Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-11
SUPPLEMENT-
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Tothe Congress Of the Umited States:
In discharge of constitutional duty, ano
following q well established precedent OF the
executive Office, herewith transmit to con
gress, at its reassembling, certain informa-
ton concerning the state of the Union, TO-
gethsr with such recommendations for legls.
lativs consideration as appears necessary ano
eIpedient
QUE RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN POWERS.
Our government has consistently main.
tanned its relations of friendship toward all
other powers, and of nsighborly interest witt
those whose possessions are contiguous &c
our own. Few questions have arisen dur
ing the past year with other governments
and none of these are beyond the reach OF
settlement.
In counsel We are as yet without provision
for the settlement of the claims of citizens
of the United States against Chilli for injuries
during the late war with Peru and BOLIVIA.
The mixed commission, organized under the
blaims conventions concluded by the CHILEAN
goyrrnment with certain European states,
have developed an amount OF friction which
We trust can be avoided in the convention
which our representative at Santiagols auth
oriZed to negotiate.
The cruel treatment of Chinese has, / re-
gret to say, been repeated in some OF the far
western states and territories, and acts Of
violence against these people beyond the
power Of the local constituted authorities to
prevent and difficult to punish are reported
even in distant Alaska. Much of this vio-
ience 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 to
alien elements the purpose of our law givers
was to invite assimilation and not TO pro-
vide an arena for endless antago nism. The
paramount duty of maintaining public
order and defending the interests OF ocr
OWN people may require the adoption OF
measures of restriction, but they should not
tolerate the oppression of individuals OF q
special race. | am not without assurance
that the government of Ching, whose friend
Iy disposition toward us / am most happy
10 recognize, will meet us half way in devils
ing comprehensive remedy by which an
effective Limitation of Chinese emigration,
iolned to protection of those Chinese sub
jects who remain in this country, may be
secured.
While the good will of the Colum-
bian government toward our country
is manifest, the situation of American in
terests on the Isthmus Of Panama has at
times excited concern, and invited friendly
action looking to the performance of the
engagements of the two nations concerning
the territory embraced in the inter-oceanio
transit. With the subsidene ot thu Isthmian
disturbances, and the erection of the state of
Panama into a federal district, under the
direction of the government of the constitu-
tioDal administration at Bogota, a new order
of things has been inaugurated, which, al
though as yet somewhat experimental and
atfording scope for the arbitrary exercise of
power by the delegates of the national author
ity, promises much improvement.
The sympathy between the people of the
United States and France, born during our
colonial struggle for independence and con-
timing until to-day, has received a fresh
impulse in the successful completion and
ELlightening the World, in New York har-
Dor, the gift of Frenchmen to Americans.
A convention between the United States
aud certain other powers for the protection
of submarine cables was signed at Paris ON
March IA, 1884, and has been duly ratified
aud proclaimed by this government. By
agrea ment between the high contracting
arties this convention is to 60 into effect
the first of January next, but the legislation
required for its execution in the United
States has not yet been adopted. l earnest
ly recommend its enactment.
Cases have continued to occur in Germany
giving rise to much correspondence in rela-
ton to the privilege of sojourn of our nat
uriliZed citizens of German origin revisit
ing the land of their birth. Yet / am happy
to state that our relations with that country
have not lost any of their accustomed cor
diality. The claims for interest upon the
amount of tonnage illegally e1acted from
certain German steamship lines were favor
ably received in both hous 20 of congress at
the last session, and, trust, will receive
final and favorable action at an early day.
THE FIsHKRIEs QUESTION.
The recommendations contained in my
last annual Wessags ia relation = & rcSo.
OF settlement of the fishing 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 thereupon negotiations were insti-
tuted to obtain an agreement with Her Brit
tanic Majesty's government for the promul-
cation of such joint interpreta-
tion and definition OF the ar
ticle of the joint convention of 1918,
relating to the territorial waters and in-shore
fisherie of the British provinces, as should
sc, ure the Canadian rights from encroach-
ment 10y the United States fishermen, and at
the same time ensure the enjoyment by the
latter of the privileges guaranteed to them
by such convention. The questions involved
are of long standing, of grave consequence
and from time to time for nearly three
quarters Of a century have given rise to earn
est International discussions, not unaccom-
panied by irritation. Temporary arrange
ments by treaties have served to allay frlc-
ton which, however, has revived as each
treaty was terminated. The last arrange
ment under the treaty of 1871 was abrogated
after due notice by the United States, on
June 30, 1885, but / was enabled to obtain
for our fishermen for the remainder of that
season the enjoyment of the full privileges
by the terminated treaty. The
joint high commission by whom the treaty
had been nesotiated, although invested with
plenary power to make a permanent settle
NEXT, were content with a temporary ar
after the termination of which
the question was relegated to the stipula-
tons of the treaty of 1918, as to
the first article of which no
has ever been agreed upon. The
progress of civilization and the growth of
in the British provinces to which
the fisheries in question are contiguous, and
the expansion of commercial intercourse be-
tween them and the United States, present
TO day condition of affairs scarcely realiza-
bic at the date of the negotiations Of 1918.
New and vast interests have been brought
into existence, and modes of intercourse be-
vented and multiplied. The methods of
the fisheries have been wholly
changed, and all this lie necessarily entitled
TO candid and careful consideration tn tho ad-
justment of the terms and conditions Of In
tercourse and commerce between the United
States and the neighbors along frontier Of
over {, 500 miles. This propinquity, CON-
mainly of language and occupation, indicate
the practicability and obvious wisdom of
mutually beneficial aod friend
Iy relations. Whilst am unfeignedly de-
sirous that such relations should exist be-
tween us and the inhabitants of Canada, yet |
the action Of their officials during the past
season towards our fishermen has been such |
as to seriously threaten their continuance.
disappointed in my efforts to
secure satisfactory settlement
o the fishery question, negotiations are still |
pending, with reasonable hope that before !
the close Of the present session of congress,
IN announcement may be made that an &C.
ceptable conclusion has been reached. As
at an early day may be laid before congress
the correspondence of the department of
state in relation to this important subject,
80 that the history of the past fishing sea-
son may be fully disclosed, and the action |
and the attitude of the administration |
clearly comprehended, a more extended ref |
erenoe is not deemed necessary in this COM |
TIE ALASKA BOUNDARY LINE
The recommendation submitted last year,
that provision be made for a preliminary
Mt h. conventional hou-