The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-12-13

zrula Believing that its early settlement on
some Just basis alike honorable to both par
ties is in the line Of our established policy to
remove from this hemisphere all causes Of diff
ferences with bowers beyoud the sea shall re-
nevr .he efforts heretofore made to bring about
a restoration Of diplomatic relations between
the di,putaut, and induce recourse to arb!tEa-
tinn when Great Britain 50 cons icUOu,ly
fsyurs in rrtnriT,al and re,uCct~ in practice and
which i, earnestly sought By her weaker adver
sarv
Since communicating the voluIzuOus cor
resnonicuce in regard 10 Hawaii and the &C
zion tnlxcn Iv tie senate and hou-,. Of rcgre-
santattvcs on certain questions submitted to
,hc 3,,dyrnert and wider discretion Of congress
the nr,,anizat5on Of = Government IN place Of
Tho ,,rovi.ionoI Advancement, which followed
The fenn.itfor of the Queen has been announce
ed xftI c,,fd.nrn ~ liz effect i've. orrrati9u The
RECOGNITION .,ir.i, in such cases his been ac-
corded the new governracHt under our present
treaties Of cxtravatfon with Italy niiscarriages
Of Justice have. occurred oHing to the refusal
Of the government to surrender its own sub
ierts Thus far our efforts to negotiate
amended convention Cbyiating TN, difficulty
has been unayaiIing
,,,art from The vror in which the island en-
nfrn i. c,,,agnd Janan attracts increasing at
tertior II, mis- countr, by her evident desire to
cultivate more liberal intercourse with Us ana
10 seek our kindly aid in the furtherance Of
her !auahIo desire FOR complete autonomy in
her domestic affair, and full equality in the
family Of nations The japanese empire Of to-
| day is no Longer the Japan Of the past and our
reIa-tgD, with this progressive nation should
! not be less broad and liberal than those with
| other powers Good will fostercd by many
interests in common has marked our relations
| with our nearest southern ncighbOr
Peace being restored along her northern
| frontier. Mexico la, asked the punishment of
| the late dieturber> Of her tranquility There
| ought to be a new treaty Of commerce and nav
| i4ation with that country to take the place OF
| the one which terminated thirteen years ago.
The friendlincas OF the intercourse between
the two countries il attcItcd By the fact that
during this long period the commerce OF each
has steadily increased under the role Of mutual
consideration, being neither stimulated by con-
veutiOnal arrangement nor retarded by Jeal-
riValrlcs or selfish distruAt
An indemnity teuGcred by Mexico gra-
cious act for the murder in 1887 g Leon Bald
win an American citizen Dv a band Of marau-
| ders In Durango has been accepted and is be-
ing paid in irstaIlrncute The problem of the
| storage and use OF the waters Of the Rio
C;rande for irritation should be solved by APP
nronriatr concurrent action Of the two inter
rstrd countries Rising in the Colorado
Hetght the stream flow, Internationally Weld
| ing Httlc water during the drv months to the
irriratiu,, channels already constructed along
i,s cnuren
! In It's co,rye ,hro,,sh lnve1 sa,ds often raise
inc, ,,,,.ti,I,s Of ,erri+ori,l i,Irisdtr-
| ITO, Tr,,rir..,. .,,ro,,.r tra ouestin,. nf tho
vnar was The HIunGrld, incident in yyhat IS
i-,., a H. ,T,,,,i,, r,,1i.,, .,ri, ORD .ri,,,,
49, 49,, ,,I.r,i,. r.,,, md ,,,itt,i,, tr. i,,ri.
