Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-04
THB MESSAGE.
4 Broad, Scholarly and Com.
prthensiIe Document.
The Relations Of the United
States Peaceful With All
Nations.
The LoalinS Of Public Funds 10 Tho
Banks Condemned.
Better Protection For Our Coasts Strong-
y Advocated.
The Establishment Of intermediate Ap-
palate Courts Reconmendod.
/ Concentration or the Work On Rivers
and HaPbors Advocated.
The LoalinS Of Public Funds 10 Tho
Banks Condemned.
Better Protection For Our Coasts Strong
y Advocated.
The Establishment Of intermediate Ap
palate Courts Recommended.
4 Concentration or the Work On Rivers
and HaPboFs Advocated.


TO rn SENATE AND HousE ~ RKrRKssx-
rArIvrs;
Thsrr are few transactions In the admins
tration Of the government that arc even tenn
porarily held in the confidence Of tho~e
charged with the conduct Of the public busi-
.s~. Every uier taken in under the obssrva-
tion Of an intelligent and watchful p.ople.
The state OF the Union Il known from day to
day, and suggestions - to needed legislation
and an earlier voice than that which spsaks
in thess annual communications Of the pr,si-
dent TO congre0.
Goodwill and cordiality have character.
ised our relations and correspondents with
other governments, and the year just closed
leaves few international questions OF import
ancs remaining unadjusted. No obstacle 10
believed to exist that can long postpone the
consideration and adjustment Of the still
psnding questions upon satisfactory and
honorable termsl The dealings Of this gov
srnment with other states have teen and
should always 10 marked by frankness and
sincerity over purposs avowcd and our
methods free from intrigue This cause has
borne rich fruit in the past, and il Is our
duty a. nation to preserve the heritage of
good rsputs which century Of right dealing
with foreign governments has secured TO uA
The Pan-American Conferences.
It isa matter Of high significance and no
lees Of congratulation that the first year Of
the second century Of our constitutional ex-
istence finds a. honored guests within our
borders the representatives Of all the indie
pendent states Of North and South America,
met together in eirnest conference touching
the best method Of p-rpetuating and ex
panding the relations Of mutual interest and
friendliness existing among them. That the
opportunity thus afforded for promoting
closer international relations and tho in
creased prosperity OF the states represented
will be used for the mutual good Of all can
not permit myself to doubt. Other people
will await with interest and confidence the
results TO now from % auspicious meeting
Of allied and, I'm large part, Identical inter
ssts.
The recommendation Of this internat ionnl
conference Of enlightened statesmen will
doubtless have the conkiderate attention Of
congress and its cooperation In the removal
Of unnecessary barriers to beneficial inter
oourse between the nations Of America But,
while the commercial results which II IL
hoped will follow tbs conference, are wor-
thy Of pursuit and Of the great interest they
have excited, It Is believed that the crowning
benefit will be found in the better securities
Of peace among all American nations. and
the settlement of all contentious by methods
that Christian civilization can approve
While viewing with ntercst our national re-
sources and products, the delegates will,
am sure. find a higher satisfaction in the
evidence Of unselfsh friendship which every
where attend their intercourse with our peo-
pls.
The Marine Confsrsses.
IL
great possibilities for good, has lately assem-
bled and ia now in session In this capitol
An invitation was extended by the govern
p,ent, under the act Of congress II July .,
1883, to all maritime nations to send dele
gates to confer touching the revision and
amendment Of the rules and regulations gov
erning vessels at ssa and to adopt a uniform
system Of marine signals. The response "a
this invitation has been very general and
very cordial Delegates from twenty Al !
nations are present in the conference and
they have entered upon their useful
work with great zeal and with an evident
appreciation Of It's Importance. So far ~
the agreement to be reached may require
legislation to give IL effect the co-operstion
Of congress ia confidently relied upon. It il
an interesting, II not, indeed, an unprece-
dented. fact that the two international con
fereDces have brought together here the ac-
credited representatives Of thirty-three
nations Bolivia, Ecuador and Hondura,
are now represented by resident $nvoys OF
the plenIo entiary grade. All the states oi
the American system now maintain dipIo-
matte representation at this capital
In this connection may be noted all tbs
nations Of the western hemisphere with one
exception Send to Washington euvoyv ex
traordinary and minister pleuipoteDtiary be
ing the highest grade ncciadeted To this gov
ernment. The United States on the con
trary, sends ENJOYS OF lower grade TO som>
OF our "s'er rePnbiics our REPRESENTATIVE
IN faragny ana Irexuay q minister rem
DENT, WINE 70 bonsa We senh minnts'
resident and consul general, IN view of TN
Importance OF our relations with the states
Our Relation. with China
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