Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States

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Mr. Phelps to Mr. Blaine ... June 10

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Same to same...................

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Passports of Americans entering Germany from
France: Recommends a certain change in the
- wording of the notice by the Department on the
subject.
June 30 Cattle, hogs, and hog products: Incloses a copy
of a note of the 23d instant from the foreign
office, transmitting copies of the laws in force
in Germany affecting the importation of Amer-
ican cattle, hogs, and hog products, and de-
clining to abolish or modify the decrees restrict-
ing the importation of American cattle, on the
ground that there are diseases existing among
the cattle in the United States.

Mr. Adee to Mr. Phelps..... July 10 Passports of Americans entering Alsace-Lorraine

from France: Incloses copies of the notice by
the Department altered in compliance with Mr.
Phelps's suggestion in his No. 126 of the 10th
ultimo.

July 17 Cattle and meat: Regrets that Germany, in as-
signing reasons for her policy of exclusion, has
again taken the untenable ground that Amer-
ican meats are unhealthful.

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CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE LEGATION OF GERMANY AT WASHINGTON.

1890. Count von Arco-Valley to Mar. 2 Mr. Blaine.

Mr. Blaine to Count von
Arco-Valley.

Count von Arco-Valley to
Mr. Blaine.

Samoan treaty: Incloses a copy of a memoran-
dum relative to the execution of certain provis-
ions of the general act of the Samoan conference
at Berlin.
Mar. 7 Same subject: Incloses a copy of a telegram of the
6th instant, sent by Department to the United
States vice-consul at Apia, instructing him to
unite with the German and British consuls in
the execution of certain articles of the Samoan
treaty.

May 1 Tonnage dues: On the 26th of January, 1888, the
President issued a proclamation suspending the
collection of the whole of the duty of 6 cents
per ton, not to exceed 30 cents per ton per an-
num, upon vessels entered in the ports of the
United States from any of the ports of the Ger
man Empire. The Commissioner of Navigation
decided that only such German vessels as sail
"direct" from German ports to the United
States ports are exempted from the payment of
tonnage dues. The legation, in a note of Feb.
ruary 25, 1888, protested against this decision as
a direct violation of the President's proclama-
tion, and the Secretary of State, in his note of
February 28, 1888, promised a speedy remedy,
and a detailed reply to the protest. No reply
has been received; asks that it may be now
made.

Mr. Blaine to Count von May 26 Tonnage dues: The question to which Count Ar-
Arco-Valley.

co's note of the 1st instant relates has been
made the subject of a suit in the courts which
has not yet been decided. The Commissioner
of Navigation did not decide that only such Ger-
man vessels as sail directly from German ports
to ports in the United States should be exempt
from tonnage dues. The cases of vessels not
coming direct to the United States were reserved
by him for consideration. It was not the in-
tent, either of the law or the proclamation, to
allow vessels trading with England, France, or
other foreign countries to be exempted from
tonnage dues merely because they sail origi-
nally from ports in Germany.

1 Tonnage dues: Incloses a copy of a circular of
November 26, 1890, issued by the Commissioner of
Navigation, stating that the fact that a vessel
touches at an intermediate port at which it
neither enters nor clears will not deprive such
vessel of the rights derived from sailing from a
free port, such being its port of departure.

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141 Mr. Blaine to Mr. Lincoln.. Dec. 6

151

Mr. Blaine to Mr. White (telegram).

Dec. 30

1890.

Taxation of American missionaries in Burmah:
Incloses a copy of a letter of October 15, 1889,
from Rev. A. Bunker, an American missionary
in Burmah, complaining that the Government
of India not only taxes the allowances which
the missionaries receive from the United States
missionary boards, but has now issued a new
order requiring them to pay an income tax on
all moneys paid for the support of their families
in the United States. Instructs Mr. Lincoln to
lay the matter before the British Government.
Boundary dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela: Authorizes him to confer with Lord
Salisbury concerning the reëstablishment of
diplomatic relations between Great Britain and
Venezuela upon the basis suggested by the
Venezuelan minister, of temporary restoration
of the status quo.

