The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-12-16

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The Society Of the Unemployed now hold. |
ing It's frequent ami threatening parades In |
the streets of foreign cities, should not be |
allowed TO acquire an American domicile.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Our relations with foreign nations are now |
uudisturbed by any serious controversy.
The complicated and threatening differences
with Germany and and England g., relating I,st1sg, 20 20
the seal fisheries in the Boring Sea, and with
Chile growing out Of the Baltimore affair,
have been adjusted.
There have been negotiated aud concluded
under section OF tue tariff law, CONNER
cial agreements relating to reci proca! trade
with the following countries. Brazil, Do
miuican Republic, Spain for Cuba and
Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Salvador, the
German Empire, Great Britain for ,ctain
West Indian Colonies and British &c NJ"
Nicaragua, Honduras and Austria Hungary.
The alarmed attention OF our European
competitors for the South American mar
ket has been attracted to this new A%sriSan s; s,
policy and TO our acquisition aud tner ioSS
OF South American trade.
TUE sERING SEA TREATY.
A treaty providing for the arbitration OK
the dispute between Great Britain end che
United States, as to the killing or seals In tue
Beripg Sea was concluded on the 25th
February last. This treaty was aoSGmpah1ies psa1er
pending the arbitration, AMI vigorou
.Ro-I WAS made DURING tkis sesecn To drive
out all poaching sealers from the Bering
Sea Six naval vessels, three revenue cutters,
and ono vessel from the Fish Commission,
all under the command Of Commander
Evans, of the Navy. We're sent into the seas,
which was Systematically patrolled. Some
seizures We're made, and 1T Is believed that
the catch in tho bering Sea by poacherS
amounted to less than 500 seals 1t is true
however, that in the North Pacific, while
the seal herds were on their way to the
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large number, probably S5, 900, were taken.
The existing statutes of the United States
do not restrain our citizens from taking seals
in the Pacific OCEAN, and perhaps should
not, unless tho prohibition can be extended
to the citizens Of other nations l recon-
mend that power be given to the Presi-
dent. by proclamation, to prohioit the
taking of seals in the North Pacific
as the result of the findings of the
tribunal of arbitration, or otherwise, the Re.
straiIts can be applied to the vessels OF
all countries. The case of the United States
pared with great care aud industry by the
Hon John w. Foster, and the counsel who
represent this Government express conf-
dence that a result substantially establish.
ing cur claims and preserving this great
industry for the benefit of all nations will
be attained.
CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
The controversy as to tolls upon the Wei.
Ianl Canal, which was presented to Con-
gress at the last session by special message
having failed Of adjustment, l felt con-
strained to exercise ths authority couferrst
10y the act of July 25. lS9s, ana to PROCLAIM
a suspension Of the free use OF St. Marys
Fe!!s Canal to carSoes in transit co portS In
Canada. The Secretary OF the treasury
established suca tolls as were thought to be
equivalent to the exactious unjustly lsvied
upon our commerce in the Canadian canais.
L, as we must suppose, the political reia-
tions of Canada aui the disposition OK 1ne
Canadian Government are to remain un-
changed, a somewhat radical revision or our
trade relations should, / think. be made
Our relations must continue to be intlmate,
aud they slould be friendly. regret TO say
however, that in many OF the controversies,
notably those as to the fisheries on the At
Iautic tho scaling interests Oh the Pacitc,
and the canal tolls, our negotiations WIN
Great Britain have continuously been
thwarted or retarded by unreasonable
and uufrien lily objections and protests from
Canada In the matter OF the canal tous
our treaty rights were hagrantly dlsre-
caried. 1t is hardly too much to say that
| the Canadian Pacific and other railway
lines which parallel our northern boundary
are sustained by commerce having either its
origln or terminus, or both. in the United
States. Canadian railroads compete with
those of the United States for our traffic,
and without the restraints OF our lnterstats-
commerce act. Their cars pass almost with
out detention into and out of our territory
There is no disposition on the part Of the
| peopIe or Government of the United States
| to interfere in the smallest degree with epe
| nolitical relations Of Canada. That question
| is wholly with her own people. 1t Is time
forms. however, to consider whether, 1t the
| present state of things and trend OF things
as to continue, our interchanges upon lines
| of land trans 1ortation should not be put up
| on a different basis, AMI our entire In ie
| p,ndoncs o. Canadian canals and OF the st.
| Lawrence as an outlet to the sea secured by
| the construction Of an American canal
around the Falls Of NiagaIa AMI tho open.
ing of ship communication between the Grea1
| Likes aud one of our own seaports.
We should not hesitate to avail ourselves
of our great natural trade advantages. We
should withdraw the support which Is given
! to the railroads ani steamship lines OF Can
ada by traffic that properly belongs TO us
and no longer furnish the earnings which
tighten the otherwise crushing weight OF tbs
| enormous public subsidies that have beer
given to them. The subject of the power o.
| the Treasury to deal with this matter with
out further legislation has been under con
sideration, but circumstances have post
non ed a conclusion. 1t is probable that
consideration of the propriety of modhca
ton OF abrogation OF tho article OF tn
Treaty Of Washington relating to transit o
goods in bond is involved in any complet
solution Of the question.
THE CHILEAN TROUBLE.
Congress at the last session was kept ad
viscd of the progress Of the serious and for
time threatening differences between tn
United States and Chile. 1t gives me nov
great satisfaction to report that the Chilean
Governm ,nt in a most friendly aud hoaor-
able spirit, has tendere an pail as an in.
demnity to the families OF the sailors OF the
Baltimore who were killed and to those whc
were injured in tho outore nix in the city oi
Valparaiso the sum of $4,000. This has beer
accepted, not only as al iniemnity for q
wrong done, but as q most gratifying evi
dencs that the Governm snt OF Chile rightly
appreciates the disposition OF this Govern
Inent to act in a spirit OF tho most absolut
fairness and frien illness in our intercous
with that brave people. A further and cor
c.usive evidence of the mutui respec + an
contidenc, now existing is furnishoi by th'
fact that convention submitting to arbitrt
ton the mutual claims of the citizeas OF th
respective G)vernnelts has been agree
upon.
THE ITALIAN AFFAIR.
The friendly ACT of this Government
expressing to the Government of Italy /
= -reprobation and abhorrence OF the lynchir
acSnn pay mishT OF isJ,.s, ps!H sIInssuoc 10 10 fl
mapIPfab ePted by the King OF TTsTV-
the MANIFESTATION ;no;dion of gracious annysoin WIN ever
mm,mni ,iGident has bsen biobiy ron, eo,aCion, an