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

neutrality IN the remote Valley of the
Congo, is al alliance whose repOSibili-
ties we are not in position to assume,
l abstain from asking the sanction of
the Senate to that act.
Inc correspondence will be laid be-
fore you, and the instructive and in
terestlng report of the agent sent by
this government to the Congo country,
ana his recommendations for the eS-
tabliShment of commercial agencies
on the African coast ar also submitted
for your consideration.
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
The commission appointed by nv
predecessor last winter TO visit the
Central and South American countries
and report Oh the methods OF enlarg-
ing the commercial relations of the
United States Herewith, has sub
United reports which will be laid be-
fore you. No opportunity has been
omitted to testify the triendlineSS of
this government toward COrea whose
entrance into the family of treaty
powers the United States were the
first to recognize.
regard with favor the application
made by the COreau Government to be
allowed to employ American officers as
military instructors, to which the as
sent of Congress becomes necessary,
and | am happy TO say this request has
toe concurrent sanction of China and
j Ipan
The arrest and Imprisonment of Ju-
los Santos, citizen of the United
States, by the authorities of Ecuador,
gave rise to convention with that
ia which his right to be
o. al6 n hnv slxrn ri i'm
partial trial on announced charges,
and with all the guarantees of defense
by treaty, was insisted upon
by the United States. After an elabor-
ate correspondence and repeated and
earnest representations on our part.
MF.SantOS was, after alleged trial and
eventually included in
general decree of amnesty aud par
doned by the Ecuadorlan executive,
and released, leaving the question of
his American citizenship denied by the
government, but insisted
upon by our own.
The amount adjudged by the late
French and American claims commits
sion to be due from the United States
to French claimants on account of in
iurieS suffered by them during the war
of secession, having been appro-
priated by the last Congress, has
been duly paid the French government.
FRENCH RESTRICTIONS.
The act of February %, 1885, provided
for preliminary search of the records
of the French prize court for evidence
bearing on the claims Of American
citizens against France for SpOliatiOns
committed prior to 1901. The duty has
been performed and the report of the
agent will be laid before you.
regret to say that the restrictions
upon the Importation of our pork into
France continue, Notwithstanding the
abundant demonstration Of the absence
of sanitary danger in its use; but
entertain strong hopes that with a
better understanding of the matter,
this vexatiOus pre- hibitiOn will be re-
moved. 1t would be pleasing 10 be
able to say IS much with respect 10
Germany, Austria and other countries,
where such food products are absO-
lutely excluded without present pros
pect of reasonable change.
GERMAN AMERICANS.
The Interpretation of our existing
treaties of naturalization by Germany
during the past year has attracted at
tentiOn by reason of an apparent ten
dency on the part of the Imperial gov
eminent to extend the scope of PresI-
Dental restrictions to which returning
citizens to Germany are
asserted to be liable under the laws OF
the empire. The temperate and Just
attitude taken by this government with
regard to. tais class of questions Will
doubtless lead to satisfactory under
The dispute of Germany and Spain
relating to the dominion of the
CAROLINE ISLANDS
has attracted the attention of this
by reason OF the extern
sion of the interests of American citi-
zens having grown up in those parts
during the last 80 years, and because
the question of ownership involved the
jurisdiction of matters affecting The
status of our citizens under the Civil
and criminal law. While standing
wholly aloOf from the proprietary is
sues raised between those powers,
to both of which the United
States are friendly. This gov
eminent expects that nothing in
the present contention shall I'M
affect our citizens in carry
inc on a peaceful commerce with the
people there dOmiciled, and, we have
so informed the governments OF Spain.
Marked goodwill between the
UNITED STATES AND GRRAT BRITAIN
has been maintained during the past
year. The termination of the fishing
clauses of the treaty of Washington, IN
pursuance of the Joint resolution o..
March 3, 1888, must have resulted In
he abrupt cessation or the first OF
July, of this year, in the midst OF the
operations of citizens of the United
States engaged in fishing in British
American waters, but for diplomatic
understanding reached with HeT
Aiajesty'S Government in June last,
the assurance was obtained
hat no inteFruptiOnoft those operations
should take place during the current
season.
In the interest of good neighborhOod
md of the commercial intercourse OF
adjacent communities, the question oil
he North American fisheries Is one OF
much importance. Following out the
Intimation given by me when the ar
rangement described was negotiated,
recommend that Congress pro
ride for the appointment OIL commits
sion on which the governments OF the
United States and Great Britain shall
Dc respectively represented, charged
With the consideration and settlement
nnou q inst pouffahle and honorable