Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-16
THE DocuMENr ITSELF.
rHp CHINESE

i The GhlNEbt-
To the Congress Of the United States: In
| discharge of constitutional duty. and fol-
| towing well established precedent in the
executive Office, 1 herewith transmit to con-
gress at it's re-assembling certain informa-
lion concerning the state of the Union, toge-
| Their with such recommendation for legis-
ative consideration as appear necessary and
sxpedient Our government has constantly
maintained its relations of friendship toward
all our powers, and of neighborIy interest
toward those whose possessions are conugu-
| Gus 10 our own. Few questions have arisen
| during the past year with other govern
mems and none OF these are beyond the
reach Of settlement in friendly counsel We
are as yet without provision for the settle
men. of claims Of citizens of the United
| States against Chill for injuries during the
| late war with Peru and Bolivia The mixed
/ com missions organized under claims con-
genttons concluded by the Chill government
with certain European states, have devel-
| oped an amount of friction which we trust
| can lie avoided in the convention in which
BUR representative at Santiago is authorized
10 negotiate The cruel treatment of in
| offensive Chinese has, / regret 70 say, been
| repeated in some of the far Western
states and territories and accounts
| Of violence against people beyond the
| power Of the local constituted authorities
20 prevent and difficult TO punish, are re-
| ported even in distant Alaska Much Of this
violence can be traced to race prejudice and
competition Of labor. which cannot, how
ever, 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 10
I alien elements the purpose Of our aw-givers
was to invite assimilation, and not TO pro-
| vide an arena for endless antagonisms The
| paramount duty, Of maintaining public
order and defending the interests OF our
| people may require the adoption of meas
ures of restriction, but they should not toll
| crate the oppression Of individuals of
1 special race. l am not without assurance
/ that the government of China, whose friendly
disposition toward us am most happy to
/ recognize. will meet us half way on devislng
comprehensive remedy by which an
effective limitation of Chinese emigration
/ Joined to protection of those Chinese sub
| Iects who remain in this country, may be
secured Legislation Is needed TO execute
I che provisions of our Chinese convention of
! 1850 touching the opium traffic
II THE IsrHnUs.
! While the good viii of the Colombian gov
eminent toward our country is manifest, the
| situation Of American interests on the 18th
mus Of Panama has at times elected concern
and invited friendly action looking 10 the
| performance of the engagements of the two
nations concerning the territory embraced
In the interoceanic transit With the sub
sidence of the Isthmian disturbances and
/ the erection of the State of Panama into a
/ federal district under the direct government
I Of the constitutional administration at Be-
/ gotta, a new order of things has been iuaug-
urated, which, although as yet somewhat
experimental and affortiing scope for the
arbitrary exercise OF epOwer by the delegates
Of the national authority, promises much
Improvement The sympathy between the
| people of the United States and France, born
! during our colonial struggle for independ-
/ ence and continuing to-day. has received
/ fresh impulse in the successful COM
pletion and dedication of the colossal
statue of @iberty Enhghtening the World
! IN New York harbor, the gift of Frenchmen
/ TO America convention between the
United States and certain other powers for
the protection of submarine cables was
! signed at Paris on March 4, 1884, and has
been duly ratified and proclaimed by this
/ government By agreement between the
high contracting parties this convention is
/ to go into effect the LIST Of January next, but
the legislation required for its execution in
the United States has not yet been adopted
earnestly recommend its enactment Cases
have continued TO occur in Germany giving
rise to much correspondence in relation 10
the privilege Of sojourn of our naturalized
citizens of German origin revisiting the land
Of their birth, yet am happy TO state that
our relations with that country have lost
none of their accustomed cordiality ,fhe
claims for interest upon the amount of ton
/ mage dues Illegally exacted from certain
German steamship lines were favorably re-
ported by both houses Of congress at the last
session, and l trust will receive final and
favorable action at an early day