Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-12

tain redemption. recommend this subject
to your careful consideration, believing q
favorable solution is attainablc, and that il
reached by this Congress that the present and
future generations will ever gratefully re-
member 1t as their delivery from thraldonl
of evil and disgrace. With resumption,
FREE BANKING
May be authorized with safety, giving the
full protection to bill holders which they
have under existing laws. Indeed, / would
regard free banking as essential. 1t would
give proper elasticity to the currency. As
more currency should be required for the
would be started. In turn, banks would
wind up their business when it was found
there was superabundancy of currency.
| The experience and judgment of the people
can best decide just how much currency is
required for the transaction of the business
| of this country. 1t Is unsafe to leave the
settlement Of this question 70 Congress.
The Secretary of the Treasury. the Executive
and Congress should make the regulations
under which banks may exist, but should
not make banking q monopoly by limiting
that shall be authorized. Such is the I'M
portance attach to the subject, and SO
earnestly do commend it TO your attention
that~I give IL prominence by Introducing it
at the beginning of this message.
FOREIGN RELATIONS
During the past year nothing has occurred
| to disturb the general friendly and cordial
relations of the United States with other
Powers. The correspondence submitted
herewith between the Government and its
diplomatic representatives in other countries
| shows satisfactory condition Of all ques.
tons between the United States and most OF
! those countries, and with few exceptions, to
which reference is hereafter made, the alb.
sence of any points OF difference to be ad-
justed.
The notice directed by the resolution Of
Congress of June II, 1874, to be given 10
terminate the convention of June II, 1889,
between the United States and Belgium, has
been given, and the treaty will accordingly
terminate on the first day Of July, 1875.
This convention secured to certain Belgian
vessels entering the ports of the United
States exceptional privileges which are not
accorded to our own vessels. Other parts OF
the convention have proved satisfactory, and
have tended to the cultivation of mutually
beneficial commercial intercourse and
| friendly relations between the two countries
hope that the negotiation which has been
| invited will result in another treaty which
may tend to the interest of both countries,
and that our relations may continue
friendly. I.H. '.;
During the past year the fear of hostilities
between China aud Japan, growing out OF
the landing of an armed force upon the
Island Of Formosa by the latter, has oc'
as,o "a 1 inca .h aa;.n,,a. .r;snr from
. Mu"evol, suas WIG ,!a.AS .s sI."t r. ID
tn,s caus: MI 70 a an,n ;r nav not
s s"uo o,o.Sna h., co.. ~, 81 nar In conse.
a Dv " 49,. ."Sor hv nart.;n citizens
qSo ny ITn;. sn ta,o. ;n ,b;s erned;t;on onT
uor INC ;~ th,sn c"mntres have heen
la s T,i: " 'Mp.os' IpoI tnn,;o, - th;S
oI Nnlua anu Japan 'he no. .o,,..oi;t,, ' -,
countly W an .:s:., SUI ao.r.;,ii, ,,rsvor.
e event oi nos.i ' stI o.. ~ ,r nil;
| auy i"iIo v. INV VI ,:.,. az .r,saot I
Aoms: ~ Souncoss ~ r "nsm ~ .ha ronor.
en-, en-. 'mo nS ~, ~. m croo,er nortion
aty ooheeueo i"o' '''t t '"' e''' Po''o'
VI 'no - ,,,,.,cn.xro ...,.
! ohiNA's i~A,'"NN'e
Who come to our shores DO not come osten.
si6ly to make their homes WIN US, snd tnelI
labor productive OF general prosperity but
come under contract with head men, VINO
own the men almost apsoiuteiy. IN worse
form does 1t apply 10 Chinese women.
Hardly percepu1ie percSntage ~ .uen |.
perform honorable iaoor. Aney sIe olousn.
Tor shametui purposes, 10 tne ulsSracc ~
the community where settieu, unu !" .ns
great aemoraiz "a! OF tne you.n Sa mus; ;u;S
iocaities. II TINS evil pracuce eau oe Ng as,
lated against u Will DC my Pieasure, ~ wei
Us DUTY, 10 enforce any reguia'ion !" Insure
so desirable an end. ... ..x
1t IS hoped tnat negotiauons petwesn tne
Government OF Japan ana tne ,lIeaty
rowers, looking 70 me .ursnel , open nas, y.
that empire ana 10 tue rehova' VI v"iou.
restrictions on trade ana tFavei, may soo oi,
produce the result deslrea, Wnicn canhoS iall
TO insure 70 tne Denens OF az pa..ess' nav .i'.
lug "a p .osou 70 To~"ua.s .,,o ,,n,;cv NJ ths
release Of the Jsnanese Government from
} the further payment Of the indemnity under
! the Convention of October 20, 1864 and AZ
4 no action has been taken thereon, 1t becomes
INV duty to regard the obligations Of the
Convention "a In force: and as the other
Powers interested have received their por.
ton of the indemnity in full, the Minister of
the limited States in Japan has. in behalf OF
this Goyernment. received the remainder OF
| the amount due TO the United States under
the Convention of Simonoseki. I submit
the nronrietv of annlvinr the income Of 9
mart n not The whole of this fund to the
education in the Japanese language Of a