The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-06

of the territory. An arrangement was,
| effected in April last by the United
States minister and the foreign secre-
| tary Of Nicaragua whereby the
| amounts of the duplicate payments We're
deposited with the British consul pend
ing an adjustment of the matter by di-
rect agreement between the govern
ments Of the United States and Ncara-
qua. The controversy is still unset
tied.
The contract Of the Maritime Canal
company Of Nicaragua was declared
forfeited by the Nicaraguan govern
ment on Oct. 10 on the ground of nom
fulfilment with the 10 years term stip-
ulated in the contract. The Maritime
Canal company has lodged a protest
against this action, alleging rights in
the premises which appear worthy of
consideration. This government ex-
poets that Nicaragua will afford the
protestants a full and fair hearing
| upon the merits Of the case.
The Nicaragua Canal.
The Nicaragua canal commission,
which had been engaged upon the work
of examination and survey for a ship
canal route across Nicarag qua, having
completed it's labors and made it's re-
| port, was dissolved on May 81, and on
| June 10 a new commission, known as
| the Isthman canal commission, was or
ganized under the terms CT the act APP
| proved on March 8, 1899. for the pur-
! pose of examining the American 18TH
| mus with a view of determining the
most practicable and feasible route for
J a ship canal across that isthums. with
, its probable cost and other essential
| details.
| This commission, under the presidency
of Rear Admiral John G. Walker, U.
| S. N. Cretired), entered promptly upon
| the work intrusted to it and is now car
| rying on examinations in Nicaragua
! along the route Of the Panama canal,
| and in Darien from the Atlantic, in the
| neighborhoOd of the Atratic river, to
| the bay of Panama, on the Pacific side.
| Good progress has been made. but UNI
! der the law comprehensive and COM
| plete investigation is called for, which
will require much labor and consider
able time for its accomplishment The
work will be prosecuted as expeditions
| ly as possible and a report will be
made at the earliest practicable date.
The great Importance of this work
| cannot be too often or too strongly
| pressed upon the attention of the con-
| greSS. In my message of year ago, l
| expressed my views of the necessity of
a canal which would link the two great
| oceans, to which l again invite your
consideration. The reasons then pre-
! scented for early action are even strong
/ err now.
A pleasing incident in the relations of
this government with that of Chill oc-
CURED in the generous assistance given
to the warship Newark, when in dis
tress in Gillian waters. Not alone in
this way has the friendly disposition
of Chill found expression. That coun-
try has acceded to the convention for
the establishment of the bureau of the
| American republics in which organiza-
ton every independent state of the
continent now shares.
The exchange of notifications of a
convention for the revival of the United
States and CHILEAN claims commission
and for the adjudication of the claims
heretofore presented. but not determin-
ed during the life of the previous COM
mission, has been delayed by reason of
the necessity for fresh action by the
Chilian senate upon the amendments
attached to the ratification of the
treaty by the United States senate. This
formality is soon to be accomplished.
Trade With China.
American capital has sought and
found various opportunities for compel
ing to carry out the international i'm
provements which the imperial Chinese
government is wisely encouraging and
| to develop the natural resources of the
empire. Our trade with China has con
tinued to grow and our commercla
rights under existing trealleS nave peel
| everywhere maintained during the pas
year, as they will be in the future. The
extension of the area offered to IN
ternational foreign settlement a
Shanghai and the opening Of the ports
of Making, Kiao Chou and Talien War
to foreign trade and settlement vii
doubtless afford American enterprise
additional facilities and new fields, Of
which it will not be slow to take adj
vantage. In my message to congress
of Dec 5, 1898, urged that the recon-
mendation which had been made to the
speaker of the house of representatives
by the secretary of the treasury or
June IA, 1898, for an appropriation fol
a commission to study the commercial
and industrial conditions in the Chi
nese empire and report as to the oppor
tunities for and obstacles to the en-
largement of markets in China for the
raw products and manufactures Of the
United States should receive at YOU
hands the consideration which its i'm
portance merits, but the congress failed
to take action. now renew this recon
mendation, as the Importance of the
subject has steadily grown since it wa:
first submitted to you and no time ha:
been lost in studying for ourselves the
resources of this great field for Amer
lean trade and enterprise.