Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-10

relations WIN TINS people SnAll De OF the
most friendly character and our CONNER
clal relations close and reciprocal. 1t
should be our duty to assist in every
proper way to build UP the waste places
of the island, encourage the industry of
the people and assist them to form gov
ernment which shall be free and inde-
pendent, thus realizing the best aspira-
tions of the Cuban people
Spanish rule must be replaced by a jest,
benevolent and humane government, Gre
ated by the people OF Cuba, capable of
performing all international obligations,
and which shall encourage thrift. Industry
and prosperity and promote peace and
good will among all the inhabitants, what
ever may have been their relations In the
past.
With the one exception of the rupture
With Spain, the intercourse of the United
marked with cordiality
Belgian restrictions against American
cattle and meats continue the subject of
diplomatic discussion with favorable out
lea merit more than n passing mention.
menacing rupture between Costa R!ca
and Nicaragua was happily averted
through a treaty signed on board the y.
s. s. Alert, through the good offices of her
commander and the American minister.
While the representativme of the Great
er Central American republic was recog-
nized in Washington. 1t was with the dis
tinct understanding that the responsibility
or each OF the component sovereign repub-
lies toward the United States remained
United tSates remains unaltered.
Our Relation with Great Britain.
Our relations with Great Britain have
continued on the most friendly footing
Asserting to our request, the protection OF
Americans and their interests In Spanish
jurisdiction was assumed by the diplo-
nN1tic and consular representatives of
GSeat Britain, who fulfilled their delicate
trust with tact and zeal
The Canadian government having grant
ed facilities for the passage of four reve-
nue. cutters from the great lakes to the
Atlantic coast, those vessels were await
ing the opening of navigation in Lake
Ontario when war was declared. Her
majestyS government thereupon stated
outbreak of hostilities would not be with
drawn, provided the United States gave
assurances that the vessels would pro-
cees direct to United States port with
out engaging in any hostile operation.
On Sept. 10, 1897, a conflict took place at
| Latimer, Pa, between body of striking
| miners and the sheriff of Luzerne county
| and his deputies, in which % miners were
| killed and A wounded, of whom 10 OF
| the killed and IL of the wounded were
| Austrian and Hungarian subjects. This
deplorable event naturally aroused the
solicitude of the Austro-Hungarian gov
ernment. The sheriff and his deputies
| having been indicted for murder, were
tried and acquitted after protracted pro
| ceedings and the hearing Of the hundreds
| of witnesses on the ground that the kill.
ing was in the line of their official duty
| to uphold law and to preserve order. Witt
| all the facts in its possession this govern
| ment expects to reach a harmonious un
| derstanding on the subject with that o.
| Austria-Hungary.
The Nicaragua Canal.
The Nicaragua canal commission, unde
| the craftsmanship of Rear Admiral Johr
| G.. Walker, appointed July "a 1897, ha.
nearly completed its labors and the re-
| suits of its exhaustive inquiry into the
proper route, the feasibility and the cost
OF construction of an inter-oceanic canal
| by Nicaraguan route, will be laid be
| fore you. Under the circumstances and
| IL view of overtures made to the govern
| ments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica by
other parties for a new canal concession
| on the assumption of the approaching
| lapse of the contracts of the Maritime
| canal company with those states, l be-
| teve an International policy as betweer
the several governments interested in the
construction and control of an inter-ocean-
ic canal by this route requires the main
commission shall have reported and the
United States congress shall have had
the opportunity to pass finally upon the
| whole matter during the present session
| without prejudice by reason of any
change in the existing conditions.
Nevertheless, it appears that the gov,
! ernment of Nicaragua, as one of its las
sovereign acts before merging its power:
in those of the newly formed United
States of Central America, has granted al
optional concession to another association
TO become operative OH the expiration o.
the present grant. All the circumstance!
suggest the urgency of some definite ac
acknowledgement OF congress at this ses
sion, If the labors of the past are to b'
utilized and the linking of the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans by a practical water
way is to be realized. That the construc
ton of such a maritime highway is nov
more than ever Indispensable to that in
innate communication between our sea
boards demanded by the annexation o
| Hawaii and the prospective expansion o
our influence and commerce in the Pacific
and that our national policy calls for IL
construction; are propositions which
doubt not the congress will duly appre
ciate and wisely act upon.
Future of China.
The United States has not been an in
different spectator of the eNtraordinar
events transpiring in the Chinese empir
whereby portions OF its maritime prov
nces are passing under the control of tn
various European powers; bun the pros
pect that the vast commerce which tn
energy of our citizens and the necessity o
our staple product lions for Chinese use
, have built up in those regions may not b
prejudiced through any exclusive treat
ment by the new occupants has obViate
the necessity of our country becoming a
actor in the scene.
Our position among the nations, havin
, a large Pacific coast and constantly eN
panding direct trade with the farther or
ent gives us an equitable claim to cor
| Sideration and friendly treatment in thi
regard and 1t will aim to subserve ou
| large interests in that quarter by a
? | means appropriate to the constant polio
OF our government. The territories
: Kiao Chao. of We!-Hei-Wei and of POI
Arthur and Tailenwan, leased to German.
Great Britain and Russia respectively fC
r terms of years. will, 1t Is announced,
e open to International commerce durln
such alien occupation; and If no discrin
I mating treatment of Americans and the
| trade be found to exist or be hereaft'
developed, the desire of this governmei
| would appear to be realized.
= Paris Exposition.
I There is now every prospect that IL
, | participation of the United States in II
: universal exposition to be held in Paris
e 1900 will be on a scale commensurate vii
4 the advanced position held by our pro-
d ucts and industries in the worlds chi
n markets.
Il BY a provision in the sundry civil a
preparation act of July l, 1898. sum n
d to exceed S650.000 was allotted for the o
). | ganization of a commission to care for Il
y proper preparation and installation
i- American exhibits for the display
/ suitable exhibits by the several executi'
d departments
Pursuant to that enactment appoint,
" Mr.. Ferdinand w Peck of Chicago cor
.e missioner general. with an assistant cor
i missioner general and a secretary. NJ
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