Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-16

standing between them. The peacs NJ.
perity, autonomous administration and -
trality Of Samoa can hardly fan to 80
cured
RELATIONS VIE spArS.
It appearing that the government Of e-.ssz
did not extend 10 the dag OF the United Sf.sss
IN the Antilles the whole measure OF fers
procity requisite under our statutes Tor o.
continuance Of The SUSPENSION OF discrirsss- E
tons against the Spanish flag incur n,-s, E
| was constrained, In October last. 10 rsssss,,.y
my predecessors proclamation Of Feb II
1854 permitting such suspension Ane>
rangemsnJ was, however, speedily rearI,s5
and upon nOtinttition from ths goyernne,,<
OF Spain that al differentiai DATES =, -.
vessels and their cargoes from the fIo,s'.t
States or from any foreign country had -.
completely and absolutely reiinot,issed
l awaited mystn OF the discretion con,
ferred by law ana issued on the 9th Of a. I
rober my proclamation declaring recipra<s,
suspension In the United States Ii K No.
gratifying to bea r testimony to the earnsss
spirit in which the government of the ossss
regent has met our efforts to ayert - Z:
limitations of commercial Discrimination M
reprlsals which are ever disastrous IN -
material interests and the political God s:jj
of the countries they may affect The uras
table development Of the large comuercs.l
exchanges between the United States srf
the Spanish Antilles is naturally an obiect -
solicIJude. Lying close at oux' door, ~
finding here their main markets Of s9oDj~
aud demand, the welfare of Cuba and Porfse
Rico and their production and traae 49,
scarcely less important 70 us than To Sos5r
Their commercial and financial mlv,smerfs
are so naturally part OF our system that a.
obstacle TO fuller. freer intercourse shonjI
be permit ed TO exist The standing illstrac-
tons OF our representatives at Madidd and
Havana have for years been TO leave no - !
fort unessayed 70 further these ends. ana q
no time has the equal good desire Of Soain
been more hopefully manifested than nov
The government OF Spain thus removing ~
consular tonnage fees on cargoes shipped &
the Antilles, and by reducing passport To-
has shown its recognizance Of the needs q
less tkammeled intercourse An effort IA
been made during the past year TO remove
the hinderance TO the proclamation Of ia
treaty of naturalization with the sublim.
porte, signed in 1874, which has re,uajue5
imperative owing 10 disagreement OF Ia
interpretation of the clauses relative to Tie
effects Of return TO and sojourn
of naturallzed citizen In Ia
be able TO announce favorable settlement
OF the differences as TO this interpretation
It has been highly satisfactory to note ia
improved treatment of American mission.
aries In Turkey, as has been attested by the;r
Acknowledgements 70 our late minister q
in their behalf The exchange of ratiscz.
ton of the convention of Dec. 3, 1885. win
Venezuela, for the reopening OF the awar1s
of the Caracas commission under the claims
convention of 1856, has not yet been effected
owing TO the delay Of the executive OF thai
republic IN ratifying the measure ftesa
that this postponement will be brief. bni
should it much longer continue, the delsy
may well be remembered az 3 recession 81
the compact and failure on the part Al
Venezuela to complete an arrangement a
persistently sought by her during many
years, and assenJed to by this goyernmect
in spirit of international fairness. although
to the detriment of holders of bona fde
awards of the impugned commission
STANDARDIZATION
renew the recommendation of my last
annual message that existing legislation con
corning citizenship and naturalization be re-
vfsed We have treaties with many slater
providing for the remuneration of citizenshiu
by naturalized aliens but no statute Ia found
to give effect to such engagements, nor any
which provides headed central bureau fci
the registration of naturalized citizens e.
perience suggests that our statutes regufat
ing extradition might be advantsgeousI3
amended by provision for the uanSi3
across our territory. now Convenient thos-
oughfare OF travel from one foreign country
TO another, of fugfsves surrendered by
foreign government to a third state. Such
provisions are usual in the Legislation Of
other countries, and tend to prevenE the
miscarrying of Justice. IL Is also desirah.e
to remove the present obstacles that an
thority should be conferred on the secretary
of state to issue certificate in case OF ~
arrest for the purpose OF extradition TO fhe
officer before whom the proceeding 10 pend
ing, showing that a requisition for the sur
render of the person accused has been duly
Elade. Such a certificate, IL required to Be
received before the prisoners examination,
would prevent a long and expensive Judicial
inquiry into charge which the foreign GOV
eminent might not desire 70 pregz | also
recommend that express provision be made
Tor the immediate discharge from custody
of persons committed for extradition whers
the president is of the opinion that surrender
should not be made.
COPYRIGHT.
The drift of sentiment. in civilized com
munities toward full recognition OF the rights
of property in the creations of human intel
lect has brought about the adoption b
many important nations, of an international
copyright convention which was signed &c
Berne on the 18th OF September, 1855. Ia
asmuch as the constitution gives congress
the power to promote the progress Of scsence
and useful arts by securing for limited tmes
to authors and inventors the exclusive
right 70 their respective writings and discsx.
cries. this government did not feel warranted
in becoming signatory pending the action
of congress upon measures of Intermittent
copyright now before ie. but the right Of I'd
hesion 10 the Berne convention hereafter has
been reserved / trust the subject viii ~
ceive at your hands the attention it deseryez
and that the Just claims of authors, SO urg-
entity pressed, will be duly needed Repre-
sensations continue to be made to me Of the
injurious effects upon American artists stad
ying abroad. and having free access to ths
art collections of foreign countries, of msin
tanning duty against the Introduction OF Tia
works of their brother artists of other coun-
tries; aud am induced to repeat my recon-
mendation for the abolition of that tax