Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-30
WANTS TO STAND ALONE
APPEAL FROM THE FREE STATE
OF THE denAn1.
The United States d vsrnmsnt Form
ally Requested I'd stsnd Rseosni-
tion-Land Belongs to Brazil.

The United States government has been
formally requested tu, extend its recogni-
ton to a new state on tfis hemisphere. the
same being 1.-THE Fref State of Counani."
| This is the small bit Of territory formerly
wedged between the border of French
Guiana and Brazil, claimed by both ma
tions, but decided by arbitration to be-
long to Brazil. Upon receiving this appeal
from the would-be independent state, Act
ing Secretary Loomis made an investiga-
ton and procured reports from the French
| and Brazilian representatives here. which
satisfied him that there was no warrant for
! interference with the Brazilian claim by
this government.
The Application.
The application is as follows:
FREE STATE OF THE COUNANI.
"Libert Justice.
| "Adolphe Breaet, Head of the Government
of the Free State of the Counani, to
His Exceiency. the President of the Re-
public of the United States of North
America, at Washington.
a'Exceliency: The government of the Free
State of the Counani has already held Varf-
Gus communications with the government
of the United States of North America,
either by the medium of the American en-
bassy at Paris or by the, channel OF the
American consul at Cayenne.
1.-THE head of the government of the Free
State. at the present time on a mission IN
Europe, by the present and this in the
name of the whole COunanien nation to re-
new to the government of Washington the
assurance of his attachment to the Mon
roe doctrine, and at the same time the de-
sire of the Counanien government to be
recognized officially and admitted to take
by right the place that It occupies In fact
among the existing governments.
| GAS has been established by the docu-
| 80 h.
eminent of your excellency, the Free State
of Counani exists de facto and has main
tanned itself Independent for more than
thirty years acting as a government and
preventing with success. by arms If nee
! essart. all attempts of foreign interference.
Action of European. Governments.
'In the course of the stay III Europe with
| the extraordinary Counanien delegation on
a mission to foreign lands is about to ter
inmate. several governments having as
| sured to it their good will with regard to
| the country that it represents, this delega-
! ton has entered upon negotiations with
| several financial groups for the develop
| ment of the economic. commercial. agricul-
| tural, mining. Industrial and financial rela-
| tons of the Free State. These negotiations
| are on the point of ending in the hope for
| result. ~: 20
Wants This Government to Be First.
'Tn order to avoid lest any kind Of
| moral prerogative to the advantage of any
| foreign power should result from the fact
of having been the first to officially recog-
| nize the Free State, the Counanien govern
ment will be DESTROYS that this initia tive
/ should be taken by the government of the
| United States of North America
ION the other handi some other govern
| ments have manifested their desire to OBJ
| tain maritime advanta ges: upon the, Cou-
nanien coast. which appears to us should
| not be discouraged by the government of
| the Free State,Ywhile, lin order to assure its
! Independence and, to affirm it's sentiments,
| it would be disposed. in exchange for GER
| tain advantages to be discussed to grant
some special concessions, in favor of the
American navy. ~ $
81 avail myself VITA skagerness OF this
| opportunity. to renew Ltd. your exeeileney
| the expressions of the lively sympathy of
/ theg Courtas iels snatiess fsh tbe .sAmsrica4l
{ people. and to e&pPesss tblit again the SEM
| timents of profound esteem with which
! have the honor to be iYour Exceilency, the
| sincere and most devoted friend
| "ADOLPHE BREZET, L. S.
| Done on Mission. at the legation of the
Free State of the Counani at London,
l Suffolk Hpuse, Canren street, .septem-
| Der 6. 1901. -