Mr. Lincoln to Mr. Blaine.. Jan. 6 Discrimination against American vessels at Hali

fax in the matter of compulsory pilotage: In-
closes a copy of a note of the 3d instant, from
the foreign office, transmitting an extract from
a report of a committee of the privy council of
Canada stating that all British and foreign ves
sels coming from foreign ports and over 80 tons
register pay pilotage dues at Halifax.

Feb. 19 Passport for Samuel B. Oliver: Incloses a copy of
his letter of the 14th instant to the United
States consul at Liverpool, giving his reasons
for declining to issue such passport.
Same subject: Approves Mr. Lincoln's views on
the subject, but will consider any statement
that Mr Oliver may make, either directly or
through the legation.

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Mr. Blaine to Mr. Lincoln.. Mar. 19

197

Mr. Lincoln to Mr. Blaine.. Mar. 20

219 Mr. Blaine to Mr. Lincoln.. Mar. 24

203

Taxation of American missionaries in Burmah:
Incloses a copy of the legation's note of Decem-
ber 18, 1889, to Lord Salisbury on the subject,
and of the latter's reply of the 18th instant,
transmitting copies of documents received from
the Government of India, and expressing regret
that the Government of India, after a full cop.
sideration of the case, is unable to make an ex-
ception in favor of the missionaries.
Passport for F. C. Van Duzer: Incloses a copy of
a letter of the 5th instant, from F. C. VanDuzer,
complaining that the legation had declined to
issue him a passport because he could not state
at what time he expected to return to the United
States with the purpose of residing there;
gives certain instructions for Mr. Lincoln's
guidance and leaves the disposition of the case
to his judgment.

Mr. Lincoln to Mr. Blaine.. Mar. 28 Traveling certificate issued by the State of Min

Mar. 31

nesota to Louis Wagner: Incloses a copy of the
said document, which was presented at the
legation this day by Mr. Wagner, he supposing
it to be a regular passport.
Passport for Samuel B. Oliver: Has sent Mr.
Oliver a copy of Department's No. 215 of the
19th instant, through the United States consul
at Liverpool.

April 9 Passport for Samuel B. Oliver: Incloses a copy of
a letter of the 8th instant from the United States
consul at Liverpool, stating that he has commu-
nicated the contents of Department's No. 215
to Mr. Oliver's father, Mr. Oliver himself being
now in Portugal.

April 9 Passport for Mr. H. C. Quinby: Mr. Quinby has
written to the legation asking for a copy of the
instructions relating to passports, for the ex-
pressed purpose of writing "a statement of the
case to one of the Boston papers," "the case,'
being the legation's refusal to issue him a pass-
port on account of his declining to state in his
application at what time he intends to return
to the United States to reside. Has written to
Mr. Quinby, declining to send him an official
blank for such a purpose. Incloses a copy of a
memorandum of March 1, 1890, written by the

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1890. Mr. Lincoln to Mr. Blaine- April 9 Continned.

second secretary of legation, showing that Mr.
Quinby had informed him that he never ex-
pected to return to the United States to re-
sume the duties of citizenship.

Mr. Blaine to Mr. Lincoln.. April 10 Traveling certificate issued to Louis Wagner by

the State of Minnesota: Incloses copies of cor-
respondence relating to a similar case at Vienna.
April 14 Taxation of American missionaries in Burmah:
Asks for two additional copies of the printed
document accompanying his No. 197 of the 20th
ultimo.

April 18 Traveling certificate issued to Louis Wagner by
the State of Minnesota: Incloses a copy of a
letter of the 11th instant from the governor of
Minnesota, stating that no more such papers
will be issued.

April 30 Passport for H. C. Quinby: Approves his refusal
to furnish Mr. Quinby an official blank form to
be used for the sole purpose of writing to a
newspaper. Mr. Quinby can see the blank
forms of applications for passports and the
printed instructions to applicants at the United
States consulate at Liverpool. Mr. Quinby's
actual status is only a matter of inference. He
has simply declined to make application for a
passport. Had be filled out the blank form of-
fered him, with a declaration of his intention
never to return to the land whose protection
he craves, it would have been easy to deal with
his application.
Boundary dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela: Instructs him to use his good of
fices with Lord Salisbury to bring about the
resumption of diplomatic intercourse between
Great Britain and Venezuela, and to propose to
Lord Salisbury an informal conference of repre-
sentatives of the three powers in Washington
or London.

