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

question to impartial arbitratio would
be a most gratifying contamination
The ratification, by Venezuela of the
convention for the arbitration of the
long-deferred claim of the Venezuelan
Transportation company is awaited.
It is hardly necessary for me to
state that the questions arising from
our relations with Hawaii have caused
serious embarrassment. Just prior to
the installation of the present admin
iStration, the existing government of
Hawaii had been suddenly overthrown,
negotiated between the provisional
government of the islands and the
United States, and submitted to the
Senate for ratification. This treaty I
withdrew for examination and dis
patched Hon. James H Blount, of
Georgia, to Honolulu as a special com
missioner to make an impartial in
vestigation of the circumstances at
tending the change of government
and of all the conditions bearing upon
the subject of the treaty After a
thorough and exhaustive examination.
Mr.. Blount submitted to me his re-
port, showing beyond all question that
the constitutional COVER nment of Ha-
wall had been subverted with the ac-
1--WE aid of our representative to that
government, and through the intimi-
dation caused by the presence of an
armed naval force of the United States
which was landed for that purpose at
The instance of our minister. IJpon
these facts being developed, it seemed
to me the only honorable course for
our government to pursue was to un-
do the wrong that had been done by
those representing us and to restore.
as lar as practicable, the status ex-
tervention. With view of
accomplishing this result within
the constitutional limits of ex-
ecutlye power, and recognize
ing all our obligations and resDonsi-
Dllltles growing out of any changed
conditions, brought about by our I'M
Justifiable interference our present
minister at Honolulu has received an
lpropriate instructions to that end.
mus far information of the accom-
lplshment of any definite results has
rot been received from him. Addi-
tional advices are soon expected.
When received, they will be promptly
sent to Congress together with all
other information at hand, accountant
ed by special executive message
FULLY detailing the acts necessary to a
complete understanding of the case
land presenting a history of all the ma
terial events leading up to the present
situation.
By concurrent resolution, passed
by the Senate. February IA, 1890,
and by the House of Representa-
tives on the Sd of April following the
president was requested ''to invite
from time to time as a fit occasion
may arise negotiations with any gov
eminent with which the United States
has or may have diplomatic relations.
to the end that any difference or dis
jpute arising between the two govern
mentS which cannot be adjusted by
ldlniOnlafiC q !, l..
| arbitration and be peaceably adjusted
by such means" On April is, 1890, the
international American conference of
! Washington, by resolution, expressed
| the wish that all controversies be-
tween the republics of America and
the nations of Europe might be set
| tied by arbitration, and recommended
that the government of each nation
represented in that conference should
communicate this wish to all friendly
powers. A favorable response has
been received from Great Britain in
the shape of a. resolution adopted by
parliament July Is last, cordially
sympathizing with the purpose in view
land expressing the hope that her ma
jesty's government will lend ready CO.
operation to the government of the
| United States upon the basis of the
concurrent resolution above quoted
1t affords me signal pleasure to lay
| this parliamentary resolution before
the Congress and to express my graft
great and kindred nations is thus
lauthoritatively manifested in favor of
II the rational and peaceable settlement
lof internal quarrels by honorable re-
Isort to arbitration.
Since the passage of the act of
March 8, 1893, authorizing the presi-
ldent to raise the grade of our ENJOYS
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| foreign countries accredit their agents
here Great Britain. France, Italy and
IGermany have conferred upon their
representatives at this capitol the
little of ambassador, and I have re-
lSponded by accrediting the agents of
the United States in those countries
with the same title. A like elevation
of the mission is announced by Russia,
and when made will be similarly met.
position the United States hold in the
family Of nations. During my former
administration l took occasion to
recommend a recast of the. law re-
Hating to the consular service, in order
that it might become a more efficient
agency in the promotion of the inter-
ests it was intended to subserve. The
duties and powers of consuls have
lbeen expanded with the growing re-
lquirements OF our foreign trade, in
ldischarging important duties affecting
our commerce and American citizens
abroad and in certain countries ex-
lercising judicial functions. These Of
ficers should be men of character in
ltelligence and ability.
Upon proof that the legislation of
denmark secures by copyright to
American citizens an equal footing
with its own, the privileges of our
copyright laws have been extended by
proclamation to the subjects of that
country.
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