Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-12-08
EXTENSIVE FOREIGN RELATIONS.

| citfzen OF the United states.
EXTENSIVE FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Hawaii. Mexico. Nicaragua and Other
Nations Touched Upon.
Since communicating the voluminous
correspondence In regard TO Hawaii and
| the action taken by the senate and
house of representatives on certain
| questions submitted to the Judgment
| and wider discretion OF congress, the
organization OF a government In place
of the provisional arrangement which
followed the deposition OF the queen has
been announced. with evidence of its
effective operation. The recognition us
ual In such cases has been accorded the
new government
Under the present treatise OF extradi-
tion with Italy. miscarriages OF justice
have occurred, owing TO the refusal
of that government TO surrender it's
own subjects. Thus far our efforts to
negotiate an amended convention obvi-
ating this difficulty have been unavail-
ing.
Apart from the war in which the isl
and empire is engaged. Japan attracts
Increasing attention i'm this country
by her evident desire to cultivate more
liberal intercourse with us and to seek
our kindly aid in furtherance of her
domestic affairs and full equality In
the family OF nations. The Japanese
empire OF today In no longer the Japan
OF the past and our relations with this
progressive nation should be no less
broad and liberal than those with other
powers.
WITH MEXICO.
Good will. fostered by many interests
In common, has marked our relations
with our nearest southern neighbors
Peace being restored along her north
ern frontier. Mexico has asked the pun.
ishment of the late disturbers of her
tranquility. There ought TO be n new
treaty of commerce and navigation
with that country to take the place OF
the one which terminated thirteen
years ago. The friendliness OF the in
tercourse between the two countries
Is attested by the fact that during this
long period the commerce of each has
steadily Increased under the rule of
mutual consideration. neither being
stimulated by conventional arrange
ments or retarded by jealous riyalries
or selfish distrust.
An indemnity rendered by Mexico as
a gracious act for the murder In 1887
Of Leon Baldwin. an American citizen.
by a band Of fnarauders in Durango.
has been accepted and is being paid In
installments.
The problem of the storage and use
OF the waters of the Rio Grande Tor
irrigation should be solved by appro-
pirate concurrent action OF the two
interested nations. Rising In the Col
orisdo heights. the stream flows inter-
mIttentiy. yielding little water during
the dry months TO the irrigating chan
ncis already constructed along It's
course. This scarcity Is often felt In
the regions where the river forms a
common boundary. Moreover the fire.
quent changes In Its course through
level lands often raise embarrassing
questions Of territorial Jurisdiction.
BLuEFIEI-Ds INCIDENT.
Prominent among the questions OF
the year was the Bluefieids incident. In
what is known as the Mosquito Indian
strip. bordering on the Atlantic ocean
ard within the Jurisdiction of Nicar-
aqua. BY the treaty OF 1850 between
Great Britain and Nicaragua. the form
eighty OF the latter over the strip and
limited form of self government was
guaranteed to the Mosquito Indians TO
be exercised according 70 their custom
for themselves and other dweliers with
In Its limits. The so-called native gov
eminent. which grew 10 be largely
made up OF aliens, for many years dis
puted the sovereignty OF Nicaragua
over the strip and claimed the right 10
maintain therein a practically inde-
pendent municipal government Early
In the past year the efforts OF Nicaragua
TO maintain sovereignty over the Mos
quito territory led TO serious disturb
ances. culminatine in the suppression
of the native government and the at
tempted substitution OF an smpractica-
BILE composite administration. In which
Nicaragua and the alien residents
were TO participate. Failure was fol-
lowed by an instruction, which for a
time subverted Nicaragua's rule. ex-
peliing her officers. and restoring the
old Organization. This In turn gave
place 10 the existing local government.
established and upheld by Nicaragua.
Although the alien interests arraisned
againstsNIcaragua In these transactions
have been largely American, and the
commerce of that region for some time
has been and Htill Is chiefly controlled
by our citizens. we cannot for that rea-
son challenge the rightful sovereignty
of Nicaragua over this important part
Of her domain. Fur some months be-
fore and during part OF the time two Of
our naval ships have been stationed at
Bluefieids for the protection OF all Iegit-
innate interests of our citizens.
In September last the government at
Managua expelled from It's territory i2
or more foreigners. including two Amer
leans. for alleged participation in the
seditious or revolutionary movements
against the republic at Biiafields AL
/ ready mentioned. but through the earn
| est remonstranco OF this government,