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tween these islands and the United States
should not be overlooked.


The question of general revision of the
treaties Of Japan Is aeaiu under discu ;sion at
Toxic AS ths frs. 10 open relations with that
empif aad Is The natnn in most d,eSt s com
have los. no opportunity to testify their consist
ont friendship by supporting the just claims OF
the nations. treaty OF extradition between the
United States and japan. the first concicded by
that empire has been lately proclaimed.
LIBERIA.
The weakness of Liberia and the difficulty of
maintaining effective sovereignty over its outly-
ing districts have exposed that republic to et-
croaohments. 1t cannot be forgotten that this /
distant community is an oifshoot of our own sss /
tenn. owing its origin to the associated benevo- I
lence OF American eiiizsns whose praiseworthy |
efforts TO create the nucleus of civilization in !
the dark continent have commanded respect and |
sympathy everywhere, especially In this country. j
Although "A formal protect0rate over Liberia Il |
contrary, to our traditional policy, the moral
right and duty Of the United states.t" assist IN
rity is obyions and has been consistently an |
noonced during nearly half centorys recom- |
small vessel no longer found adequate to our |
needa, be presented to Liberia to he employed |
by it In the protection of ita coastwise revenues
MEXICO.
The encouraging development of beneficial
and intimate relations between the United States
and Mexico, which has been SO marked within |
the past few years. is at once the occasion of |
congratulation and of friendly solieitude. l
urgently renew my former representation of the
need of speedy legislation BY congress to carry
into etfect the reciprocity commercial conye1- |
of 1881 with Mexico was terminated according to
its provisions in 1881, upon notification given by
Mexico in pufsu' of her announced policy of
recasting all her commercial treaties. Mexico
has since concluded with several foreign govern
ments new treaties OF commerce and navigation,
defining alien rights of trade, property aud resi- |
dence, treatment of shipping. consular privileges
and the like. Our yet unexecuted reciprocity |
convention of 1883 covers none OF these points. |
the settlement Of which is so necessary to & iod
Mexico negotiations for now and en-
larged treaty Of commerce and navigation;
In compliance with resolution of the senate |
communicated tn at body on August last, and
also to the house of representatives,, the cor
respundence in the case of A. X. Cutting, an
American citizen then imprisoned in Mexico, |
charged with the COM mission of penal otfense
in Texas, of which a Mexican citizen was the OBJ
ject After the demand had been made for bis
release the charge against him was amended SD
to include violation of tho Mexican law
within Mexican territory. This joinder OF al
legged uffenses. within and the other exterior to
Mexico, induced the order OF a special lnvestlga
ton OF the case, pending which Mr.. Cutting was
released. The Incident has, however, Disclosed
tory, VIII rcby any otteu7e committed anywhere
by foreigner, penal in the place of its commits
sion. and nf which Mex 'can is the object, may,
if the offender be found in Mexico be- there
tried and PUBLISHED iii conformity with the Next
cah laws, jnris'-!ttion was sustained by the
aud approved 10y the executive branch
of that government upon the au-
thority of Mexican statute. The appellate
court, in releasing MIR. utting. decided that the
abandonment of the complaint by the Mexican
citizens nggtieved by the alleged crime u libel
Gus puHlicatiun), removed the basis of further
prosecution, and also declared justice to have
been satisfied by the enforcement of small part
of thc origina! sentence. I he admission of such
u preten-tnu would be attended with serious re-
snts invasive of the jurisd elton of the govern
ment and highly dangerous TO our citizens in
foreign lands. Therefore l have denied it, and
Stpfi AGAINST pttamDte1 pxprcien a
warranted by The princp pies OF law end interna-
1luaAi u~aEes sovereign has jurisdiction of
otfeasps which take effect within lis territory, |
aithoush concoced or commenced outside of 1t,
bat th1 right is denied OF any foreign sovereign
10 punish citizen OF the United States for an
nftenee contaminated on our soil IN violation OF
OR lave, even though the oiiense be against a /
subject or citizen Of such sovereign; The Next
eau statute in question makes the claim broadly !
and the principle if conceded, would ]
create dual responsibility in tho I
citizen md lead to q confusion destruc i've Of ,
hnerty. When citizens of the United StAiee
voluntarily go into foreign country they most
ABIDE by theIaws there in force, and Will not be
protected by their own government from the
consequences of an oifense against those laws
committed in such foreign countryi bat the
watChfu care and interest of this government
over its citiz ns are not Ielinquished because |
they have gone abroad, and if charged with q
crime committed in the foreign laud a fair and
open trial, conducted with decent regard for /
justice and humanity, willibe demanded for them.
