Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-12-06

emit soundness, to guar antee those qualities.
Nor arc these difficulties confined to our food
products designed for expectation, Our great
insurance companies, for example, having
built up a vast business abroad and invested a
large share OF their gains in for eign countries,
in compliance with the local laws and regula-
lions then existing, now find themselves within
narrowing circle of onerous and unforeseen
conditions, and are confronted by tho necessity
ofretirement from field these made unproht-
able. if indeed they are not summarily OK
PEELED, as some of them have lately been in
Prussia 1t is not to b. forgotten that inter-
national trade can not be one-sided. Its cur
rents are alternating and its movements should
be honestly reciprocal Without this it almost
necess arily degene crates into a device to gain
advantage or a continuance to secure benefits
with only the semblance of a return. In our
dealings with other nations. We ought to be
open-handed and scrupulously fair
This should be our policy as a producing ma
tion, and it plainly becomes us as apeople VINO
love generosity and the moral aspects OF ma
tonal good faith and reciprocal forbearanco.
These considerations should not however, con-
strain us to submit to unfair discrimination
norto silently acquiesce in vexatious hindrauccs
to the enjoyment Of our share of the legitimate
advantages of proper trade relations III an
examination of the stua ton suggests such
measures on our part as would involve restrlc-
tons similar to those from which we suffer- the
way to such a course is easy; it should, how
ever, by no means be lightly entered upon,
since the necessity for the Inauguration of such
Il policy would DO regretted by the best senti-
ment of our people, and because j. naturally
and logically might lead to consequences of the
vestcharacter.
The Behring Sea Matter.
III ;'-,', 80 49, donandoJ d,rine,
the n,st year avon /, oroatar share of consider.
alton than 10 rsn,I SoveraI vaxotious oues-
tions were left undetermincd Inv tho decision of
the Rcbring sea arbitration tribunal The APP
,,I;cot;on Of ,La nrincirIas laid down bv the
august bodv boa not been followed by the re-
suits tbev worn ;ntandad TN occomplish either
becnuse ,ba nrincinles Themselves lacked in
bread,L and defnitaness or because their exc
cntion has boon more ar loss imperfect The
nnderstonding Inv which tho United STATES was
10 nav and lireot Fritain TO receive a lump
sum of sI9i ON in fnll settIement of all British
claim for damages arising from our seizure of
Rr;tish sealing vesseIs unauthorized under the
award of the paris tribunal of arbitration was
nor confirmed nv the last Congress which de-
cl;ned 10 make the necessary augmentation |
am etiiI of tho oninion that this Arrangement
was iudicious and advantageous one for the
Government. and | earnestly recommend that
il h. ag,in considered and sanctioned, IT,
how,ver tins does not meet with the favor of
Congress. il certainly will hardly dissent from
the proposition that the government is bound
10 every consideration of honor and good faith
Ia nrovidc for tbe speedy adjustment of these
claims bv arbitration as tho only other alternn.
tive A treatv of arbitration has therefore,
becn agrnod nnon and will he Immediately laid
before tbe Senot, So that in one of the modes
snogesteI n final settlement may be reached
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povernment in which the attitude of the United
Sta es was fully and distinctly set forth. The
general conclusions there reached and formu-
lated are in substance that the traditional and
established policy of this government is firmly
opposed to forcible increase by any European
power of its territorial possessions on this CONT
nent; that this policy is rs we'll founded in
principle as it is strongly supported by nu-
merous precedents: that ms a conseuue nee the
United States is bound to protest against the
enlargement of the area of British Guinea n
derogntion of tho rights and against the will of
Venezuela: that. considering the disparity in
strength of Great B,itain and Venezuela the
territorial dispute between them can be easily
settlod only Inv friendly and IMPARTIAL arbitra-
tion and chat the resort TO such arbitration
should include th, whole controversy and is
not satisfied il one of the powers concerned is
permitted 10 draw nm arbitrary line through tho
territory in debate and TO declare that it will
submit TO arbitration only the portion living ON
one side of il. In view of these conclusions tho
dispatch in question called upnn tho British
government for a definite answer TO the question
wbetho- il would or would not submit the terri
torial ON nversy between itself and Venezuela
in its on. irety TO impartial arbitration. The
answer of the British Government has not vet
been receiyei but is cxpected shortly when
further communication on the subject will prob
ably he made to congress.
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