Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-09
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

q gynop6i9 or Inc Ei0slueuVo neo-NSo' 'so"
in both houses Of Congress to day:
To the Senate and House of Representatives
The work of the State Department duriog
:ha last year hea been characterized by On
nuusual number OF important regulations
aud Big diplomatic resuita OF Dotsb!e end
highly beneficial character. Among these
ere the reciprocal trade arrangements which
have boen concluded With the republic OF
Brazil, with Spain for j'a Was. Iudia possee
siops. and with Ssn D,minao, and It Is
hoped that before the Gloss Of The year tar
Their definite trade arrangements OF great
value will be concluded.
Ideemed IL wise to proDoso to ker Ms1ee.
ty's government il February last that 40
F., agreement fer closed seeeon In the Bearing
| Ees shcald &c made, pending thu nego,ia'
lions foT arbitration. am glad low TO bs
able 20 announce that terme satisfactory 10
this government have been agreed upon.
and tn&t 81 agreement ss to the srbl'Isto's
| Is ell that Is necessary to the completion OF
the ocn7en;iop.
Regarding ths boundary dispute between
Great Bti,ain and Venezuela, he eass this
govern rsnt will continue to express its CON-
ezra at say appearance of foreign eIorcach-
meDs On territories long under ths admins
t.rm!ustion OF zputed boundary ia easily
st,gi1eb!e By amioabie arbitration, where
the RI h of the respective parties rest, ss
| heyc, cn bisfovio faots, readily ascestaiDable.
Iao i acLiog 6. New O:lssns In March
lasl CT eleven men OF I.sian nativity By q
moe Of ci;'zons was. he says, 6ieored!table
incident q demand was made by the lta!-
Ian minister fer the punishment OF the par
ticipants and for 90 ibdauiuisy &c the fami.
! lies IF thoss who were killed, I'll to be re-
g5o,:ee .neS tho manner ia which these
| claims Fere presented wes rot suca CO to
p:omgts calm ,,iseussivn<oi The questions
| Involved 5us l. is net doubled that friend
| | = conclusion is asteiuabls. The fade!al Of
(, GERS arc courts bsys 10 povsr In sush cases
! ID Intervene either FOR the protection OF a
! foreign citiz,n or FIR ne punishment ct his
| s!ayers l. eseGe . ma 10 follow, In this
| state tta Lev, thet The officers ofthe State
charged with police aud Judicial powers 10
sueh cssee mus, in The consideration CT In
{ tsrns;i2rs questions growing oct CT such
! Incidents, be regarded In such sense IS fed
I eral agents IS TO make this government an
/ sWetabie for ihsir ac's Ia oeass where 1t
would bs snsweIeblo II the Uaised States
( hal ussd i;s constitutional power to define
a9c gugish crimes against treaty rights.
] Durire the DroeFe g OF the wsr in Chile
tb!s gc7erp e ant tepdert Its good Offices to
/ tricg shout peaceful Adjustment, and 1t
{ uGs al che time hoped that good result
n'eh b. reached bat 10 this we were dis
appointed No ctticis complaint ofthe con-
duet Of Cur miniatur CT 81 cur naval Officers
duTie e .hn struggle has bsen presented to
this gossro u cert, and II is matter ofregrst
| tbsS &c many cf cur ON people should have
| given Ger 10 uGoMci,l charges and COM
pisInts that man!;estIy had their origin In
rival interests god in wish 10 peEvert the
relations OF tie Ugi:ed States With Chie.
| With tbs ova5throog Ell the Balnsceds gov
erunspt, BE sr6 II my OF bis Councillors and
of1icefs became at cnon iuglives for their
| lives aud appsaied to the commanding Ct
| fcers Of the f,rs'gl naval 7eaees In the bar
Der Of Valparaiso snG 10 the res'dsnt for
eign EaEiater5 st S.Diiago for asylum. 1
have rot been wiling to direct tho surEeu-
der c. such of tbese persons go are etill 10
thu American legation Ti.haIt eultable
conditions. o. the 16 a of October
considerable humber OF tha sailo:s
OF the Uai,ed States steamship Baltimore,
then 10 the hcfbor 0. Valparaiso, being upon
shore Leave and urarmed, were assaulted by
armed men Iseriy simultaneously liz differ
ent localities in The city. One petty ofllcer
was killed outright eud ee7eD o. eight sea-
msn wsre seriously wounded, one OF
whom has sinos died, and thirty-aix of our
sailors were arrested, and some OF them,
while bsiag taken TO prison, we're cruelty
beaten and :naltreated. The attention of
| the Chilean go7ernmen was at once called
| TO this affair, and statcIant OF the facts
was submitted, accompanied by s request to
be advised OF OF any other c. qualifying facts
| that might tend 20 sei:sVe the affair OF the
appearance OF an inenlt to this government
1t is TO b. regretted thai tbs reply OF the
Secretary for Foreign Affairs CT the provls-
| ioual government ws9 couchea in en- of,n-
| sive tone. 70 this 10 response has been
| made. Iffurthsr needless delay intervene,
l will, bY spsolal message, bring this mat
tor sgaln to the attention of Congress- for
such ec'ion &C nag DO necessary.
The Chinese government has declined to
receive Mr.. Bal. 81 the Minister OF the
United States on the ground that, SO par
| ticlpent, while Senator, In the enactment
OF the existing legislation against the intro
duction Of Chinese laboTere, be hes become
| unftiendly and otiactlonsie to China. 1
| have fslt constrained TO point o1t to the
| Chinese government the urtenebleness of
this position, which Seams to ress ss much
DC tn0 unacCeptGjlllty CT cur leslsieVoo a5
on that CT the persoa chosen, and which, II
| admitted, would practically debar the ss-
lection OF auy representative go long as the
existing LAYS remain In force.
deem 1t 10 be e matter Of the highest
concern to the Unlsed STATES that the
Nicaragua canal, giving to us short water
communication between our ports upon two
great sess should DO speedily CONSTRUCTED.
The gain In freights TO the people end tina
direct saving to the government of the
United States Ii the uss gifts naval vessels
would pay the entire cost of this work with
Ia short snEiea Of years. 1 am quite viii.
ling to recommend government promotion
In the prosecution OF q work which, II no
other means offered for securing Its compile
ton, ia os such traaaoeHdent interest that
the government should, In my opinion, Sc.
cure 1t by direct appropriations from Its
treasury, A eusrsnty of the bonds of the
canal company to 90 amount necessary to
the completion OF the canal could. l
think, be go given as not to involve
any serious risk OF ultimate loss
brief examination OF the statistics OF the