Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-12-25
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

submitted to me- which are herewith trans
mitted, and tie reports OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury. and the Attorney General
made directly TO Congress, furnish a COM
prehensive view OF the administrative work
of the last fiscal year relating to internal
affais.
AMERICAN PORK IN EUROPE.
The law of the last Congress providing a
system of inspection for our meats intended
for export AMI clothing the President with
power to exclude foreign products from our
market in case the country sending them
should perpetuate unjust determinations
against any product OF the United States,
placed this Government in a position to eff
fectlvely urge the removal Of such dIscr.mi-
nations against our meats. 1t is gratifying
to be able TO state that Germany, Denmark
Italy, Austria and France, in the order
named, have opened their ports t. IN
sDected American pork products. the
moval of these restrictions in every instance
was asked for and given solely upon the
ground that we had now provided meat
inspection that should be accepted as
adequate to the complete removal of the dan
gers, real or tancie5, which had been pre-
viously urged. The State Department, our
Ministers abroad and the Secretary o.
Agriculture nave co-Operated with unfla9-
g1ng and intelligent zeal for the accomplish
ment OF TINS great result. The outlines OF
an agreement have been reached with
Germany, looking to equitable trade
cesSlOnS in consideration of the continued
free importation of her sugars, but the time
has not yet arrived when the correspondence
can be submitted to Congress.
TIE NEW ORLEANS LYNCHING.
The lynchIng at New Orleans in March
last OF eleven men of Italian nativity by
mob of citizens a most deplOrabla and
dlscredltable incident. 1t did not, however
have its orr gin in any general animOsIty to
the italian people nor in any diSrespect to
the Government of Italy, with which our
relations We're of the most friendly ch4rac-
ter. The fury Of the mob was directed
against these men the supposed partici-
pants or accessories in the murder of a city
officer. L do not allude to this as mitigating
IN any degree this Offense against law and
humanity but only as affecting the inter
national questions which grew out of it,
1t was at once represented by the Italian
Minister that several of those whose lives
had been taken by the mob were Italian SUBJ
Jects, and demand was made for the pun
1shment Of the participants and for an in
deInnlty to the families of those who
Killed 1t Is to be regretted that the manner
IN winch these claims were presented was not
such as to promote a calm discussion of the
questions involved: but this may well be at
trlbuted to the excitement and Indignation
which the crime naturally evoked. The
views of this Government as to its Obliga-
tons to foreigners domiciled here were fully
stated IN the correspondence, as we'll as its
purpose TO make an investigation of the at
IdIL Will d view 10 O6C0fnlno whether there
were present any circumstances that could
under such rules of duty as we had Indicated
create an obligation upon the United States
Inc temporary absence of a Minister PlenDO
tentlary OF Italy at this Capital has retarded
the further correspondence, but it is not
counted that friendly conclusion is attaina-
bic.
Some suggestions growing out OF this un
happy incident are worthy the attention OF
Congress. 1t would, [ believe, be entirely
font tSnFs 'S,F.rr
against the treaty right of foreigners domi-
clled in the United States cOgniZabie in the
Federal courts This has not. however been
done, and the Federal officers and courts
nave no power IN such cases to intervene
either for the protection of foreign citizen
or Tor the punishment of his slayers. 1t seems
to me to follow in this state of the law that
the officers Of the State charged with police
ana judicial powers in such cases must in
the consideration of international questions
growing out of such incidents, be regarded
IN such sense as Federal agents as to make
thlS Government anSwerabe for their acts
IN cases where it would be answerable if the
United States had used its constitutional
power to define and punish crimes against
treaty rights,
OUR RELATIONS WITH CHILL
The civil war in Chill, which began in Jan
uary last, was continued, but fortunately
with lntrequent and not important armed
collisions, until August rs, when the Con-
greSsiOnal forces landed near Valparaiso
and after a bloody engagement captured
that city. President Balmaceda at once
recognized that his cause was lost, and a
provisional government was speedily estab-
Ilshed by the victorious party. Our Min.
lister was promptly directed to recog-
nize and put himself in communica,
ton with this Government so soon
de facto character, which was done
During the tendency of this civil conquest
frequent direct appeals were made to this
Government to extend belligerent rights to
the insurgents and to give audience to their
representatives. This was declined and that
pOllcy was pursued throughout, which this
Government, when wrenched by civil war,
so strenuOusly insisted upon on the part of
European nations.
No official complaint of the conduct of ou1
Minister or OF our naval officers during the
struggle has been presented to this Govern
ment; and 1t Is a matter of regret that SC
many OF our own people should have given
ear to unofficial charges and complaints that
manlfestlv had their origin in rival interests
and III a wish 10 perVerJ Inc reIaClOnS OF the
United States with Chill.
THE VALPARAISO INCIDENT.
On the 10th of October an event occurred
in Valparaiso SO serious and tragic in its cir
cumStances and results as to very Justly ex-
cite the Indignation Of our people and to call
tor prompt and decided action on the part of
this Government. A considerable number of
the sailors OF the United States steamship
Baltimore. then in the harbor of Valparaiso.
being upon shore-eave and unarmed. were
assaulted by armed men nearly simulta-
neousv in different localities in the city
One petty officer was killed out
right ana seven OF eight seamen were
seriously wounded, one OF whom has since
died. SO savage and brutal was the assault
that several of our sailors received more
than two. and one as many as eighteen, stab
wOunGS An jDvaSti tiOn of the affair