Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-28

'sptIctafN OF State. lie rth,3intn AZ tleI
heal of the department less than ten months.
and his effective administration was prac,i-I
1cally limited by the assination of President!
Garfield, 10 four, Within that period !
however, he began several important under
ftakiugs. His foreign policy had two prin-
!cipal objects. 4
The first was. TO secure and preserved
peace throughout this continent. The
second was to cultivate close commercial
relations and increase our trade with the
various countries of North and South
America. The accomplishment of the first
object WAS preliminary and essential to theI
attainment of the second, and, in order toI
promote it. he projected peace congress
10 he held at Washington, to which all the
independent poaers of North and South
America were TO be invited. IiisI
! plan contemplated the cultivation of SUCH
"a fticniiy nn lerstanding on the part of the|
pow crS ~ would permanently avert the bor \
rors nf war sitter through the influence of
paciiic counsrls or the acceptance of impair
I ti,d arbitration. incidentally, it assumed
that the assembling of their repre- entativcsI
Washington would open the way to suehl
relations ms would insure to the commercial
tadysniagc of this country. The project
ethoeeli already determined upon was DELAYED
1 hy the fatal shot at Garfield. and the let
ter of invitation was finally issued
I on Swemhcr2?, 1881 fixing November 9th,
4 lss, Az the date for tue proposed Con
4 gre. GA the 1911, of December, Mr. j
/ Blaine retired from the cabinet an1 within
| ti,I,,' weeks his successor had reversed his
policy. AMI the plan was abandoned, after
sthc invitation had been accepted by all the
4 American powers except two.
4 When Mr.. Blaine entered the de-
partment of state, war was raging
! between Chill and Perm. and he
sought to exercise the good offices
/ of uur government. first, for the restoration
of pctce and second. to mitigate the con-
sequences of the crushing Il. feat sustained
hy Peru. Other efforts failing he dis
! patrhei William Henry Prescott on y
spe,-id nilsson 10 offer the friendly services
OF tim In To States hut this attempt, like
one for the peace Congress, was inter
!. rup9ci and frusirtiel by his retirement
from the department. His hrief service was
also ,gnaiized 10y an important correspond
santp " i.li the British government eoncerng
Il Ing liiv moii tca,iuu of the Clayton Bulwer
xtreBty, The Colombian republic, had pro-
opposed to the European powers that they
sio11i unite in guaranteeing the Dutrality
got the i'an1ma canal. Dn the 9th, of June.
Mr. i.i,nc issueI "A circular letter declaring
! the objection of this government to any such
CONF rtcd action AMI asserting the prior
an paramount rights and obligations of this
3con,ary lie pointed out that the United
uStstr- hal entered into guarantee by
lihc teatv of 1876 with the Republic of
xNe-s Granada. uow Colombia; tb..t
EIhi' country bad supreme interest in
q saicl 'ns over any highway between ths
yi-', s,-,s and that any agreement among
Il fHruP~nn powers 10 supersr.'s this g1aran
n sad ,npar oar exclusive rights woulj
y W. r'ser.iei q. an Indication of nnfriendly
x ftiiig. In tbs connection he made for
e ,tsi Pr p,sa 10 the British government for
Eth" ,hrnratinn of certain clanses of the
n li,ton Eule-r treaty, which were not in
Iatrp'oy II, IT," gifts nf the United
aStut,. as secured Nv the convention With
Atp t,inniiin I,ePublie.
Il ~ urged that the treaty by prohibiting
isihe use al land forces, an of Notifications
Swiiilot't any protection against superior nav,
Tparrr. practically conceded to Gre2'
Ei,ritsiu tn. esftrui If any interoeranic canal
Ei,liat M Oh, be constructed across the istbmus
Y AMI b. proposed tia, every part of the treat,
Ss~bch iurbi,is iAc United States terrifying
4 i.e canal ami boiling the political control
Eof i IN conjunction nth the country in
H. irl II !. t,s,atsd shouil be cancelled. To
7the ,n-wer Of the Reiiisb government rerlios
n l,al the treaty was an engagement ~hici
.hnsii he maintained and respected. MIR
AiIlaiuc r6pEesI that it eonl not be regarded
b a. conclusive determination Of the ques
ion that sInce lis adoption it had been tlls
4 4
ihe two countries, that the Brush govern
ms nj i.a,i itself proposed TO refer its ,loutt
Biol cisases 10 arbitration: anil that IL fat
borg leecis recognized rs a source of in
eressint. enhancement Throughout tbs
rorrt pysi,len.c Mr.. Blaine insisted in ID,
Uhfsn, II f+f;e that iii Il tn,
Xnxe.8 purpose Of the uite,l States 10 con
Mailer the i-ti,mus canal question A. al
a American question 10 he deal, with an.
a is.-i,iei nv Tie american geyeruurnts.2
u ! pom il,s. retirement at Mr. Blaine from
ne st4ie. department in December. 1881. h
vas. for tls,. first time for % years, gu
Nj ahIir staiioa.
3 lie seon entered upon the composition o
rsa rtalorate historical work entitled
Ss.iwtn;y Years of Congress o
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sxsirY Of tie eariy political hl-sor,
Eos TIE eoasiry. felIo~ eli by more ,istaiie.
klasrsatiye II the eventual periei from Lin
.st,lp to GarsielI The first volume va
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