The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-07
HIS MESSAGE,
A Dull, PlOdding- and Unintel estlng
State Paper
INnImnnN nv nIR LIInIInn
WRITTEN by THE AUTHOR,
The TArla, Labor and Silver Problems
Struggled, With
ny PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
In Ills Communication to the Congress
Of The United States.


10 hs Congress efhs United Slalts;
In the discharge Of constitutional dut!
and following well established preCed
ent in the executive office, l herewith
transmit 10 the Congress at its reAssem
bling, certain information concerning the
state OF the Union, together with such
recommendations for legislative consider
alton "a appear necessary md expedeut
Our government has consistently main
tanned its relations Of frlendahip TOWARD
an other powers and nelghborly interes
towards those whose possessions are con
tiguouS to our own, Few questions have
arisen during the past year with othel
governments, and none Of those are be-
yond the reach OF settlement In friendly
counsel, We are as yet without provision
for The settlement oi ClAimR OF GlliEena o.
the United States sgsinst Chill for iDjur,
lee during the late war with Peru and
Bolivia, and the mixed commission or
ganixld under tho Claims Conventions,
concluded by tho Chilian government
with certain European estates have
developed an amount OF friction
which We trust can 10 avoided IN
the convention which our representative
ct Santiago ls authorized to negotiate,
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
The cruel treatment Of inoasnslve
Chinese hAP, regret to gay, been repeat,
ad In come OF the far Western States and
Territories and acts Of violence against
th0Ge people beyond the power OF the
local constituted authorities To prevent
and diftiCult to punish are reported, even
In diatant Alaska. Much Of this violence
can be traced to race prt tjldICa and COM
petition Of labor, which csunot, however,
Justify the oppression Of strangerp, whose
safety Is guaranteed by our treaty with
China, equally with the most favored
nations.
In opening our vast domain to alien el.
ementq, the purpose Of our law glyers was
10 invite assimilation and not TO provide
an arena for endless antagonikm.
The paramount duty Of maintaining
public order and defending the interests
Of our own people may require the adop'
ton oil mea1ures of restriction, but they
should not tolerate the Impression oi In
dividuRls OF special race. l am not
without assurance that the government OF
China, whose friendly disposition towards
US, am most happy TO recognize, will
meet ps half way in deyising q compre.
henaIvs remedy by which effective limIta-
tion Of Chinese emigration, joined to the
protection oi those Chinese subjects who
remain In this country, may be secured.
Legislation Is needed to execute the pro-
visions OF our Chinese convention Of 1880,
touching the opium traffic.
While the good will Of the Columbian
government towards our country is mani.
fest, the Rituatlon OF American intereats
on the Isthmus OF Panama has AZ times
excited concern and invited the friendly
actions looking to the performance Of
the engagements Of the two nations
concerning tho territory embraced in the
inter.oceaniG transit. With the aubsidenCe
OF the Isthmian disturbances aud the
erection Of tho State OF Panama to a fed.
eral diatrlCt under the direct government
OF the constitutional administration at Ro.
gotta, q nav order oI things has been In
Rugurated which, although as yet some.
what experimental and aiiordtng scope for
tho arbitrary exercise OF power BY the
delegates Of the national authority prom
ises much improvement.
The sympathy between the people Of
the United States and France, born
during our struggle for Indepsnd-
ence and continuing to-day has
received a frssh impulse Ia tho successful
completion and dedication Of the colossal
statue Of "ltberty Eulighteuiug tho
World" In New York harhor, tho
gilt Of Frenchnen to Anericana.
A convention between the United States
and certain other powers for tho proteo.
tion Of submarine cables was signed at
Paris on March "A, 1884, and has been
duly ratified and proclaimed by this gov.
ernment. BY agreement between the
high contracting parties this con yention is
10 20 into effect on the first Of January
next, but the legislation required for It's
execution in the United States has not
yet been adopted. ! earnestly recommend
It's enactment.
Casss have continued 10 occur in Ger.
many, giving rise to much correspondence
in relation TO the privilege Of solourn OF
our naturaliEed citissns Of German origin
revlsiling the land oi their birth, yet am
happy to state that our relations With that
country have lost none Of their accustomed
cordlaIlty.
The claims for interest upon the
amount OF tonnage dues illegally ex.
acted from certain German steam.
ship lines were fsvorably reported
in both Houses Of Congress at the
last session, and ! trust will receive lnal
and favorable action OF an eatly day.
THE FISHERY QUESTION.
Tho recommendation contained In my
last annual message In relation 10 q mode
OF settlement OF the fishery rights in the
waters Of British North America, 90 long
q subject Of anxious difference between
the United States and Great Britain, was
met by an adverse vote Of the Senate on
April 13, last, and thersupon negotiations
were Instituted to obtain an sRreenent
with ler RfittaniO MSjeBty's govern.
ment tor the promulgation Of suCh
Joint Interpretation aud deanition OF
theIRrliCle Of tho convention Of 1918, 70.
lating TO the territorial waters and inshore
fisheries OF the British provinces 90 should
secure the Canadian rights from encroaCh.
inent by United States fishermen and at
the same time insure the enjoyment by the
latter OF privileges guaranteed 10 them by
such conventions. The quosLionS involved
ore Of long standing, Of grave Oonse.
quenCe, and from time to time, for nearly
three.q quarters OF q century, have given
rise 10 earnest Intprnaliona discussions not
inaccompanled by irritation. Temporary
arrangements by treaties have served 10
Rllay friction, which, however, has revived
a each treaty has terminated. The last
agreement Under the treaty Of 1871 was
a6rogAted after due notice by the United
stateD, on June no, 1885, but vas enabled
10 obtain for our gJhertuen for the re,
tnAinder Of that season an enI 1yment oi
the full privileges accorded BY The tetmin-
ated treaty.