Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08

Panama agreed, after considerable ne gotiation, to indemnify the relatives of the American officers and sailors who were brutally treated, one of them having, indeed, been killed, by the Panaman police this year.
 The sincere desire of the government of Panama to do away with situation where such an accident could occur is manifest in the recent request in com pliance with which this government has lent the services of an officer of fhe army to be employed by the gov Enment of Panama as instructor of police.
 The sanitary improvements and pub lie works undertaken in Cuba prior to the present administration of that gov ernment, in the success of which the United States is interested under the treaty, are reported to be making good progress, and since the congress pro- vided for the continuance of the reclp- rocal commercial arrangement be- tween Cuba and the United States assurance has been received that no negotiations injuriously affecting the situation will be undertaken without consultation.
 The collection of the customs of the Dominican Republic through the gen eral receiver of customs appointed by the president of the United States in accordance with the convention of EQh 1Q0T hoe vrooaado5 ix, or ,,,,L eventful and satisfactory manner. The customs receipts have decreased owing to disturbed political and economic conditions and to a very natural cur tailment of imports in view of the an- ticipated revision of the Dominican tariff schedule. The payments to the fiscal agency fund for the service of the bonded debt of the republic, as provided by the convention, have been regularly and promptly made, and sat isfactory progress has been made in carrying out the provisions of the con vention looking toward the completion of the adjustment of the debt and the requirement by the Dominican govern ment of certain concessions and mo- nopolies which have been a burden to the commerce of the country In short, the receivership has demonstrated its ability, even under unfavorable eco- homie and political conditions. to do the work for which it was intended.
 This government was obliged to in- tervene Automatically to bring about arbitration or settlement of the claim of the Emery company against Nica- ragua, which it had long before been agreed should be arbitrated A settle ment of this troublesome case was reached by the signature of a protocol on Sept. IS, 1909
 Claim Against Chile.
 Many years ago diplomatic interven- tion became necessary to the protec- tion of the interests in the American claim of Alsop & Go. against the government of Chile. The govern ment of Chile had frequently admitted obligation in the case and had prom ised this government to settle it. There had been two abortive attempts to do so through arbitral commissions, which failed through lack of jurisdiction. Now, happily, as the result of the re- cent diplomatic negotiations, the gov ernments of the United States and of Chile, actuated by the sincere desire to free from any strain those cordial and friendly relations upon which both set such store, have agreed by a proto- col to submit the controversy to defni- tive settlement by his Britannic majes- ty Edward VII.