The Wilmingtonian., 1886-12-11
The Message.

mr. AleVelanu commences with the Put
ject of Chinese Indemnity. The lint of in
terest in this matter is of course the question
of the further immigration of the celeftials
The President says he is not without assur
ance that the Chinese will meet us half wa,
in devising comprehensive r, medy b,
which an effective limitation of Chinese mi
grafton here, jo ned to protection of thos,
Chinese subjects who remain in this COUNT,
may be secured.
Our relations with France are passed owe,
In q gratulatur, notice OF the Statue of L
betty celebrations and reference to a conven
ton between the t"opeountries whereby mu.
'ual arrangements al mado for the prorec.
ton Of submarine csGIes.
In regard to the Canadian Fisheries ques
tion Mr.. Cleveland begins by reminding Con.
gress that the recommendations in his las
message upon this question were net by al
adverse vote from the Senate.
Probably the President feels sore upn,
that point. He adds that thereupon neso-
tiations were commenced between the United
States government aud lat Of England fn
- defiuition" of the articles of 1918. The
President states that negotiations are pend.
ing.
He is enthused over "the intimacy of our
relations with Hawaii, as that group of i,-
lands is ION the highway of oriental ara
Australasian trade and are virtually an out.
post of American commerce upon the Paci-
tic.
The Piesident pats little Liberia npon tn,
back aud suggests that altht ugh formu
protecturate over that county is contradir.
tory to American pulley the mola al right anu
duty OF the United States is to maintain thai
republic in its independence. He su. geAts
that Congress make the Inte black republic
a present. Df "a small vessel from our navy
one that is no longer found ad, quate for our
needs, to be employ d by Liberia for its
chast defence and revenue SERVICE"
This is one Of the 'kes of the message =
without doubt, for which Of our formidable
war fleet dare we risk on the West Alri, an
Coast, or what moral right have W.T. to TEN, I
our colored wards to an uutimely watery
grave.
In regard to the Cutting case the President
resents the claims of the Mexican govern
nent as 'invasive Of the Jurisdiction Of this
government and highly dangerous to gu,
citizens in foreign lands. Therefore [ have
denied it (the jurisdction) and protested
against its attempted exercise as unwarraut-
ed by the principles of law aud International
usages.
Tue President notices the successful result
of the Siberian Search la the aid gwen the
Jeanette survivors.
In regard to commercial reciprocity with
Cuba and Porto Rico he Iefers to the uniair
treatment American our trade receives from
those Spanish colonies. He says that the
American Minister at Madrid has exact in.
slructio in regard to securing for this
country the benefits OF the most favored ma.
tion clause.
Iu regard to the international copyright
Mr.. Cleveland says: The drift of sentiment
in civilized communities toward full recog-
milton of the rights of property III the crea
tion of the human Intellect has brought
about the adoption by many important ma
tions of an International Copyright COnven
tion, which was sgued at Berne on the 18th
OF September, 1885.
Inasmuch as the constitution gives to Con
gress the power ITO promote the progress o:
science aud useful arts by securing for lin t.
cd times to authors aud inventors the exclus-
| i've right to their respective writings and dis.
coveries, :" this government did not feel war
ranted in becoming a sgnatory pending the
action of Congress upon measures of interna-
tional copyright now before it, but the right
of adhesion to the Berne Convention hereaf
ter has been reserved. ! trust the subject
will receive at your hands the attention il
deserves, and that the just claims of authors
so urgently pressed, will be duly needed.
Speaking upon the reorganization of the
Consular Service he asks, in general terms
for better pay for foreign cousuls, his argu.
meDt being that If higher salaries be paid we
shall get the service abroad OF higher elias.
OF public servants,
In regard to the Treasury Report he says
especially direct the attention of Con.
gress to the recommendations contained in
this and the last preceding report of the Sec
retsry, touching the simpllhcation aud
amendment OF the laws relating to the col
lection of our revenues, aud in the interest
of economy and istice to the government
hope they may be adopted by appropriat,
legislation.
The receipts and expenditure account d
the government is as follows.
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