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coast, are also submitted for your consideration.
THE SOUTH AMERICA COMMISSION.

The commission appointed by my predecessor
last winter to visit the Central and South Amer
lean countries and report on the methods of en-
larging the commercial relations of the United
States Herewith, has submitted reports which
will be laid before you. No opportunity has been
omitted to testify the friendiiness of this gov
ernmcnt toward Corea, who's, entrance into
the family of treaty powers the Uni
ted States were the first to recognize.
l regard with favor the application made by the
Corean government to be allowed to employ
American officers as military INSTRUCTORS, to
which the assent Of congress becomes necessary,
and / am happy to saw this request has the con-
current sanction of China and Japan. The ar
rest and imprisonment OF Julian Il Santous, u
citizen Of the United States, by the authorities
of Ecuador gave rise to q contention with that
government, In which his right to be released or
to have q fair and impartial trial on announced
charges and with oil guarantees of defense stip-
ulated bv treaty was insisted upon by US.
After elaborate correspondence and repeated
and earnest representations on our part, Mr..
Santous was, after an alleged trial and convic-
tior, eventually included I'm q general
decree of amnesty. and pardoned by the Ecua-
dorian executive and released. lea wing the ques-
ton of his American citiz ,nship deaied by the
Ecuadorian government, but insisted upon by
our own. The amount adjudged by the late
French and American claims commission to be
due from the United States to French claimants
on account OF injuries suffered by them during
the war of secession having been ap-
propriated by the last congress-, has
been duly paid tho French government.
The act of Feb. %, 1885. provided for q prelim-
mary 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, ana the report of the agent will be
laid before you. Iregret to say that the ~restric-
tions upon the importation of our pork into
France, Notwithstanding the abundant demon
stration Of the absence OF sanitary danger In its
use. are yet In force; but ! entertain strong hopes
that, with the understanding OF the matter, this
vexatious prohibition will be removed. 1t would
be pleasing to be able to say as much with re-
spect to Germany, Austria aud other countries,
where such food products arc absolutely exclude
ed, without present prospect of reasonable
change.
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY.
The Interpretation of our existing treaties of
naturalization by GERMANY during the past year
has attracted attention by reason of an apparent
tendency on the part Of the imperial government
to extend the scope Of the residential restrictions
to which returning naturalized citizens of Ger
man origin are asserted to be liable. under the
laws Of the empire. The temperate and just atti-
tude taken by this government with regard to
this class OF questions will doubtless lead to a
satisfactory understanding. The dispute Of Ger
MANY and Spain relative to the denomination OF
the Caroline islands has attracted the attention
Of this government by reason Of extensive inter-
ests OF American citizens having grown up in
these parts during the pas: thirty years, and be-
cause the question Of ownership involves juris-
dictiOn OF matters effectiag the status of our
citizens under civil and criminal law, whilst
standing wholly aloof from the proprietary
ifsaf Gp fseses st oessi IS fr pswfrs e Tb bet GoS Of wnom
expects that nothing In the present contention
shall unfavorably affect our citizens carrying on
u peaceful m or there domiciled and has
SO informed the govern ments Of s ain and Ger
many. Marked good will has existed between
the United States and Great Britain during the
past year. The termination Of
II FISHING CLAUSES
Of the treaty OF Washington In pursuance of the
joint resolution of March 3. 1888, must have re-
suited In the abrupt cessation on the lst OF July
of this year, in the midst of their ventures, of the
operations of citizens OF the United States en-
gagged In fishing In British American waters, but
for a diplomatic understanding reached with her
majesty's government in June last, whereby as
surance was obtained that no interruption of
those operations should take place during the
current fishing season. In the interest of good
adjacent communities, the question OF the North
American fisheries Is one Of much Importance.
