The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-12-05

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and Spain Is not so rapid as could be desired
Questions affecting American interests IN
connection with railways constructed and
operated by our citizens In Peru have claimed
the attention Of this Government It IL urged
that other Governments In pressing Peru q
/ the payment OF their claims have disre
/ Garded the property rights OF American citi
Zens. The matter viii be carefully lnvestl
gated with view 20 securing q proper and
| equitable adjustment.
A similar issue IL now pending Will
Portugal The DeIagoa Bay railway In Africa
was constructed under concession BY
Portugal 70 an American citizen. When
nearly completed the road was seized by the
agents OF the Portuguese Government. For.
NAL protest has been made through our
Minister At Lisbon against this act and nc
relief.
In pursuance of the charter granted bv
Congress ana under the terms of its contract
with the Governments of Nicaragua the In
er-Ocsanic Canal Company has begun the
construction q the Important water way be-
tween the two oceans
Grave complications for a time seemed i'm.
minent In view OF supposed conAict OF Ju-
risdictton between Nicaragua aud Costa Riea
In regard TO the aeceaBory privilege to be
conceded by the latter Republic toward Ehe
constrnctionof works on the San Juan river,
OF which the Fight bank Is Costa RIca terri
tory. = am happy to learn that friendly
arrangements has been effected between the
two Nations.
The traditional good feeling between this
country and the French Republic has re-
estVed additional test imony IN the psrtIolpat
tfon OF our Government and people In the
international Exposition held at Paris dur
ing the past summer. The success OF our
exhibitors has been gratifying. The reports
OF the Commission will be laid before Con-
gress In due season.
This Government has accepted, under
proper reserve to is policy in foreign
territories, the invitatsOn of the Government
OF Belgium to take part in an international
congress which opens at Brussels on the 18th
Of November for the purpose of devIsIng
measures to promote the abolition of
the slave trade of Africa, to prevent
the shipment OF slaves by sea. Our in
terest In the extinction of this crime
against humanity in the region where It yet
survives has been increased by the results OF
emancipation within our own borders
With Germany the most cordial relations
exist, The questions arising from the return
20 the Empire OF Germans naturalized In this
country are con sidered- and disposed OF In .
temperate spirit to the entire satisfaction Of
both Governments.
q, 1t IL a source of great satisfaction that the
Internal disturbances of the Republic of
Hayti are at last happily ended and that an
apparently stable Government has been con-
sfituted. 1t has been duly recognized by the
United States.
A mixed commission is now In session In
this capital for settlement OF long standing
claims against the Republic of Venezuela,
ana IL Is hoped that a satisfactory conclusion
Will be speedily reached.
Questions continue to arise at our relations
with several countries in respect to the
rights of naturalized citizens. Especially is
this the case with France, Italy, Russia
and Turkey and to Il less extent with SWitzer-
land. From time to time earnest efforts have
been made to regulate this subject by con-
Ventions. An improper use of naturalization
should not be permitted, but Il is important
that those who have been duly naturalized
should everywhere be accorded recognition
OF the rights pertaining to citizenship of the
country of their adoption. The appropria-
tions of special conventions for that purpose
is recognized in treaties which this Govern
ment has concluded with u number of Euro
pean States, and It is advisable that the dim
culties which now arise in our relations with
other countries on the same subject should
be similarly adjusted.
The recent revolution in Brazil in favor of
the establishment of q republican form of
government Is an event of great interest to
the United States. Our Minister at Rio
Janeiro was at once instructed to maintain
friendly diplomatic relations with the Pro-
vislOnal Government and the Brazilian
representatives at the capital were instruct
ed by the Provisional Government to con-
tinue their functions. Our friendly inter
course with Brazil has therefore suffered no
interruption. Our Minister has been further
instructed to extend on the part OF this
Government n formal and cordial recogni-
tion of the new republic so soon as the
majority of the people OF Brazil shall have
signifed their assent to its establishments
md maintenance