The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11

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resentation at this capital.
In this connection it may be ma
lions of the western hemisphere,
with one exception, sent to Wash
ington ENJOYS Extraordinary and
Ministers Plenipotentiary, being
the highest grade accredited to this
government. The United States,
on the contrary, seuds ENJOYS of
the lower grade to some of
OUR SISTER REPUBLICS.
Our representative in Paraguay
and Uruguay Is a Minister resident,
while to Bolivia we send Minis
ter resident and Consul General.
In view of the Importance of our re-
lations with the states of the Amer
lean system, our diplomatic agents
in those countries should be of the
uniform rank of Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Certaian missions were so elevated
by the last Congress with happy
effect. l recommend the. compile
ton of the reform thus begun, with
the inclusion also of Hawaii and
Hayti, in view of their relations to
the American system of states.
l also recommend that timely
provision be made for extending
Hawaii an invitation to be repre-
sented to the International Confer
ence now sitting at this capital.
Our relations with China have
the attentive consideration which
their magnitude and interest de-
mand. The failure Of the treaty ne
gotiated under the ADMINISTRATION Of
my predecessor for the further and
more complete restriction of Chi.
nese labor migration, and with 1t
the legislation Of the last session Of
Congress dependent thereon, leaves
some questions open which Congress
should now approach In that which
should characterize the relations Of
two great and friendly powers.
While our supreme interests be-
mand the exclusion of labOring
element which experience has
shown to ba incompatible with our
social life, all steps 10 compass this
imperative need should be accom-.
panied with q recognition of the
claim of those strangers now law
fully among US to humane and just
treatment. The accession Of the
young Emperor of China marks, we
may hope, an era of progress and
prosperity for the great country
over which he Is called to rule.
The present state of affairs In re.
spect to.
RIGHTS OF NATURALIzED CITIZENS.
Especially is the case with France,
Italy, Russia, and Turkey, and to a
less extent with Switzerland.
From time to time earnest efforts
have been made to regulate this
subject by conventions with those
cOuDtrie-. An improper use OF
naturalization should not be per-
, mitted, but it is most important
that those who have been duly nat.
uralized should everywhere be &C.
corded recognition of the rights
pertaining to the citizenship of the
!, country of their adoption. The ap
propriateness Ofspecial conventions
i. for that purpose is recognized ir
> the treaties which this government
! has concluded with a number O
European States, and it is advisable
; that the difficulties which now arise
j in our relations with other coun
tries on the same subject should b.
/. similarly adjusted.
' The recent revolution in Brazi
in favor of the establishment of
republican form of government i
: an event of great interest to tn
United States. Our minister at Ri
D de Janeiro was al once instructed
: to maintain friendly diplomatic re
! lations with the provisional govern
ment, and the Brazilian representa-
tives at the capital were instructed
, by the provincial government Il
continue their functions. Gu
. friendly intercourse with Brazil ha
therefore, suffered no interruption
!, Our minister has been further in
!. structed to extend on the par
of this government a forma
I and cordial recognition Of THE
new republic 80 soon as the MAORI
ty of the people have signified thei
assent to its establishment an,
! maintenance.
a EXCLUSION OF THE CHINESE.
The enforcement of the Chimes
= exclusion act has been found to b
: very difficult on the Northwestern
+ frontier. Cinnamon, landing a
e Victoria, find it easy to pass gu
II border, owing to the impOssibility
; with the force at the command 9
s the customs officers, of guarding s
= long an inland line. The Secretar
:. of the Treasury has authorized tn
, employment of additional soldier
2, who will be assigned to this dut,
= and every effort will ne made to er
n force the law. The Dominion e.
+ acts head tax of $50 for each Ch
naman, and when these persons. /
:. fraud of our law, cross into our tel
ritory, and are aLprehended, on
officers do not know what to d
q with them, as the Dominion authO
n tiles will not suffer them to be sci
D. back without a second payment {
a. the tax. An effort will be made
Df reach an understanding that wi
IS remove this difficulty.
NJ ABOUT TRUSTS.
a. Earnest attention should be give
a by Congress to consideration
Is. the question how far the restrain
AZ of those c0mhin afinns of CAN'T,