Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-05
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Al the .n con on the favorable as
conele,b the domestic and foreign anair.
Fect o,va,uneut. and that our reia
OF VI. ;,b other nations continue To De
non' tr,andIy footing. With the Ar2en-
on ua,nhlic. Belgium. Brazil. Den
tine uavtl. italy, san Domingo and
MAR and Norway, no incidents nave
o"e,.d which Gail for special com
ocoo The recent opening Of new lines
'lent' ,,raph,c communication with Zen
Il s1srica ana Brazil permitted the
" .' OF messages OF irlehu-hip
iplei 80 goyernfnent5 of those countries.
WIZ the year there have Deem per,
Ddiinh nd proclaimed consular ana
ieoVe,arcial treaties with SerVia anu
cotnn .r.atv with R0umanla, tnas
cIi,g our intercourse Win tHe
e1tehuic ,n,ri4-. while our Eastern re-
Dahuoo - ,...n On a wider basis by
latiohs ~ Corra and Mad4gi scar.
tre'i'ioo ',n,dary survey, treaties with
,s..ytco and trades mara On ...,ti
md supplernsntary treaty VI
non with SPAN and tue CD. '''' E,anc,
,andino the duration Oh TUG -
.merican claims coiii'ii''
,,aan proclaimed.
fi5hEi.Af'-
x,,,ce of tue terinih'I'n ~
e,,''r,s. article of tue treaty Vi p.,,i1h
hshoi COS daily given To tue bt'''oN
inRo and the privilege ana ca
uovei n vii accordingly end Oh July
emp The fisheries industry puisu ~,
l. 100. ..rous class of our citiHe.An oA
by hu'n coasts. both Of the Atlhh-
tiie MI p,c,fc oceans, Is worthy "a '.io
TIC am -. Congress whenever p'ouHht
1ostei.ns r,son with like industries Vi
Ihto c".np ,'tries. Oar fishermen, as
otu9' nnr manufacturers OF nshihe
,..,,Iiances and prephrerS oi h7n pr
ann,,nn nave maintained loio'ii'7'
ou.. .no0sst that Congress create
pm" ,;autou To consider the question oil
~ fights III the fisheries ana tue 'neaha
os oneninO to our citizens, nhuef ji3l
"a enduring conditions, tue richiy
a,ocked fishing waters anu sealing
,.,onnds of British and Russian N"ftn
America.
AssIsTRD IMMIGRATION.
nuestion has arisen touching the
a.nortat,on to the United States from
tic British Islands, by government Oh
municipal AID, of persons hioie 'neto
tn Gain a living, and equally outueh
an the COLE munIty here. Such Oh tue7o
,..raons IA will come under the paupeF
rlass AZ defined by the law nave oeeh
ANT back, IN accordance with the pro
.';a;s.na of our statutes. Their govern
,nsnt has insisted that precautions nave
hee,, taken before shipment. IL hh5'
however. in soipe cases proven ihehvct
nal and specially so III certain recent
;nstances of needy emigrantS reaching
"nr ,err,tory through Canada. lie ria
tion upon this subject may be deemed
advisable.
THE CLAYTON BULwEa TREATY.
corraanondence relative To the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty has been Continued
and will be laid before Congress-
THE AMERICAN Hod.
The legislation of Franco against tho
imnortation Of prepared SWINE products
from the United States has been re-
,,aaIad That result has beon due no
is.s to the friendly representations To
their government than 10 Il growing
.onvict,on in France that the restric-
tim ia not now demanded 10y any reai
danger 10 health Germany 3tili pro
hints the introduction of swine proc
ncts from America. There ~ extended
IN the imperial government 1rlenuiy
;,v;tstion tn send experts to the United
States TO enquire whether the use OF
thase products il dangerous 10 health.
have a belief of such Importance, now
svar that the ex tct facts should De AZ
eertained and promulgated, that nave
Amounted "A competent commission 10
make n thorough investigation Oh the
unh;ect TIA members have shown their
publio spirit by accepting their trust
without pledge of compensation, out
trnat that Congress- will see IN the ma
tional and internltionai lnpofthhce oil
the matter n sufficient motive Tor pro
yidinc nj least for rein bursemem Tor
such expepse IA they may necessarily
incur.
RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA.
The coronation of the Gar at Mos
COW afforded to this government IN DC
casion of testifying our continued ifieud-
shin by sending Il SPECIAL envoy ana u
representative of the navy to attend the
seremony. While there nave arisen dur
ing the year no grave questions Affect
inc the status in the Russian empire OF
American citizens, IT other taith th'h
held by the national church, THIS ToV
srnment remains firm III Its conviction
that the rights of citizens abroad shohid
be in no way Affected by their religious
belief.
RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
II il understood that measures tor tho
removal of the operations when now
burden our trade with Cuba ana forto
Rico ara under consideration by the
Spanish government. The proximity
of Cuba, and the peculiar method OF
administration which there prevails,
necessitate constant discussion anu APP
peal on our part from the proceedings
Of the insular authorities. l regret 10
say that the Just protests OF thus govern
ment have not rs yet produced sat'stac-
tory results. The commission appoint
ed To decide certain claims OF our citi-
xens against the Spanish government.
after the recognition of satisfactory
rule IA 20 the validity and force of nat
uralizatiou in the United States, have
finally adjourned. Some of its awards,
though made more than two We n ago.
have not yet been paid. The special
payments expected are claimed To oe q
large amount. Those which were held
bv the late commission 10 be without us
Jurisdiction, IL has been dipiomaticaiiy
persuaded to finish. As the action oil
the colonial authority which has gwen
rise to those claims has been admitted
10 be illegal, full rephration Tor the IN.
jur,es sustained by our citizens should
be no longer DELAYED. The case OF the
Masonic has not yet reached "A settle
ment. The Manila conrt found thai
the proceedings of which this govern
ment has complained were unauihor
lied. aud it il hoped that the govern
ment of Spain will not withhold th'
speedy reparatiou which IA SENSE ot Jus
tice should impel it Ia offer for the un
usual severity kad unjust action Of IT
subordinate calonii officers III the cas-
Of this vessel.
INTERN ArioNAL ARBITRATION.
The Hslvetian Confederation has pro
posed the Inauguration Of class of IN
ternational treaties for the defermen
Of arbitration ot great questions be
tween nations. This Government la
assented To the proposed negotiation %
such treaty with Swi,zerland.
CONSULATE IN BULGARIA.