National Republican., 1886-12-11
Breakrast Fable Letter to tho Presldont.


MR. PRESIDENT; The assembling of Con.
gress, your message, the report Of the Score
tary of the Treasury, and the national oonvon-
tion held in this city to promote a great inter
national exposition in 1892 at the nations
capital are among the most important events
ofthe week.
Your recommendations regard to the Chi.
nese seem TO favor a restriction oil our inter
course, while you oppose the oppression OF
individuals of special race. Your policy,
however, would be to erect an American wall
at the very tiino that civilized nations are
engaged in battering down the Chinese WALL
The Chinese question is an important one in
our future commercial relations with the
world. The time is not far distant when China
will furnish the Pacific coast crude sugars and
moassos cheaper than they can be obtained
from the Sandwich islands. China to-day
produces large quantity Of sugar on her own
territory below the frost line, on which reside
sixty millions ont of her population of four
hundred millions. China does not ovon at
tempt to cultivate sugar above the frost line.
The heather Chlnee has considerable com.
mon sense, and exercises as shrowd iuig-
ment in production and exchange as any other
people, The trade with China Is as important
to us as the reciprocity treaty with the people
Of the Hawaiian islands. With both peoples
and governments II Is the net OF statesmanship
TO maintain the most friendly relations
The American people are determined that
there shall be no importation Of any class Of
tervilo labor under contract system which is
akin to slavery. In doing this, they do not
desire to destroy or TO place an embargo upon
trade, commerce, or exchange of commodities
and intercourse with the people OF China or
of Italy, both nations having furnished class
of contract labor which we cannot tolerate any
mere than we should tolerate the system Of
servile labor at the south.
The press ofthe Dominion Of Canada takes
deep interest in that part OF your messag,
which refers TO them. Your attention is
especially invited TO the speech delivered In
this city at the exposition banquet by Mr..
Reese, in which ho makes strong plea for
reciprocity treaty between tho United States
and Canada. This sublcc, - worthy OF pro.
found consideration. Canadian railways will
soon span tho continent from vancouvers
island to Cape Breton on the Atlantic, from
| which latter point steamers to Liverpool will
| speed across the ocean in about four days,
| This great artery has opened up territory
largerth the United States, excluding Alaska.
In this connection, your attention is also in
yited to the map in this issue setting forth the
| projects Of England, one year ago, which, then
prophecy, are now becoming areality.
English statesmen have a commercial policy
which they execute, no matter what admins
| tration is in power. The Dominion OF Canada
will soon be bound by commercial ties with
the mother country at the highway
for the trade of China, Japan, Australia, and
the islands of the Pacific ocean. Their in.
tcrests, so vast and mutual. will prevent tho
| adoption by Canada of reciprocity treaty with
the United States, which they would now
gladly make, ana center her trade and travel
into the Atlantic ports of this nation. In re.
turning Their cars would be filed with our
manufactures and merchandise.
Gen. Grant was right, in one of his messages
to Congress when he said we could govern the
whole continent at less expense than part.
Our people are thinking and will soon de-
eide upon a hemisphcrical policy. Canada,
Cuba, and the continent may be represented
in the future time by one flag. Not by con-
quest, but by the result of enlightened, peace.
full statesmenship; its initiation will be reci-
| pIoclty treaties.
The permanent exposition Of the natural re-
sources and products in this capital city in 1892
will prove powerful instrument in quicken
ing these events. It will aid in forming a
union so eloQuently described by the illustrlous
minister from Venezuela, Mr.. soteldo, at the
recent exposition convention between tho re.
publics of North and South America for the
protection and advancement of the interests of
all.
For this hemisphere, to use the languag, OF
the orator at the Bartholdi statue, our states
mauship must be "dedicated TO tho friendship
OF nations and the peace of mankind"
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,.