Omaha daily bee., 1883-12-05
ARTHUR'S ANNUAL,
The President Reviews the State
of the Country and Our Re-
IationS With Foreign
Nations.
A Highly Satisfactory Exhibit Of Our
National Finances.
Polygamy Must go Even if the
Territorial Government Of
Utah has to be Abolished,
Railroad Monopolies Must Stop
Their Extortions and Dis
ordinations,
Congress is Asked to Enact
Stringent Interstate
Commercial Laws.
The President Differs With Gen,
Gresham About the Pos
tai Telegraph,
Pension Frauds ard Bogus Pre-
Emntions Must Cease.
Pension Frauds ard Bogus Pre-
Emptions Must Cease.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.

OUR FOREIGN
To The Congress Of The United SateS:
. At the threshold of your deliberations |
congratulate you upon the favorable as
apct of the domestic and foreign affairs of
this government Our relation with other
nations continue to be on a friendly foot
ing. With the Argentine Republic,
Austria, Canada, Belgium, Brazil, Den
mark, Hayti, Italy, San Domingo and
Sweden and Norway, no incident has
occurred which calls for special COM
inent. The recent opening of new lines
of telegraphic communication with
Central America AMI Brazil, per-
mitted the interchange of messages of
friendship with the governments of those
countries. During the year there have
been perfected and proclaimed consular
and commercial treaties with Servia and
n consular treaty with Roumania, thus
extending intercourse with the Danublan
countries, while our eastern relations
have been upon a wide basis by treaties
with Corea and Madagascar. The new
boundary survey treaties with Mexico
and trademark convention, and as a sup
Elementary treaty of ~extradition with
Spain, and the convention extending the
duration of the Franco-American claims
commission have also been proclaimed.
THE FISHERIES.
Notice Of the termination of the fish
cries articles of the treaty of Washington
was duly given to the British govern
ment. The privileges and exemptions of
the British government, and the prlvl-
leges and exemptions of the treaty will
accordingly close on July l, 1889. The
fisheries industry pursued by a numerous
class of our citizens on the northern
coasts, both of the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, are worthy of the fostering of
congress, whenever brought into compe-
tition with like industries of other coun-
tries. Our fishermen, as well as our
manufacturers of fishing appliances and
preparers of fish products, have main
tanned a foremost place | suggest that
congress create a commission to consider
the question of our rights in the fisher
les and the means of opening to our citi-
IONS, under Just and enduring conditions,
the richly stocked fishing waters and
sealing grounds of British North Amer.
lea.
PAUPER IMMIGRATION
A question has arisen touch
ing the deportation to the United States
from the British islands by governmental
or municipal aid of persons unable there
to gain a living, and equally a burden on
the community here. Such of these per.
sons as will, under the paupcr class, as
defined by the law, have been sent back
in accordance with the provisions of our
statutes. Her majesty ) government has
insisted that precautions have been taken
before shipment, has, however, in so
many cases proven Intellectual, and espe-
cially 80 in certain recent instances of
needy immigrants, reaching our secretary
through Canada, that a revision of our
legislation upon this subject may be
beemed advisable. Correspondence rela-
tive to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty has
been continued and will be laid before
committees
THE AMERICAN HOG ABROAD.
The legislation of France against the
importation of prepared swine produce
has been repealed. That result has been
NJ less due to the friendly representa-
tons of this government than to the
growing conviction in France that the
restriction is not demanded by any real
danger to health. Germany still pro-
hibits the introduction of swine prod
ucts from America. | extended to the i'm
perial government a friendly invitation
to send experts to the United States to
enquire whether the use of these prod
ucts was dangerous to health. This in
v~itation was declined. | have believed it
of such Importance, however, that the
exact facts should be ascertained and
promulgated that have appointed a
competent commission to make a thor
Ough investigation of the subject. Its
members have shown their public spirit
by accepting their trust without pledge
Of compensation, but ! trust that con-
gress will see in the national and interna'
tionil bearings of tho matter a sufficient
motive of providing at least for the REIN.
bursement for such expense as they may
necessarily incur.
THE RUSSIAN BEAR.
The coronation of the car at Moscow
afforded to this government an occasion
for testifying its continued friendship by
sending a special envoy-a representa-
tive of the nayy-to attend the cere'
mony. While there have arisen 10 grave
questions affecting the status in the Rus
sian empire of American citizens of Other
faith than that held by the National
church, this government remains firm in
its convictions that the rights OF citizens
abroad should be in no way affected BY
their religious belief.
CUBA AND PORTO RICO.
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