The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-13
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President Arthur Favors the People
with His Third Annual
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TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
s FOREIGN RELATIONS
To the Congress OF the United States: At
the threshold Of your deliberations congratu-
late you upon the favorable aspect of the do
nestle and foreign affairs of this government
Our relations with other nations continue to
be on friendly footing. With the Argentine Re
public, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Italy, Santo
Domingo and Sweden and Norway, no Incl
dent has occurred which calls for special COM
mont The recent opening of new lines of
Geographic communication with Central Amer
lea and Brazil permitted the interchange of
messages Of friendship with the gov
ernments Of those countries. Dur
ing the year there have been
perfected and proclaimed consular and COM
mercial treaties with Servia and a consular
treaty with Roumania, thus extending our in
tercourse with the Danubian countries, while
our Eastern relations have been placed
upon wider basis by treaties
with Corea and Madagascar. The new
boundary survey treaties with Mexico,
q trademark convention and supplementary
extradition treaty with Spain, and a convention
extending the duration of the Franco-American
claims commission, have also been proclaimed.
Notice of the termination Of the fisheries ar,i-
cles Of the treaty of Washington was duly gwen
Great Britain. The privileges and exemptions
Of the treaty will seemingly close on July 1,
1885. The fishing industry pursued by q
numerous class of our citizens on Northern
coasts, both Of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
are worthy OF the fostering care Of congress.
Whenever brought into competition with like
industries in other countries, our fishermen.
as we'll as manufacturers Of fishing appliances
and preparers of fish products, have main
tanned foremost place. I suggest that con-
gress create a commission to consider the
cries, and the means of opening
to our citizens,, under just and
enduring conditions. the richly stocked fishing
aters aud sealing grounds of British
.lorth America. A question has arisen
from, the British islands, by government or
municipal aid, of persons unable there to gain
a living and equally burden on the commun-
ity here Such of these persons who come under
the pauper class. as defined by the law, have
been sent back, according to the provisions of
our statutes. Her majesty's government has
insisted that precautions have been taken be-
fore shipment was made However, they have
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cially 80 in certain instances of needy immierants
reaching our territory through Canada that a
revision of our legislation upon this subject
may be deemed advisable. Correspondence
relative to the Clayton Bulwer treaty has been
continued. and will be laid before congress.
AMERICAN PORK.
The legislation OF France against the impor-
tation of prepared swine produced from the
United States, has been repealed. That result
has been due no less to the friendly relation of
this gov rnment than to a growing conviction
in Frarce that tire restriction is not de-
manded by any real danger to health. Ger
many still prohibits the introduction of all
swine products from America. extended to
the imperial government a friendly invitation
to send experts to the United States to inquire
whether the use of these products was danger
Gus to health. This invitation was declined.
have believed it Of such Importance, how
ever, that the exact facts should be ascertaiued
and promulgated that have appointed COM
petent commission to make o thorough investi-
cation of the subject Its members have
shown their public spirit by accepting their
trust without pledge of compensation,
but trust that congress will see
in the national and International bear
ings of the matter sufficient motives
for providing at least for the reimbursement of
such expenses as they may necessarily incur.
The coronation of the czar at Moscow afforded
to the government an occasion for tesifying
to continued friendship by sending special
envoy and q representative of the navy to at
tend the ceremony. While there have arisen
during the year no grave questions affecting
the status in the Russian empire Of American
citizens or other faith than that held by the
national church, this government remains firm
in its convictions that the rights of
it's citizens abroad should be in no
way affected by their religious belief.
1t ia understood that measures for the removal
of the restrictions which now burden our trade
with Cuba and Porto Rico are under consider
alton by the Spanish government. The prox-
unity of Cuba and the peculiar method of ad-
mlnistration which there prevails necessitate
constant discussion and appeal on our part
from the proceedings Of the insular authorities.
l regret to say that just protests of this gov
eminent have not as yet produced satisfactory
results. The commission appointed to decide
certain claims of our ciuEens against
he government after the recognition of sat-
isfactory rules as to their validity was admit
ted to be illegal. Full PREPARATION for the
injuries sustained by our citizens should be no
longer delayed aud the farce OF naturalization
in the United States as Q shield to disturbers
in other countries abolished. The claims COM
mission has finally adjourned. Some
of its awards, though made more than
two years ago, have not yet been paid. Specie
payment is expected. Claims to large amount
which were held by the late commission with
out it's jurisdiction have been presented
to the Spanish government, as tho &C
ton of the colonial law authorities
has given rise to these claims.
The case of the Masonic has not yet reached
settlement The Manila court has found that
the proceedings Of which this government
has complained were authorized, and it is
hoped that the government of Spain will not
withhold the speedy reparation which it's sense
of justice should impel it to offer for the un-
usual severity and unjust action of its sub
ordinate colonial officers in the case Of this
vessel The Helvetian confederation has pro-
posed the Inauguration Of class Of interna-
81 treaties for the deferment to arbitration
of grave questions between nations. Ibis
government has assented to the proposed
Inauguration of such already with Switzerland.
Under the treaty Of Berlin. liberty of con-
science and civil rights are assured to all
strangers in Bulgaria. As the United States
have no distinct conventional relations with
that country, and are not a party to the treaty,
they should in my opinion maintain diplomatic
representation also for the improvement Of in
ercourse and the proper protection of the
many American citizens who resort to that
country as missionaries and teachers. sug-
agency and consulate at the Bulgarian capital.
The United States are now participating in a
revision of the tariff of the Ottoman Empire.
They have assented to the application of a
license tax of foreigners doing business in Tur-
key, but have opposed the oppressive storage
tax upon petroleum entering ports of that
country. The government of the khedive has
proposed that the authority of the mixed judi
cial tribunals in Egypt be extended 80 as to
cover citizens of the United States accused of
crime, who are now tried before consular
courts. This government is not indsposed to
accept the change, but believes that its terms
should be submitted for criticism to
the commission appointed to revise the whole
subject >-...., ...,-
p RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
At no time in our national history has there
been more manifest need Of close and lasting
relations With neighboring State than now
exists with respect to Mexico. The rapid influx
Of our capital and enterprise into that country
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