THE NETHERLANDS ASp PERSIA
The government of the Netherlands has ex-
iibite1 concern in reiati 10 certain features of
our tariff laws, which arr supposed by them to
he aimed Mt class OF tobacco produced in the
East indies Comment would seam unnecessary
ppon the unwisdom OF lesisia,ion appearing TO
have special national tliS elimination for
its OBJECT which. although unintentional
may give rise TO III lrious relations.
7 he establishment. less than fonr ysare ago, OF
legation at Ieheran is bearing fruit in the in
terast exhibited by the shafts government in the
industrial activity of tho United States and the
opportunities of beneficial interchanges.
PERU.
Stable government is now happily restored in
Peru by the election Of constitutional president
and period OF rehahiia1i is entered upon, hut
recovery is necessarily Glow from the exhaustion
caused by the late war and civil disturbances.
convention to adjust by arbitration the claims of
our citizens has been promised and is under con-
sideratioD
The naval officer who bore to Siberia the testi-
monias bestowed by congress in recognition of |
the aid given the Jeanette Survivors has accom-
plished his mission. His interesting report viii
be submitted. 1t is pleasant to know that this I
mark Of appreciation has been welcomed Try the /
hnesian x yernment and people BELTS the
traditional friendehip of the two countries.
THE SAMOAN ISLANDS.
Civil perturbations in the Samoan isles have. |
during the past few years, been source of con-
siderable embarrassment TO the three govern |
efnments of Germany. Great Britain and the
United States, whose relations and extra terrific
rial rights in that important group are guaTan- |
teed by treaties. The weakness of the native adj |
ministration and conflict OF opposition !
Interests in those islands have. led King
protection in some one quarter. regardless of |
distinct engagements whereby no one of three |
elusive interest In May last Matitsoa offered t.,
place Samoa under the protection of the United |
states and the late consul i without authority
promptly disavowed and the overzealous official |
recalled. Special agents of the three, govern |
ments have been deputed to examine The situa- |
ton in the islands with change in the repre-
sentation of all three powers and a harmonious |
understanding between them by which the peace |
prosperity, autonomous administration and neu- |
trahy of Samoa can hardly fail to he secured.
SPAIN.
not extend to the flag of the United States in the
Antilles the whole measure of reciprocity requi-
site under the statute for the continuance 1T the
Suspension, of determinations against the
stra;ned in October last to rescind my
AIRY Il. 1854, permittias such suspensien
An arrangement was, however speedily reached, |
and upon notification from the government of |
sells and their cargoes from the United States,
from any foreign country, had been completely |
and abso utely reiinquished, ayailed myself Of
the discretion conferred by the. law and issued |
on the 9th of October my proclamation declar- |
ing reciprocal suspension in the United States. |
ca nest spirit IN which the hear Of the
queen regent has met efferts to avert the mi
tiation OF commercial discrimination, which are |
ever disastrous to the material interests of the
political good will OF the countries they effect |
The profitable development OF the large COM |
mercisl exchanges between the United States |
and the Spanish Antilles is naturally an object |
Of solicitude, Lying close at our DOORS and find
ing here their main markets of supply and de- |
mand, the welfare Of Cuba and Porto Rico and !
their production and trade are scarcely less inn
portant to us than 10 Spain. Their commercial |
and financial methods are SO naturally part Of |
our system that no obstacle to fuller. freer |
intercourse should be permitted to |
our representatives at Madrid and !
Havana have for years been to leave effort nm
eeeayed to further these ends, aud at no time has
the equal good desire Of Spain been more hope |
fully manifested than now. The government of |
Spain. thus removing the consular tonnage fees |
on cargoes shipped to the Antilles, and by reduc.
the needs of less trammeled intercourse.