The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-12-10
THE MESSAGE.
President Cleveland's Annual
Suggestions to Congress.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
The President Holds the Same
Views as Heretofore,

eign Countries not to be Protected
in Future-confidence In the "Tnrin
for Revenue Only" Plan-The Laboring
Classes Recognized - The Army, tho
Navy and tho Postal service-Ths In
dians Public Lands Civil Service
Reform.
TO the Congress Of the United States:
In discharge of a constitutional duty, and
Following well established precedent in the
executive office, | herewith transmit to the
congress at its feassembling certain informs-
tion concerning the state of the Union, to-
gether with such recommendations for legis-
lative consideration as appear necessary and
expedient.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Our government has consistently MAIN
tained its relations of friendship toward all
other powers, and of neighborly interest to-
ward those whose possessions are contiguous
to our own. Few questions have arisen dur
ing the past year with other governments,
and none of those are beyond the reach Of
settlement in friendly counsel. The cruel
treatment of inoffensive Chinese has regret
to say, been repeated in some of the far west
ern states and territories, and acts of violence
against those people, beyond the power of the
local constituted authorities to prevent and
difficult to punish, are REL orted even in dis
tant Alaska. Much of this violence can be
traced to race prejudice and competition of
labor, which cannot, however, Justify the op-
preston Of strangers whose safety is guaran-
teed by our treaty with China equally with
the most favored nations.
In opening our vast domain to alien ele-
ments, the purpose of our law givers was to
invite assimilation and not to provide an arena
Tor endless antagonisns The paramount
duty of maintaining public order and defend
ing the interests of our own people, may re-
quire the adoption Of measures OF restriction,
but they should not tolerate the oppression of
individuals of a special race am not with
out assurance that the government of China,
whose friendly disposition toward us | am
most happy to recognize, will meet us half
way In devising a comprehensive remedy by
which an effective limitation of Chinese emf
grafton, Joined to protection of those Chinese
subjects who remain in this country, may be
secured. Legislation is needed to execute the
provisions of our Chinese convention of 1880
touching the opium traffic.
Cases have continued to occur in Germany,
giving rise to much correspondence in rela-
tion to the privilege OF so>lurn of our natural
lied citizens OF German origin revsiting the
land of their birth, yet | am happy to state
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