Same to same (telegram).... May 1

Mr. Lincoln to Mr. Blaine May 5 Same subject: Lord Salisbury suggests that the (telegram).

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termination of diplomatic relations was due to the action of Venezuela, and, with regard to a settlement of the matter, he intimated a doubt of the stability of the Venezuelan Government. May 5 Same subject: Describes his interview of this date with Lord Salisbury, in which he conveyed to him the substance of Department's telegram of the 1st instant. Lord Salisbury said that he would consider the suggestion of a confer ence after he had consulted the colonial office. Incloses a copy of his note of this date to Lord Salisbury, making the formal proposition that an informal conference of representatives of Great Britain, Venezuela, and the United States be held either in Washington or London, with a view to the resumption of diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Venezuela. Boundary dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela: Instructs him to do all in his pow. er, consistently with an attitude of impartial friendliness, to arrive at some agreement between the two Governments, by which the rights of each may be secured. Incloses copies of recent communications from the United States minister at Caracas and the Venezuelan minister at Washington, and of Senate document No. 226, first session, Fiftieth Congress, on the subject.

Mr. Blaine to Mr. Lincoln.. May 6

May 19

Boundary dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela: Incloses a copy of dispatch, No.
100 of the 3d instant from the United States
minister at Caracas, transmitting a sketch
map of the disputed boundary between British
Guiana and Venezuela.

Same subject: Has communicated to the Vene-
zuelan minister at Washington the substance
of Mr. Lincoln's No. 229 of the 5th instant and
sent a copy of it to the United States minister
at Caracas.

Same subject: Incloses a copy of a note of the
20th instant from the Venezuelan minister at
Washington.

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Same subject: Incloses a copy of a note of the
26th instant from Lord Salisbury, giving his
reasons for declining the offers of the good
offices of the United States in the matter.
June 25 Boundary dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela: Describes negotiations ending in
his presenting to Lord Salisbury this day Se
for Pulido, the Venezuelan minister, on special
mission to Great Britain.
July 9 Passport for H. C. Quinby: Mr. Quinby called
at the legation this day and presented his ap
plication for a passport, said application stat
ing that he intended never to return to the
United States with the purpose of residing and
performing the duties of citizenship therein.
Mr. Lincoln declined to issue him a passport.
Incloses a copy of the application and of a let-
ter of April 9, 1891, from Mr. Quinby to the Bos-
ton Post.
June 25 Services rendered by the British consul-general
at Tabriz, Persia, and the British minister to
Persia in the case of the murder of Mrs J. N.
Wright, the wife of an American missionary in
Persia. Instructs him to express to the for-
eign office the Department's high appreciation
of the services rendered by the said officers in
securing the arrest of the criminal. Incloses
extracts from No. 456 of May 24, and 459 of
June 3, 1890, from the United States minister
at Teheran.
Claim of William Webster against Great Britain:
In legation's No. 638 of December 10, 1887, Mr.
Phelps inclosed to the Department printed cop-
ies of a memorandum of Sir Robert Stout, gov.
ernor of New Zealand, concerning the claims of
William Webster, a United States citizen, to
certain lands in New Zealand, in reply to a re-
port of the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the United States Senate. That committee,
after considering the reply, recommended the
claim to the President as worthy of considera-
tion and requested that it be made the subject
of further negotiation with the British Govern-
ment. Incloses a memorandum stating all the
facts in the case, and giving Department's rea-
sons for being unable to accept the conclusions
arrived at in Sir Robert Stout's memorandum.
Instructs him to present the claim to the British
Government.

