The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-12-05

pandlng the relations OF mutual interest
and friendllneai existing among them.
That the opportunity thus aiIordIng Tor
promotion closer international relations
and tho inereaaed prosperity Of the
states represented will 10 used for the
mutual good OF all, ! cannot permit my.
self 10 doubt Our people viii await
with interest and confidence tho results
10 flow from 10 ahapIdloha meeting OF
allied and, In large part. Identical inter
est
International Conference.
Tho recommendation OF thla inter.
national conference Of enlightened atatos.
men will have tho conalderato attention
Of congress, and ita cooperation In the
removal Of unnecessary barriers 10 bene-
fetal intercourse between the natlona OF
America, but while the commercial 70.
uulia, which II is hoped will follow this
conference, aro worthy Of pursuit and
Of the great interest they have excited, II
10 believed that the orowning benefit will
bo found IN the better securities which
may be devised for the maintenance OF
peace among all American nations and
tho settlement OF all contentious by
methods that u Christian civilization can
approve. While viewing with interest
our national resources and products, tho
delegates will, am sure, find higher
satisfaction In the evidences Of unaolAah
friendship which everywhere attend
their intercourse with our people,
Another international conference hav.
Ing great possibilities for good has latoly
assembled and Ia now In session in this
capital. An invitation was extended by
the government, under tho net OF con.
greas OF July 0, 1883, TO all maritime ma
tlona 10 send dolegatoa 10 confer touch
Ing the revision and amendment Of tho
rulo0 and regulations governing vessels
at aoa and 10 adopt uniform system Of
mNrIno signals Tho response 10 this In.
yitation has been vory gonoral and worry
cordial. Delegates from twonty.six ma
tiona arc present In the conference, and
they have entered upon their useful
work with great zeal, and with an oyi-
dent appreciation OF its importance. SO
far on the agreement 10 be reached may
require legislation % give II effect, tho
cooperation Of congress is confidently
relied upon. II Is an interesting, II not
indeed an unprecedented fact, that the
two international conforonoca have
brought together horo tho accredited
representatives OF thirty.throo nations.
Bolivia, ECUADOR and Honduras are now
represented by resident onvoys Of the
Plenipotontiary grade, All tho states Of
the American system now maintain dip
lomatic representation ut this capital.
In this connection II may DO noted that
all the nations OF tho western homi-
sphere, with one exception, send 10
Washington onvoys extraordinary and
ministers plonipotontlary, being tho
highest grade accredited TO this govern
ment The United States, on the con.
trary, sends onvoys Of lower grado TO
some Of our siator republics, Our ropro-
sentative In Paraguay and Uruguay 10
minister resident, while 10 Boliv0 we
sond q minister resident and consul gon-
oral. In Wow Of tho importance Of our
relations with tho American system our
diplomatic agents In those countries
should be Of the uniform rank OF envoy
extraordinary and minister plonipoten
tlnry. Certain missions were 80 elevated
by tno last congress with happy effect,
and recommend tho completion Of tho
reform thus begun, with the inclusion
also Of Hawah and Hayti In view OF
their relations TO tho American system
Of states. also recommend that timely
provision bo made for extending TO
Hawaii m invitation to bo present in the
international conference now sitting No
this capital,
Questions with Greet iirltain,
The questions which have arson dur
ing The past few years between Great
Britain and the United States are in
allegiance or In course Of nmicablo ad-
iustment ON tho part Of the government
OF tho Dominion Of Canada, An effort
has been apparent during the season just
ondod 10 administer laws and regulations
applicable 10 the fisheries with as little
occasion for friction aB was possible and
the temperate representations Of this
government In respect Of cases Of undue
hardships or Of harsh interpretations
have been In most cases met with meas-
ures of transitory relief, II 10 trusted
that the attainment Of our just rights
under existing treaties and In virtue Of
the concurrent leglslatlon Of tho two
continuous countries will not bo long do
ferred and that the existing causes Of
difference may be equitably adjusted.
recommend that provision be made
by an international agreement for visi.
bly, marking tho wator boundary be-
tween the United States and Canada in
tho narrow channels that Join the great
lakes. The conventional line theroin,
traced by the northwestern\b \boundary
survey years ago, Is not in all cases
readfly nsccrtainable for the settlement
of iurlsdictional questions,
* lust and acceptable enlargement Of
the list or ofiensos for which extradition
may be claimod and granted is most do
sirahlo between this country and Great