The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-05

Drought DelOre the Supreme court, ana
on May Is, 1893, a decision was made
by that tribunal sustaining the law.
1T is believed, that under the recent
amendment Of the act extending the
time for registration, the Chinese lab
orers thereto entitled who desire to
reside in this country, will now avail
themselves of the renewed privileges
thus afforded of establishing by law
full procedure their right to remain,
and that thereby the necessity of en-
forced deportation may be to a great
degree avoided. 1t has devolved upon
the United States minister at
Pekin, as dean of the diplo-
matte body. and in the alb
sence of a representative of Sweden.
and Norway to press upon the Chinese
government reparatiOn for the recent
murder of Swedish missionaries at
Sung Pu. This question is of vital in
terest to all countries whose citizens
are engaged in missionary work in the
interior.
BY article XII of the general act Of
Brussels. signed July 2, 1890, for the
suppression of the slave trade and the
restriction of certain injuries to en-
merce in the independent states of the
Congo and in the adjacent state of
Central Africa. the United States and
other signatory powers agreed to
adopt appropriate means for the pun
ishment of persons selling arms and
ammunition to the natives, and for the
confiscation of the inhibited articles.
1t being the plain duty of this gov
eminent to aid in suppressing the ne
fariouS traffic, iTnpairing, as it does,
the praiseWorthy and civilizing efforts
now in that region, / recommend that
an act be passed prohibiting the sale
Of arms and intOxicants to natives in
the regulated zone by our citizens.
Costa Rica has lately testified its
friendliness by surrendering to the
United States in the absence of a con-
vention of extra dition, but upon duly
submitted evidence of criminality, a
noted fugitive from justice. 1t is
trusted that the negotiation of a
treaty with that country to meet re-
curing cases of this kind. will soon be
accomplished. In my opinion, treaties
for reciprocical relation should be con-
Guided with all these countries with
which the United States has not al
ready conventional arrangements of
that character.
1 have deemed it fitting to express
to the governments of Costa Rica and
Colombia the kindly desire of the
United States to sec their pending
boundary dispute finally closed by ar
hitration in conformity with the spirit
of the treaty concluded between them
some years ago.
Our relations with the French re-
public continue to be intimate and cor
dial L sincerely hope that the extra
dition treaty with that country, as
amended by the Senate, will be
operated.
While occasional questions affecting
our naturalized citizens returning to
the land of their birth have arisen
in our Intercourse with Germany, our
relations with that country continue
satisfactory.
The questions affecting our relations
with Great Britain have been treated
in d spirit of friendliness. Negotia-
tons are in progress between the two
governments with a view to such
concurrent action as will make the
award and regulations agreed upon
by the Behring sea tribunal of arbi-
tration, practically effective, and it S
not doubted that Great Britain will
cooperate freely with this country for
the accomplishment of that purpose.
The dispute growing out of the dis
terminating tolls imposed in the Wei
land canal upon cargos OF cereals
bound to and from the lake ports of
the United States, was adjusted by
the substitution of a more equitable
schedule of charges, and my predeces-
SOr thereupon suspended his proclama-
ton imposing discriminating tolls up
on British transit through our canal.
The request for additions to the list OF
eXtraditable offenses covered by the
existing treaty between the two
countries is under consideration.
During the past year an American
citizen employed in subordinate COM
mercial position in Hayti, after suffer
ing prorracted Imprisonment on an
unfounded charge of smuggling, was
finally liberated on Justices exami-
nation. Upon urgent representation
to the Haytien government a suitable
indemnity was paid to the sufferers
By law of Hayti a sailing vessel
having discharged her cargo is re-
fused clearance until the duties on
such cargo have been paid. The hard
ship of this measure upon American
ship owners. who conduct the bulk OF
the carrying trade of that country
has been insisted on with a view OF
securing a removal of this cause OF
complaint
Upon receiving authentic informa-
ton of the firing upon an American
mail steamer touching at the
port of Amapala because of her
captains refusal to deliver UP a passen-
ger in transit from Nicaragua to Gllat-
emala upon demand of the military
authorities of Honduras, our minister
TO that country. under instructions,
protested against the wanton act and
demanded satisfaction The govern
ment of Honduras, actuated by a sense
of justice and in a spirit of the utmost
friendship. promptly disavowed the il
legal conduct of its officers and ex-
pressed sincere regret for the occur
renee. 1t is confidently anticipated that
satisfactory adjustment will soon he
reached IF the questions arising out of
the seizure and use of American yes
sells by insurgents in Honduras and the
subsequent denial by the successful
government of commercial privileges
to these vessels on that account
4 notable part of the southeasterlv
coast Of Liberia, between the CayaIIy
and San Pedro rivers, which for nearly
half century has been generally re-
cognized as belonging to that republic
by accession and purchase. has been
claimed TO be under the protectorate
of France, in virtue of agreements en-
tered into by the native tribes over
whom Liberals control has not been
well maintained. More recently nego-
tiations between the Liberian repre-
sentative and the French government
resulted in the signature at Paris of a
treaty whereby, as an adjustment, GER
tain Liberian territory is ceded to
France. This convention, at last ad-
vices. had not been ratified by the Ii
berian legislature ard executive. Feel
| ing a sympathetic interest in the for
tune of the little commonwealth, the
establishment and development OF
which were largely aided by the benev-
olence of our countrymen, and which
constitutes the only Independently SOW
ereign state on the west coast of At
RIGA, this government has suggested tc
the French government its earnest
concern lest territorial impairment in
Liberia should take place without heI
unconstrained consent
Our mil, AIo,-in,, .,n, tim,