Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-18
PRESIDENTS VIEWS
As Submitted to the Fifty
Second Congress.

,,;reotlv tn congress furnish comprehensive
view of the administrative work OF me last
fiscal year relating to Internal aItalrs' ~
would be of great advantage If these reports
oould have an attentive perusal by every MEM
ber of congress and by all who take an interest
in public affairs. Such a perusal could not
foii TO excite n higher appreciation of the vast
labor and conscientious effort which are gwen
IN the conduct of our civil administration.
The reports will, believe. show that every
question has been approached, considered ana
decided from the standpoint OF punhc uuty
and upon considerations aflectlng the pupilc
interests alone Again invite to- every Drahch
NJ the service the attention and scrutln! OIL
congress.
Reciprocity.
The work of the state department during
the last year has been characterized by an uh,
usual number of important negotiations ana
by diplomatic results OF notapic anu hiSniS
beneficial character. Among those are Vne
reciprocal trade arrangements whlch nave
been concluded, in the exercise OF the powers
conferred BY section 3 of the tariff law, with
the republic of Brazil, with Spain Tor It's west
India possessions, and with san Domingo
Like negotiations with other countries ma y
Icen much advanced. and it is hoped that oe-
fore tho close of the year further definite trade
ARRANGEMENTS of great value Will be con-
cludcd
The Seal Question.
In view of the reports which had been re-
in Behring sea. ! deemed it wise to propose 10
her maiesty's government in February last
that an agrecm, nt for a closed season shouu
be NAL pending the negotiations LOT "iu'
tration which then seemed To he approacHns
q f,vnr.,e conclusion. After much corre-
spondence. and delays for which thlS govern
mont was not responsible. an agreement was
reached and signed on the 10Th OF june Wy
which Great Britain undertook from ti,aV
date and until May |. lSe, to prohlo,t sne
killing By her subject, of seals in the l'ehrihS
sen. and the government of the United states,
during the same period, to inforce its existing
nrohibuies against pelagic sealing ana 10
limit the catch by the fur seal company upon
the islands { $500 skins
Concerning Boundaries
Provision should be made for a joint de-
marcation of the frontier line between Cah,
ada and the United states, wherever requlieu
by the Increasing border set lenehts' anu %
pecially for the exact location OF the Water
boundary in the straits and rivers
should have been glad to announce some
favorable disposition of the boundary dispute
betveen Great Britain and Venezuela touch-
~, ,,,e western frontier of British Guiana but
thc friendly efforts of the United states IN tna'
direction have thus far been unavailing ms
Government will continue To express lts CON-
Germ AT any appearance of foreign encroacn-
,nrnt on territories long under the auhlhis
trative control of American states.
The determination of "A disputed bouhuar!
iscosi1v attainabe by amicable arbltrauoh'
where the rights of he respective partles rest
rs here ON historic facts,rvadliy ascerlalhau'''
The president here refers TO the grauiE
inc results of the lahors of the state de-
partment and our ministers ahroa" III nav
inu the restrictions on American pork pro-
duets removed in Germany, Denmarh'
Italy. Austria and France
Brazilian Troubles.
The recent political disturbances in the Ke-
public of Brazil have excited regret ana So
Icitude The Information we losseSso" was
700 mcarer to enable u TO form p satisfactory
Judgment of 'he causes leading to the temper
airy assumption of supreme power by lres'uVnV
Funscca: but this government did h"' l"ll W
e~urc., lis an iols -olicitude for the peace OF
Brazi and for the maintenance of the free po-
Itical institutions which have been estap-
U.bod there, nor to offer our advice that great
,uodrration should he observed in the rla9l Oh
partie, and the contest for the le 2dership.
These couuecls were received IN the most
friendly spirit, and the latest formation Is
that constitutional government has oeeh re
established without bloodehed.
The Ncw Orleans Lynching'
The lynching at New Orleans in March last
of eleven men of Italian nativity by mon "l
citizen, was mos dcporahle ana discrtdlta-
ble incident II did not. however nave lts
ORIGIN in any general animo,ity to the Italian
people' h'l !" ""E -. ,.ta,i,na ,vara
ment oi ltaly' WIN Nl,Nn wa irl,a INV of
OF the most lrlehu'! 'n'i ,I1,, a.. tho
the mon was ulre'''u a. '.;a i, H.
supposed partlclp+nn" vi ~, oIlrde to
murder OF aci'E ol''eI. go nt,orse
TINS ~ mitigating III az! aToct
egalnS> law anu nui't"'l'' } u"s ',b;ab ,,ro,v
ing the lhlerhh''H"' fu' .''',.,'tad Nv tho
out OF H. III was AZ oi''. iei ~ ,I,asa ,,boco
Italian minister tha' se' t,I' ,,a,o Lillian
lives ha' peeu 'ahe,' W Wv .',D ,,oaa for tho
subjects ana u ue'I,.'..in' " ia Coz an In
punishment Oh 'he i'aInoiP' go Who we're
demnlty 10 the ia'hi''e9 Vi
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1T is to be regre''eu tnal Wv i,'" ,in' nnt
which these ci'.ihs were pI ,te,''ia "s ,ha
such rs To proiho,e c",!' o,.'..7'I - a.,ni
question lnVolNeu' nu' tni9 ma. W. ,;"a.;n,,
buted 10 inc cNoi.oi'i ,iiaii NJ ,.io,vs
when ihe crihe "''' oI1i,-ations 70
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view 'o"e'cIH'nc ny ~ IA ,,i5,r s,,rh
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