Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-04

stance mentioned, the minister was In.
structed no longer TO harbot o0endots'
THE cluNEsE EXCLUSION.
The legislation Of laet year, known
~ the Grary law, requiring the regis.
tfati0u Of all Chinese lnhOfers entitled
To residences IA the United States aud
the deportation OF ull not complying
with the provision NJ the act Within
the time prescribed, met with much
oppoeitlon from Chiuamen Ia this
untry. Acting upon the nlvlce OF
eminent counsel, that the law was un'
constitutional, the great mass Of chi
nosu lahoruts, pending a Judicial in'
uulfy AZ TO iA validity, IN good faith
declined 10 apply for their certificates
A. required by liz provisions. A test
upon preceding by hnb-as corpus was
brought bpiory the Supreme Count, AMI
ON May ~, 1898, decision was muuu
by that tribunal sustaining thu law.
II In believed under the recent nmcnd-
mrnt " the act extending the lime Tor
fogl.traliou, the Chinese hUorefs
thereto entitled who desire 20 reside In
thi- country will now avtil thumtcivcl
OF tho renewed privilege thus Afforded
Of establishing by lawful pr1ce lure
their right 10 remain, Hui that thereby
the necessity OF ouiOiced deportation
may TO o great degree be avoided.
IL has dUvOlvpd upon She Uuitci
States minister ut Pskiu, uH dean Oi
tho diplomatic body, anu In tho nb'
stncc Of representative Of sweden
anu NorWay, % press upon tho Chinuse
government ropgratiou for tho recent
murder OF Swedish missionaries ~
Sung.Pu This question Il OF vital In.
tefest tn all countries whose citiLe b
are engaged Ia missionary work In thu
interior.
AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
by Article XII Of the general act o
/ BTussvlo, sighui July ., 1890, Tor "a,
tupptcssiGn Of the slave trade aud the
restriction Of certain inJuflts TO com
/ mrfce Ia the independent states " the
| Congo aud In the adjacent state o
| Central Africa, the United States anu
tho other sigustOfy powers agreed Il
adopt appropriate means ioT tue pun
iahnent Oi pctB0us selling arms and
| ammunition 10 tho natives and for thi
confscntiun Of the inhibited GTtiCies
| IL belug the plhin duty Of this govern
ment o. aid In suppTcfsing the neiari
Gus traffic, impafing as II does th'
pralsoworthy anu oiyiuziug ,lid
now In that region, rcgommoul ,ha.
an act bo passed prohibiting the salg %
arms aud iutoXlCanta 10 natives In ~
regulated xOue by our citizens.
IxrRApfTION TREATIES,
Costa Rloa has lately testified N
frieudllnr.a by sufTruleriuF 10 thl
United5iAlts, In tssAlsenceO Of a cOnyvu
ton OF sxtfadition, but upon uuly sub
miltsd evidence OF criminality, noleg
fugitive from Justice. IL 10 trusted tina
the negotiation OF n treaty with tina
country to meet recurring cases Of thu
Kind, Will soon no accomplished. In my
| opinion, treaties ior reciprocal relation
should be- concluded with all the,
Countries with which the United State
has not already conventional arrange
ments Of that character.
have deemed IL fitting 90 ex
press TO the governments Of Goats
| Rica and Colombia the kindly de.
sire OF the United States 10 see
their pending boundary dispute finally
closed by arbitration Ia conformity
with the spirit OF the treaty concluded
between them some years ago.
Our relations with the French re-
publiO continue 10 be intimate anl
cordial. sincerely hope that the eX
tradition treaty with thSt country NJ
amended by the Senate Will DO Oper
atsd.
While occasional questions affecting
our naturnlized citlzrns returning Il
the land OF their birth nave arisen Ia
our intercourse with Germany, our re-
lAilons with that country continue
satisfactory.
Ths questions affecting our relation
with Great Britain have been treated
ia q spirit Of friendllness, NegOlia
tions are ia progress between the tw,
governments with yiow 10 such con
current action M will make the award
aud regulations agreed upon by Tia,
BehriDg sea tribunal Of arbitration
practically effective, and 10 II nu
| doubted that Great Britain viii 90
operate freely with this country fol
the accomplishment Of that purpose
The dispute growing out Of the dif
eliminating tolls imposed In thu
Welland canal upon cargons Of
cereals bound TO and from thu
lake Iorls OF the United states was al
justed by the substitution ot mort
equitable schedule Of charges, and my
predecessor thereupOn suspended hll
proclamation imposing discriminating
tolls upon British transit through Oul
canal. A request Tor additions 10 To,
ilst Of extraditaole offences covered by
the existing treaty between tho lw,
I countries In under confederation,
During the past year an American
citizen employed IN a subordinal,
commercial position In Hayu, ATE
suffering prolracted imprisonment
on an uniounded charge o
smuggling, was finally libcrRtel
on the JUSTICES examination
Upon urgent representation TO thu
Haytien governmental suitable ibdem
nifty was paid to tho sufferer. BY I
law Of Hayti sailing vessel hayiDl