River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-12-09
The Subjects OF Indian Treatment
and Education ExhaustiveIy
Considered.

The following =, rIosldent Cleyeland's
message TO congress:
To the Congress Of the United States:
In discharge Uf q constitutional duty and
follOwit 2 well-establisbed pre-, edent in the
executive Office. / herewith transmit TO con
gress 81 the rearsemDlii :. cert ain information
concerns he Stale OF the uuiOn together
with suen recommendations for legislative
console ration &c appear necessary and exped-
lent. Our gOvsrnme ut has consistently main
tanned e relations OF friendship toward all
other D wers sud OF neignhOily interest
toward those whose possessions are coming
nous TO our own Few questions have arisen
during the past year VIII other governments,
and none Of thrse are beyond
the rarh OF settlement in friendly
council We are as yet without provision for
the settlement 90 claims OF citizens OF the
United states a. ainsI chilli for injuries during
the late var Win Peru aud Bolivia. The
mix.d commissions. organized under claims
Conventions. conceded by the Chill govern
rasul with teuHin European states, bsve oe
We oped an smuunt OF friction Which We Ifu-t
can be avoided in the convention in which our
Representative at Sanusgo Is authorized 20
\. gotiate The cruel treatment ~ iuoffensiye
Chinese. has. I regret TO ssy, neen epeaied In
some Of the far western states and
territories. and acts Of violence aSainst the
power Of the luCal constituted authorities TO
even in distant alaska. Mich % Ihis viOrn' c
can be trateI 20 race prejudice and compeu-
ton Of labor which cannot, however, in-ufy
the oppression Of strangers whose safety Is
Guaranteed ny
OUR TREATY WITH CHINA
eunaTy with the most favored nations. In
Opening cur va-t domain 10 alien elements the
purpose OF our law givcrs was TO invite assimI-
lAtiOn aud not 80 provide an arena for endless
antzg0nsms. The paramount duty Of main
tanning puzzle order aud defending the Inter
ests Of our people may require the adoption
OF meas RS OF restriction. but they should
not Iul rate the oppression OF individuals a.
a sDeriai race I am not without assurance
that The government OF China, Shose friendly
disposition towards u ! am most hsppy 10
recognize. viii met Us haif way m de 'i-ing
cor. pr heusiDlr remedy by which an elective
limitation OF Chinese emigration Joined TO
prntectlon OF thu-e Ghlue-e subjects who re-
u-tu ia thi- cnun ~. NAV be secured. LegIr
latiuu j. needed to execute the provisions Of
our Chiuese cuuveuftnn OF 1850 touchiug the
opium traffic. While the coed will OF the
Columbian govern mrEt to@arus our country
il manifest. the situation % american inter
es1- on the Isthmus % Pauam4 ha- at tunes
elected concern. and invited friendly action
lookiug 10 he performant OF the engage
meut- OF the two nations, c, ncerning The
territory embrac in the
INTEH-oCEAS TRANSIT
With the rub-ideuCe Of the lsthmian dis
turbauce- ara the erection Of the state %
Pauams into = federal district IN iSr the di
rect government % the constitutional admins
trstiou Al Bugora. a lew order ~ things has
been inaugurartd which, although a. yet
soneWuaf experimental sud affirming scope
for arbitrary exercise % power. bHF he dele
gatrs OF the national authority, PROMISES much,
Improvement Tue sympathy between tho
people ~ the United States aud France. born
duriuy orr colonial struuge Tor independence
and ,ontluuins TODAY. has received "a II s1 i'm
pui-e III tue tuccessful completion and dedi-
cation OF the coIo--sl sta-ue OF Liberty In
Tightening the Word 10 New York harnor,
the glft Of Ftcurhmen 20 Americans. A con
yep,fnr between the United States and GER
Tain a. her pow, - for the prob ctiUn Of SUI
marine csBrs was signed at Paris On March
Ia lss4 ana has beef duly ratified am pro-
claimed by thi- government. BY agree
rnrnt between the high contracting
psrtits fhi- convention : 10 20 lnfa elect
The first OF Lauusry Urxt but toe legislation re-
opIrrd Tor III exc, uIipu IN the Jaitcd states
ba- not vel neeu ADOPTED. | earnestly recon
mend IL enaCtment Css-s have CO.. timed
10 occur in tIermauy giving rice TO much cor
restot i-f.s M relation 10 the privilege OF 90
ioutu ~ our uzturai.ed citizens Of German
origin revlsiriug the laud OF 'heir birth. ye' 1
am baupy To state lnat our relations with that
country have lost none OF their
suCUsruNED CoEDIALITY.
The cIairn- Tor interest upon the amount OF
touuzge dues Illegally eZaCIed from certain
German Steamship lines were fayoraay re-
ported in both houses nf Congress the last
se.sinf, and I trust vii Re- ceIye hual aud favor
able action At an eHr.'