The Portland daily press., 1892-12-07

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as our outlet to sea secured by the con-
struction of an American canal around the
falls of Niagara and the opening of ship
communication between the Great Lakes
| and one of our own sea ports. We should
not hesitate to avail ourselves of our great
natural trade advantages. We should with
draw the support which is given to the rail-
roads and steamship lines of Canada by a
traffic that properly belongs to us, and no
longer furnish the earnings which tighten
the otherwise crushing weight of the enor-
nous public subsidies that have been given
| them.
( The subject of the power of the treasury
to deal with this matter without further
legislation has been under consideration, but
circumstances have postponed conclusion.
| 1t is probable that consideration of the
propriety of modification or abrogation
| of the article of the treaty of Washington
| relating to the transit of goods in bond is
involved in any complete solution of the
| question.
Chilli, Italy and Hawaii.
| Congress at the last session was kept adj
vised of the progress of the serious and for
| time threatening differences between the
| United States and Chilli. It gives me now
| great qualification to report that the Chilian
| government, in most friendly and hon.
orable spirit has rendered and paid
as an indemnity to the families of the sailors
| of the Baltimore who were killed and to
| those who were injured in the outbreak in
| the city of Valparaiso, the sum of $4,000.
| This has been accepted not only as an in
demnity for wrong done but as most
| gratifying evidence that the government of
Chill rightly appreciates the disposition of
this government to act in spirit OF the
most absolute fairness in our intercourse
| with that brave people. A further and
| conclusive evidence of the mutual respect
| and confidence now existing is furnished by
| the fact that a convention submitting to
arbitration the mutual claims of the citizens
| of the respective governments has been
| agreed upon. Some of these claims have
| been the occasion of much unsatisfactory
| diplomatic correspondence.
I have endeavored in every way to assure
our sister Republics of Central and South
| America that the United States government
| and its people have only the most friendly
relation to ward them all. We do not covet
their territory. We have no disposition to
be oppressive or exacting in our dealings
with any of them, even the weakest. Our
interests and our hopes for them all lie in
the direction of stable governments by their
people and of the largest development Of
| their great commercial resources. The
mutual benefits Of enlarged commercial ex-
| changes and of more familiar and friendly
| intercourse between our peoples we desire
and in this have sought their friendly CO.
| operation. have believed, however, while
| holding these sentiments in the greatest
sincerity that we must insist upon a just re-
sponsibility for any injuries inflicted npon
| our official representatives or upon our
citizens This insistence, kindly and justly
but firmly made, will l believe, promote
| peace and mutual respect.
Our relations with Hawaii have been such
as to attract an increased interest and must
continue to do so. deem it of great i'm
portance that the projected submarine cable,
a survey for which has been made, should
be promoted. Both for naval and CONNER
cial uses we shall have quick communica-
ton with Honolulu. We should before this
| have availed ourselves of the concession
made many years ago to this government,
| for harbor and naval station at Pearl river.
/ Many evidences of the friendliness of the
| Hawaiian government have been given in
the past and it is gratifying to believe that
the advantage and necessity of a continue
ance of very close relations is appreciated.
The friendly act of this government IN
expressing to the government OF Italy its re-
| greet and adherence of the lynching
| of Italian subjects in New Orleans by the
payment of $4,000 francs, or $24,330.90
| was accepted by the King of Italy with
every manifestation of gracious appreciation
and the incident has been highly promotive
of mutual good will
In consequence of the action of the French
| government in proclaiming protectorate
| over certain districts of the west coast of
| Africa. eastward of the San Pedro river,
which has long been regarded as the south
| eastern boundary of Liberia, [ have felt
constrained to make protest against
this encroachment upon the territory,
| of a republic which was founded by citizens
| of the United States and toward which this
country has for many years held the init
mate relation of a friendly counsellor.
| The recent disturbances Of the public
peace by lawless foreign marauders on the
| Mexican frontier have afforded this govern
| ment an opportunity to testify its good will
| for Mexico aud its earnest purpose to fulfill
the obligation of international friendship by
pursuing and dispensing the evil doors.
The work of relocating the boundary of
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, westward
from Ell Paso, is progressing favorably.
Our intercourse with Spain continues on a
friendly footing. l regret, however, not to
be able to report as yet the adjustment of
the claims Of the American missionaries
arising from the disorders at Ponape, in the
Caroline Islands, but I anticipate salts
factory adjustment in view of the renewed
and urged representations to the govern
ment at Madrid.
The treatment Of the religious and edu-
cational establishments of American citizens
| in Turkey has of late called for more than
usual share of attention. A tendency to
curtail the liberation which has so beneficial
| ly prevailed is discernible and has called forth
the earnest remonstrances of this government.
Harrassing regulations in regard to schools
and churches have been attempted in certain
| localities, but not without due protest and
the assertion of the inherent and conven-
| tional rights our countrymcn, violations of
domicile and search of the person and eff
| fects of citizens of the United States by
apparently irresponsible officials in the
| Asiatic vilayettes have from time to time
been reported. An aggravated instance of
| injury TO the property of an American