The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-09

whist am unfeign0dlY deeiFous that
such relations should exist between us
and the inhabitants OF Canada, yea the
action OF their officials during the past
season towards our fisherman was such
as 20 seriously threaten their contiHuAnee.
Although disappointed IN nay t&ors
70 secure 9 satisfactory settlement
the fishery question, negotiation are
still pending with reasonable hope that
before the close of the present seaaion OF
Congress the announcement may be made
that an acceptable conclusion has been
reached, as at an early day their may be
laid before congress the correspondence
this important subject, so that the history
OF the past fishing season may Be fully
disclosed and the action ana the attitude
OF the administration clearly comprehend
ed. A more extended references ls NOT
deemed necessary IN this commun-
icaii0n. The Recommendation submitted
last year that provision be made for
preliminary reconnOlssance OF
the conventional boundary line between
Alaska and British Columbus Il renewed {.
i express my unhesitating conviction
that the Intimacy Of our relations with
HAWAII should be emphasized a. q result
OF the reciprocity treaty OF 1875. Those
lslandsy in q Q highway Of Oriental and
Australian trafic, are virtually an outpost
Of American commerce and . stepping
stooe to the growing trade Of the Pacific.
The POlYnesian island groups have been
90 absorbed by other and more powerful
governments that the Hawaiian Islands
are left almost alone in the enjoy
ment Of their autonomy, which II is
importAus for " should be preserved. Our
treaty IL now termInableOn years notice,
but propositions TO abFoRate II would be ia
my Judgment, most advisable, and In my
Judgement the influence We have there
acquired once relInquished, could only
with difficulty be reGsIned, and available
ground of vantage for ourselves might -
converted into . stronghold for our COM
m0rcial competitor, ! earnestly recon
mend that the existing treaty be extended
for further term OF seven years. A re-
Gently signed treated 70 this end r. before
the senate The importance Of t0legrAphic
communication between these islands and
the United States should not be overlook.
ed.
The question of general revision of
the treaties OF Japan IL again under dis
cussIon At Toxic. As the first TO open
relations with that Empire, and - the
nation is the most direct commercial re-.
latIo1 with japan, the United States
hAve1oSt no opportunity TO testify their
consistent friendship by supporting the
just aims OF japan 20 autonomy and
independence among nations. A treaty
of extradition between the United States
and Japan, the first concluded BY that
Empire has been lately proclaimed.
Tho weakness of liberty and the din
Guilty of maintaining effective Sovor-
eighty over its outlying districts
have exposed the republic of Liberia to
that this distant community II an offshoot
of our own system, owing its origin TO the
associated benevolence OF American eiti-
zen whose praiseworthy efforts to create .
nucleus of civilization in the dark CONT
men, have commanded respect and BYmpa-
thy everywhere, especially in this county.
Although 9 formal protOctorate over Lii
IBERIA is contrary to our traditional policy,
the moral right and duty of the United
States 70 assist her in all proper ways In
the maintenance OF her integrity Ii obVi-
Gus and has been consistently announced
during half . century. I recommend
that In the reorganization of our navy, .
small vessel no longer found adequate TO
our needs, be presented TO Silica, to be
by II In the protection of Its
coAstWIse revenues.
The encouraging development of bene-
ncial and intimate relations between the
United States and Mexico. which had
been 90 marked within the pAst few
months is 1t once the occasion of congrat-
ulAtion OF friendly sOIicItude. l urgently
renew my former representation oil the
need OF necessary legislation by congress,
TO carry into effect the reciprocity OF the
commercial convention OF January Goth,
1888. Our commercial treaty OF 1881
with Mexico WAS terminated according TO
its provisions in 1881 upon notification
given by Mexico IN pursuance of her an
nounced policy Of recaStinR all her CON-
msrcial treaties. Mexico has since con-
cluded with several foreign governments
new treaties Of commerce and navigation,
defining alien rights of trade, property
and TesldeDce treatment, OF shipping, con
Sular privileges and the like. Our yet
unexecuted reciprocity convention of 1883
covers none of these points, the settlement
of which is so necessary to good relation
ship. propose TO initiate with Mexico
negotiations for . now and large treaty Of
commerce and navigation.
In compliance with . resolution OF the
senate. ] communicated TO that body on
August I'd last, and also to the house OF
Representatives, the correspondence IN the
case Of A. &. Cutting, an American citi-
zen then imprisoned in Mexico, charged
with the commission of . penal offence In
Texas, Of which Mexican citizen was the
object After . demand had been Aads
for his release, the charge against him
was amended 50 az 20 include . violation
OF Mexican law within Mexican tsrIi-
offsnsos, one within the other,
exterior to Mexico, Induced me to
order . special investigation Of the case
pending which Mr. Quitting was released.
The incident however, has disclosed Q
claim OF Jurisdiction by Mexico novel In
our history, whereby any offence COM
mitted anywhere by foreigner penal In
the place of its commission and OF which
Q Mexlcan Is the object, may, If the Of
fender be found In Mexico, be there tried
and punished In conformity with Mexl-
can laws. This jurisdiction was sustained
by the courts of Mexico IN the Cutting
case and approved by the executive
branch Of that government Upon the au-
thorty of . Mexican statistic the appellate
court in releasing Mr.. Cutting decided that
the abandonment OF the complaint by the
American citizen Sggr1evea by the alleged
crime e MbelOus publleation) removed the
basis OF further prosecution, and also de-
clared justice to have been satIsfled by the
enforcement Of Q small part of the original
sentence. the administration of such pre-
tension would be attended with serious
and invasive of the Jurisdiction of this
government and highly dangerous to our
cltiZena in foreign lands. Therefore,
have denied 1t and protested against il
attempted exercise a. unWarTanted by
the principal OF Law and
international usage that q sovereign
has jurisdiction Of offensss which take
effect within his territory, although con-
cocted OF commenced outside Of II, bui
the right lie denied of any foreign sover-
eign to PUNISH United States citizen for
any offense contaminated on our soil In
violation of our laws, even though the Of
tense be against Q subject or citizen 81
such sovereign. The Mexican statute IN
question makes the claim broadly and the
principle, II conceded, would create dual
responsibility in the citizen and lead to
lnextricsble confusion, destructive of thai
certainly IN the laws which is the one e.
genital of liberty. When citlZeE
of the United States voluntarily go into
foreign country they must abide by thu
Laws therein, and will not be protected b
their own government from the eonse
Quencs OF an offense against the laws com
mitted In such foreign country. But thu
watchful care and interest Of this govern
ment over its citizens will not be relIn
quisbod because they have gone abroad
| and IL charged with . crime committed II
the foreign land . fair and open TRIAL. con
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