The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-12-09
THE MESSAGE.
President Cleyeland's Annua l
Suggestions to Congress.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
The President Holds the Same
Views as Heretofore.


eign Countries not to be Protected
in Future-Confdence in the "Tarin
for Revenue Only" PIan-The Laboring
Glasses Recognized = The A-1Ay, The
Navy and the Postal Service-The 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 reasSembling certain informa-
ton concerning the state of the Union, to-
gether with such recommendations for legis-
1ative consideration as appear necessary and
expedient.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Our government has consistently main
tanned 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, l 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 reported even in dis
tant Alaska. Much of this violence can be
labor, which cannot, however, justify the OPP
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 elo-
ments, the purpose of our law givers to
invite assimilation and not to provide an arena
for endless antagonisms. 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 1 am
most happy to recognize, will meet US half
way in devising 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-
ton to the privilege OF sojourn OF our natural
lied citizens Of German origin revisiting the
land of their birth, yet l am happy to state
that our relations with that country have lost
none of their accustomed cordially.
The claims for interest upon the amount of
tonnage dues illegally exacted from certain
German steamship lines were favorably re-
ported in both houses of congress at the
last session, and trust will receive final and
favorable action at an early day.
The recommendations contained in my last
annual message in relation to a mode of set
Element of the fishery rights in the waters of
British North Americas long subject OF
anxious difference between the United States
and Great Britain-was met by an adverse
vote of the senate on April Is last; and
thereupon negotiations were instituted to OBJ
tain an agreement with her Britannia
majesty's government for the PRONUNCIATION
of such joint Interpretation and definition of
the article of the convention of 1915 relating
to the territorial waters and inshore fisheries
of the British provinces, as should secure the
Canadian rights from encroachment by
United States fishermen and, at the same
time, insure the enjoyment by the latter of
the privileges guaranteed to them by such
convention. Temporary arrangements by
treaties have served to allay friction which,
however, has revived each treaty was
terminated. The last arrangement, under
the treaty of 1871, was abrogated after due
notice by the United States on June 30, 1885,
men for the remainder of that season enjoy
ment of the full privileges accorded by the
terminated treaty. The progress OF civiliZa-
ton and growth of population in the British
provinces to which the fisheries in question are
contiguous, and the expansion of commercial
intercourse between them and the United
States, present to-day a condition of affairs
scarcely realiZable at the date of the negotia-
tions of 1878. New and vast interests have
been brought into existence; modes of inter
course between the respective countries have
been invented and multiplied; the methods OF
conducting the fisheries have been wholly
u.
| to candid and careful consideration in the
| adjustment of the terms and conditions Of
| intercourse and commerce between the United
| States and their neighbors along frontier
| of over $500 miles. This propinquity, com
| munity of language and occupation, and sim
| ilarity of political and social institutions, in
| dictate the practicability and obvious wisdom
| of maintaining mutually beneficial anc
| friendly relations. Although disappointed il
! nv efforts to secure satisfactory settlement
of the fishery question, negotiations are still
| pending, with reasonable hope that befor
the close Of the present session OF congress
announcement may be made that an accepta
| BILE conclusion has been reached AS at al
| early day there may be laid before congress
the correspondence OF the department. o
state in relation to this important subject, 81
that the history of the past fishing seaso
may be fully disclosed and the action and tn
| attitude of the administration clearly com
pretended, a more extended reference Is no
deemed necessary in this communication.
| The question Of general revision OF tn
treaties of Japan is again under discussion a
Toxic. AS the first to open relations wit
that empire, and as the nation in most direo
commercial relation with Japan, the Unite
States have lost no opportunity to testif
their consistent friendship by supporting th
just claims Of Japan to autonomy and indie
pendence among nations. A treaty of extrs
dition between the United States and japan
the first concluded by that empire, has bee
lately proclaimed. The weakness OF Llberl
and the difficulty Of maintaining effectiy
sovereignty over its outlying districts, HAY
exposed that republic to encroachment.
cannot be forgotten that this distant COMM
nifty is an offshoot Of eur system, owing l
origin to the associated benevolence of Anne
lean citizens, whose praiseworthy efforts
create O nucleus of civilization in the dan
continent have commanded respect and syn
pathy everywhere, especially in tEis countr
Although a formal protectorate over Liber
is contrary to our traditional ,oiicy, Il
moral right and duty of the United States
assist in all proper ways in the maintenan
sistently announced during nearly half a &c
fury. recommend that, in the reorganiz
ton of our navy, small vessel,
longer found adequate to our needs,
presented to Liberia, to be employ
by it III the protection of its coas
wise revenues. The encouraging dew
opment of beneficial and intimate relatio
between the. United States and Mexico, viii
has been so marked within the past fe