The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
THE cHtSA-JAPAN WAR


cudangors no policy of the United States,
10 deserves our gravest consideration by
reason OF It's disturbance Of our grow
ing commercial interests IN the two
countries and the increased dangers
which may result to our citizens don't
ciled or sojourning IN the interior OF
China acting under a stipulation IN oui
treaty with Corea (the first concluded
with a western power, felt cohsralhtu
tender our good Offices 20 induce an
amicab1e arrangement Of the initial aim
Guilty growing out of the japanese de-
nands for Administrative i5iotinS "a IN
Corea: but the unhappy precipitation OF
actual hCsulities defeated ihls Klhdiy
/ CrpCse. ,..,u.e,.
the two most powerful Of the eastern
nations and anxious that our Commerclti
interests in those countries may be pre-
served and that the safety Of our ttu-
zeuS there shall not be jeopardized,
would not hesitate to heed any intlma-
ton that our friendly aid for the hUhI -,
able termination of hOstl1ueS Wouio DC
accountable to both beiiigefents. ,
a orNtntiOn has been finally cphcluueu
Cor the settlement by arbitration OF me
prolonged dispute with Ecuador, G'2 2N,.lilS
out of the PROCEEDINGS nFaiiSO he
United States.
FRANCv AND GERMANY.
orr relations with the Republic OF
France continues u be such as snouiu
avist between nations so long bound 10
aether by friendly sympathy anu sHIi-
ilarity i'm tneir form of government ~
The recent cruel dssdaSihdlloi Va NJ
f,r.efoent of this sister Republic calleu
(nrth such universal expression OF sorrow,
Ina coincidence from our people anu
Government. as TO leave no doubt OF IN
deuth and sincerity of our attdchIilen. i;
The resolutions passed Dy Ile So PIC orCs.-
u
- L.ve be,n communicated 10 the
widow of President Carnot. 20
Acting upon the reported discovery %
Texas fever in cargoes OIL Aineri;GHnt Ca a.
rortations of live stock and fresh inea,s
trom this country has been revived. IL
is loIed that Germany VIII SON pqCOiiiS
that the lnhabtduoh - %
needless as it is harmlui 10 h'u'""' ~
The German Government has protested
against that provision OF the tustV .iI
tariff act which imposes a dlScI w :
on sugars coming from countries pay ne
an exnort bounty thereon, claiming lhdV
the eIaction of such duty IS IN contra
yention Of Articles and > OF the 'led''
of 1893 with Prussia. .,, oe
I'm the interests of the commerce ol
bItb Countries and to avoid even the
accusation of treaty violation, IeCoh.
mcud the repeal OF so InhcH Oh, tIiS 30
ute as imposes nat uuty, on" - = .
attention to the accompanying report ol
tho Secretary of state contalnln6 Ni'-
cussion of the questions raised by the
German protests.
Early IN the present year an r, dLft,
mept was reached with Great BlltAA''
concerning instructions to be gwen 10
the naval commanders OF Inc Two gov
trnmeuts IN Bcring Sea ard me con
ticuoUs NJ nth Pacific ocean Tor thelI
guidance in the execution of the awocd OF
The Paris tribunal OF arbitration ana tht
or fOrcement OF the regulations theI, IN
prescribed for the protection OF seal ne
Ia the waters mentioned; an nnItIs'tn anu
ing has also been reached for the pay
mcDr bv the United States of N2oVVJ, IN
WU satisfaction of all claims which may
be made by Great Britain for damages
growing out OF the contrnN sr'y as 10 fuT
-nalS i'm Behring Sea, or the SEIZURE 81
British vessels engaged IN taxing seal
i'm those waters. The award ana hndlnGs
of the Paris tribunal To great extern
determined the. facts ana principles up ~
which theye claims should be adjusted
ard they have been subjected by Ooih
to a thorough examination
upon .he principles as well as the lacts
witch they lrVolVe. ! am convinced that
a settlement upOn the terms mentioned
would be an equitable and advantageous
one and | recommend that provision be
made for the prompt payment of the
stated sum. This far, only France ana
Portugal have Signihed their Willingness
to adhere 10 th- regulations established
unGer the award of the Paris Tribunal Of
preliminary surveys of the Alaskan
boundary and a preparatory eX1mna-
lion of the question of protection II
food fish in the contiguous waters OF
the United States and the Dominion Of
Canada, are in progress
The boundary Of British Guinea stu re-
Udins i'm dispute between Great Britain
and y Venezuela Believing that its early
settlement on some Just basis alike hon
orablc to both parties. Is in the line or
our established policy 10 remove from
this hemisphere all causes OF dlHerence
with powers beyond the sea, | shall re-
now the efforts heretofore made 10 bring
about restoration of diplomatic rela-
tions between the disputantS ana 10 in
duce q reference TO arbitration, a resort
which Great Britain so conSplcuouSiF
fave In principle and respects in Irac-
tice. and which is earnestly sought by her
weaker adversary.
THF HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT.
Since communicating the Vo'uminC as
in regard to Hawai- ana
the action taken by the Senate ana House
of Representatives on certain questions
submitted to the judgment and wider
discretion OF Congress. the organization
of a Government in place OF the provl-
sional ARRANGEMENT. which followed the
deposition of the Queen, has been an
with evidence OF its effective
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cases has been accorded the new GOV
ernment under our present treaties OF
extradition with Italy, miscarriages OF
iustice have occurred owing TO the re-
fusal OF that Government TO surrender
lis own subjects. Thus far our efforts
to negotiate an amended convention OBJ
WAITING this difficulty has been unaVail-
ing. ,ioL. ,,o L.
land Empire is ensaged, Japan attracts
increasing AllentUn in this country by
her evident desire TO cultivate more
liberal intercourse with us ana 20 seen
our kindly aid IN furtherance OF her
laudahle desire for complete autonomy IN
her domestic affairs ana full equality IN
the family of nations. The japanese
Empire Of to-day IL no lor ger the Japan
~ the past and our relations win TINS
,roe ressiye nation should not be less
broad and liberal than those with ether
nowers Good will fostered by many IN
terests In common has marked our rela-
lions with our nearest southern helsh-
Dor. $4,000, -. -. .-.,,
.rn frontier. Mexico has asked the pun
ishpoent of the late dlsturbers or her
tranquility. There ought 10 be new
treaty OF commerce ana navigation with
tbat country TO take the place OF the
one which terminated thirteen years ago
rhe friendliness of the intercourse be-
tween the two countries Is attested by
the fact that during this long period the
commerce OF each has steadily Increased
,,nder the role of mutual consideration
hetng neither stimulated by conventional
srrangements not retarded by jealous RI
valries or selfish distrust.
An indemnity rendered by Mexico as
a gracious act for the murder In 1887 of
/ con Baldwin. an American citizen, by a
hand OF mar iuders la Durango. has been
accepted, and is being paid In instruments
The problem of the storage and use of
the waters OF the Rio Grande for rrige.
ton should be solved by appropriate con-
current action OF the two interested
C odntrles
Rising In the Colorado height the