Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-14
Our Foreign Relations.

Our Foreign Relations.
Good viii and cordially have character
tEed our relations and correspondence with
other governments, and the year lust
closed leaves few international questions
Of Importance remaining unadjusted. Nc
obstacle is believed 10 exist that can long
postpone the consideration and adjustment
OF the still pending questions upon salts
factory and honorable terms, The deal
ings OF this government with other states
have been and should always be marked
by frankness and sincerity. Our purposes
svowed and our methods freed from in
trigue. This course has borne rich fruit
tn the Iast, and it is our duty as "a nation TO
preserve the heritage of good repnte which
]centary of right doing with foreign gov
has secured e US.
THE PA~N-AMERIcAN ~oNGRE
II is a matter of high significance and no
less Of congratulation that the first year of
she secuad century of our constitutional
existence finds. rs hoHored guests within
our borders, the representatives of all the
Independent states of North and South
America, met together in earnest confer
ence touching the best methods OF perpet-
eating and expanding the relations of mu-
tusl interest and frieadliness existing
among them. That the opportunity thus
afforded for promoting closer international
relations and the increased prosperity Of
che states represented will be used for the
mutual good 90 all / cannot permit myself
70 doubt, and our people Will view with
confidence the results to flow from so an-
epicIous n meeting of allied and in large
part identical interests.
Ihe recommendations of this interna-
sfonal conference OF enlightened statesmen
will have the attention of congress and it's
cooperation in the removal of unnecessary
barriers t. benefit intercourse between the
WeV.A - -. d.. -
merciat results which it is hoped will follow
this conference are worthy of pursuit and
of the great interest they have melted. il is
believed that the browning benefit will be
found in the better securities which may be
devised for the maintenance of peace
among oil American nations, and the settle
meut OF all contentious by such methods as
q Christian viiization can approve. While
viewing with interest our national resources
and products the delegates will, | am sure,
Gn8 !. higher satisfaction in the evidence of
uus.lfsh friendship which everywhere at
tended the Intercourse with our people.
THE MARITIME CONGRESS.
Another international conference having
great possibilities for good has lately as
sembled and is now ia -cs sion in this cap.
ital. An iGyitat.cn was extended by the
government under the act of congress of
July 9. lsoS, 10 confer touching the revision
sand ~mendInen Of the rules and regula-
lions governing YES sells and to adopt a uni
form system of marine signals. The re-
Sponse TO the invitation has been general
and very cordial. Delegates from twenty
six nations are present in conference and
they have entered upon their useful work
with great zeal and with an ardent appreci-
alton OF its importance. SO far as the
agreement TO be reached may require legis-
lation te give it effect the cooperation OF
congress is confidently relied upon. It is
an Interesting and unprecedented fact that
the two international conferences have
brought here the accredited representa-
adves of thirTy-three nations. Bolivia,
Ecquador and Honduras are now repre-.
sentcd by resident ENJOYS of the plenipo-
Tertiary grade. All the states of the Amer
tcan system now maintain diplomatic rep
reservations at the capital.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
In this connection it may be noted that
all the natiois of the western hemisphere,
with one exception, send to Washington
ENJOYS extraordinary and ministers pieni-
potentiary, being the highest grade nc
corded to this government. The United
States, on the contrary, sends ENJOYS Of
lower grade to some of our sister repnb-
lies. Our representative in Paraguay and
Uruguay is II minister resident, while to
Bolivia we send a minister resident and
consul general. In view of the Importance
" oGf ANAANAtho, ~ NAS sNhA " "A GlulCEl-
ran system, our diplomatic agents in these
countries should be of the uniform rank of
envoy extraordinary and minister ~plenipo-
Tertiary. Certain missions were so ele-
waited by the last congress with happy
effect, and | recommend the completion of
the reform thus begun with the inclusion
also of Hawaii and Hayti. In view of
the relations to the American system of
states I also recommend that timely pro-
vision be made for extending to Hawaii
an Invitation to be represented at the in
ternational conference now sitting at this
capital
n CHINESE QUESTION.
Our relations with China have the at
eentive consideration which their magni-
tude and interest demand. The
failure of the treaty negotiated under the
administration of my predecessor for the
further and more complete restriction Of
Chinese labor immigrat,oi and, with it,
che legislation of the last session of con-
gress dependent thereon, leave some ques-
lions open, which congress should now APP
proach In that wise and just spirit which
shouid characterize the relations Of two
great and friendly powers. While our su-
preme interests demand the exclusion of a
laboring element, which experience has
ehown to be incompatible with our social
life, oil steps To compass this imperative
seed should be accomplished with a recog-
ottfon Of the claim Of those strangers now
lawfully among US to humane and just
treatment. The accession OF the young
emperor of China marks, we may hope, an
ora Of progress and prosperity for the great
country over which he Is called to rule.
THE SAMOAN NArrER.
The present state Of affairs Ia respect TO
samoan islands 10 encouraging. The
confercncc which was held In this city IN
~ summer OF 1851, bstween the