The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-16
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Tho reports of the heads of the several ex-
ecutive departments, required by law TO be
submitted TO me, which are herewith trans
mitted, and the 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 and 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
fectively urge the removal of such discrim-
nations against our meats. It is gratifying
TO be able to state that Germany, Denmark,
Italy, Austria and France, in the order
named, have opened their ports to in
spected American pork products. The re-
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 fancied, which had been pre-
viously urged. The State Department. our
Ministers abroad and the Secretary of
Agriculture have co-operated with unfiag-
ging and intelligent zeal for the accomplish
=
an agreement have been reached with
Germany, looking to equitable trade con-
cessions 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
OUR RELATIONS WITH CHILL.
The civil war in Chill which began in Jan
uary last, was continued, but fortunately
with lnfrequent and not important armed
afllfG A..
gressional forces landed near Valparaiso.
and after bloody engagement captured
that city President Balmaceda at once
recognized that his cause was lost, and
provisional government was speedily estab-
iished by the victorious party. Our Min
ister was promptly directed to recog-
nize and put himself in communion
tion with this Government so soon
as it should have established its
de facto character, which was done
During the pendency 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
policy 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 our
Minister or of our naval officers during the
struggle has been presented to this Govern
ment; and IL is u matter of regret that so
many of our own people should have given
ear to unofficial charges and complaints that
manlfestly had their origin in rival interests
| and in wish to pervert the relations 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 aud to call
| for 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-leave and unarmed, were
assaulted by armed men nearly simulta-
neously in different localities in the city.
| One petty officer was killed out
! right and seven or 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
wounds, An investigation of the affair was
promptly made by board of officers of the
Baltimore, and their report shows that these
assaults were unprovoked, that our men
were conducting themselves in a peaceable
| and orderly manner, and that soma
of the police of the city took part
in the assault and used their weapons
with fatal effect, while a few others
with some well disposed citizens, endeavored
TO protect our men. Thirty-six of our sail.
ors were arrested, and some of them, while
being taken TO prison, We're cruelty beaten
and maltreated. The fact that they
were all 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 no
other explanation Of this bloody work has
been suggested 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 Government was at oncs called to
this affair, and statement of the facts
obtained by the investigation we had
conducted was submitted, accompanied by
a request to be advised of any other or
qualifying facts in the possession of the
! Chilian Government that might tend TO re-
! lieve this affair of the appearance of an in
suit to this Government. The Chilian Gov.
ernment was also advised that if such quail
| flying facts did not exist this Government
would confidently expect full and promp,
reparation.
1t is 20 he regretted that the reply of the
Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Provi
sional Government was couched in an often
sive tone. To this no response has been
maze This Government is now awaiting
the result of an investigation which has been
conducted by the criminal court at Val.
! d raiSO lt is reported uuOfttclally that the
investigation is about completed, and it is
expected that the result will
soon be communicated 10 this Gov.
erument together with some ade-
quate and satisfactory response TO the note
by which the attention of Chilli was called tC
this incident Ii these just expectatio ms
should be DISAPPOINTED or further needless
delay intervene, l will, by a special message.
bring this matter again to the attention of
Congress for such action as may bs neces-
sary. The entire correspondence with the
Government of Chill willat an early date be
submitted to Congress
THE CHINESE QUESTIONS.
The late outbreak against foreigners in
various parts of the Chinese Empire has beer
a cause Of deep concern in view of the nu
merous establishments of our citizens il
tue interior of that country. This Govern
ment can do no less than insist upon a con.
tinuance Of ths protective and puntory
measures which the Chinese Government ha'
to protect our citizens peicaaby soiourning
in China, but recent unofficial information
indicates that what was at first regarded as
an outbreak OF mob violence against foreign
ers has assumed the larger form OF an in
surrection against public order.
The Chinese Government has declined 10
receive Mr.. Blair as the Minister of thu
United States on the ground that as a par
ucipant, while a Senator in the enactment
of the existing legislation against the intro
duction of Chinese laborers, he has become
untriendly and Objectionable to China.
have felt constrained to point out TO tn,
Chinese Government the untenableness o
this position. which seems TO rest as much