The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-09
The Samoan ISInnds.

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successor TO the late king. Malietoa
Laupeha, developed a contest as to the
validity of the result, which issue, by the
terms of the general act, was to be de-
cided by the chief justice. Upon his rem
derinS 4 judgment in favor of Malietoa
Tanu, the rival chief, Mataafa, took I'D
arms. The active intervention OF Amer
lean and British warships became i'm
perative to restore order, at the cost OF
SanSuinary
ImprncticabIe and Unacceptable.
Tho arrangement under which Samoa
was administered had proved impracticI-
bic and unacceptable to all the powers
concerned. To withdraw from the agree
ment and abandon the islands to Germany
and Great Britain would not be cOmpati-
BILE with our interests in the archipelago.
satisfactory Arrangement Concluded
Our views commended themselves 20
the other powers. y satisfactory arrange
ment was concluded between the govern
montS of Germany and of England, by
virtue of which England retired from Sa-
mO2. in view of CompenSatiOnS in other
directions. and both powers renOunced in
Of the Crited States all their right
anu claims over and in respect to that
portion of the group lying to the east of
the one hundred and seventy-iirst degree
of west longitude, embracing the
islands of Tutuila, Ofoo, Olosenga and
Manua.
Friendly Relations With Spain.
My annual message of last year was
necessarily devoted in great part to a
consideration of the Spanish wal and OF
the results it wrought n tie conditions
1t imposed for the future. l am gratiiied
to announce that the treaty of peace has
restored friendly relations between the
two powers. Effect has been given to
its most important provisions
Spain's Withdrawal From Cuba.
The withdrawal of the authority of
Spain from the island of Cuba was effect
ed by the first of January, so that tie
full re-establishment of peace found the
~relinquished territory held by us in trust
for the inhabitants. maintaining, under
the direction of the executive. such gov
erf.ment n control therein as should
ductive conditions of peace so long dis
turbed by the instability and disorder
which prevailed for the greater part of
the preceding decades, and build up that
tranquil development of the domestic
state whereby alone can be realized the
high purpose, as proclaimed In the joint
resolution adopted by the congress on
the 18th of April, 1898, by which the United
States disclaimed any disposition or in
tention TO exercise sovereignty. jurisdic-
ton or control over Cuba, except for the
p~aciication thereof, and asserted it's de-
termination, when that was accomplished.
to leave the government and control of
the islands to its people. Thu pledge con-
tanned in this resolution is of the high
est honorable obligation and must be Sa-
4 Grave Responsibility.
world a grave responsibility for the fl-
ture good government of Cuba.
Oar Mission.
Our mission. to accomplish which. we
took up the gage of battle, is not to be
fulfilled by turning adrift a loosely
framed commonwealth to face the vicissi-
tudeS which too often attend weaker
states whose natural wealth and abun-
liant resources are offset by the ~incOngru-.
ties of their political organization and
the recurring occasions for internal RIVAL
ries to sap their strength and dissii'ate
which can come to Cuba is the restoration
of her agricultural and industrial pros
perity. which will give employment to id'c
men and re-establish the pursuits of
peace. This is her chief and immediate
need.
out of the Cuban island revenues dur
ing the six months ending June 30, 1891
81, IL. Oh. 20 was expended for sanitation.
$3.50. SS1. 20 for charities and hospitals, ard
S., 94i.03 for aid to the destitute.
Diplomatic Relations Resumed.
Following the exchange of notifications
of the treaty of peace the two govern
ments accredited ministers to each other,
Spain sending to Washington the duke
OF ARGOS, an eminent diplomatiSt, pre-
viously stationed in Mexico. while the
United States transferred to Madrid Hon.
Bellamy StOrer, its minister at Brussels.
This was followed by the respective ap-
pointment of conSuls.
commercial Treaties.
The fourth section of the tariff act ap-
proved July "a, 1887, appears to provide
only for commercial treaties which should
be entered into by the president and also
ratified by the senate within two years
OF it's passage. Owing to delays incvita-
BILE in negotiations of this nature, non OF
the treaties initiated under that section
could be concluded in time for ratification
By the senate prior to its adjournment on
the 4th of March last. Some of the pen1-
ing negotiations, however, were near CON
clusion at that time, and the resulting
conventions have since been signed by
the plenipotentiaries. Others, within both
the third and fourth sections of the act,
are still under consideration.
Conventions of Reciprocity.
Conventions of reciprocity ave heen
signed during the congressional recess
with Great Britain for the respective COZ
onies of British Guiana, Barbados, Ber-
muda. Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos
islands, and with the republic of Nicara-
qua.
Important reciprocal conventions tave
been concluded with France and with the
Argentine Republic.
The interest taken by the various states
forming the international union of Amer
lean republics in the works of its or
ganic bureau is evidenced by the fact that
for the first time since its creation, in
1850, all the republics of South and Cell
L L 80 Inv ~
The Work of the Bureau.
The purely international character Of
the work being lone by the bureau ana
the appreciation of its value are further
emphasized by the active cooperation
which the various governments of the
Latin-American republics and their diplD-
matte representatives in this capital are
now exhibiting. and the jealous endeav-
ors they are making to extend its field
of usefulness.
The Pnn-American Exposition.
The act to encourage the holding of the
Pan-American exposition on the Niagara
frontier within the county of Erie or NJ
CARA, in the state of New York. in the
year 1901, was approved on March 3. 1859.
exposition, which will be held in the
city of Buffalo in the vicinity of the grca.
Niagara cataract, and within a days
Journey of which reside forty million OF
our people, will be onfine entirely To
he western hemisphere.
The Government Exhibit.
The law provides ar appropriation of
900 for the purpose of making an eX-
hibit at the exposition by the SoveTn-
ment of the United States from its eXecu-
tive department and from the Smithson-
ian institution and national museum, The
States commission of fish and fish
eries; the department of labor and the
bureau of the American republics. To Sc
cure a complete and harmonious arrange. |
of this government exhibit, a board
Of has already been created
md charged with the selection, purchase,
pr eparation, transportation, arranSeraen,
anu safe-keeping of the articles and ma |
terials to be exhibited.
The Export Exposition.
In accordance with the act of congress-, |