The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-12-08
Foreign Affairs


taken by the senate and house of representa- |
tives Oh certain questions submit ed to the |
Judgment and wider discretion of congress. |
the organization or a gOvernmnnt IN place OF |
the provisional arrangement viii followed
the deposition of the queen has been |
with evidence of its effective
operation. The recognition usual IN lch cases
has been accorded the new government.
Under our present treaties OF eXtradltlon
with Italy mIscarrlases OF justice have oc-
CURED owing to the refusal OF that govern
ment to surrender its own subjects. Thus
far our efforts to negotiate an amended con
TentiOn obviating This difficulty have been I'M
awaiting
Apart from the war in which the island
empire is engaged. Japan attracts increasing al
tent OH in this country by her evident desire to
cultivate more liberal intercourse with US and
&c seek our kindly aid in til furtherance of her
laudable desi e Tor complete autonomy IN her
domestic att,rirS and full equality III the mllY
OF nations. The Japanese empire OF to-day Is
no longer the Japan Of the past, ana our re II
tons with this progressive nation should not be
less broad and liberal than those with other
powers Good will, foStered by many interests
IN common. has marked our relations WIN our
nearest southern nclghhor.
frontier, Mexico has asked the punishment OF
the late diSturberS Of her tranQnllltles. lhere
ought to be a new treaty OF commerce anu
navigation with that country TO take tne place
OF lnb Oub winch ChAo o6o. LIN
friendlineSs OF the intercourse between thetWo
countries is atJested by the fact that during this
long period, the commerce OF each has stead
lily increased under the rule OF mutual eonSlc'
GRAFTON, being neither stimulated by con,
yentiOnal arrangements nor retarded
By Jealous rlva!rl4s or selfish distrust,
an indemnity rendered by Mexico as gracious
act Tor the murder in 1881 OF Leon baldwin, al
American citizen by q band OF malauderS IN
Durango, has been accepted ana IS pelns pau
=, ha nrnhlarn Of the StOrA e
and use OF the waters OF the Rio Grande Tor lrrl-
CATION should be solved by appropriate concur
rent action of the TWO interested countries
Rising the Colorado heights, the stream noWs
intermittingly, yielding little water during tne
| dry months to the irrigating channels ALREADY
| constructed along It's course: rms scarcity Is
often severely felt in the regions
where the river forms common
| boundary Moreover, the frequent changes
| in it's course through level sands often raise
| en- barrassing questions OF territorial Jurlsdlc-
| ton.
| Prominent among the incidents OF the year
| was the Bluefeds inCidentin what Is known as
| the MOSQUITO Indian boundary on the Atlalltlc
| Ocean and within the jurisdiction or Near.
| rapua BY the treaty OF 1850 between Great
| Britain and Nicaragua the former government
| expressly recognized the sovereignty or the Id!
ter over the strip and limited form OF sen
| government was guaranteed to the mosquito
Indians to be exercised according TO thelr Gus
| within its limits. The SOcalltd native govern
| ment which g:ew to be largely made up OF
aliens for many years disputed the sovereign!
| of Nicaragua over the strip and CLAIMED tne
right to maintain therein practlcaiiy ~
dependent municipal government. early IL
the past yaar the efforts of Nicaragua 10 main
tain sovereignty over the Mosquito terrl'or.
led to serious disturbances, eliminating III the
suppression OF the native government anu wv
| ATTEMPTED substitution Of an lmpractcaDl
composite administration in which the Nlca
ragua and alien residents were to participate
Failure was followed by an insurrect1on, Whlcl
for the time subverted the Nicaraguan RUE ex
polling her officers and restoring me on
to the existing local government es
, tablished and upheld by Nicaragua
although the alien interest arrayea agalhs
Nicaragua in these transactions nave peel
largely American, and the commerce VI INA I.
region TOR sometime has been, and still II
chiefly control ed by our citizens, we canno'
for that reason challenge the rightful SOY
| reignty of Nicaragua over this important par
/ of her domain. For some months one an
5 mart Of the time two OF our naval ships nav
l been stationed at Bluehelds for the protectlo
l of all legitimate interests OF our citizens l
September last, the government at Mana
S qua expelled from its territory lively
more foreigners, nartci Gludms in tn
: seditious or revolutionary movements agalns
9 the republic at Bluefelds already mentioned
l. but through the earnest remonstrance Oh I'll
r government the two Americans have pee
Q permitted to return to peaceaple manageihei
l. of their business. Our naval commanders
e the scene of these disturbances by their col
b slant exhibition Of irmness and good ludg
l. ment contributed largely to the prevention
n more serious consequences and to the restor
e ton Of quiet and order. l regret tnat IN y
r. most grave and Irritating failure OF MICA
d apnan Justice An American citize
d n named Wilson residing at Rama
/, the Mosquito territory, was murdered by o.
Arguello, the acting governor o. !ne rr soM
r bnt so insecurely confined or guarded that
n escaped, and Notwithstanding our repeated
IT mands, it is claimed that his recapture has BET
a impossible by reason OF his flight beyoi
!: Nicaraguan jurlsdlcuoh ahe forfsi,'1g,a
e their concession TO the canal company
10 grounds purely technical and not embraced
., The contract, having receded from that positlo
s. Peru, regret to say, shows symptoms on !.
r. | domestic disturbance, due possibly 10 I
It slowness of her recuperation from the q
IS tresses of the war in 1881. Weakened IN !
A. sources, her difficulties in facing internatlon
If obligations invite our kindly sympathy a
I Justly our forbearance in pressing long per
1t ing claims -,
= forth the appropriate expressions OF 81
row and sympathy on the part OF o
Or Government With his bereaved ia
ID lily and the Russian IT,, people syd t,,ar
0. a further demonstration OF right ana lllei
I'd shin our minister at st. Petersburg was direct
tn represent our government AZ the tune
n Ceremonies, The sealing ipteresta OF Russia
IN Behring sea are second only TO our own
a. modus yivepdi has therefore been conclud
T. with the imperial government restrlc aI; >
ut noaching on the Russian rOokefleS OF seallng
al waters which were not cOmprehended IN
lr nrotected area defined in the Paris award ,
OF Occasion has been found to urge upon
It. Russian government equality OF treatment
Sc our great life insurance companies WHOSE Upe
Admitting as we do foreign corporations
OF transact business in the United States
1e naturally expect no less tolerance for our o.
Of in the ample fields Of competition abroad. I
~ few cases of interference with naturalll
~ citizens returning to Russia nave oeen iepoi
d. during the current year. -
al The Government of San Salvador having be
% oyerthrown by an abrupt popular ou'o y, !,
ps certain of its military and civil omcers, WI
hoty pursued BY sSip Benningt
W then living in Saskatchewan port, Although
ty nrnctice Of ASYLUM is not favored by this g
he Eminent vet in view OF the imminent p
which threatened the fugityes ana sole'S
&c. sbelter by our naval commander and WI
tie afterwards demanded under our treaty OF ext
to Sition with Salvador for trial on chas
ms ii that such of them
had not voluntarily left the ship be ct
viewed to one Of our nearest ports Where n. he
In ing could be had in compliance with tne t 81
Id Of the treaty. On their arrival at san RI
ea Cisco such a proceeding was promptly IN
an tinted before the Uuited States district }ne
he sho bsId that the acts constituting the allie
nd otfs Offer were political and discharged all
re- accused except one CienfuegGs VINO was
lso constrained to direct his release for the rea