The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-12-06


to the government and people of the United
States to participate in the great national ex-
position at Paris in 1e99-l90o as the suitable
commemoration Of the close Of this. the world
marvellous century of progress Heartily rec
| ommend the acceptance, together with sucn
legislation as will adequately provide for q que
representation of this government and It's peo-
pie on the occasion
Our relation with the states Of the German
empire are In some aspects typical OF con-
dition of things elsewhere found in country
whose productions and trade are similar 10
| our own The close rivalries Of competing In
| dustries; the influence OF the deluslve
doctrine that the internal development
| of nation is promoted and its
wealth increased by policy which, In under
| taking to reserve its home markets for the ex-
elusive use Of its own producers, necessarily
| obstructs their sales in foreign markets ana
prevents free access to the products Of the
| world: the desire to retain trade In time-worn
ruts, regardless Of the memorable laws of new
needs and changed conditions OF demand AID
| supply. and our own hating hardness in inv1t-
| ing free exchange CT commodities and by this
means imperilfng our footing In the external
markets naturally open to u.s. have created
situation somewhat injurious to Amerl-
can export interests, not only In Ger
many, where they are perhaps most
noticeable, but in adjacent countries.
The exports affected are largely American
cattle and other food products the reason
assigned for unfavorabie discrimination being
that their consumption is deleterlouS to the
public health. This is all the more Irritating
in view of the fact that no European state is
as jealous Of the excellence and wholesome
ness OF it's exported food supplies as the
United States. nor so easily able on account OF
| inherent soundness, to guarantee these quail
tiles.
Our relations with Great Britain. always
intimate and important, have demanded, dur
ing the past year, even a greater share of con-
sideration than is usual Several vexatious
questions were left undetermined by the de-
cision Of the Behring sea arbitration tribunal.
The application Of the principles laid down by
that august body has not been followed by the
results they were intended to accomplish,
either because the principles themselves
lacked in breadth and definitenesS or because
their execution has been more or less imper-
feet Much correspondence has been exchanged
betw cen the two governments on the subject OF
preventing the exterminating slaughter ofseals.
The insuficiency Of the British patrol Of the
Behring sea under the regulations agreed on
by the two governments has been pointed out
and only two British ships have done police
duty during this season in these waters. The
need Of a more effective enforcement Of exist
ing regulations, well as the adoption Of such
| additional regulations as experience has shown
to be absolutely necessary to carry out the in
tent Of the award, have been earnestly urged
upon the British government, but thus far
without effective results. In the mean time
the depletion Of the seal herds by means Of
pelaRlC hunting mas SO alarmlngly progressed
that unless their slaughter is at once effectively
checked their extinction within q few years
seems to be a matter Of absolute certainty.
The underst anding by which the United States
| was to pay and Great Britain to receive a lump
sum Of S425 900 in full settlement Of all British
claims for damages arising from our seizure of
British sealing vessels unauthorized under the
| award Of the Paris tribunal Of arbitration was
| not confirmed by the last congress, which de-
clined to make the necessary appropriation.
| am still Of the opinion that this arrangement
was judicious and advantageous one for the
| government, and earnestly recommend that
| it be again considered and sanctioned IT,
| however, this does not meet with the favor Of
| congress- it certainly will hardly dissent from
| the proposition that the government is bound
| by every consideration Of honor and good faith
| to provide for the speedy adjustment Of these
claims by arbitration as the only other alter
| native treaty Of arbitration has. therefore,
| been agreed upon and will be Immediately laid
before the senate.
The completion Of the preliminary survey Of
that Alaskan boundary which follows the con-
tour of the coast from the southernmost point
Of Prince of Wales island until it strikes the
Hist meridian at or near. the summit Of Mount
St Elias awaits further necessary appropria-
tion, which is urgently recommended. This
| survey was undertaken under provisions Of the
convention entered into by this country and
Great Britain July q, 1892. and the supple
mentary convention OF February 3, 1894
As to the remaining section Of the Alaskan
boundary. which follows the Hist meridian
northwardly from Mount St Elias to the frozen
ocean the settlement OF which involves the
| physical location of the meridian mentioned,
| no conventional agreement has yet been made
call attention to the unsatisfactory define
| alton Of the respective jurisdictions of the
United States and the Dominion of Canada
| in the great lakes at the approaches to the
narrow waters that connect them. The waters
| in question are freQuented by fishermen Of
both nationalities and their nets are there
| used. Owing to the uncertainty and ignorance
| as to the true boundary ,veXatious disputesand
| injurious seizures OF boats and nets by Cana
| dian cruisers often occur. while any positive
| settlement the reof by an accepted standard is
| not easy to be reached.
| 1t being apparent that the boundary dispute
| between Great Britain and the republic Of
| Venezuela, concerning the limits of British
| Guiana was approaching an acute stage, a
| definite statement of the interest and policy of
| the United Sta ties as regards the controversy
seemed to be required both on its own &C
count and in view Of its relations with the
friendly powers directly concerned In July
last, therefore, dispatch was ad-
| dressed to our ambassador at London
/ for communication to the British government
in which the attitude Of the United States was
| fully and distinctly set forth. The general
conclusions there reached and formulated are
in substance. that the traditional and estab-
| lished policy OF this government is firmly op-
posed to a forcible increase by any European
| power OF its territorial possessions this
continent that this policy is as we'll founded
| in principle as it Is strongly supported by nu-
merous precedents: that as consequence the
UnitedStates is bound to protest against the en-
largement Of the area Of British Guiana in dero-
cation Of the rights and against the will Of
| Venezuela: that. considering the disparity in
| strength Of Great Britain and Venezuela,
| the territorial dispute between them can be
| reasonably settled only by friendly and impair
tial arbitration and that the resort to such
| bitration should include the whole controversy
| and is not satisfied II one Of the powers con-
| cerned is permitted to draw arbitrary line
| through the territory in debate and to declare
| that it will submit to arbitration only the por-
ton lying one side OF it. In view of these con-
illusions the dispatch in question called upon
the British government for definite answer
| to the question whether it would or would not
| submit the territorial controversy between
itself and Venezuela in its entirety to impair
tial arbitration
The answer Of the British government has
| not yet been received. but is expected shortly,
| when further communication on the subject
| will probably be made to the congress
Early in January last an uprising against
| the government Of Hawaii was promptly sup
| pressed Martial law was forthwith pro-
| claimed and numerous arrests were made of
persons suspected Of being in sympathy with
citizens Of the United States, who were either
convicted bv q military court and sentenced
| to death or Imprisonment fine, or were de-
ported without trial The United States,
while denying protection to such as had
| taken the Hawaiian oath of allegiance,
insisted that martial law. though altering the
forms Of justice could not supercede justice it