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mission would give to them. That they have done 

 go is sufficient proof that they_ did not' anticipate a 

 construction of the treaty which would make the 

 delivery of an award almost impossible. Valuable 

 property has actually passed into the enjoyment of 

 others, and can not be recalled. The price to be paid 

 for it was to be determined later by a tribunal agreed 

 upon between the parties. Is it conceivable that 

 they should have deliberately constituted a tribunal 

 for this purpose, in which a decision could be wholly 

 prevented by the dissent of a member nominated by 

 the party to whom the property had passed ? 



.Reciprocating cordially the courteous and friendly 

 sentiment by which Mr. Evarts's language is in- 

 spired, her Majesty's Government feel confident that 

 the United States Government will not, upon reflec- 

 tion, see in the considerations which have been ad- 

 vanced any sufficient reason for treating as a nullity 

 the decision to which a majority of the Commission 

 have arrived. I have, etc., SALISBUEY. 



To JOHN WELSH, Esq. 



A difficulty also arose between the American 

 fishermen and the inhabitants of Newfound- 

 land, on which there was some correspondence 

 with the British Government. (See DOMINION 

 OF CANADA.) 



Mr. Bayard Taylor, the late Minister to Ger- 

 many, in a dispatch dated June 15th, called 

 attention to the case of Carl Ganzenmuller, of 

 Sinsheim, Baden, a naturalized citizen of the 

 United States, who had returned to Germany 

 ostensibly to take care of his aged parents. 

 Ganzenmuller was ordered to leave or become 

 a citizen of the grand duchy, subject to mili- 

 tary duty. The local authorities claimed that 

 his exemption from duty on account of Amer- 

 ican citizenship was a bad example to other 

 young men, who might be tempted to imitate 

 it. Ganzenmuller appealed to the legation, and 

 Minister Taylor addressed the authorities, who 

 declined to annul the decree. 



Mr. Taylor, in communicating the results to 

 the United States Government, says : 



The direct inference from the ground taken by the 

 German Government is that American citizenship is 

 in itself dangerous, and if the plea were admitted it 

 might be made the occasion for the arbitrary expul- 

 sion of all German-Americans of a certain age who 

 may desire to revisit their former homes. I can not 

 therefore allow it to be even inferentially assumed 

 by the Government that the reason given for the ex- 

 pulsion of Carl Ganzenmuller in its memorial is ac- 

 cepted as satisfactory, and hence I have felt it my 

 duty to declare, without delay, the different view 

 taken by this legation. I beg leave to ask most ear- 

 nestly and respectfully for a consideration of the 

 principle involved, and a decision which will enable 

 me to express authoritatively the judgment of the 

 Government of the United States. Inasmuch as 

 cases of a similar nature are multiplying with such 

 rapidity as to tax the ability of the force of the le- 

 gation to give them whole and fitting attention, it 

 is particularly desirable to come to a clear under- 

 standing with the German Government in regard 

 to the principles upon which they may be settled. 



Mr. Taylor again writes as follows : 

 In view of the prevailing political agitation in 

 Germany and the increased tendency toward repres- 

 sive measures on the part of the Government, it 

 would be well if naturalized citizens contemplating 

 a visit to their former homes were officially advised 

 that many possible annoyances may be avoided by 

 declaring the probable term of their stay to the local 



German authorities on arriving, by abstaining from 

 irritating political discussions, and by quietly obey- 

 ing such municipal laws and regulations as apply to 

 temporary as well as permanent residents. If this 

 course were generally followed, it would not only 

 relieve the legation of much unnecessary investiga- 

 tion, but would also enable it to decide more intel- 

 ligently and justly in regard to cases requiring official 

 intervention. It may be charitably presumed that a 

 considerable amount of the offenses are ignorantly 

 committed through the lack of that thorough politi- 

 cal education which restrains most native-born 

 American citizens visiting Europe from coming into 

 conflict with the local authorities. 



A communication from Minister Seward, 

 dated Peking, March 22, 1878, says lie is of opin- 

 ion that the United States are not in position 

 to undertake negotiations for the abrogation of 

 existing treaty stipulations with China. From 

 a diplomatic point of view, they have always 

 been at a disadvantage in dealing with China. 

 They have voluntarily accorded to her people 

 within their borders privileges of the most fa- 

 vored nations. China, however, has yielded only 

 a few privileges in return. As a consequence 

 we are always asking something of China, while 

 she has nothing to ask from us. If, however, 

 it has now become an object for her to secure 

 for her people in this country the privileges so 

 freely accorded to them, the situation has 

 changed, and may be taken advantage of in all 

 future negotiations. Americans in China may 

 reside in a few cities only, and may engage in 

 no enterprises outside of the ordinary inter- 

 change of commodities and their interchange 

 between defined points. Perhaps the time has 

 come when they may demand a more perfect 

 reciprocity. It is very certain China would not 

 consent to the extension of the privileges en- 

 joyed by foreigners, and rather than do this 

 would perhaps agree to a revision of the treaties. 



A Chinese Minister was for the first time 

 sent to represent China at Washington. 



DISCIPLES OF CHRIST. The General 

 Christian Missionary Convention met at Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio, October 23d. Elder E. J. Hobbs 

 presided. The Executive Board reported that 

 they had endeavored to obtain statistics of 

 the membership of the churches, with the 

 amounts contributed for missions, and such 

 other facts as would be of interest or available 

 for information; but the returns were so 

 meager that it was not considered expedient 

 to make a detailed statement of the work done 

 by the States. The total amount of receipts 

 from all sources to the treasury for the year 

 had been $2,297. The contributing States 

 were, in the order of the amount of their 

 contributions, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Mis- 

 souri, Indiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, 

 Texas, Oregon, Tennessee, Kansas, New York, 

 Virginia, and "Wyoming Territory. The re- 

 port noticed the progress that had been made 

 in the distribution of tracts, mentioned sev- 

 eral bequests which had been made to the 

 society, only one of which was now available, 

 and referred to opportunities which were 

 offered in Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, South 



