New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-06

| Judicial intercourse between the courts ol
! Cuha and Porto Rico and OF Spain has peeh
| estabished as proyided by the Treaty of Peace
The Cuban political prisoners IN spanish pend ma
stations have been and are being released an
| returned to their homes. in accordance WIln
| Article VI OF the treaty. Negotiations are ABOUT
10 be had for defining the conVent9hai, ~, i 10
tons between the two countries, when ,ei that
| these will include favorable arrangement loi
commercial reciprocity under the terms OF SeE,
tons 3 and A Of the current ta rln ae'; IN
/ these as I'm all matters OF international CON
| Germ no effort will be spared to respond 10 the
good disposition of Spain. and to cultivate IN a.,
practicable ways the intimacy wnicm nas sh1 his
| prevail between two nations whost past ms, ms
! tory has so often and in so many ways peen
| marked by sincere friendship ana by community
| 7 would recommend appropriate legislation IN
| order "a carry into execution Article WI OF
| the Treaty of Peace with Spain, by when tne
United States assured the payment Vi yer ta,i
| claims for indemnity Of its citizens against
| Spain. ,., r-no>, rr-DYrv
The limited States Minister to Turkey con-
tinues under Instructions TO press LOT llion reg
| payment in satisfaction of the Just CLAIMS ior
| Injuries suffered by American citizens IN the
| disorders of several years past and Tor wrongs
| done TO them by the Ottoman authorities. some
| OF these claims Of many years standlns'
| This Government is hopeful Of a general agree
| ment in this regard.
In the Turkish Empire the situation OF our
citizens remains unsatisfactory. Our eHorts
during nearly forty years to bring about a CON
vention Of naturalization seem TO be on the
brink of final failure through the announce H
| policy of the Ottoman Porte TO refuse recogni-
| ton of the alien status of native turkish sun
| iects naturalized abroad since 1851. Our stat
| utes do not allow this Government to admit any
| distinction between the treatment OF natVe ana
| naturalized Americans abroad, so that ceaseless
| controversy arises In cases where persons oN-
| ing in the eye of international law dual alie-
| glance are prevented from entering turkey or
| are expelled after entrance. our law IN tnls re-
| gard contrasts with that Of the European STATES
| The British act, for instance, does not ciaiih
| effect for the naturalization Of an alien IN the
| event Of his return to his native country, unless
| the condition be realized by the law OF that
| country stipulated by treaty by II ana the
naturalizing State
| AMERICAN PRODUCTS IN TURKEY.
| The arbitrary treatment in some instances OF
| American productions in Turkey has attracted
| attention Of late notably in regard to our flour
| Large shipments by the recently opened uirecl
| steamship line to Turkish ports have been ue-
| MED entrance on the score that, although or
| standard composition and unquesuoned purity,
| the flour was pernicious 10 health because or
! the deficient elasticity" as Indicated by anti
| quated and untrustworthy tests. Upon due pro-
| test by the American Minister, and 1t appearing
| that the act virtual discrimination against
| our product, the shipments In question were au-
| mitted. In these, as in all instances wherever
| occurring, when American products may De SUD
| iected in foreign country upon speclous pre-
| texts to discrimination compared win the IKE
| products of another country, this GoVerhmeh.
| will use It's earnest efforts to secure ialr anu
| equal treatment for its citizens and their goods
| Failing this, 1t will not hesitate to apply what
| ever corrective may be provided by the statutes.
| The International Commission or Arbitration,
| appointed under the Anglo-V venezuelan treaty
| of 1897 rendered an award on october last
| whereby the boundary line between NeneZuela
| and British Guiana is determined, mus ehulh6
a controversy which has existed for the greater
| part of a century. The award, as 10 Whlch lie
| arbitrator were unanimous. while It does not
| meet the extreme contention OF either party,
| gives to Great Britain large share OF the m
terror territory in dispute and to Venezuela lhe
| entire mouth Of the Orinoco, including Barlma
| Point and the Caribbean littOral for some dls-
| lance to the eastward. The decision appears 10
be equally satisfactory to both parties ,..
| Venezuela has once more undergone reVolu-
| ton The insurgents under General castro,
| after a sanguinary engagement IN Whch they
! suffered much loss, rallied In the mountalnDus
| interior and advanced toward the captal. Inc
| bulk Of the army having sided with the move
| ment President Andrade quilted Caracas, Where
General Castro set up provisional goveTn 1it,ns
| with which our Minister and the representatives
| Of other Powers entered into diplomatic rela-
| lions on November 20. 1899.
COMMERCIAL TREATIES.
The fourth section of the Tariff act approved
| July "a 1897. appears TO provide only for COM
| mercial treaties which should be entered into by
| the President and also ratified by the Senate
| within two years from its passage. owing 10 de-
| lays inevitable in negotiations OF this nature
none of the treaties initiated under tnal sec
ton could be concluded In time for ratlfcatlon
by the Senate prior 10 us dQJOuIIleHt vi -halCh
| last. Some Of the pending negotiations now
| ever were near conclusion at that tlme' ana
| the resulting conventions have since Deeh
| signed by the plenipotentiary others wltmn
| both the third and fourth sections or the act,
| are still under consideration Acting under the
| constitutional power Of the Executive IN re-
| spect TO treaties / have deemed IT my cuty,
| while observing the limitations Of concession
| provided by the fourth section, to bring to a
conclusion all pending negotiations, and submit
| them to the Senate for its advice and consent
| Conventions of reciprocity have been signed
during the Congressional recess with Great
Britain for the respective colonies or british
| Guiana Barbados Bermuda, Jamaica and
Turks and Caicos Islands. and with the Repub-
lie Of Nicaragua
Important reciprocal conventions have also
been concluded with france ana WIN the Al
gentine Republic.
WORK TO ADVANCE FOREIGN COMMERCE
In nv last annual Message the progress noted
in the work Of the diplomatic and consular Of
ficers in collecting information as to the In
dustries and commerce OF other countries ana
in the care and promptitude with whlch thelr
reports printed and distributed, has con
| tinued during the last year, with increasingly
| valuable results in suggesting new sources OF
demand for American products and In pointing
out the obstacles still to be overcome In faclli-
tating the remarkable expansion Of our foreign
trade. It will doubtless be gratifying to Con
gress to learn that the various agencies OF the
! Department Of State are cooperating in these
endeavors with a zeal and effectiveness which
| are not only receiving the cordial recognition
| OF our business interests, but are exciting the
| emulation Of other governments. In any re-
arrangement Of the great and complicated Work
Of obtaining official data Of an economic char
} acter which Congress may undertake 1t Is most
important, in my judgment, that the results al
ready secured by the efforts Of the Department
Of State have been carefully considered with
{ view to q judicious development and increased
utility to export trade.
THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF REPUBLICS
S The interest taken by the various States form
4 ing the International Union Of American Re
t publics in the work OF its organic bureau Is evil
| denced by the fact that for the first time since
8 it's creation, in 1890, all the republics Of Souti
D | and Central America are now represented in it.
r The unanimous recommendation Of the Inter
! | national American Conference providing for th'
international union Of American republics state,
| that II should continue in force during term o