum. There being now n
70 procurable stocks paying so high a a
ate OF interest, the letter of the stat i
tie is at present inapplicable but its Iis5
pir1t is SubServed by continuing to e.
make investments OF this nature in Hm
uTTent stocks bearing the highest H. ~
crest now paid ~
The statute, however, makes no pre- M
lslon for the disposal Of such accre- aH
lonSs 1t being contrary TO the general
uie OF this government 10 allow inter- oy
ST on claims. recommend the repeal of
I the provision in question and the re-
opposition under 4 uniform rule of the tn
resent accommodations from the in %
of trust funds. en-
CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIzArIoN. CT
The inadequacy of existing legisla- sy
on touching citizenship and natural be
.atl0n, demands year consideration ir
nile recognizing the right of eXpa- tic
nation, no statutory provisions exist wi
roRlQlng means tor FenOuncing citi- TO
9nShip by an American citizen, native WI
orr or naturalized, nor for terminat- he
Y and vacating improved ACQUISITION ia,
citizenship. Even fraudulent de- of
zee or naturalization cannot now be mi
- - So
The privilege and franchise of Ameri- rec
"a citizenship should be granted with jdir
re- and extended to those only who Ell
tend IN good faith TO assume its duty in
ld responsibility when attaining its do,
'lVllege. 1t should be Withheld fran Ia,
l0Se who, merely through the forms hi
naturalization, with the object of car
caping duties of thCir original aJle- fri
ance, without taking upon them Ans
Ives those of their new stlt,fS or 7
no may acquire the rights of AnIeri- yis
n citizenship for no other than a of I
)StlIe purpose towards their Original ore
These evils have had dis,
any fragrant illustrations. eve
regard with favor the suggestion In
one OF my predecessors that proyjS- offe
q may be made for a central brireau hof
record of the DEGREES of natur;,IiZa- Sta
N granted by the various courts nos
roughout the United States, now in Ian
cfan with fhot