Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-13
HARRIOON'S FIRST.
The President Submits His Rec
concentrations to Congress.
A Long Message That VIII be Re-
ceived However With Interest.
Much Attention Given to Foreign
and Marine Affairs.
The ETassare.


temporarily held in the confidence of
those charged with the conduct Of public
business. Every step taken is under the
observation of an intelligent and watch
full people. The state of the Union is
known from day to day and suggestions
as to needed legislation find an earlier
voice than that which speaks in these an
nual communications of the president to
congress.
OUR RELATIONS WITH OTHER NATIONS.
Good will and cordially have ckaraC-
teriZed our relations and correspondence
with other governments, and the year
closed leaves few international questions
OF importance remaining unadjusted. No
obstacle is believed to exist that can long
postpone the consideration and adjust
ment OF still pending questions npOn sat
isfactOry and honorable terms. The
dealings of this government with other
states have been marked by franEness
and sincerity, our purposes avowed and
our methods free from intrigue. This
course has borne rich fruit in the past
and it is our duty as a nation to preserve
che heritage Of good repute which a cen
fury of right dealings with foreign gov
ernments have secured to us.
OUR HOEORED GUESTS.
It is q matter of magnificence and no
less of congratulations that the first year
Of the second century of our cOnstitu-
tiOnal existence finds as hOnOred guests
within our borders the representatives of
all the independent states of North and
South America met together in earnest
conference touching the best methods of
perpetuating and expanding the relations
of mutual interest and friendliness eX-
tended among them. That the oppOrtun-
ity thus afforded for promoting closer in
ternatiOnal relations and the increased
be used for the mutual good of all, l can
not permit myself to doubt. Our people
will await with interest and confidence
the result to flow from so suspicious
meetings of allied, and in a large part
identical, interests.
The recommendations of this interna-
FiOnal conference of enlightened states
men will have the attention of congress
and its cooperation in the removal of IN
necessary barriers to beneficial inter
course between the nations Of America,
but while the commercial results which
st is hoped will follow this conference are
worthy of pursuit and the great interest
they have excited, it is believed the
GROWING effort will be found in the bet
ter securities which may be devised for
the maintenance of peace among all
American nations and settlement of all
contentious by methods Christian civiIiza-
ton can approve; while viewing with in
Gerest our national resources and prod
1ucts the delegates, l am sure, find
higher satisfaction in the evidences of IN
selfish friendship which everywhere at
tends the intercourse with our people.
THE MARITIME CONFERENCE.
Another international conference having
great possibilities for good has lately as
sembled and is now in session in this cap
ital. An invitation was extended by the
government under the act of congress Of
July 8, 1888, to all maritime nations to
send delegates to confer touching the re-
vision and amendment of the rules and
regulations governing vessels, and to
adopt uniform system of marine signals.
The response to this invitation has been
very general and very cordial. Delegates
from twenty-siX nations are pres
ent in the conference and
they have entered upon their useful
work with great zeal and with an evident
appreciation of its importance. So far as
the agreement to be reached may require
legislation to give it effect, the cO-Opera-
ton of congress is confidently relied
upon 1t is an interesting and unpreCed-
ented fact that the two international con-
ferences have brought the accredited rep
resentatives of thirty three nations; BO-
livia, Ecuador and Honduras are now rep
resented by resident ENJOYS Of the pleni-
pOtentiary grade. All the states of the
American system now maintain diplO-
matte relations at this capital.
In this connection it may be held thBt
all of the nations of the Western Hemis-
phere, with one exception, send to Wash
LngtOn ENJOYS extraordinary and minis
tiers plenipOtentiary, being the highest
grade accorded to this government. The
United States, on the contrary, send en-
voys of the lower grade to some Of our
sister republics Our representative in
Paraguay and Uruguay is a minister resi-
dent, while to Bolivia we send a minister
resident and consul general In view of the
importance of our relations with the states
of the American system our diplomatic
agents in those countries should be of the
uniform rank of envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipOtentiary. Certain mis-
sions were so elevated by the last con
gress with happy effect, and recommend
the completion of the reform thus begun
with the inclusion also of Hawaii and
Havti. in view of their relations to the
American system of states. 1 also recon-
mend that timely provision be made for
extending to Hawaii an invitation to
be represented in the international con
ference now sitting at this capital.
"rHE HEATHEN CHINEE."
Our relations with China have the at
Gentive consideration which their magni-
tude and interest demand. The failure
OF l4lc bCdtly Dt4db5A LAA4NAC4 l4LU
istratOn of my predecessor for the furth-
er and more complete restriction of Chi
nese labor immigration and with it the
legislation of the last session Of congress
dependent thereon, leave some questions
open which congress should now APP
preach In that wise and just spirit which
should characterize the relations Of two
great and friendly powers. While cur su-
preme interests demand the exclusion o.
a labOring element, which experience
has shown to be incompatible,
agfth our social life, all step
70 compass this imperative need shOulC
Be accomnanied VITA q recognition Of th.