The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

TOT ihteIhatiohai Arbitration ,na o.Hioa
Vienna. SIX hundred members OF ~ at
iereht Iesisiatures of civilized eonS,u ui''
attending II was provided thar M ''rles
meeting should be in 1904 at st Io neH
subject to our Congress pxten,i,.N LOUIS
vitation. Like the Hague trihrss an In.
1nterparliamcntary union is cd this
forces tending towards peace vi Tho
nations OF the earth. and it is ent;.1s Tho
our support l trust the invitatJoeu 10
be extended. 'ioh can
Relations With Turkey
Early in July. having rece,,,os
gence, which happily turned ont 'a'elii'
erroneous, of the assassinatior "
vice-consul at Beirut, dispatched " our
squadron to that port for such anall
as might be found necessary On asA, Hcs
Although the attempt on the lifs ",,'val
vice-consul had not been sucoesst' our
the outrage was symptomatic NJ yes
OF excitement and disorder which va"
manded immediate attention The arr,'e'
of the vessels had the hapnlest .."al
A feeling of security at once Jesuit ,esllt
place of the former alarm ana d,sa. tns
our officers were cordially welcomHdse''
the consular body and the LEADING W
chants. and ordinary business rasu
its activity. The Government of tba o'''
tan gave considerate hearing ~ eul'
representations of our minister. ~ 'ns
hcial who was regarded as resnon.,
for the disturbed condition OF arfair. rD
removed. Our relations with the Tnr,,,ea
Government remain friendly; our claim.
founded on inequitabe treatment ~ sn.n
of our schools and missions annear ~
in process of amicable adjustment
Relations With China.
The signing of a new commercial tr..,-
with China, which took place at shane,
on the Sth of October, is a cause for e s"a
isfaction. This act, the result Of lon,
discussion and negotiation, places om'
commercial relations with the groa.
oriental empire on more satisfactorx
footing than they have ever heretofo,.
enjoyed. 1t provides not only for N.
ordinary rights and privileges of dino-
matte and consular officers but also "a.
an important extension of our campase.
by increased facility of access To Chm
csc ports, and for the relief OF trade H.
the removal of some of the obstaca,
which nave embarrassed it in the past
The Chinese Government engages an MI,
and equitable conditions. which will proh.
ably be accepted by the principal cam.
mercial nations. to abandon the levy OF
"liken" and other transit dues through.
out the empire, and to introduce otha,
desirable administrative reforms. Larger
facilities are to be given to our citizens
who desire to carry on mining enter.
prses in China. We have secured for orr
missionaries a valuable privilege thu
recognition of their right to rent and
lease in perpetuity such property as their
religious societies may need in all parts
of the empire. And, what was an indis-
pensable condition for the advance and
development of our commerce in Man.
churia. China, by treaty with us. has
opened to foreign commerce the cities OF
Mukden, the capital of the province OF
Manchurla, and Antung. an important
port ON the Yalu river. on the road TO
Korea The full measure of development
which our commerce may rightfully ex-
poet can hardly be looked for until the
settlement of the present abnormal state
of things in the empire; but the founda-
tion for such development has at last
been laid.
Consular Service.
| call your attention to the reduced cost
in maintaining the consular service for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, as
shown in the annual report of the Aud
itor for the State and other departments
as compared with the year previous For
the year under consideration the excess
of expenditures over receipts on account
Of the consular service amounted to SN,-
l29l2. as against s9697250 for the year
ending June 80, 1902, and STAT, 1915 for the
year ending June so. 1901 This is the
best showing in this respect for the con-
sular service for the past fourteen years,
and the reduction in the cost of the serv-
ice to the Government has been made in
spite of the fact that the expenditures for
the year in question were more than
S2oVo greater than for the previous year
Rural Free-DeIiverv Service
The rural free-delivery service has been
steadily extended The attention of the
Congress is asked to the question of the
compensation of the letter carriers and
clerks engaged in the postal service, es-
peeially on the new rural free-deivery
routes. More routes have been installed
since the first of July last than in any
like period in the departments history.
While due regard to economy must BE
kept in mind in the establishment of new
routes, yet the extension of the rural
system must be continued
for reasons of sound public policy. NO
governmental movement of recent years
mas resulted in greater immediate benehe
10 the people of the country dlstrlcH'
Rural free delivery taken in connection
with the telephone, the bicycle, and mo
trolley. accomplishes much toward les
SEEMING the isolation of farm life and max
lHB IL brighter and more attractive Is
the immediate past the lack of just such
facilities as these has driven many OF mo
more active and restless young men anu
women from the farms to the cities, lot
they rebelled at loneliness and lack Oh
mental companionship. 1t is unhealut
and undesirable for the cities to grow ~
the expense of the country; and rura'
Tree delivery is not only a good thlns
IN itself, but is good because it IS one
Of the causes which check this unwhoIe'
some tendency towards the urban con-
centration of our population at the ~
pense of the country districts 1t IS 10
the same reason that we sympathize wi'N
ana approve of the policy of buliu'ps
good roads The movement for soo.
roads is one fraught with the greatest
benefit to the country districts.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
l trust that the Congress will contihus
10 FAVOR in all proper ways the Loulsla"a
Purchase Exposition. This EXpost'o"
commentaries the Louisiana purchase
which was the first great step in the eA
pansion which made us a confluence
nation. The expedition of Lewis any
clark across the continent followed 'hels
on' and marked the beginning OF the pr.
ess or exploration and colonization Will
thrust our national boundaries to the
cine. The acquisition Of the Oregon coun
try, including the present States OF IL
son and Washington. was a fact OF ~.
mense Importance in our history ms
giving us our place on the Pacihc pc
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