The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-06
FOREIGN RELATIONS.

They Have Not Been Entirely Free From
PerpIexities.
While our foreign relations have not at
all times during the past year been en-
tirely free from perplexity, no embarrass-
ing situat ions remain that will not yield
to the spirit of fairness and love of justice
which, Joined with consistent firmness,
characterize truly American foreign
policy. My predecessor having ac-
cepted the Office of arbitrator of
the long-standing missions boundary
dispute, rendered to the presi-
dent by the Argentine Republic and
Brazil it has been my greeable 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
hostilities in the republic of Brazil found
the United States alert to watch the in-
terests of our citizens mi that country,
with which we carry on important COM
merce. Several vessels of our new navy
are now, and for some time have been,
stationed at Rio de Janerio. The
struggle being between the es-
tablished government which con-
trolls the machinery of administration
and with which we maintain friendly re-
lations, and certain officers of the navy
employing the vessels of their command
in an attack upon the national capital and
chief seaport and lacking, as it does, the
elements of divided administration, |
have failed to that the insurgents can
reasonably claim recognition as beliger-
ants. Thus far the position of our gov
ernment has been that of an
Attentive but Impartial Observer
of the unfortunate conflict. Emphasizing
our fixed policy of impartial neutrality in
such condition of affairs as now
exists deemed it necessary to disayow in
manner not to be misunderstood, the un-
authorized action OF our late naval COM
mander i'll those waters III saluting the re-
yolting brazilian admiral, being indis-
posed to countenance an act calculated to
give sanction TO the local insurrection.
The Chiiisn Affair.
The convention between our govern
ment and Chilli, having for its object the
settlement and adjustment of the de-
mands of the two countries against each
other, has been made effective by the or
ganizatiOn of the claims commission pro-
vided 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 MS 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 vexatious question of a sOcalled
legation asylum for offenders against the
ntA md its Las, 4
Chill by the unauthorized action of the
late United States minister in sheltering
In his official residence two persons who
had failed in an attempt 1T revolution
and against whom criminal charges were
pending, growing out Of former abortivs
disturbance
Not Sanctioned by Hest Precedent.
The doctrine of asylum rs applied to this
ease is not sanctioned by the hest prec-
edents, and when allowed, tends to en-
courage sedition and strife Under no cir
cumstances can the representations of the
government be permitted under the ILL
defined fiction Of extra -tcrritorality, to in-
terrupt the administration of criminal
justice in the countries to which they are
accredited. A temperate demand having
been made by the Chilian government for
the correction of this conduct, the minis |
ter was instructed to no longer harbor the
offender.
The 6eary Law.
The Legislation of last year known Is !
the 0esry law, requiring the registration |
OF all Chinese laborsrs entitled To resi- |
denoe In the United States, and the de- |
portatiOn Of all not complying with the pro i
vision Of the act within the time prescribed |
met with much opposition from China
men in this country. Acting upon the sd- |
vice of eminent counsel that the law WAS |
unconstitutional, the great mass of Chin
sss lsborers, pending judicial inquiry as
TO its validity in good faith, declined To
apply for the certificates required by its |
provision, and "a test upon the proceeding /
by habeas corpus Was broasht before tho
supreme court aud on May Is, lss3 de-
cision was nade by that tribunal sustain
tng the Law.