Sept. 2

Mr. Blaine to Mr. Lincoln.. Oct. 22 Chinese immigration from Canada and Mexico:

Instructs him to sound the British Government
as to its willingness to enter into negotiations
to the end of securing treaty stipulations for
the prevention of the entry into the United
States of Chinese laborers from Canada, and of
insuring a reasonable uniform application of
measures for the prevention of Chinese labor
immigration in the United States, Canada, and
Mexico.

Mr. White to Mr. Blaine.... Nov. 6 Same subject: Gives the substance of his inter

view of the 5th instant with Lord Salisbury. The
latter stated that the subject was entirely new
to him, and that, before expressing an opinion
on the subject, it would be necessary for him
to ascertain the views of the Canadian gov.
ernment.

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No.

From and to whom.

Date.

1889.

Mr. Edwardes to Mr. Blaine. Aug. 24

Mr. Blaine to Mr. Edwardes. Aug. 24

Mr. Edwardes to Mr. Blaine. Aug. 25

Same to same........

Sept. 12

Mr. Blaine to Mr. Edwardes. Sept. 14

Lord Salisbury to Mr. Edwardes.

Oct. 2

Same to same..

Oct. 2

Seizure of British sealing vessels in Behring Sea:
Rumors have reached the British Government
that United States cruisers have stopped,
searched, and even seized British vessels in Beh
ring sea outside of the 3-mile limit from the
nearest land. Asks that stringent instructions
be sent to the United States officers, with a view
to prevent the possibility of such occurrences
taking place. Mr. Bayard last year assured the
British Government that, pending the discussion
of the several questions at issue, no further in-
terference should take place with British ves-
sels in Behring Sea. Sir Julian Panncefote, on
his return to Washington, will be prepared to
discuss the whole question.

Same subject: The United States Government
has received no official information regarding
such seizures. It is the earnest desire of the
President to have such an adjustment as shall
remove all possible ground of misunderstanding
with the British Government concerning the
existing troubles in Behring Sea. He believes
that the responsibility for delay in the adjust-
ment can not properly be charged to the United
States Government. The latter will endeavor
to be prepared for the discussion of the whole
question when Sir Julian Pauncefote returns.
Seizure of British sealing vessels in Behring Sea:
Will communicate to his Government Mr.
Blaine's note of the 24th instant.
Same subject: Asks for a reply to the request
contained in his note of the 24th ultimo, that
instructions be sent to Alaska to prevent the
possibility of the seizure of British ships in
Behring Sea.

Same subject: A categorical reply to his request
that certain instructions be sent to Alaska
would be unjust to the United States Govern-
ment and misleading to the British Government.
The President prefers to remand the whole sub-
ject to the formal discussion agreed upon. Any
instructions sent to Behring Sea at the time of
the original request (August 24) would have
failed to have arrived there before the proposed
departure of the United States cruisers.
Seizure of British sealing vessels in Behring Sea:
The negotiations proposed by the United States
regarding a close time for the seal fishery
were suspended in consequence of objections
raised by Canada. Sir Julian Pauncefote will
be furnished with the requisite instructions, if
Mr. Blaine wishes to resume them.
Same subject: Incloses a copy of a dispatch of
August 26, 1889, from the governor-general of
Canada, and accompanying documents, rela-
tive to the seizure of the Canadian vessels
Black Diamond and Triumph by the
United States revenue cutter Rush in Be-
ring Sea in July, 1889. Mr. Bayard gave an
unofficial assurance that no more seizures of
of this character should take place pending
the discussion of the questions involved by the
two governments. Protests against them, and
considers them wholly unjustified by inter-
national law.

Mr. Edwardes to Mr. Blaine. Oct. 14 Seizure of British sealing vessels in Behring Sea:

The assurance to which Lord Salisbury re-
ferred in his dispatch of the 2d instant was given
unofficially to Lord Salisbury by the United
States minister in London, and by Mr. Bayard
to Sir Lionel West in April, 1888.

Same subject: The Canadian vessels arrested
were engaged in a pursuit which was, in itself,
"contra bonos mores," and involving a serious
and permanent injury to the rights of the Gov-
ernment and people of the United States. The
seal fisheries of Behring Sea are one of the most
valuable sources of revenue from the Alaskan
possessions. They were exclusively controlled

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