Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-09
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Her head up0a my shoulder.
Clevolaud's First Message.
president Cleveland's first message to
Congress was presented on Tuesday; !
Were it not for its provoking and inor-
dinate length it might be considered al
fairly conservative document.
What adds largely TO its dimensions
is the great spread devoted to what are
called our foreign relations" of
which we have very few to speak of at
this time that have any broad or gene
raj interest. They continue TO be-
friendly with all foreign powers, and
that about sums up the situation, ex-
cept tina there are few little tangles.
We Lave 10 minister 10 Austria be-
tarsc Ct n { wrotcLtd condrd ofthe
Arstrt-I III eolial Govern il It
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rcasor tl,tlo, loire Catl.Cr lad
married Jtvoss. Our Govt,In a
resorts Il is ~ .csyine u, !. .ssi' r
vacant.
The treaty with Nlcaraelf. r,fo o.
tiated by President Arthur. III Ger
which an Isthmus canal was au-
thorized to be built and defended by
the United States, has been withheld,
the President holding it Of doubtful
benefit to enter into entangling al
liances of that kind. He is sound,
however, on the general subject OF an
Isthmian canal, declaring that if one or
more shall be built, it or they, no mat
ter by whom constructed, should be
held in "trust for mankind"
While the harmony of our relations
with China is fully maintained, the
President has to comment upon the
outrages committed on unoffending
Chinese in the Pacific slope regions,
| such as the Rocky Springs massacre /;
and he says that all the power of this
Government shall be exerted to main
tain the amplest good faith with
China in the treatment of the men
who maltreat the Chinese in this coun-
try.
Although American representatives
have taken part in the Congo consulta,
tions. this has only been in friendly
way, and not at all binding. The
President is quite willing that Corea
shall have the advantage of instruction
from some of our military officers fol
her soldiers. The little Republic Of
Ecuador has behaved badly to oul
citizens, but Ecuador is too little tc
smite with box on the ear, and, be
sides, she has set the aforesaid citizens
free. France, Germany, Austria and
some other Continental countries con-
tinue to bar out American pork. much
to the dissatisfaction of their owl
people as well as ours. Bismarck IL
irving to bar out some of our natu
rallied citizens too, but the Prcsiden
hopes to have satisfactory settlement
about that.
The marked good will between Grea
Britain and our country continues
but there is little matter unsettled
about the British-American fishery
clauses in the treaty of Washington
A temporary extension of time has
been agreed upon, and the Presiden
recommends commission to take VI
this subject, which commission, III
suggests, might at the same time TAX
up +" other general questions Deepen
dent upon contiguity and intercourse.
Reciprocity shows up here, and tn
suggestion is quite in line with tina
, of President Grant, who managed t
get up the whole Alabama Claim
question, with all its memorable con
. sequences, as bobtail to the fisher.
dispute of that day. The Alask
boundary adjoining that OF British
Columbia also needs adjustment.
There is an important piece of I'm
finished business with Mexico, viz
the legislation needed to carry into ex
ccution the commercial treaty witt
that country. The message recon
4 mends the passage of the necessar,
acts of Congress, but Congress
, fairly well aware that there is nc
Q much of concern on the public min
= about that matter, and therefore
: need not be in any special hurry
1 With Hayti and Peru there have bee
|. some little bothers, but they are eithe
. settled or likely to be. With Russi
4 everything is serene, without any
or but, or any sort of snarl. Spai
has settled by arbitration" certai
long pending claims of Americans con
9 corning the ship Masonic, and the CON
9 mercial treaty with that nation hs
q been made the subject of further negt
It tiations, twith view to overcomin
3 American objections. A few little III
y pleasantnesses exist with Turke.
) They do not threaten war at presen
and Minister Cox will probably brin
J. them to a satisfactory end and the
show the Sultan "why we laugh.
a. If we have omitted any foreign rels
= ton it is to be regretted but tn
E part of the message is too long to
back to look.
Ths inadequacy OF existing Americs
l legislation touching the important ma
tsrs of naturaliz alton, repatriation 81
kindrad subjects, including the RICH
of aliens domiciled in the Unit
4 States. especially when the domicilt
alien has deo' AIRED his intention to
c)me q citizen-need further statutor
attention, The commercial relations
the United States with our immedia
ueiRbbors. and with important areas
traffic near our shores, suggest especis
ly liberal Intercourse between the
and us but the President IL manifest
not 10 favor of making them 30 iber
as to'give them the free run OF 7!
trace of fifty five millions OF people
n slim chance at the trade ola few hu
bred thousand or even few million
as In the cases of Cuba, Port Rit
Sauto Domingo, 80. The diplomat
~ and consular service, In the opinion