Dodge City times., 1889-12-05
Supplement.
HARRISON'S FIRST.
The President Submits His Rec
concentrations to Congress.
A Long Message That Will be Re-
ceived However With Interest.
Much Attention Given to Foreign
and Marine Affairs.
The MessaHe.

To the Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVES:
There are few transactions in the ad-
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temporarily heiu III the commence oi
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
knoyp from day 10 day and suggestions
as 10 needed LEGISLATION find an earlier
voice than that which sneaks in these an
nuaI communications of the president to
CONGRESS-
orR RFr,r,ovs WITH orurp x,rroxs
Good will and cordiality have charac-
terized our relations and corresnopdence
with other Governments. and the wear
closed leaves few international questions
of imnor,,pce ren,ining up.d;ustad No
obstacle is believed IN eyist that can lono
nostDone the consideration and ,dinst2
ment of still nendinr questions nnon sat-
isfactory and bonorable terms The
deaIiprs of tbis goverpmept with other
statcs have bcen marked bv frankness
and sincerity ou- nurnoses avowed and
our methods free from intripue This
course has horne rich fruit in the mast
and il is our dutv as a nation IN preserve
the beritape of GOOD renute which a CEN
turv of riGht DEALINGS with FOREIGN c,nv-
ernments have secured 10 ms.
o1-R uo>oRrn CHESTS
II n matter of mac,if;cence and no
less of CONCENTRATIONS that the first wear
of tho second century of our consfitu-
tionaI e.,istence finds as bonored ouests
within our borders the renresentatiyes of
all the i,denendent states of North and
South America met together in earnest
conference touching the hest methods of
nerpetuatinp and EXPANDING the relations
of mutu,l Interest and friandJ;nass ax-
tended amono them That the onnortun-
ity thus afforded for promoting closer in
te-national relations and the Increased
nrosneritv of the states renresented will
he used for the mutual GOOD of ali 7 can-
not hermit myself 10 donbt Our neonIe
will aw,;t With Interest and confdenca
the result IN f1ow from so ansn;cions
meetings of allied and in a large nart
iden,ica, interests
The recommendations of this interna-
tionaI conference of enlicbtened states-
men will have the attention of congress
and its co-operation in the removal Of un-
necessary barriers to beneficial inter
course be,waep tho nations of Amar;ca
hnt ila tho m arelaI racr,lfs which
Il !, boned will, follow this copference aro
worthy of pursuit and the great interest
tbov have axc;tad II ia balinvnd Tho
crowning effort will he found in the bet
fer securities which NAV be devised for
the maintenance of neace among all
American nations and settlement Of ali
contentious by methods Christian ciyiliza-
t;on can annrove. while viewing with in
nos the deIer,tes am sure find a
higber satisfaction in the evidences of nm
selfish Friendship which evarvwbera at
tends the intercourse with our neople
TuE w,rITIyE CoyFEREScE
Another international conference HAVING
great nnss;biIities for GOOD has lately az
semb,ed and is nov in session in this can
it.I An ipyitation was extended bv the
government under the act of congress- of
July o 1888 10 all maritime nations to
sond deIer.tos N confer toucbinp the re
vision and amendment of the rules and
recu,a,iops GOVERNING vessels and tn
adon, a uniform system of marine sionals
The resnonse 10 this invitation has been
very general and very cordial DELEGATES
from twentv-six nations are pres-
ON. in tho conference and
they have entered upon their useful |
work with GREAT zeal and with an evident
.nprec;ation of its imnortance So far as
the agreement TO be reached NAV REQUIRE
LEGISLATION 10 rive il effect the co-opera-
tion Of CONGRESS is confidently relied |
upop Ills an interesting and unpreced- |
ented fact that the two International CON
ferences have bronght the accredited rem
resentatives of tbirtv-tbree nations. Ro-
Iiv;s Ecuador and Honduras are now rem
resented by resident enyovs of the pleni-
notcn,isrv rrade All tho states Of the |
Amaric.n system now m,intain dinIo. |
matic relations At This capitaI.
In this connection il NAV be held tbrt
all of the nations of the Western Hemis-
pbere. with one execution. send 10 Wash |
inoton enyoys extraordinary and minis
tiers plepinoientiary. being the highest
grade accorded 10 this government The
iJnited States ON the Contrary send en-
vows of the lower Grade TO some of our
sister reprblics. 0ur representative in
Paraguay and Uruguay is a minister resi-
dent while 10 Bolivia we send minister
resident and consul general. In view of the
imnortance of our relations with the states
of the American system our dinlomatic
aparts in those countries should be of the
uniform rank of envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary. Certain mis-