Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-12-06
RELATIONS WITH OTHER POWERS
Adjustment of the Differences with Chilli
The Revolt

The Brazilian Revolt.
While our foreign relations have not ut all
pleXity, no embarrassing situations that will not
yield to IA spirit of fairness and love of Justice
which joined with consistent tirmness character
ize truly American foreign policy.
My predecessor having accepted the Office of
the arbitrator of the long standing missions
boundary dispute, rendered to the President by
the Argentine Republic and Brazil, it has been
my agreeable duty to receive the special ENJOYS
commissioned by those states to lay before me
evidence and arguments in behalf Of their
respective governments.
The outbreak of domestic hostilites in the re-
public of Brazil found the United States
ready to watch the interests of our citi-
zens in that country, with which we
carry on important commerce. Several
vessels of our navy are now and
for some time have been stationed at Rio de
JaneirO. The struggle being between the estab-
GShed government which controls the machin-
cry of administration and with which we main
tain friendly relations, and certain officers of
the navy employing the vessels of their COM
mand i'll attack upon the national capital
and chief seaport, and lacking as ii does the
element of divided administration, have failed
to see that the Insurgents can reaSona bly, claim
recognition belligerents. Thus lar the posi-
ton of our government has been that of an at
tentive but impartial observer of the untOrtun-
ate conflict, emphasizing our fixed policy of i'm
partial neutrality III such a condition OF affairs
as now exists. ! deemed it necessary to disavow
in q manner not to be misunderstood the unau-
thorlZed action OF our late navy commander in
these waters III Saluting the reVolted Brazilian
admiral, being indiSpOsed to countenance an
act calculated TO give gratuitous sanction TO
the local instruction.
The convention between our government and
Chilli, having for its object the settlement and
adjustment of the demands of the two countries
against each other, has been made effective by
the organization of the claims commission pro-
yided for. The two governments failing TO
agree upon the third member of the commission.
the good offices of the president of the Swiss
Republic were invoked as provided in the treaty
and the selection of the Swiss representative in
this country to complete the organization was
gratifying to the United States and Chill.
The yeXatious question of so-called lega-
ton asylum for offenders against the
state and its laws was presented anew
IN Chilli by the unauthorized action of the late
United States minister in harboring III his official
residence two persons who had failed III an at
tempt at revolution and against whom criminal
charges were pending, growing out OF q former
abortlve disturbance The doctrine Of asylum
as applied to this case IS not sanctioned by the
best precedents, and when allowed, tends to en-
courage seditiOn and strife. Under no circi!ln-
stances can the representatives of this govern
ment be permitted under the ill-defined hction
of extra. territoriality, to interrupt the admins
trauon OF criminal justice in the countries
TO which they are accredited. A temporal dc
mand having been made by the Gillian govern
ment for the correction of this conduct in the
instance mentioned, the minister was instructed
no longer to harbor the offensive persons.