Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-04

and intercourse with Spain, in replace
ment of the old treaty, which passed
into allegiance by reason of the late
war. A new convention of extradition
is approaching completion, and |
should be much pleased were COM
mercial arrangement to follow. | feel
that We should not suffer to pass any
opportunity to reaffirm the cordial
ties that existed between US and Spain
from the time of our earliest independ-
ence, and to enhance the mutual bene-
fits of that commercial intercourse
which is natural between the two
countries.
BY the terms of the treaty of peace
the line bounding the ceded Philippine
group in the southwest failed to in
crude several small islands lying west
ward of the SuluS, which have already
been recognized as under Spanish
control. l directed the negotiation Of
a supplementary treaty, which will be
forthwith laid before the Senate,
whereby Spain quits all title and claim
of title to the islands named as well
as to any and all islands belonging TO
the Philippine Archipelago lying out
side the lines described in said third
article, and agrees that all such
islands shall be comprehended in the
cession of the archipelago as fully as
if they had been expressly included
within those lines. In consideration of
this cession the United States is to :
Pay Spain 100000.
A pill is now pending to effect the
recommendation made in my last an
uual message that appropriate legisla-
ton be had to carry into execution
Article VII of the treaty of peace with
Spain, by which the United States as
sumed the payment of certain claims
for indemnity Of its citizens against
Spain. l ask that action be taken TO
fulfill this obligation.
We await the fulflllment Of the prom
Use of the Sultan to make reparation
for the injuries suffered by American
citizens in Armenia and elsewhere in
the Turkish empire. His Majesty's
good disposition in this regard has
been evinced by the issuance of an
trade for rebuilding the American col
lege at Harpoot.
Since my last communication to the
Congress special commercial agree
ments under the third section of the
tariff act have been proclaimed with
Portugal, with Italy, and with Ger
many. Commercial conventions under
the general limitations OF the fourth
section of the same act have been con-
Guided with Nicaragua, with Ecuador,
with the Dominican Republic, with
Great Britain On behalf OF the island
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half OF the island of ST. CroiX. These
will be early communicated to the SEN
ate.
The exposition of the resources and
products of the Western Hemisphere TO
be held at Buffalo next year promises
important results not only for the Unit
ed Sta yes. but for the other participant
ing countries.
The Bureau of the American Repub-
lies continues to discharge, with the
happiest results, the important work of
Promoting Cordial Relations
between the United States and the
Latin-American countries, all of which
are now active members of the Inter
national Union.
The practical utility of the consular
service in obtaining a wide range of
information as 10 the industries and
commerce of other countries have to a
considerable extent pointed out ways
and means of disposing of a great va
rlety Of manufactured goods which
otherwise might not have found sale
abroad.
The experiment of printing the con-
sular reports daily for immediate use
by trade bOdies. eXpOrters, and the press
which was begun in January, 1898, con-