Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-11

llle American hemisphere from DtluO IN
Vovcd in the political problems and com
plicatiuns of distant governments. While
the general project of connecting the two
oceans by means of canal is to be en-
couraged, am ofopinion that any scheme
| to that end to be considered with favor
should be free from the features alluded
| to. The Tehuantepec route is declared
by engineers of the highest repute and
| by competent scientists. to afford an en-
| tirely practicable transit for vessels and
CargOeS by means of a ship railway from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. TranspOrta-
tOn Is Il factor in the cost of CummOli-
ties scarcely second to that of their pro
ductiOn. Our experience already has
proven the great Importance of having
the competition between land carriage
aud water carriage fully developed. This
can only he accomplished by making
the route open to all nations andsubject to
the ambitions and wmlke necessities of
none
The claims of United States citizens for
losses by reason Of the late military oper-
ations of Chill in Peru and Bolivia are the
subject of negotiations for claims con
Vcntion with Chill providing for their sub
mission to arbitration. The harmony of
relations with China is fully sustained,
Under the treaty of $3.50 restrictive of the
immigration of Chinese labOrers hither,
individual cases of hardship have occurred
beyond the power of the executive to
remedy and calling for judicial determi-
nation. All the power of this govern
ment should be eNerted to maintain the
Iamplest GOOD faith toward China in the
treatment of her subjects i'm this country
and infeXible standards of law should be
exercised to bring the Chinese murdererS
| to justice. Every effort has been made by
| this government to prevent these violent
outbreaks and it Is but just to say that
| they are traceable to the lawlessness of
men not citizens of the United States en-
rappd in competition with Chinese labor
ers Race prejudice is the chief factor
| The admitted Tirht of a government to
| prevent the influx of elements hostile to
| It's internal peace and security may not be
questioned. even where there is no treaty
Stimulation on the subject. That the eX-
| clusiOu of Chinese Labor is demanded in
other countries where like conditions pre-
vail, is strongly evidenced in the Dominion
| of Canada where Chinese immigration Is
now regulated by laws more exclusive
| than our own. Ii existing laws are inad-
| equate 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 Con
gress may devise.
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
| homes that this yeyatious prohibition will
soon be removed, Ii would be pleasing
| to he able to saw rs much with respect to
| GERMANY. AuStria. and other countries
where silch food products are absolutely
excluded without present prospect of rea-
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