Following out the intimation given by mt when
the extcnsory arrangem ent above described was
| negotiated, / recommend that the congress pro-
vide for the appointment of q commission in
which the government o. the United States and
pTc ~ bIlldiu Sudl1 Dc TCspcCIltcly TCIEtScHlcu,
char ged with the consideration and settlement
upon a just, equitable and honorable basis OF
the entire question OF the fishing rights of the
two governments and their respective
States and British North America. The
fishing interests being intim atcly related to
other general questions dependent upon con-
tiguity and intercourse, consideration thereof in
all their equities might also come within The
purview Of such commission, and the fullest
latitude of expression on both sides should bt
paryuittad Tho corraepnndancn in relation r.
the fishing rights will be submitted. The Arctic
exploring steamer Alert, which was generously
given by her majesty's government to aid in the
successful attainment OF that humane purpose.
returned to Great Britain in pursuance of the
authority conferred by the act OF March 3, 1855
The inadequacy Of the existing arrangements
for extradition between the United States and
Great Britain has long been apparent. The
tenth article of the treaty Of 1912, one Of the
earliest compacts in this regard entered into by
US, stipulated for surrender In respect OF a lin.
tied number of ~offenses. Other crimes no less
inimical to the social welfare should be EN-
braced, and the procedure OF extradltion brought
in harmony with present international practices
Negotiations with her majesty's government fol-
an enlarged treaty OF extradition have been
pending since 1870, and / entertain strong
attained.
THE ALASKA
The frontier line between Alaska and British
Columbia, as defined by the treaty Of cession
with Russia, follows the debarkatlOn assigned
in q prior treaty between Great Britain and
Russia. Modern exploration discloses that this
ancient boundary is impracticable, Is a geo.
graphical factor in the unsettled condition OF
the region. The question has lacked impor-
lance. but the discovery of mineral wealth in the
territory the line Is supposed to traverse, ad.
monishes that the time has come when an &C.
curate knowledge of the boundary is needful tC
avert jurisdictional complications. / recon.
mend. therefore, that provision be made for d
preliminary reconnaissance by officers Of the
United States TO the end Of acquiring more pre-.
else information on the subject. l have invited
her majesty'S government to consider with
us the adoption Of q more convenient line to bt
established by modern observations or BY
known geographic features without the neces'
sity of an expensive survey OF the whole. The
late insurrectiOnary in Hayti having
been quelled. the government OF that republic
has made prompt provision for adjndl.
because Of hOstilities there, and tho
claims Of certain citizens Of the United
States will be in this manner determined
The long pending claims Of two citizens OF the
United States. Relletaer and Elasar, have been
disposed Of by arbitration, and an award of two
claimants has baen made which by the terms OF
the engagement Is final. 1t remains for con-
gress to provide for the payment or the stipu'
lated muiety OF the expenses. A question arose
With Hayti during tho past year. by reason Of
the exceptional treatment OF an American citf'
ZEN, Mr.. Van Bookseller. u resident OF Port AT
Prince. who on suit by creditors residing in the
United States was sentenced TO Imprisonment
and under the operation OF q Haytian statute
was denied relief secured to a native Haytian
This government asserted hia treaty right u
equal treatment with natives of Hayti in al
suits at law. Our contention was denied by the
Haytian government, which, however, while
still protesting to maintain the ground take.
against Mr.. Van Bokkeier's' right, terminated
the controversy by setting him at liberty with
out explanati on. An international conference
to consider the means Of arresting the spread Of
cholera and other epidemic diseases was held al
Rome In May last, and adjourned to meet again
on farther notice. An expert delegate on behalf
of the United States has attended the session
and will submit report.
u RELATIONS WITH MEXICO
continue most cordial, rs belts those of neigh.
b0rs between whom the strongest ties Of friend
ship and commercial intimacy exist, as the nat
ural and growing consequence OF our fnstitu'
tions and geographical proplnquity. The relo.
cation OF the boundary line between the United
States and Mexico, eastward OF the Rio Grande,
under the convention of July 30. 1892. has beer
unavoidably delayed: but ! apprehend no diff.
Guilty in securing a prOlongation OF the periot
| for its Observation-Disclosures t. The lately cnnclndes