The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-12-18
Synopsis of the Presidents
Message.


working order by this time. The
following is synopsis of Presi.
dent Cleveland's message:
The United States is at peace
with all other nations, and enjoys
great prosperity.
| Our citizens who have claims
against Chill for injuries during
the Peruyian-Bolivian war have
not been paid for want of provision
therefor. Ns
The cruel treatment of the Chi
nese In the Northwestern Terito-
ries is deplored and remedial or
preventive legislation recommended.
The Columbia Government pro-
fesses its good viii for the United
States, without being able to aIlay
the concern for American interests
which has been excited on the 18TH
mus. Future political combina-
tons at Bogota are expected to
bring about a more satisfactory
state of affairs.
The submarine cable convention,
signed at Paris in March, requires
Congressional legislation to put it
into execution.
Attention is called to the diff
culties of sojourn," which natural
lied Germans experience in return
ing to the Fatherland, though the
friendship between the two govern
ments has remained unruffied.
The fishery question is about
where it was last year, the sshigh
joints" not having made much head
way in effecting a satisfactory UNI
derstanding. They are still nego-
tiating, however and the President
hopes for the best.
The President formally adopts
Hawaii as ian outpost of American
commerce." a stepping stone to
the growing trade of the Pacific.
Liberia is included in the list of
objects of American solicitude, on
the ground that, like Hawaii, it is
an offshoot or outpost, or some-.
thing of that kind, and though we
can hardly extend formal protec-
torate over that part of the ozark
continent" the colony should be
assisted in all proper ways" one
of which, in the Judgment of the
President, would be to send man.
of-war there to assist in protecting
the coasting trade.
The Mexican commercial treaty
is urged for legislation to put it in
to effect. There is also need for
new contract with Mexico on gen.
eral matters, especially an enlarged
treaty of commerce and navigation.
The Cutting case is recited and ar
gued at some length. The preten-
ton of Mexico is mildly rebuked,
but the desirability of continued
peace with that country is affirmed |
in an earnest and sincere manner.
The transactions with various
petty governments of Europe are
most Of which are of mi
nor interest. Included in these
are the negotiations relating to the
Samoan Island; the misunderstand-
ing with Spain, ETC., which have
been given to the public in advance
Of the message.
A revision of the naturalization
avs is recommended; also an in
Sensational copyright law.
Legislation is needed to make
the consular service more efficient.
The financial part of the message
includes the information derived
from the heads of departments.
The only legitimate means of
dealing with the large excess of
revenue over governmental require
nents is to strike at the source and
reduce the duties ON certain class
If imports, viz, ssthe necessaries
If life." The message Celebrates
he principle that labor and the
capital invested in expensive man
featuring establishments should
lot be too suddenly or rudely dis
;urbed. The outcome is recon-
that the ''necessaries of
ife" and raw material be cheap
med. The harshness of the mat
er is softened into ''such imported
material as by American labor may
De manufactured into marketable |
commodities e. 6. wool pig iron,
'aw sugar, etc.
The public debt is being rapidly
'xtinguished-