Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-12-16

interests or control This government does not
however, regard it's reservation of liberty of
action in the premises as at all impaired, and
holding that an engagement to those in the obIi-
cation of enforcing neutrality in the remote val
ley of the Congo would be an alliance whose
responsibilities we are not in a position to
assume [ abstain from asking the sane
ton of the Senate to that general act
The correspondence will be laid before you and
the instructive and interesting report of the
agent sent by this government to the Congo
country, and his recommendations for the estab-
lishment of commercial agencies on the African
coast are also submitted for your consideration
THE COMMERCIAL 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 tho commercial relations of the United
States Herewith, has submitted reports which
will be laid before you.
COREA
No opportunity has been omitted to testify the
friend1ness of this government toward Corea
whose entrance into the family of treaty DOW
ers the United States were the first to recognize.
AMERICAN OFFICERS IN CoREA
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 necessa-
ry, and am happy to say this request has the
concurrent sanction of China and Japan
THE SANTOS CASE.
The arrest and imprisonment of Julio r. San
tos. q citizen of the United States by the author
tiles of Ecuador, gave rise to contention with
that Government, in which his right to be re-
leased or to have q speedy ana impartial trial
on announced charges, and with oil guarantees
of defense stipulated by treaty was
insisted upon by United States.
After an elaborate correspondence and repeated
and earnest representations on our part, Mr..
Santos was, after alleged trial and convic-
ton, eventually included in general decree of
amnesty and pardon by the Ecuadorian execu-
tive and released, declaring the question of his
American citizenship denied by the Ecuadorian
Government, but insisted upon by our own.
FRENCH CLAIMS PAID.
RI Undo f1oa1 ota 4
American Claims Commission to be due from
the United States to the French claimants on
account of injuries suffered by them during the
of secession having been appropriated by
the last Congress, has been duly paid to the
French Government.
AMERICAN CLAIMS AGAINST THE FRENCH.
The act of Feb. 25, 1885, provided for O. pre-
liminary search OF the records of the French
Prize Court for tho 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.
AMERICAN PORK ABROAD
regret to say that the restrictions upon the
importation of our pork into France continue, not
understanding the abundant demonstrations of
safety from danger in it's use but 1 entertain
strong hopes that, with O. better understanding of
the matter, this veXatious prohibition will be
moved. 1t would be pleasing to be able to say
as much with regard to Germany, Austria ancs
other countries where such food products are alb
solutely excluded without present prospect of
reasonable change.
THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT AND NATUALIzED
AMERICANS.
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 Govern
ment to extend the scope of the residential re-
strictons to which returning naturalized citizens
of German origin are asserted to be liable under
the laws of the empires The temperate and
just attitude taken by this Government with re-
gard to these questions, will doubtless lead to O
satisfactory understanding
THE CAROLINE ISLANDS DISPUTE.
The dispute of Germany and Spain relative to
the domination of the Caroline Islands has at
tracted the attention of this Government by
reason of extensive interests of American cit-
zens having grown up in those parts during the
last thirty-nine years, and because the question
of ownership involves jurisdiction of matters
affecting the status of our citizens under civil
and criminal law. Whilst standing wholly aloof
from the proprietary issues raised between
powers to both of which the United States are
friendly, this Government expects that nothing
| in the present contention shall unfavorably af-
feet our citizens carrying on peaceful COM
merce their domicile, ana has so informed
| the Governments of Spain and Germany.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The marked good will between the United
States and Great Britain has been maintained
during the past year.
THE BRITIsH-AMERICAN FISHERIES
The termination of the fishing clauses of the
Treaty of Washington, in pursuance of the joint
resolution of March B. 1888, must have resulted
in the abrupt cessation on the 1st of July of this
year. in the midst of their ventures of the oper-
ations of citizens of the United States engaged
in fishing in British-American waters, but for q
diplomatic understanding reached with her
Majesty's Government in June last, whereby
assurance was obtained that no interruption of
those operations should take place during the
current fishing season.
in the interest of good neighborhood and the
commercial intercourse of adjacent commune
ties.
A COMMISSION RECOMMENDED.
The question of the North American fisheries
is one of much Importance. Following out the
intimation given by me when the extensive ar
engagements above described were negotiated ]
pointment of q commission, in which the Gov
ernments of the United States and Great Britain
| shall be respectively represented charged with
the consideration and settlement upon O. Just,
| equitable, and honorable basis of the entire
| question of the fishing rights of the two Gov
ernments and their respective citizens on the
coast OF the United States and British North
America.
| The fishing interests being intimately related
| to other general questions dependent upon con-
hguity and intercourse, consideration thereof in
| all their equities might also properly come
within the purview of such commission, and the
| fullest latitude of expression on both sides
| should be permitted The corresp ndence in
relation to the fishing rights will be submitted.
THE ALERT.
The Arctic exploring steamer Alert which
was generously given by Her Majesty's Govern
ment to aid in the relief of the Greedy expedi-
| ton, was, after the successful attainment of
| that humane purpose, returned to Great Britain
|
| act of March g. 1885.
| EXTRACTION WITH GREAT BRITAIN
The inadequacy of dhe existing engagements
| for eXtradition between the United States and
| Great Britain has been long apparent The
| fourth article of the treaty of 1872 one of the
earliest compacts in this regard entered into by
| us, stipulated for surrender in respect of q
] limited number of offenses. Other crimes no
| less inimical to the social welfare should be
| embraced and the procedure of extradition
| brought in harmony with present international
! practices.
| Negotiations with Her Majesty's Government
| for an enlarged treaty of extradition have been
pending since 1870, and 1 entertain strong hopes
that satisfactory result may be soon attained
| THE B 1UNDARIES OF ALASKA
The frontier line between Alaska and British
| Columbia, which was defined by the treaty of
| cessation with Russia, follows the demarkafion
assigned in prior treaty between Great Britain
and Russia Modern exploration discloses that
| this ancient boundary is impracticable as q geo
graphical fact In the unsettled condition of
that region the question has lacked importance
| but the discovery of mineral wealth in the
| territory the line is supposed to traverse adj
monishes that the time has come when an accu-
rate knowledge of the boundary is needed to
| avoid jurisdictional complications
| [ recommend therefore, that provision be
made for O. preliminary reconnaissance bv officers
| of the United States to the end of acquiring
| more precise information on the subject
| have invited the Russian Government To con-
| slider with us the adoption of a more convenient
| line to be established by meridian Observations
| or by known geographical features without the
necessity of an expensive survey of the whole
| AMICABLE RELATIONS WITH HAYTI