The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-13
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
ANABLE AND INTERESTING STATE
PAPER
Questions OF Great National Interest
Discussed With CIearuess and Pow
er-The Presidents Suggestions and
Recommendations to COngress-His
Views on questions Likely TO Come
Before that Body-&c &c.

follow ny Is the .ull text of the Pres
iieut's message. which was sent iii to
Congress to-day.
70 the Senate AMI House Of Represea
tatiecs If the United Stofes:
Ii is provided by the Constitution
that the President shall, from time
to time, give tie Congress iniornIa
iiun of the state of the Union and
recommend To their consideration
such measures as he shill judge nec-
e,-ary and be -xpedient III review
ing the events nf the year which iias
elapsed since the commencement oi
your sessioas. first call your ut
t,ntion tothe gratifying condition of
our foreign affairs. Our intercourse
with other powers has continued tn
he of the uiost friendly character.
Sucn slight differences a. have arIs
Ell during tie year have been al
ready settled or are likely To reach
AN early adjustment The arrest "f
citizens of the United States IN Ire
land, under recent laws which owe
Their origin to the disturbed condl-
ton of that Co ntry, has led to q
somewhat extended correspondence
with the Government of Great Brit
ain. A disposition to respect our
rights has been practically manifest
ed BY the release of the arrested par
ties.
The claim of this nation in regard
to the supervision ard control OF
anv inter oceanic canal across the
American isthmus has continued to
he the subject of conference. 1t is
likely that time will be more pow
erful than discussion in removing
the diyergence between the two ma
tions whose friendship is SO closely
cemented by the intimacy Of their
relations and the community of their
interests.
Our long established friendliness
with Russia ha. remained unshaken.
1t has prompted me to protfer the
earnest counsels Of this Government
that measures be adopted for sup
pressing the prescription which the
Hebrew race in that country has
lately suffered. 1t ha: not transpired
that any American citizen has befn
subjected to arrest OF injury, but our
courteous rtmenstrance has never
thel,ss been courteously received
There ia reason t. believe that the
time is not far dirtant when Russia
will be able to secure toleration Il
all faiths within her borders.
At the international convention
held at Paris in 1880 and attended
by representatives of the United
States AN agreement was reached III
respect To the protection of trade
marks, patented articles and the
rights of manufacturing firms and
corporations. The formulating into
treaties of the recommendations
thus adopted is receiving the atten-
tion which it M, rits. The prutec-
iiun af sub marine cables is sub
lect Low under consideration hv an
Int irrational conference at Paris
& believing that il is clearly the true
Iallicy Oi this Government 10 favo'
the naturalization of this means %
intercourse, rquested our Minis''
to France To attend the eonvertioF
AZ q delegate. ! also designated two
uf our eminent scientists to attend
as our representatives at a mertlns
? of AN International commlItes al
Paris for considering the adoption
OF a common unit To measure elec.
tric forces. In view of the ir, ,queui
occurrence OF conferences Tor lht
consideration of important uatier'
oi connnon interest 10 civilized ns
iiops, respectfully suggest that tl',
Executive be invested BY Congress
with discretionary power to send
delegates to such conventions, ano
that provision he made for the ey
penses tilereto-
The difference betweenthe United
States and Spain as 10 the effect OF :
judgement and certificate of natur
alizatisn has not yet been adjusted
but it is hoped and believed that ne
gotiations now in progress viii re
suit in the establishment Of the po
sition which seems ~ this Govern
ment "a reasonable and just. hav'
already ,alled the attention Of Con
gress to the fact that in the ports o
Spain and its colonies onerous fine,
have been imposed unen vessels o
the Uni.sa Ssases ,pr trivial techriic
al o6ensee sfainstlceal regulation.
Efforts fr the statement of thes'
sxsctions have thus far proved un
succeesful. regret to inferm yot
also that the frs demanded .,
Spanish consuls IN American port
are IN sone cases 80 large, wheE
comt,sfe-d with the value Of the car
60. as to amount in effect to y con
siderable export duty, and that on
rrmonstrancss in this regard hav'
nrt as vet revived the attention
Which they seem Ia deserve.
The German Government has in
vited the United States TO partici
! pate in an internationalexhibit o