,,i,t[, ~ VIM, ~, ~, trn,+,. If 1.IaJ me-
| t,racr froa, Pertain and Nirara,,,Il the for
NOR ,,,,.a,-,,,,n+ .v,,r....1,, ..cnr-izrG the
g,,orai,,,,,,. nf tho Io,t.- n,ar tha strn aud
| limited form Of uclf-goyrrnrc1lt vas l,Iar;1n-
,nl 70 thn ,tnso,,jt,, Trai,r, =, ~. ,.v.r,i.,.d
according to their customs. for them,c I've, and
| o,bor d,vaII,r. ,vfthir e.. limits
Tho socaI1aJ ra, f, ,,,,,-,r,,,,e,. which rev
To he largely made ~, Of aliens for many vc2rs
| dfsnut,d tho .ovcrai.,ptv NJ >-iraraer,1, over
| the strin and ,1ainpcd the RIGHT to rnaintatn
,b.rs,, , ,,r.,c.ir.,1l,. irI,,,.ndrut ,nunicinoI
,,o,crr,ront Farl,- in Tho ,,..t ,-n,r ,ffo~tS Of
| <icarogua TO maintain soyer,;.,ury C,-cr the
| N.s,,,ito territory led 10 ~crions disturbances
| eliminating in the slIDprt-~ion of the native
| government and tie attempted substitution
Of an irlpracticab!e composite aGlniniStrs.t ion
| in which Nicaragua and alien residents were
| - participates Failure was followed by an
| insurrection which for Il time subyertcd Nj
| caraguan rule. expclling her officers and re-
! storing the old organization. This, in turn,
| gave place to the existing local government
| established and upheld by Nicaragua.
| Although the alien interests .arrayed against
| Nicaragua in these transactions have been
| largely American and the commerce OF that
| r"Qion has bee. for some time and still is
| chiefly controlled by our citizens. cannot
| for that reason challenge the rightful Soyer-
| ei-ntv of Nicaragua over thu important part
o: her domain. For some months one, and
| par. OF the time two. of naval. ships have
| becn stationed at Buefelds for the protection
| OF all legitimate interests of our citZeus In
| September last the government at Nicaragua
| expelled FROM its territory twelve or more for
| eigncrS including two Americans for alleged
participation in the scditious or revolutionary
| movements against the republic at Bluetields
stranccs of this government the two Ameri-
cans have been permitted to return to the
peaceful management of their business Our
| uavpl commanders at tho scene nf these hi =
| tur5ances 10y their constant exhibition of firm
ness and good Judgment contributed laryeIv tc
| the prevention of more serious CONSEQUENCES
and TO the restoration of quiet and order
| | rerrct tllat in the midst of ,bese occur.
renres there happened a most grave and irri.
tating fail1rc of Nicnralruan iustire An
| A,neric,n ci,i,c, n,,uad vriI.,r rasili,, -,
Paw in tho ,uosouito torrftnrr ,,a, 49,
5aro1 nv ono Ap,illo tho ,c,i,,., ,,,,,,r,,l- =.
the town. After some delay the murderer wa.
arrested but so insecurely confined or guarded
that he escaped and notwithstanding our re.
peated demands. it Is claimed his recapture
| has been impossible by reason of his tli,,ht b.
| yond Eicaraguan Jurisdiction
| The Nicaraguau authorities having giyer
notice of forfeiture of their concession to tn,
canal company on grounds purely technical IN,
| not embraced in the contract, have recedea
| from that position
Peru. regret to SLY, shows symptoms of do
nestle disturbances due probably to the slow
ness of her recuperation from the distrcSscs o
the war OF 1881. Weakened in resources, he
difficulties in facing international obligations
| invite our kindly sympathy and justify our for
bearancc in pressing long pending claims.
| have felt constrained to testify this Sympath,
IN connection with certain demands ur
gently preferred by other powers The recen
death "f the Car OF Russia called forth apprO
priate expressions OF sorrow and sympathy OF
the part OF our government with his bereavet
iaihliS All" inc nuSslhh people
AS further demonstration OF respect AM
friendship our minister at St Petersburg wa
directed to represent our government at tn
funeral ceremonies The sealing interests q
Russia III BchrlnE sea are second only to gu
OWL mouuS dlVendl nus therefore been &C I
cluded with the imperial government restric
tive OF poachiug on the Russian roOkericS an
OF sealing in waters which were not Compre
hended IN the protected arena defined in tn
Paris award Occasion has been found tr
urge upon the Russian government EQUALITY Of
treatment for our great life. INSURANCE. cornpa.
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