The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-12-07
Presidents hiessaqe.

SSSAHS'
10 the Congress of The United States:
AT the threshold of year of DELHI
Grafton | congratulate you upon the
favorable aspect of the domestic
aud foreign affairs of this govern
Inent.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Our relations with other nations
continue to be on friendly footing.
With the Argentine Republic, Aus
tria, Belgium. Brazil, Denmark. Hay
| Il, Italy, SantO Domingo and Sweden
ind Norway no incident has occurred
which calls for special comment. The
scent opening of new lines of tele-
raphic communication with Central
Amer:ca ard Br"Zil permitted the in
! trchange Of messages OF tIiendsh p
with the governments of these cOun-
ries. During the year there have been
effected and prOclaimt q consu ar and
| commercial treaties wrh S'r'ija and
consular treaty with IL Dumania. thus
xtendng our intercourse WIFI the
| Danubian countries, while our Eastern
"alatiOns have been placed upon :. wild
r base by treaties with Corea AID
madagascar.
Tne new boundary survey treaties
| with Mexico, trademark convention
| nd supplementary treaty OF extra
,lition with Spain, and convention
| 'xtending t duration of the Franco
american Cams Commission, have
lsO been proclaimed.
THE FISHERIES INDUSTRY.
Notice OF the confirmation of the
| iSneries articles of the Treaty OF
| Washington was duly given 10 the Bri-
,ish government. The privileges and
| exemptions of the British government
and the reciprocal privileges and ex-
| emptiOnS of the treaty will accordingly
lose on July /. 1885. The fisheries in
luStry, pursued by numerous class of
,ur citizens Oh the northern coasts,
| both of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
IRE worthy Of the fostering care of
congress. Whenever brought into
competition with like industries OF
other countries, our fishermen, as well
| :ls our manufacturers of fishing ap-
planes and preparers OF fish products.
have maintained foremost place. |
| 8uggest that congress create acOmmis-
! sion to consider the question of our
rights in the fisheries and the means
of opening to our citizens, under just
and enduring conditions, the richly
jtOcked fishing waters and sealing
grounds of British North America.
PAUPER IMMIGRATION.
The question has arisen touching
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
~ these persons as will under the paul
per class, as defined by the law, have
Oeen sent back, in accordance with the
provisions of our statutes, Her Majes-
TVS government has insisted that pre-
cautions have been taken before ship
nent. This has, however, in 50 many
| cases, proved Intellectual, and espe-
cially so in certain recent instances of
! needy immigrants reaching our terri
tory through Canada. that a revision
Of our legislation upon this subject
| may be deemed advisable.
CLAYTON-BuLwER TREATY.
Correspondence relative TO the Clay
tom Bulwer Treaty has been con-
'inued, and will be laid before con-
.;ress.
THE AMERICAN HOG IN EUROPE.
hC
importation of prepared swine prOduc-
ID from the United States has been
repealed. That result has Deen auc nu
less to the friendly representations of
This government than to growing con-
yictiOn in France that the restriction
is not demanded by any real danger to
health.
Germany still prohibits the intro
,luctiOn of all swine products from
America. | extended to the Imperi-
III government a friendly invitation to
send experts to the United States, to
inquire whether the use of these pro-
,lucts was dangerous to health. This
invitation was declined. | have be-
ieved it of such Importance, however,
that the exact facts should be aScer-
Cained and promulgated, that | have
appointed a competent commission to
make a thorough investigation 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 a sufficient motive
of providing at least IOr reimburse
ment of such expenses as they may
necessarily incur. The
CO6ONAIlON Or TIE tIAE,
ut Moscow, afforded to this govern
ment an occasion for testifying its
continued friendship by sending a
special envoy and representative of
the navy to attend the ceremony.
While there have arisen during the
year no grave question affecting the
status in the Russian empire OF Amer
lean citizens, or other faith than that
nni1 INxyf rho of innoI rht,rnh this
eminent remains firm in its convictions
hat the rights of it's citizens abroad
should be in no way AFFECTED by their
religious belief.
OUR RELATIONS WITH CUBA.
1t is understood that measures for
the removal of the restrictions which
now burden our trade with Cuba and
Porto Rico are under consideration by
'he Spanish government. The prOxim-
.ty of Cuba, and the peculiar method of
administration which there prevail. ne
cessitate constant discussion and appeal
inSular authorities. ! regret to say
that the just protests of this govern
ment have not, as yet, produced salts
factory results. The Commissioner
appointed to decide certain claims of
our citizens against the Spanish gov
eminent, of a satisfactory rule as to the
validity and force of naturalization in
the United States, has finally adjourned.
Some of it's awards, though made more
than two years ago, have not yet been
Daid. The specie payment is expected.
Claims to large amount, which were
aeld by the late commission to be with
out their jurisdiction, have been dipl0-
Inatically presented to the Spanish
government, as the action of the Colo
NAL authorities, which has given rise to
those claims, was admitted as illegal,
and full reparatiOn for the injuries srs-
tanned by our citizens should be no
longer delayed.
ARBITRATION.
The Manila court has found that the
proceedings of which this government
las complained we're unauthorized,
and it is hoped that the government
Of Spain viii not withhold the speedy
reparatiOn which its sense of injustice
should impel it to offer for the unusual
severity and unjust action of its subOr-
dinate colonial officers in the case OF
this vessel.
The case of the Masonic has not yet
reached a settlement.
The Heivetian Confederation has
prepared the inauguration OF class OF
international treaties for the deferment
10 arbitration of grave questions be-
tween nations. The government has
assented TO the proposed negotiation of
such treaty with Switzerland,
RIGHTS OF AMERICANS ABROAD.
Under the treaty of Perrin, liberty of
conscience and civil rights are assured
TO all strangers in Bulgaria. AS the
United States have no distinct cOnven-
tinnal rolot ions until, fhof nOnntrV and