Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-15


control of American states. The deter
mination of disputed boundary is easily
attainable by amicable arbitration,
where the rights of the respective par
ties rest, as here, on historic facts, read
lily ascertainable.
Trade Concessions.
The law of the last congress pro-
viding system of inspection for
our meats intended for export, and
clothing the president with power
to exclude foreign products from our
markets in case the country sending
them should perpetuate unjust discriln-
nations against any product of the
United States, placed this government in
position to effectively urge the removal
of such determinations against our
meats. 1t is gratifying to be able to
state that Germany, Denmark, Italy,
Austria and France, in the order named,
have opened their ports to inspected
American pork products.
The removal of these restrictions in
every instance was asked for and given
solely upon the ground that we had now
provided meat inspec ion that should
be accepted as adequate to the complete
removal of the dangers, real or fancied,
which had been previously urged. The
state department, our ministers abroad,
and the secretary of agriculture have
co-operated with unfagging and intelli
gent zeal for the accomplishment of this
great result. The outlines of an agree
ment have been reached with Germany,
looking to equitable trade concessions in
consideration of the continued free i'm
portation of her sugars, but the time has
not yet arrived when this correspondence
can be submitted to congress.
Relations with Brazil.
The recent political disturbances in
the republic of Brazil have excited re-
greet and solicitude. The information
we possessed was too meagre to enable
us to form a satisfactory Judgment of
the causes leading to the Temporal y as
sumption Of supreme power by Presi-
dent Fonseca; but this government did
not fail to express to him it's an s.ous So
licitude for the peace of Brazil, and for
the maintenance of the free political in
situations which had recently been es-
tablished there, nor to offer our advice
that great moderation should be observed
in the clash of parties and the contest for
leadership. These counsels were received
in the most friendly spirit, and Il Q lat
est infort alton is that constitutional
government has been re-established
without bloodshed.
The New Orleans Lynching.
The lynching at New Orleans in March
last of eleven men of Italian nativity by
a mob of citizens was most deplorable
and discreditable incident. 1t did not,
however, have its origin in any general
animosity to the Italian people, nor in
any disrespect to the government Of
Italy, with which our relations were of
the most friendly character. The fury
of the mob was directed against these
men as the supposed participants or &C.
cessories of the murder of city officer.
do not allude to this as mitigating in
any degree this offense against law and
humanity, but only as affecting the in
ternational questions which grew out OF
it. 1t was represented by the
Italian minister that several of those
whose lives had been taken by the mob
were Italian subjects, and demand was
made for the punishment of the partici-
pants and for indemnity to the families
of those who were killed. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that the manner in which these
claims were presented, was not such as
to promote a calm discussion of the
questions involved, but. this may well
be attributed to the excitement and in
dignation which the crime natural
ly evoked. The views of this govern
ment, as to its obligations to foreigners
domiciled here, were fully stated in the
correspondence, as well as it's purpose to
make an investigation of the affair with
view to determine whether there were
present any circumstances that could.
under such rules of duty as we had in