The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-02
TIE LAST MESSAGE.


The IeNlih' -, Nn,iIt,n ro,,t,-o,,.
The InteraaI,oha, Mei,u,alS onielence
nply convened IN Washington upon tht
aviation o. tho uoyerlnieIt VI tut
United States, was connposed o. lePfes T
.tIyes FROM t%enly'nse nations. iht
conference Soieluaeu ,1 'a .i,I, . Uh ;nu ~
iay Of November, having WV. suJsIans'a
unsaiml!y asfeeu upon t'e u,tf'uiun "
Greenwich ~ INC s'at.ing pvi". Whc1,se
longitude Is 70 w. sntousI onl
hualred aud e'sn.y ueSteeJ Tam an ny
~xrstwarJ, anu upon 'iac auHpIon III Nv
purposes lof WHEN y .hay " !, louiu I1 Ta
y%eAient o. q nn',e,s"i "ai n;,iai ,na.;I,au
gin a. mlut'sms on Nall IL Nv o",,,toJ ir"m,
aud whose NOUS si,a,, W svuou n ,nii
ZsD to =, NY nis ,"mt.rarro Iii ,o huro.
itlASas.,v 10 Convrcss.
INTERNATIONAL ExiiinlrioSs.
rbi. Government Is In frequent Aceipi
,n"p,,ions from foreign States To par.
OIL "'" I,,n.ro,ionoI r,h,n;,;on. :,
ticipa'c l" "
,rrat interest aud importance, occupy
4 1,,a. ve DO An advanced position In tho
~1,llI. ~proiuction, and aiming 10 secure
available share for our industries In the
.ITnsral competitive markets, il is q matter
e serious concern that the want OF means
u, PARTICIPATION In these exhibitions
.hhould 50 often exclude our products from
,Jyan,,ges enjoyed by those OF other
Countries. During the past year tho at
,Sntion Of Congress was drawn to the for.
maI invitations in this regard rendered by
The Governments Of England, Holland,
H.lrium, Germany, and Austria. The
r%trru,iye has in soma instances appoint.
aIhonorary commissioners. This Is, how.
ever, A most unsatisfactory cxpedient, for
without ONE provision to meet the neces.
sary workin. expenses Of n commission 1t
ran cncc, little or nothing In behalf Of
,hr exhibitors. 2!
An International inventions exhibition
isto be held in London next May. This
viii cover a field Of importance in which
olr country holds n foremost rank, but
the Executive is at present powerless to or.
yanizea proper representation Of our vast
National interests in this direction.
have in several previous messages refer
red tothis subject. 1t seems 10 HE u stat.
ntc ciyinyto tile Executive general discre.
,iOnary authority to accept such invita-.
lions and to appoint honorary commits.
sioners without salary, and placing at the
disposal oil the Secretary OF state q small
iina iot ItiI "a. .me'r I %,s1s'mupie e3'
This t;oyernmrnt has received official
notice that the revised international regu-
latjons for preventing collisions ut sea
nave Deei aaop.en py air .ie aeaa.iig mar,
I came n,oiorce on the Int of Sentemhsr
lat. For the due protection OF our ship
ping interests the provisions OF our stat
u,es should at once be brought into con-
Ormi,y with these regulations.
The question Of securing 10 authors,
composers aud artists copyright privileges
in this country in return for reciprocal
nights abroad is one that may Justly clal-
lense your attention. 1t is true that a
convention will be necessary for fully nc
complishinc this result. but until Congress
shall by statute fix the extent to which
foreign holders OF copyright shall be here
privileged it has been deemed inadvisa-
bic to negotiate such a o vention. For
this reason the United States were not
represented at the recent conference at
Berne.
,noy,yc To nyy,v,rrps ,Sn ru ,p,.s-rn.
n..
iecon'ne'u 'i'at tie ieuetai'1! laws Of
the United States be so enlarged rs to
cover all patent acts OF hostility commit.
,aJ. in o,r ter1,orv and ,;m.d ,,,;ns,
~. I'll. W. 'I AsAl.'ss
VIC peace VI u iichuiy Nation. hSlstine
statutes prohibit the fitting ont OF armed
expeditions and restrict the shipments Of
explosives. Though tho enactments in
the latter respect were not framed with
regard 10 international obligations, but
simply Tor the protection Of passenger
travel, ali these statutes were intended to.
meet special emergencies that had already
arisen. Other emergencies have arisen
since and modern ingenuity supplies
means for the organization of hostilities
without open resort 10 fitted vessels or 10
iilibustrring parties.
lsee no reason why overt preparation.
in this country for the commission Of
criminal acts, such as are here under con-
should not be alike punishable,
whether such acts are intended to be com.
mitted in our own country or in a foreign
with which We are at peace. The
and thorough treatment OF this
question is one which intimately concerns
our national honor.
Our existing naturalization laws also
need revision. Those sections relating to
persons residing within the limits Of the
United States in 1905 and 1908 have now
only a historic interest. Section 2l72,,
recognizing the citizenship of the children
OF naturalized Parents is ambiguous in
its terms and partly obsolete, There ARE
special provisions OF law iayorinr the nat.
uralization of those who serve in the Army
merchant vessels, while no similar
pr pra',ltses are granted nose who serve IN
rule OF naturalization snch n. the Gnnst;'
tuition contemplates, should, amonp other
clearly define the status Of persons
y within .he onitea STATES subject TO
the minor Children of fa.hsrs wl,a a"h have
declared their intention Of becoming citi-
zens, but have failed 10 perfect their natu.
r~alilation.
1t might be wise to provide for n Central
bureau OF registry wherein should he filed