Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-12-10
TIE DOCUMENT ITSELF.

THE CHINESE.
To the Congress Of the United States: In
discharge of constitutional duty. and fol-
lowing well established precedent in the
executive office. herewith transmit to con-
gress Mt its re-assembling certain informa-
hon concerning the state Of the Union, toge-
Their with such recommended ns for legis-
latfve consideration as appear necessary and
expedient Our government has constantly
maintained its relations Of friendship toward
oil our powers, and Of neighborly interest
toward those whose possessions are contigu-
Gus to our Own. Few questions have arisen
during the past year with other govern
ments. and none of these are beyond the
reach of settlement In friendly counsel We
arc as yet without provision for the settle
ment of claims of citizens of the United
States against Chill for injuries during the
late war with Peru and Bolivia The mixed
commissions organized under claims con-
ventions concluded by the Chill government
with certain European states, have devel-
oped an amount of friction which we trust
can be avoided in the convention In which
our representative at Santiago is authorized
to negotiate. The cruel treatment of in
offensive Chinese has, regret to 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
to 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 to
alien elements the purpose OF our law-givers
was to invite assimilation, and not to pro-
vide ON arena for endless antagonismA 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 tol-
crate the oppression Of individuals Of
special raca am not without assurance
that the government Of China, whose friendly
disposition toward as am most happy to
recognize, win meet us half way on devising
q comprehensive remedy by which an
effective limitation Of Chinese emigration
Joined to protection OF those Chinese sub
jects who remain In this country. NAV be
secured Legislation is needed to execute
the provisions Of our Chinese convention Of
1850 touching the opium traffic =
s,.ha Y M ON THE IsTHMUs. =, 4
While the good will Of the Colombian gov
ernment toward our country il manifest, the
Mtuation OF American interests on the Istt-
mus Of Panama has at times elected concern
and invited friendly action looking to the
performance Of the engagements Of the two
nations concerning the territory embraced
In the interoceanic transit With the sub
ddence Of the Isthmian disturbances and
the erection Of the State Of Panama into q
federal district under the dinct government
Of the constitutional administration 1t Bo-7
gotta, new order Of things has been inaug-
nrated, which, although as yet, somewhat
experimental and affording scope for the
arbitrary exercise Of power BY the delegates
Ut the national authority, promises much
Improvement The sympathy between the
people Of the United States and France, born
during our colonial struggle Tor independ-
ance and continuing to-day, has received
. fresh impulse in the snccessfnl COM
pletion and dedication or tho colossal
statue Of Liberty Enlightening the World
In New York harbor, the gift Of Frenohmen
to America "A convention between the
United States and certain other powers for
the protection Of submarine cables was
signed at Paris on March a, 1854, and has
been duly ratified and proclaimed 81 this
government BY agreement between the
high contra citing PARTIES this conysntion IL
20 SO into effeot the LIT of January nsxk but
the legislation required for III executton ia
the United States has not yet hen adopted.
] earnestly recommend It'd ena0tmant Cases
have continued % occur ia Germany giving
rise 70 much corespondence II relation TO-
the privilege of soJourn Of orr naturaltzed
citdxens of German origin reytstting the land
'of their birth, yet I'M happy 70 state that
our relations with that country have lost
none of their acolst omed cordiality. The
claims Tor interest upon the nm omit of tom
snage dues illegally exacted from certain
German eannship linen were fayorably "a
ported ~ both houses 81 cong esa at the LIST
se11ton, ard 4 trust VIII receive ANAL and
fayorable acticn at y, early day.
v THE BrIsHERIEs