The herald., 1893-12-05

ment of the act extending the time TO
registration the Chinese laborers there
TO entitled who desire to reside in thi
country will now avail themselves O
the renewed privilege thus afforded o
establishing by lawful procedure thei
right to remain, and that thereby tn,
necessity OF enforced deportation ma,
be to great degree avoided.
MURDERED MISSIONARIES.
1t has devolved upon the United
States minister at Pekin, as dean OF ths
diplomatic body, in the absence of 6
representative of Sweden and Norway,
TO press upon the Chinese government
reparation for the recent murder oj
Swedish missionaries at Sung Pu. This
question is of vital interest to all coun.
tries whose citizens are engaged in mis-.
alonary work in the interior.
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
By article XII of the general act OF
the Brussels congress, signed July 2,
1890. for the suppression of the slave
trade and the restriction OF certain in
| Juries to commerce in the independent
state OF the Congo and in the adjacent
states of central Africa, the United
, States and other signatorv powers
agreed to adopt appropriate means for
| the punishment of persons selling arms
and ammunition to the natives, and far
the nfiscation of the inhibited arti-
cles- 1t being the plain duty of this
government to aid in suppressing the
neiarlous traffic, impairing as 1t does
the pralseworthy and civlizng efforts
now in that region, recommend that
an act be passed prohibiting the sale of
arms and intoxicants TO the natives in
the regulated zone, by our citizens.
ExTRADTrIoN CoNvENrIo
Costa Rica has lately testified its
friendliness by eurrendering to the
United States, in the absence OF a con-
vention of extradition. but upon duly
submitted evidence of criminality. n
noted fugitive from justice. 1t is
trusted that the negotiations OF a treaty
with that country, to mlet recurring
cases of this kind, will soon b. acccn-
pilshed. ln my opinion, treaties for re-
ciproo1f rofatioHr- 11sos-Isa
with all those countries with " hicil The
United States has not alreRdy conven
tional arrangements OF that character.
have deemed it fitting to express to
the governments of Costa Rica and
Colombia the kindly desire OF the
United States to see their pending
boundary dispute finally concluded by
arbitration to conformity with the spirit
of the treaty concluded between them
eome years ago.
FRANCE AND GERMANY.
Our relations with the French repuh.
lie continue to be intimate and cordial
sincerely hope that the extradition
treaty with that country, as amended by
the senate, will be operated While
occasional questions affecting our natur-
allied cit zens returning to the land of
their birth have arisen in our intercourse
with Germany, our relations with that
country continue satisfactory.
RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
The questions affecting our relations
with Great Britain have been treated
in spirit OF friendliness. Negotiations
are in progress between the two govern
ments with view to such concurrent
action as will make the award and regu
lations agreed upon by the Behrlng sea
tribunal of arbitration, practically Of
fective, and it is not doubt that Great
Britain will cooperate freely with this
country for the accompli6hm of that
purpose.
The dispute growing out of the dis
eliminating toll imposed on the We'll
land canal upon cargoes of cereals bound |
to and from the lake ports of the United |
States, was adjusted by the substitution
of more equitable schedule of charges,
and my predecessor thereupon aus
pended his proclamation imposing dis
eliminating tolls upon British transit |
through our canals.
The request for additions to the list OF |
ofenses covered by the |
existing treaty between the two coun-
tries is under consideration.
TROUBLE WITH HaYTI.
During the past year an American
citizen, employed in subordinate COM
mercial position in Hayti, after suffer-
ing protracted imprisonment on an un-
founded charge of smuggling, was
finally liberated on justice examina-
tlon. Upon urgent representation to
the Haytian government suitable in
temnity was paid to the sufferer By
law of Hayti q sailing vessel having dis
charged her cargo, is refused clearance
until the duties on such cargo have
been made. The hardship OF this
measure upon American shipowners,
who conduct the bulk of the carrying
trade OF that country, has been ineisted
on, with view OF securing q removal OF
this cause OF complaint.
THE AMAPALA AFFAIR.
Upon receiving authentic information
of the firing upon en- American mail
steamer touching at the port of Amapala
because hei captain refused to deliver
np passenger in transitirom % Nicaragua
to Gtatemaia, upon demand Of the mil.
tary authorities of Honduras, our min
ster to that country, under instructions,
protested againet the wanton act and
demanded satislsctionl lThe government
oi Honduras, actuated' a sense of JUS
tee and in spirit Of the utmost friend
ship, PROMPTLY disavowad the illegal
;0nduct Of It's olicers aad expressed sin
,9re ragre. Tor the occusfance.
T. ir cn'.tdeu:ly Anticipated that
satisfactory adjustmentsswill soon be
reaenei pt h9 questions arising out OF
the su2uro and use of Amarican vpazala |