Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-10
The Work Of Forr1fying Certain
OF Our Largo Cities Should
Be Begun at Once.
The Navy In a Most Lamentable
Oondition-Congress Must
- Act Promptly.
"A Government Pendtentiary
Needed for Incarcorat1n4
United States Prisoners
The Subjects Of Indian Treatment
and Education Bxhaustively
Considered.
The following Is President Cleveland's
message to congress:

message to congress-:
To the Congress of the United States:
i. In discharge Of . constitutional duty and
following well-established precedent in the
executive Office, herewith transmit to con-
gross ct the reassemblisg, certain information
concerning the state Of the union together
with such recommendations for legislative
consideration 40 appear necessary and exped-
lent. Our government has consistently main
tanned It's relations Of friendship toward all
other powers and Of neighborly interest
/ toward those whose possessions are conting-
uous to our own. Few questions have arisen
during the past year with other governments,
the reach of settlement in friendly
counsel. We are as yet without provision for
the settlement of claims of citizens of the
United States against Chill for injuries during
the late war with Peru and Bolivia. The
mixed commissions, organized under claims
conventions. conceded by the Chill govern
ment with certain European states. have de-
sTeloped an amount OF friction which we trust
- can be avoided in the convention in which our
representative at Santiago Is authorized to
negotiate. The cruel treatment Of inoffensive
Chinese, has, regret to say, been repeated In
some Of the far western states and
territories. and acts of violence against the
power of the local constituted authorities to
prevent and difficult to punish, are reported
even in distant Alaska. Much Of this violence
can be traced to race prejudice and compet-
ton Of labor, which cannot, however, Justify
the oppression of strangers whose safety Is
guaranteed by
OUR TREATY WITH CHINA
equally with the most favored nations. In
opening our vast domain to alien elements the
purpose of our law givers was to invite assin1i-
lation and not to provide an arena for endless
antagouisms. The paramount duty OF main.
ooIn md 6ofo mo fhn Int
ests Of our people may require the adoption
of measures OF restriction, but they should
not tolerate the oppression of individuals of
a special race / am not without assurance
that the government of China, whose friendly
disposition towards US I am most happy to
recognize, will meet us half way in de9ising q
com prehersible remedy by which an effective
limitation OF Chinese emigration, Joined to
protection of those Chinese subjects who re-
main in this country, may be secured. Legis.
lation is needed to execute the provisions OF
orr Chinese convention of 1880 touching the
opium traffic. While the good will OF the
Columbian government towards our country
IL manifest, the situation OF American inter-
ests on the Isthmus OF Panama has at times
elected concern, and invited friendly action
looking to the performance OF the engage
ments OF the two nations, ctncern1ng the
territory embraced In the
1NTER-oeEAN TRANSIT.
With the subsistence Of the Isthmiap dis
turbances and the erection of the state Of
Panama into federal district. unier the d.
rect government Of the constitutional admins
tration at Bogota. new order Of things has
/ been inaugurated which, although as yet
somewhat experimental and afording scope
for arbitrary exercise OF power, by the dele.
gates OF the national authority, PROMISES much,
Improvement TIE sympathy between the
people of the United States aud France. born
during our colonial struggle for Independence
and continuing today, has received frS sh i'm
pulse IN the successful completion and dedi-
cation of the colossal statue Of Liberty En-
tightening the World" in New York harbor,
the gift OF Frenchmcn to Americans. A con-
vention between the United States and GER
tain other powers for the protection OF sub
marine cables was signed at Paris on March
IA, 1884, and has been duly ratified and pro-
claimed by this government. BY agree
ment between the high contracting
parties this convention is to go into effect
the frat OF January next but the legislation re-
CURED for It's execution in the United States
has not yet been adopted. earnestly recon-
mend It's enactment. Cases have continued
to occur in Germany giving rise to much cor
! respondencc in relation to the privilege OF So
! journ OF our naturalized citizens Of German
! origin revisiting the land Of their birth, yet I
am happy to state that our relations with that
country have lost none OF their s g.
ACCUSTOMED coRD1AIlrY.
! The claims for interest upon the amount OF
tonnage dues illegally exacted from certain
=. German steamship lines were favorably re.
ported III both houses of congress at the last
session, and trust will receive final and favor
able action at an early day. .