Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-12-07
no FOREIGN EMBARRASSNENTS.
Nearly All Contentious Adjudicated-The
Hawaiian Matter Awaiting Adyices-
Tho Treasury, the Post once.
tho Military, Etc.

presiuont from uhlo 70 uWo 70 give 70 tho COT
Rress Information OF the state OF tho union an
recommend 70 lheir consideration snch meas
ures Us ne shall judge necessary ana eNpcdicn
Is httingly entered upon by commencing TO th
congress careful examination OF the doiallc
statement and well supported roeommenda
uOns contained IN tho reports OF ths heads o
departments who arc chiefly charged with IN
executive work OF tho government IN an ~
fort 70 nbridge this communication as muc
rs Is consistent win lb purpose, shhl
supplement brief reference 70 inc contents
these ucpartmehthl Reports py tho mchuph o
suoh executive business ana Incidents rs are no
empraoeu mere ana ny suoh RECOMMENDATION
As appear 70 DO At thla particular tlmo appro
prlhe Mhne our foreign relhtons nave not a
nn times during the past year beoh entirely
iroe from porplohity no embarrassing SITUATION
remains that wiz not Yleld 70 ih' spirit OF talr
ness ana love OF justice, which Joined win con
sstent Fairness eharaoterifes truly American
ioreisn poiioJ
Foreign Affaira
Nv Predecessor having accented tbe ofnc,
OF arbitrator Of the long atandinR bound.
nry disputes rendered 10 the prc.ideni
by the Argentine republic and Urazil IL has
been my agreeable duty TO receive the special
ENJOYS commissioned by those states 10 lny be-
foro me evidence and arguments in behalf of
their respective Rovernments The outbrenI,
OF domestic hostilities iu tho republic OF
Brazil found tn United States alert 10 watch
the interest OF our citizens In that country with
Whlcn we carry Important commerce. - v.
eral vessels Of our new navy arc now and for
some time have been stationed nt Rio dc
JanOiro The struggle being between tho cs
nbiished government which controls the
machinery of administration and with
which. we maintain friendly reintiona AMI
certain officers OF the navy omp. owing
the vessels OF their command In an nttncl,
upon the national capital and chic, seaport
and lacking, as IL docs tho elements Of divided
administration. 1 have failed to soc that the
insurgents can reasonably claim recognition as
beiligerants. This far tho position OF our gov.
ernment has been that OF an attentive but an
impartial observer OF the unfortunate conflict
In passing, our nTed policy Of i'm partial neutral
ity In such n condition Of affairs Us now exists
deem II neccssary TO disallow In q
manner not to be misunderstood the unnu.
thorizod action OF our late naval comm indcr ia
those waters In salutlng the reyoluti11ist Iiri.
LILLIAN admiral being indisposed TO countonalor
M act calculated 10 give gratuitous sanction
TO the local insurrections
The convention between our government
and Chill, having for It's object tho
settlement and udlu tmant OF tho de.
mands OF the two count les ngain,t each
other has been made effective BY the urglnlzt
uon OF the claims commission proyid for
The two governments failing 10 agree
upon the third member OF tn, commisgon on
the good oifices of the president of tho \ yl4s
repub 10 wero invoked as provided In tho
treaty. and the selection OF the swiss rcpre.
10 the United States and Chill and tho ycx,.
tious question OF socalled legation ASYLUM for
Offenders aRuinst the state nn1 It's laws wa. |
presented anew In Chill by the unauthorized |
action Of the lato United States minister IA |
receiving into his oricinl residence two persou,
who had lust failed in nn attempt nj |
revolution and against whom or tninnl |
charges we're pend ny, growing out of |
former abortiyo disturbance and |
the doctrine OF asylum as applied to this |
case is not snnctioued by the boat nrepcdonta |
and, when allowed, lends TO encourage sadltinn
and strife Under no circumstances can the
representative, OF this government be- per.
mttcd undor the III defined hcuon ofeXtra.ter
ritorial jurisdiction to attempt the admnlstra.
upn OF criminal Just co IN tho countries to
which they are accredited A temperate d..
mnnd having been madoby the Chllan govern.
ment for the correction OF this eonduct i'm the
instance mentioned tho minister wa, instruct.
ed no longer to harbor the oTrndora
Tho Legislation OF last year known as the C,ynry
law. requiring the registration OF all Chinese
iaborers emitted TO residence in tho IfniteI
States and the deportation Of ali not comply.
iLg with the provisions OF tho act within tho
tima prescribed met with much opuo,ition
from Cinnamon Ia this country Acting upon
the advice OF eminent counsel that the law was
unconst M utionai, tho great mass OF the Chinese
laborers pending judicial inquiry AS 10 lts va.
lidlty, In good faith declined to apply for the
certificates required by its provi.ions A tcst
case upon proceeding by hnbeas corpus wns
brought before the supreme court md ON NAV
i5, ltol u decision was made by TINT tribunal
sustaining the law
II Is believed that under the recent amend
ment OF the act cx tending the time of T. r,gtstr.
tion. the Chinese luborors thereto entitled who
desire To reside In this country will now avail
themselves Of ths removed privilege thus nj.
forded OF establishing by lawful procedure
their right TO remain aud that thereby the mo-
eessity OF enforced deportation may DO To a
great degree avoided
II IL devolyed upou tho limited States min.
tster at Peltin as uean of the dinioratt, h,I,
and in the absence OF A represont,tivc Of
Sweden and Norway TO press upon tho Chinese
Government renaration for ,he rccen, ,,,,r','. =,
Swedish missionaires At Tong. but mis- nuea.
lion Is OF vital intorest 10 ali countries \ Nhnse
citizens engage in missionary wor,, IN tho IN.
terror
our relations with the French republle con.
tinuo 10 no inttmate nna go rIia, ,,,u, ~
hope that the extra ,ition trent, win thnt
country, as amended by the senate. will soon bo
operaue
white occasional qurst,ons affecting our
nAturAliEed citizens returning TO tho Land
OF their birth have arisen In our inter.
course with Germany our relations with that
GO ntry continue satisfactory
The questions affecting our relations with
Great Britain have been trea tod IN spirit OF
friendliness Ne citations arc In progrcs. be.
tween the two governments with a view 10
such concurrent action as will mako the award
md regulations agreed upon by the Bnhrlng
sea tribuGal OF arbitration practically encctlve,
cooperate freely with this country for the ao'
complishment OF that purpose The dispute
growing out OF the discrimination tolls imposed