The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-12-13
HARRISON TALKS.
Uncle Sam Speaks About Matters
and Things.
AMERICAS OPINION ON VARIOUS
SUBJECTS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 1889.


lows:
EDITOR ADVERTISER BY your special
injunction l forward you by this mail
advance copies of the message of Presl-
dent Harrison AS | write, even the
local papers here, as you will see, have
not as yet published the document, nor
will they until after the Rio Janeiro is
many miles from here. Your paper IS
exclusive in this regard.
YOUR CORRESPONDENT.
San Francisco, Dec. 3.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. I'd.
To the Senate and House of Representa-
tives:
There are few transactions in the adj
ministration of government which are
even temporarily held in the confidence
of those charged with the conduct of the
public business. Every step taken is
under the observation of an intelligent
and watchful 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 annual communications of the
President to Congress.
! Goodwill and cordially have char
acterized our relations and correspond
ence with foreign Governments, and the
year just closed leaves few international
questions of Importance remaining un-
adjusted. No obstacle is believed to
exist that can long postpone the con-
sideration and adjustment of the still
pending questions upon satisfactory and
| honorable terms. The dealings of this
Government with other States have been
and should always be marked by frank
ness 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 nation tC
preserve the heritage of good repute
which century of right doing with for
eign Governments has secured for us.
Hawaii.
In this connection it may be noted
that all the nations of the Western
Hemisphere, with one exception, senC
to Washington ENJOYS Extraordinary
and Ministers Plenipotentiary, being the
highest grade accorded to this Govern
nent. The United States, on the con
trary, send ENJOYS Of lower grade tt
some of our sister republics. Our repre-
sentative in Paraguay and Uruguay is {
minister resident, while to Bolivia We
send a minister resident and consul
general. In view of the importance o
our relations with the States of thu
American system, our diplomatic agents
in those countries should be of the uni
form rank of Envoy Extraordinary ane
Minister Plenipotentiary. Certain mis-
sions were so elevated by the last Con
gress, with happy effect, and | recon-
mend the completion of the reform thu
begun, with the inclusion, also, of Ha
wall and Hayti, i'll view of their relation
to the American system of States.
also recommend that timely provision
be made for extending to Hawaii an in
vitation to be represented in the Interna
tional Conference now sitting at thi
capital.
The Chinese Question.
Our relations with China have the at
tentiYe consideration which their mag
nitude and interest demand. The failur
of the treaty negotiated under the ad
ministration of my predecessor for tn
furtherance of more complete restric
ton of Chinese labor immigration, an
with it the legislation of the last session
of Congress dependent thereon, leav
some questions open which Congress
should now approach in that wise an,
just spirit which should characterize tn
relations of two great and friendl
powers. While our supreme interest
demand this exclusion of a laborin
element which experience has shown t
be incompatible with our social life, a.
6 steps to compass the imperative nee
should be accompanied with a recogn
ton of the claim OF those strangers nov
lawfully among us to humane and jus
treatment.
The accession of the young Empero
of China marks, we hope, an era of pre-
gress and prosperity for the great cour
try over which he is called to rule.
Samoa.
The present state of affairs in respeC
to the Samoan islands is encouraging
The conference which was held in thi
city in the summer of 1887 between tn
representatives of the United States
Germany and Great Britain has been &C
journed because of the persistent divers
ences of views which was developed i
its deliberations. The subsequent cours
of events on the islands gives rise t
questions of serious character On til
4th of February the German Minister 6
this capital, in behalf of his Government
proposed resumption of the conferenc
at Berlin. This proposition was accep
ed, as Congress In February last wa
informed. Pursuant to the understand
ing thus reached, commissioners wer
appointed by me, by and with the advic
= and consent of the Senate, who proceed
: ed to Berlin, where the conference wa
6 renewed. The deliberations extende
through several weeks, and resulted i
the conclusion of a treaty which will b
J. submitted to the Senate for its approva
trust that the efforts which have bee
: made to effect an adjustment of tn
r question will be productive of the pc
manent establishment of law and orde
t in Samoa upon basis of the mainteI
$ ance of the rights and interests of tn
5 natives.
The Pan-Americanss
:: 1t is matter of high significance, an
5 no less of congratulation, that the frs
: year of the second century of our col
stitutionai existence finds, as honore
guests within our borders, the repre-
sentatives of all the independent State
of North and South America, met t.
: gether in earnest conference touchin
= the best methods of nerDetI1afinO an