The national leader., 1889-07-18

ASedNCc, the Monroe DOC
trVne would be fagrantly violated, and
theNmatter would become a subject of
Treatment between this country and
france; as In the instance of the propo-
sition OF france to assume the proprie-
torship Of the Panama Canal, which had
absorbed millions of the money of French
cl'izehs' all OF which was a probable loss
unless France as a sovereign nation would
assume Its proprietorship, its burden and
its direction.
neh france as a sovereign power un-
uer'ook to move in the matter, solely to
save her citizens harmless, she was met
promptly by executive action and solemn
congressional assent in "a Joint resolu-
tlon declaring the sense of the Govern
ment OF the United States in respect to
the connection of the European Govern
nhents with inter Oceanic canals at the
lsthmus of Darien and of Central Ameri-
ca Resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States
ol America In Congress assembled, That
the government of the United States
VIII iooK with serious concern and dis
approval upon any connection of any
European Government with the construc-
tlon or control of any ship canal across
the lsthmus of Darien or across Central
R1fFmerlca, and must regard any such con
|ectloh or control as injurious to the just
lights and Interests of the United States
md as menace to its welfare.
"Section End. That the President be,
and he is hereby, requested to communi-
cate this expression of the views of the
Government of the United States to the
Government of the countries of Europe. "
The joint resolution passed the Senate
on the 9th of January with only three
Senators, viz, Blackburn, Hampton and
Vance, voting in the negative, a more
positive Congressional assent than the
Monroe Doctrine had ever before received
from the legislative department of our
Government.
Every concession made by Hayti to in
terests controlled by French citizens, so
far from excluding, and working injury
to the enterprize of citizens of the United
States. becomes a measure of what we
NAV claim under the solemn contract of
Hayti and the United States, in the treaty
proclaimed July 5th, 1865, between these
two Republics.
The inducement or preamble of that
treaty is as follows:
s.The United States of America and the
Republic of Hayti, desiring to make last
ino and firm the friendship and good un-
derstanding which happily prevail be-
tween both nations, and to place their
commercial relations upon themost liberal
basis have resolved to fix, in IA manner
clear. distinct and positive,l the rules
which shall in future, be ~religiously OBJ
served between the one and the other, by
means of treaty of amity, commerce
and NAVIGATION, and for the extradition
Of fugitive criminals, etc.
ARTICLE H.,
,.o,,oroIIv denominated the most favored
nation clause, is as follows:
..Tbe United States of America and the
Renublic of Hayti, desiring to live in
neace and harmony with all nations of
+bo eartb bv means of policy frank and
oo,,ollv friendly with all, agree that any
ronor exemption, privilege, or i'm
whatever, in matters of
o,,n,orce and navigation, which either
- .hom has granted, or may hereafter
90 tbc citizens or subjects of any
4har government, Nation or State, shall
:, identity of cases or circum-
o'o !, the citizens of the other con-
S'''e, lO,rty; gratuituously, if the con-
'i"0 4.vor of that other Government,
cession in fa'oi = -, ho-o ,,,o,, -
o''''0 :, return for an equivalent com
lou'' e the concession shall have
been conditional.
ARTICLE MIL
reads as follows. o4,sr dn+r shall, he i'm.
,o.od On The importatiOn into the United
posed on .ut;cIe. the growth, produce