Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-07
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.


tirely free from perpleNity. no embarrass-
ing situations remain that Will not yield t.
the spirit of fairness and love Of justice
which, joined with consistent %iirinness
characterizes Il truly American foreign
policy.
My predecessor having accepted the of
flee of arbitrator of the long standing
missions boundary dispute, rendered to the
president by the Argentine Republic and
Brazil, it has been my agreeable duty &c
receive the special ENJOYS commissioned
by these states to lay before me evidence
and arguments in behalf of their respec-
tive governments. The outbreak of do
nestle hostiiities in the republic of Brazi.
found the United States alert to watch
the interests of our citizens in that coun'
try, with which we carry on important
commerce. Several vessels of our new
navy are now, and for some time have
been stationed at Rio de Janeiro. The
struggle being between the established
government, which controls the machinery
of administration and with which we main
tain friendly relations, and certain officers
of the navy employing the vessels of theil
command in an attack upon the nationa
capital and chief sea port and lacking as
it does the elements of divided admins
t~ration, | have failed to see that the In
surgents can reasonably claim recognition
as belligerents. Thus the position of oul
government has been that of an attentive
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conflict. Emphasizing our fixed policy Of
impartial neutrality in such a condition
of affairs as now exists | deemed it neces-
sary to dlsavow in a manner not to b.
misunderstood, the unauthorized action
of our late nav commander in those
waters in saluting the revolted Brazilian
admiral, being lndlspOsed to cOuntenance
an act calculated to give gratuitous sane
ton to the local instruction.
The veNatlOuS question of so-called lie
CATION asylum for offenders against the
state and its laws was presented anew il
Chile by the unauthorized action of the
late United States minister in receiving il
his official residence two persons who haC
failed in an attempt at revolution anG
against whom criminal charges were pend
ing, growing out of a former abortiye dis
turbance. The doctrine of asylum as ap
piled to this case is not sanctioned by the
best precedent, n when allowed, tends t
encourage sedition and strife. Under NJ
circumstances can the representatives OF
this government be permitted under tht
ill-detined fiction of extraterritoriality t.
interrupt the administration of crimina
Justice IN the countries to which they arr
accredited. A temperate demand having
been made by the Chilean government fol
the correction of this conduct, the minis
ter was instructed no longer to harbol
offenders.
Chinese Registration.
The legislation of last year known a:
the Geary law, requiring the registration
Of all Chinese laborers entitled to resi-
dence in the United States, and the de
portatlon OF all not complying with thu
provision OF the act within the time pre-
scr1bed, met with much opposition from
Cinnamon in this country. Acting upoI
the advice of eminent counsel that the Law
was unconstitutional, The great mass O
Chinese laborers, pending judicial inquiry
as to its validity, in good faith declined tx
apply for the certificates required by it:
provisions. A test upon proceedings by
habeas corpus was brought before the su
preme court, and on May Is, 1893, a de
cision was made by that tribunal sustain
ing the law. 1t is believed that under thu
recent amendment of the act extendins
the time for registration, the Chinese la
borers thereto entitled who desire to re
side in this country, will now avail them
selves of the renewed privilege thus af
forded or establishing by lawful pro
cedure their right to remain, and tina
thereby the necessity of enforced deporta
ton may to a great degree be avoided.
The Amalapa Incident.
Upon receiving authentic information
OF the firing upon an American mai
steamer touching at the port of AmaIapi
because her captain refused to deliver u
. passenger in transit from Nicaragua t
Guatemala upon demand of the militar,
authorities OF Honduras, our minister t.
that country, under Instructions, Pre-
tested against the wanton act and de
manded satisfaction. The government o
Honduras, actuated by a sense of justic
and In a spirit of the utmost friendship
promptly dlsavowed the illegal conduct O
its officers and expressed sincere regre
for the occurrence.
The reproduced c~araveI, Santa Maria
quilt by Spain and sent to the Columbian
exposition, has been presented t o tn
United States in token of amity and il
commemoration of the event it was dc
signed to celebrate. recommend, that il
accepting this gift, congress make CRATE
full recognition of the sincere friendshi
which prompted it. Important matter
have demanded attention in our relation
with the Ottoman porte.
The firing and partial destruction. by a.
unrestrained mob. of one of the schoo
buildings of AnatOly college, establishe,
by cltlzenS of the United States at MarsC
van, and the apparent Indifference of th
Turkish government to the outrage, not
w~ithstandIng the completely of some of il
officials, called for earnest remonStrance
which was followed by promises of repara
ton and punishment OF the offenders. In
demnity for the injury and permission t
rebuild was given. registration of tn
school propert. in tn. nlIne of the Amel
Ican II va secured, and efficient Pre-
ton guaranteed.
Inform ton r-~crirci of maltreatmen
suffered by aIi inn.IHfI i've America
woman engage III missionary work i
Turks koOT,.I",sf 80. 49, followed by sue
representation l3 porte as resulted j
tRe issuanc "a q ..' or the punishment
of her a~sa4tHats- Ia. removal of a deliI
qusnt official, =. Il ,i.a = option Of mea:
ures for the prsLesticI Of our citizens en-
gagged in rnrsaioa aHi otlcr lawful wor
in tina; q,t.rreT.
Abe Hawsi:tn Question.
1t is hardly nee, s-.trt fo. me to stat
that the questions hr. -iIs from our rel;
tions WITH Hawaii ha-" ciusei serious en-
harrassinent. just prior to the instaili
tlon OF the present atriFHtafTation the e.
listing government of Hawaii had been SUE
denly overthrow au'i u treaty of annex
tldtl had been negotiated between the pr
vIsional government of the islands and tt
United states and submitted to the senai
for notification. This treaty ] withdre
Tor examination and dispatched Hon. Jam,
ii. Blount of Georgia TO Honolulu as
special commissioner to make an impal
tia investigation of the circumstances A
tending the change of government and
all the conditions herring upon the sui
Ject OF the treaty. After a thorough an
exhaustive examination, Mr.. Blount sui
united to me his report, showing beyon
all question that the constitutional go
rnnen of Hawaii had been snbyerte
with the active aid of our Representative
10 that government and through the il
t~Inldation caused by the presence of a
armed naval force of the United State
which was landed for that purpose at til
instance of our minister. tuon the fac
developed, it seemed to me the only hoI
orable course for our government to puI
u was to undo the wrong that had bee
done by those representing us and to T,
store as far as IActicable the status exis
ing at the time of our forcible interyeu
ton. With a view of accomplishing thi
result within the constitutional limits G
executive power and recognizing ali an
obligations and responsibilities CROWN
out of any changed condition brough
ABOUT by u unjustifiable interference,
a present minister at Honolulu has re
ceived appropriate instructions to tina
END Thus far no information of the ac
complishment of any definite results ha
Deen received from him. Additional adj
wees are o expected. When receive,
they Will be promptly sent to congress. tn
gether with all other information at hand
accompanied by a special executive messap
Inliy detailing all the facts necessary 10
understanding Of the case. an,
present a history of all of the materia
sFehts leading up to the present situation
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.