Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

LIE | nGDlUhNl y NlhDDhUh,
To the Senate and Homss of Representa-
tires:
The reports of the heads Of the several ex.
ecutive departments, require iby law tO bo
submitted to me, which ars herewith trans
mitted. aud tie reports of the Secretary OF
the Treasury. and the Attorney General
made directly 10 Congress, furnish com-
prehensive view OF the administrative work
of the last fiscal year relating to internal
affais.
AMERICAN PORK II EUROPE
The law of the last Congress providing a
system Of inspection for our meats intended
for export an clothing the Presi lent with
power to exclude foreign products from our
market in case the country smiling them
should perpetuate unjust determinations
against any product OF the Unitel States
placed this Government in a position to ef-
fectiyely urge the removal Of such discrimi-
nations against our meats Ii is gratifying
TO I've able to state that Germany, Denmark
Italy, Austria AMI France, in the order
nameI. have opened their ports 10 in-
specteI American pork pro lucts. the re-
moval Of these restr .ctions in every instances
was asked for AMI given solely upon the
ground that we had now provided a meat
Inspection that should be accepted as
adequate to the complete removal of the dau
gers, real or fancied, which had been pre-
viously urged. The State Department our
Ministers abroad and the Secretary o.
Agriculture have co-operatsd with unhag-
ging and intelligent zeal for the accomplish.
meut of this great result. The outlines OF
an agreemsnt have been reac1el with
Germany, looking to equitable trade con-
ceSsioDs IN consideration OF the continued
free importation of her su :arS but the tim,
has not yet arrived when tn. correspondence
can be submitted to Congress.
THE NEW ORLEANS LYNCHIyG.
Tho lyuching at New Orleans in March
last Of eleven men of Italian nativity by
mob Of citizens was a most deplorable anil
discreditable incident. 1t did not however,
have its origin in any general animoSty to
the Italian people nor in any disrsspect 10
the Government OF Italy, with which our
relations were OF the most friendly charac.
ter. The fury Of the mob was dlrecte1
against these men as the sup )ossl pirtici-
pants or accessories in the murder ot city
officer. do not allude to this as mitigating
in any degree this offense against law aud
humanity, bit only as affecting the inter-
national questions which grew ont OF it.
II was at once represented by the Italian
Minister that several OF those whoss lives
had been taken by the mob were Italian sub
jectS. and demand was made for the pun
ishment of the participants ani for an in.
demnity to the families OF thos9 who wers
killed. 1t Is to be regretted that the manner
in which these claims were presented was not
such as to promote calm discussion of the
questions in 'oiyed. but this may we'll be at
tributed 10 the excitement AMI Indignation
which the crime naturally evoked, The
views OF this Government as to its Ob,iga-
tons to foreigners domicile1 here we're fudy
stated IN the correspondence, as we'll as it;
purpose TO make an Investigation Of the az
fair with a view to determine whether there
were present any circumstances that could,
under such rules OF duty as we had indicated,
create an Obligation upon the United States.
The temporary absence Of a Minister Pienipo-
tertiary of Italy at this Ca ital has retarded
the further correspondence but it Is not
doubted that friendly conclusion is attainl.
ble.
Some suggestiocs growing out OF this I'm
happy incident are worthy the attention o
Congress. II woull, believe. be entirely
competent for Congress 10 make offensos
against the treaty right OF foreigners domi
cied In The United States coguizlble in tho
Federal courts. This has not. however, been
done, and the Federal officers anl courts
nave nc power IN Eut0 cases 10 intervene
either for the protection of a foreign citizen
CT tor the punishment Of his slayers. It seems
10 me to follow in this state Of the law that
the officers OF the State cbargel with police
aud judicial powers in such cases must, in
the consideration of international questions
growing out Of such incidents, be regarde
in such sense as Federal agents as to make
this Government aDswerable for their acts
in cases where it would be answerable il tho
United States had used its constitutional
power 10 define and punish crimes against
treaty rights.
OLR RELATIONS WITH CHILL.
The civil war in Chill, which began in Jan
nary last, was continued, but fortunately
Vith nfrequent and not important armed
collisions uutil August IS. when the Con-
gressional forces landed near Valparaiso.
ani after a blOoiY engagement captured
that city. President Balmaceda at oncs
recognized that his cause was lost, and a
provisional government was speedily estab-
lshed by the victorious party. Our Min
ister was promptly directed to recog-
nze and put himself in communica-
ton with this Government 70 soon
as il should have established its
de facto character, which was done.
During the pendency OF this civil conquest
frequent direct appeals were made TO tb/
Government to extend belligerent rights to
the insurgents aud to give sudiencs to their
representatives This was declined, aud that
policy was pursued throughout, which this
Government, when wrenched by civil war
so strenuousy insisted upon on the part Of
European nations.
No official complaint Of the conduct OF our
Minister or Of our naval officers during the
struggle has been presented to this Govern
ment; and il is matter OF regret that so
many Of our own people should have given
esr TO unoffic al charges and complaints that
manifestly had their origin in rival interests
and in a wish TO pervert the relations Of the
United States with Chill.
The VALPARAISO INCIDENT.
On the 10TH of October an event occurre
in Valparaiso so serious aud tragic in its cir
cumstances and results as 10 very Justly ex-
cite the indignation of our people and to call
for prompt and decided action on the part OF
this Government A considerable number OF
the sailors OF the UniteI States steamship
Baltimore, then in the harbor OF Valparaiso.
being upon shore-leave and unarmed. were
assaulted by armed men nearly simuta-
neously in different localities in the city.
One petty officer vas killed out
right and seven or eight seamen were
seriously wounded, one Of whom has since
died. 30 savage and brutal was the assault
that several OF our sailors received more
than two. and one as many as eighteen, stab
wounds An investigation Of the affair was
promptly made 10y board Of officers OF the
Baltimore, and their report shows that these
assaults were unprovoGed, that our men
were conducting themselves in peaceable
and orderly manner, and that soma
OF the police OF the city took part
in the assault aud used their weapons
with fatal effect, while a few Others
with some well disposed citizens, endeayored
TO protect our men. Thirty-six OF our sail
ors we're arrested, and some of them, while
being taken TO prison. were cruelty beaten
and maltreated. The fact that they
we're ali scharged, no criminal charge
being lodged against any one of them, shows
very clearly that they were innocent OF any
breach Of the peace.
so far as have vet been able to learn m
other explanation of this bloc iy worB has
been su ugyestel than that it had its origin in
hostility to these men as sailors of the United
States, wearing the uniform Of their Govern.
ment, and not in any individual act or per-
sonal animosity. The attention OF the
Chilian Governm ent was at ones called 70
this affair and statement of the facts
obtained by the investigation we had
conducted was submitted accompanied by