Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-12-12

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ForoiEn Relations
While our foreign relations have not at All
unes during the past year been entirely ire
rom pcrp.cNity, No embarrassing situation
remains that wiz rot yield 10 tie spirit OF fair
eoueeteut trmnesAcLaracterize q truly Amer
lean foreign policy
Ny Predecessor having accepted the Office Of
Arbitrator OF the long standing missions nOun-
Gary disputes. rendered 90 tn, PRECEDENT bv tie
Argentine Republic and BRAZIL ( hrs bgcu my
agreeable duty o receive the special ENJOYS
comnissioued by those states tu lay before me
evidence and Arguments ina behalf Of their rp-
specuye g0N. rumeutE
Ths o~utlrcak Of hostlltes IN the republic Of
Brazil found the uuited states alert aud the re-
l.uctiou Of certain Injurious in The
ludauendcnt states OF the Congo aud 100 the ad
isceut zone ot Central Africn. the United Stntcs
and other signatory powe 8 agreed 10 adapt ao-
prypuate means for the punishment Of persons
selling arms and ammunition % the natives
hiDited articles, It being the plain
duty 81 This government 90 aid in
Euppf tsing the n%efarious irahlc impairing
~ II does the praiseworthy motive and TO watch
the Interest OF our citizens iu that country.
with which We carry on important commerce.
several vessels Of our new navy are now aud
for som tine have been stationed at
ito de Jaueiro. the struggle being be-
tween the established government which
controls the machinery OF the administration.
and With which Ee maintain friendly relations and
eert-in onicers ofthe navy employing tue v~esseisof
AN.NA NfNuAANAH lN an. NlAANA NNNu hAe n -LINuMl cap
itOl and is chief support, and lacking ns il docs
The element u divided administration. I have
S!alu rsoogniuOn - beliEeranth Thus FAR the pu-
ritloh " our government has been tlst OF au at
tenuyo eut an impurtisl observer Of the %unfortu-
10 enforcing a fixed policy OF impartisi n%eutralI-
% IN Huch a condition % Affairs a. now exist,
manner not % be misunderstood. he unauthor.
lac action Of or late naval Commander in
these waters Ia saluting the res0iuiionist
Brazilian admiral. being indlsposed 10 counte-
nance ~ act calculated h give gratuitous sane
tlon 10 The local iuEurrectlon.
culLiAE CLAtWs.
The convention betNeen our govornment and
Chill, having Tor It, Obisrt ths settlement aud
adjustment Of the demands OF the two coun.
tncs against each other, has been made effect.
I've By HE organization OF the claims commits
Tol provided Tor. The governments falling n
rEree upon The Third m0tnher 0f tho commission.
tae good 01lces Of the president Of the swiss
tr-etv, snaIn- selection Of the swiss rene
sentative 10 this country % complete the Or
gsnizAion Ws5 gratifying alike TO ths United
Bates ard CtlL Tho ve8atious question OF
tla 40 called legation asylum for offenders
esaiga;t tate and IFS law presented a nov
question IN Chill by the u authorized action Of
the ate United states minister In receiving
jnt1 his onscld residence Two persons who had
Just iaued In an attempt at revolution and
aganst whom criminal charges were pending
slowing out OF former abortive disturbances.
the doctrine OF aayluiu, as applied 20 this
casa. = not stationed by the best precedcrts
E1d when allowed tends 20 encourage sediuon
and strife Under No circumstances can tho
representatives. Of this government be permit
I'd under tho III defined fiction Of extra terri
tpria!lty 10 Interrupt the administrator u
criminal justice In the countries % which thcy
HFe accredited A temperate demand having
teHu INSIDE by the CHILEAN government FOR tho
correction % this conduct ia the instance
mentioned, the minister was instructed no
longer 20 harbor the Offenders.
EHE CHINESE QUESTION:.
The administration last year OF the act
Known a. tie IHHFW Law Tnufffriuu fha "a rta
trEtiou Of All Chinese iabOrers entitled 70
reside ia tie United states aud the deportation
OF al not complying with the provisions OF the
at within the time pre- +cribed. met with much
opposition from Chiuamsn Ia this country.
acting upon the advice o. eminent counsel
thet tie law was unconstitutional the great
mas Of Chinese lAhorers pending judicial in
Quiry a. 70 lta validity, IA good faith declined
o. apply for the certificates requlred by lis
provisions. A test case upon procepding by
habsaH corpus was brought before the Supreme
Court, and on May Ia l-sL a decision was
u L. believed that under the recent amendment
- the act extending the tine Tor registration.
tie Chineio ~lHborers thereto entitled WHO 10.
Themselves ~ The removed privilege thus AZ
fQrdtd o. establishing by Iawia procedure
hcir nEht 20 remain aud tha thereby ia. me-
cealtty 90 enforced deportation NAV 10 "a great
degree, De- avoided. IL has deFOlyed upon the
lnltea states minister ~ Pekiu, 30 dean Of the
diplomatic body and in the absence of q repre-
80 tatTa 81 sweden and Nor aY. To- press ubon
the lhlrese EOvtrulueut reTarntllu fOr the re-
cent murder Of swedish mis- iona1ss ~ Song
ut TINS question IL Of vital in crest
io an countries whose citizens engase IN
Ni.,ign.f{ soFs N ihe Interior Of China
~ LitIe u q ne general nct u hrussela,
trade 20 ciVhned Countries. sdoris arc nov in pros
tf,.. ma resion Z recommend that on act uo
to nltiges Of ne r~csnisisd zone b. our etusons.
cosTA EIcA's FRlEsDLisEss.
Costa Elga has lately testified is uendlluess
~ ~snu.haeunG ~ the United States, IN the ab-
Eeuce ~ a convention Of txtradluou. but upuu
nuIy futmittrd evidence ~ cTIuiualitV. a noted
fugitive from justice. ttis trusted that thc ne-
COLLATION. ~ q treaty with that country TO meet
fecurrlng eases Of this kind sil soon b. accom-
p4lth ln my opinion treaties for reciprocal
eNuedlicu thould b concluded with al those
countries. have deemed u httiug 70 express
90 tbs E-pFcrnmaut q Costa Rlca and oiombla
tle kindly d. ire Of the United states 10 see
~ arbitration Joe conformity with the spirit I'd
tho treaty concluded between them some years
EUHoPEAH c|OUsrRtEA
our relations with the French republic con.
time % be intimate and cordial 1 sincerely
LoFe that tie eEtraaiiion treaty with that
country - amended by the senate, will soon
b. operative Vale oecasionai quastlons AZ
tecung our uhturallzed Ctizaus returning %
~ land q their Dirth have allsen IN our inter
county continue Satisfactory.
lue questions Affecting our relations with
lr~tndlness. Negotiations are Ia progress bo-
tWean the two governments with q view 10
such concurrent action ~ VIII make the award
euf regulations agrrrd upon By the Hahr.ng
nea tribunal of Arbitration practically effective
and 10 Il not doubted that Great Britain will
oeoperste freely " thia c untrY for the ac-
cnmpiahmout of that purpose. The dispute
TroHing out % the discriminating tolls im.
posed IN the .Welaua canal upon cargoss of
cereall bound % and from the lake ports ~ the
Duited was adjusted BY the substitution Of q
moro equitable schedule Of charges aud my
Pfeieees5or thoreupqn guspoadcd his procls
fultiDu Imposing discriminating tolls upon
brtirh transit through our canals a request
Tor additions % the test Of oEtrudiiab .
offences covered BY the existing treaty 10
acen tao tWo countries Il undlr considera.
tou
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Daring tte past ~ al America citIr1u ON.
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