La Junta tribune., 1898-12-10

charges imposed upon the cables OF 4l
American corporation In the transmits
sion between Buenos Ayres and the
cities OF Uruguay and Brazil OF
through messages passing to and from
the United States. Although the mat
ter is complicated by exclusive coA
ccssions by Uruguay and Brazil 10
foreign companies. there is strong hop,.
that good understanding will b.
reached and that the important chan.
nels of commercial communication be
tween the United States and the Al.
lantic cities Of South America may h..
freed from an almost prohIbitOry dis
elimination.
In this relation / may he permitted
10 express my sense OF the fitness uf
an international agreement wherein
the interchange OF messages over con
Meeting cables may be regulated ON
fair basis Of uniformity. The world
has seen the postal system developed
from series Of independent and ex-
elusive service into a well-ordercd
union of which all countries found
the manifold benefits. II would be
strange We're the nations not In time
brought 10 realize that modern civili-
zafion. which owes so much of its
progress to the humiliation of space
by the electric force. demands that.
this all-important means OF rommuni-
cation. heritage of all peoples. to be
administered and regulated In their
common behalf. A step In this direc-
tion was taken when the international
convention of 1884 for the protection
OF submarine cables was signed. and
the day is. trust. not far distant
when this medium for the transmits
sion OF thought from land to land may
be brought within the domain Of Inter
national concert as completely as in
the material carriage Of commerce
and correspondence upon the face of
the waters that divide them.
The claim OF Thomas Jefferson Page
against Argentina. which has been
pending many years. has been adjust
ed. The sum awarded by the congress ;
of Argentina was S4.242.S.
The sympathy of the American peo-
pie has Justly been offered to the ruler
and the people of Austria a-Hungary by
reason of the affiiction that has lately
hefallen them In the assassination ofA
the empress-queen of that historic
realm.
Despite the brief time allotted for
preparation. the exhibits of this coun-
try at the Universal Exposition at
Brussels in 1897 enjoyed the singular
dis,r"tion OF n large proportion OF
awards. having regard TO the number
and classes of articles entered than
those OF other countries. The worth
OF such result in making known our
national cnpacity to supply the worlds
markets II obvious.
Exhibitions of this International char
acter are becoming more frequent as
the exchanges OF commercial countries
grow more intimate and varied. Hard
ly n year passes that this government
Is not invited TO national participation
at some important foreign center. but
often on too short notice to permit Of
recourse TO Congress for the power and
means to do so
MY predecessors have suggested the
advisabilitv Of providing by a general
enactment a standing appropriation for
accepting such invitations. and for rep
resentation OF this country by COM
mission. This plan has my cordial ap
prevail
trust the Belgian restriction on the
impOrtations of cattle from the United
Suites originally adopted as sanitary
precaution. will at an early date be
modified as to their present and future
OF hardship and discrimination. 80 as
to admit live cattle under due regula
tiOn OF their slaughter after landing.
am hopeful. too. Of Il favorable change
-
served and sailed meats. The growth
Of direct trade between the two coun-
tries. not alone for Belgian consump-
ton and Belgian products. but by way
of transit from and to other continental
states. has been both encouraging and
beneficial. No effort will be spared to
enlarge its advantages by seeking the
removal Of needless impeachment and
by arrangements for increased COM
mercial exchanges.
The Nicaraguaa Canal.
The Nicaraguan canal commission,
under the championship Of Rear Ad-
miral John G. Walker. appointed July
"a. 1897. under the authority OF pro-
vision in the sundry civil act of June
4th of that year. mas nearly completed
Its labors, and the results of its ex-
haustive inquiry into the proper route.
the feasibility, and the cost Of con-
struction Of an interoceanic canal by
NIcaraguan route. will he laid before
you. In the performance of Its work
the commission received all possible
courtesy and assistance from The gov
ernment Of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
which thus testified their appreciation
OF the importance of giving a speedy
and practical outcome to the project
that has for 70 many years engrossei
the attention Of the respective coun-
tries.
As the scope of recent inquiry en-
braced the whole subject. with the aim
of making plans and surveys for a
canal by the most convenient route, 1t
necessarily included a review Of the
results Of previous surveys and plans.
and in particular those adopted by the
Maritime Canal Company under its
existing concessions from Nicaragua
and Costn Rfca, 10 that to this extent
these grants necessarily held an es-
sential part in the deliberations and
conclusions Of the canal commission.
As they have held and must needs
hold In the discussion Of the matter by