Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08
CLEvtLAND'S MESSAGE.
n;scussion of Foreign and Domestic Re.
lations-Treasury Rep0rt-Mcx-
lean Difficulties.
The Disposition Of Public Lands Sea
Toast FOrtifications Recommended
Revenue Reform.

WASHINGTON, December 6.-To the Con.
Dress Of the United States: In the discbarse
q constitutional duty. and following q
,,oJ.estu ublished precedent in the Executive
office herewith transmit to Congress at
;,s re.assembling certain Information con.
earning the state OF the union, toeethe,
u;tb such recommendations for legislative
consideration as appear necessary and
sxpedient. Our government has consist.
ontlv maintained its relations OF friendship
towards all other powers and of neighborly
interest toward those whose possessions
are contiguous to our own. Few questions
have arisen during the past year with
other governments, and none OF these are
beyond the reach Of settlement in friendly
counsel.
CLAIM AGAINST CHILL.
We are as yet without provision for the
settlement OF the claims OF citizens of the
United States against Chilli for injuries dur.
inc the late war with Peru and Bolivia.
The mixed commissions, organized under
the claims conventions concluded by the
Gillian government with certain European
states have developed an amount of frlc-
ton which we trust can be avoided in the
convention in which our representative at
Santiago is authorized to negotiate.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
The cruel treatment OF inoffehsive Chi
nese has, regret to say, been repeated in
some of the Western States and Territories,
and acts of intense violence against those
people, beyond the power of the local con-
sttuted authorities to prevent, and diff
cult to punish, are reported IN distant
Alaska Much of this violence can be traced
to race prejudice and competition of lobor,
which cannot, however, justify the oppres-
sion OF strangers whose safety is guaran-
teed 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 provide an arena OF endless an
tagonisms. The paramount duty OF main
timing public order and defending the in
terests OF our own people may require the
adoption OF measures OF restriction, but
they should not tolerate the oppression Of
individuals OF special race. I am not
without assurance that the government Of
China, whose friendly disposition towards
US am most happy to recognize, will meet
edy by which an effectual limitation OF
Chinese emigration, joined to protection Of
those Chinese subjects who remain in this
country, ma. be secured. Legislation is
needed to execute the provisions OF our
Chinese convention OF 1880 touching the
opium traffic.
PANAMA.
While the guOd will VI the CUfuHDIau
Government toward our country is mani
fest the situation OF American interests on
the Isthmus of Panama has at times ex-
cited the concern and invited friendly &C.
ton looking to the performance OF the en-
sagements OF the nations concerning the
territory in the inter oceanic transit. With
the subsistence of the Isthmiau disturbances
and the erection OF the State OF Panama
into Federal district under the direct
government of the constitutional admins
tration OF Bagota, a new order OF Things
has been inaugurated, which, although as
yet somewhat experimental and af1ordlne
scope for the arbitrary exercise OF power by
the delegates of the national authorities,
promises much improvement.
FRIENDLY FRANCE.
The sympathy between the people OF the
United States and France, born during ouI
colonial struggle for independence, and con
tinuing to-day, has received q fresh I'M
pulse in the successful completion and
dedication of the colossal statue OF Lib
erty Enl;ghteniDg the World, in New Yora
harbor. the gift OF Frenchmen to the Amer
cans. A convention between the Unlteo
States and certain other powers for tnt
protection of submarine cables was signeo
at paris on March Is, 1884, and has beer
duv ratified and proclaimed by the gov
eminent. By agreement between the hlgf
contracting parties this convention ls to g
into effect he first of January next, but tn
legislation required for it's execution in tn
United States has not yet been adopted.
earnestly recommend it's enactment.
WITH GERMANY.
Cases have continued to occur in Ger
many giving rise to much correspondent
in relation to the privilege OF sojourn Q
our naturalized citizens OF German orlgl
revsiting the land of their birth, yet an
happy to state that our relations with Tn
country have lost none oil their accu'
toned rordiality. The claims Tor interes
upon the amount OF tonnage dues lilegai.. .
exacted from certain German steansh!
lines were favorably reported IN poC
houses OF Congress at the last session; ane
TRUST. will receive final and favorable a.
ton at an early date.
THE FISHERIES QUESTION.
The recommendation in my last me
sage in relation to a mode OF sett'eneno
the fishery rights in the waters OF 6rltls
North America. so long a subject OF an
ious difference between the United S6at'
and Great Britain, was met by the aoVerl
action OF the Senate April IL iast, an
thereupon negotiations were lnstltuteo
obtain an agreement with her Brlttah
Maestv's government for the promulg
ton of such Joint Interpretation and dehi
ton of the article of the convention
1918 relating to the territorial waters
shortltbe fisheries OF the British provlhc
as should secure Canadian rign1s lrom s
croachments by the United States t,sn. -
men, and at the same time lnscre .i:,. wv
ioyment bv the latter OF the prlv!'se0 suTs T
antead to them by such conVeh'ion. a.,
questions involved are OF long sCana;. =.
art cl grave COHsciuohSNt ~>f
to time for nearly three-quarters %
century, have given rise to earnest ln.;
national discussion, not unaccompanl
by irritation. Temporary arrangeme:i
bytreaty have served to allay the lr'caa
which. however, has revived az Ga
treaty was terminated. The laso arr. :,
ment under the treaty OF 1871 was as.
rogated after due notice by the Oni'
States on June 80, 1885. but l was
abed to obtain for our fishermen
the remainder OF the season en]oymeMn NJ
the full privilege accorded by the .er
Of the treaty. The joint commleslon,.
whom the treaty had been negotlaC
although invested with plenary power
make joint settlement, we're conIent ~" ~
a temporary arrangement, after the M ger.
nation Of which the question was relegs'
to the stipulation OF the treaty OF lo!S,
to the construction OF the first arcici'
which no construction SATISFACTORY
both countries has ever been agreed up
The progress OF civilization ana tne gro'
ofpopuiation in the British provinces
which the fisheries in question are conT
Gus, and the expansion OF commerI-ai; 1;
tercourse between them and the Os ~
States present to-day a condltlon oL an
scarcely realizable at the date Oh Vne ~
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