The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-17
The !! MESSAGE.
President Harriaon's Third Annual
Message to Congress. >
GENERAL REVIEW CT STATE AFFAIRS.
reciprocity, tho Tarln: Finance, Silver and
Other Questions-Thef CHILEAN and
Italian lmoroglios -vlews on tho
"Gerrymander"-Sugge
PRESIDENT HARR1soN's OPINIONS.

PRESIDENT HARR1sON's OPINIONS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-The following
Is President Harrison's message to the
Fifty Second congress:
TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF RrpRrsrnr.
A1lvEs: The reports OF the heads OF the sever
o. executive departments, required bv law to
US submitted to me- which are herewith trans
!ntted, and the reports Of the secretary OF the
treasury and the attorney general, made d.
s view ., q &c eoaSreSs furnish
M ns0H! year re.stin9 to International affairs It
report. 90 could b great advantage these
ana al who take an interest in ps eSnsfe as
salIs; such perusal should not fail to excite u
scientious effort which are given to the Conduct
Of our civil administration The reports viii. I
saos saa has been
standpoint OF public duty and upon considera-
-IoaS G1te6ttng the public interests alone
the attention and scrutiny OF congress.
Reciprocal Trade.
,,. LUG wofk OF the state department during the
."Ss year mas been characterized by an I'M
diplomatic results Of a notable ana highly ben
enclai character Among these are the recip.
cSded 5ra a arrangements which have been CON
ciuueo IN the exercise Of the power conferred
Dy section , Of the tariff law with the republic
Of Brazil with Spain for its West India posses.
With other countries have been much advnnced
ana Is hoped that before the close OF the year
Va1ue Will be concluded
The BehrnE Sea- Question.
cs, In view Of the reports which have been re.
her maes4y SCI" deemed IT wise to propose to
mat an agreement as to q closed season Should
. DC maze pending the negotiations for arbitra.
favorable conclusion. After much corresnond
ence and delays for which this government
and signed on the 18th Of June by which
and until May 1891 to prohibit the killing i by
me government OF the United States, during
me same period, to enforce its existing pro.
tn against pelagic sealing and to limit
inc Islands to $500 skins. II this agreement
could have been reached earlier. in response to
would have been more effective; but. coming
even o. late as It did. 1t unquestionably result
60 IN greatly diminishing the destruction OF
the seals by the Canadian sealers.
Our Pork Abroad.
The laws OF the last congress providing
eystem OF inspection for our meats intended
nove1 t% and clothing the president
should perpetrate unjust determinations
aRE of the United States
TO TO-, effectively effectively urge the removal Of
sqen alsorim'nat:ons against our meats 1t is
denmark. Italy Austria and France in the or.
ner named have opened their ports to inspected
lions in every instance was asked for and given
solely upon the ground that We had
nov now provided meat inspection that should
Oe accepted as adequate to the complete re.
moyal of the dangers, real or fancied, which
nao been previously urged.
Brazilian Troubles.
The recent political disturbances in the re-
puohc OF Brazil have excited regret and solicit
meagcr to enable us to form satisfactory
judgment OF the causes leading to the tenn
dent F'onseca; but this government did not fan
10 express to him its anxious solicitude for the
Of the free political institutions which had re
Gently been established there nor to offer our
aovlce tnat great moderation should be OBJ
served IN the clash OF parties and the contest
Tor leadership These cHunsels were received
IN the most friendly spirit, and the latest in
formation is that constitutional government has
oeen re-cstablished without bloodshed
The New Orleans Lynchins.
The lynching at New Orleans in March last
oil eleven men OF Italian nativity by mob Of
able incident. It did not, however, have it's
origin in any, general luminosity to the Italian
people nor In any disrespect to the govern
Of the most friendly character The fury of the the
mob was directed against these men as the
she murder ct or
not allude to this as mitigating in any degree
THIS onense against law and humanity, but
which grew out Of it. It was openly Represented
by the Italian minister that several OF those
aan the mob
the punishment Of the participants and for an
indemnity aa to the families Of those who were
IN which these claims were presented was not
sucn as to promote calm discussion OF the
stDuted to the e sai @ay ~ aed
IMAGINATION which the crime naturally
evoked: The views Of this government as to
were fully stated in the correspondence as its
purpose to make an investigation Of the affair
present any cfrcumstances that could u Wiee
such rules OF duty We had indicated, ere.
are an obligatt n upon the United States.
plcnipotcntiary of Italy at this capital has re-
tarded the further correspondence but it is not
doubted that friendly conclusion is attanable.
some suggestions owing out OF this un-
happy incident are worthy the at eutio7 OF
congress. 1t would, believe, be entirely com
u treaty rights OF for gncrs donnie; lea in the
United Sta es cognizaDle in TIE federal courts.
THIS has not, however, been done, and federal
o1ncers and courts have power in such cases
70 interviews either for the protection OF a
foreign citizen or for the punishment of his
Of the law, that the officers OF theIstate charged
with police and judicial powers in such cases
must, in the consideration Of the International
questions, growing out OF such incidents, be re-
garded IN such sense as federal agents as to
make this government answerable for their
the United States had used its constitutio Constitution
power to define and punish crimes against
treaty rights.
The CHILEAN Imbroeilo.
The civil war in Chill, which began in Janu
nry last, was continued but fortunately with
infrequent and not important armed collisions.
landed near Valparaiso and after bloody fe en-
maceda at once recognized that his cause was
am NnVy3c3 ~
speedily established by the victorious party.
Our minister was promptly directed to rec
oT 'h ri. and put himself in
done During the tendency of this civil con-
this government to extend belligerent rights
to insurgents and to give audience to their rep
r-senta.ives. This was declined. and that pol
eminent, when wrenchsd by civil war, SO
strennously insisted upon on the part
nrmed vessei commsnded by = naval oicer OF Of
the insurgent feet manned by. it's sailors and
with soldiers on board, was seized under pro-
cess Of the United States court at San Diego,
CAL: for violation OF our neutrality laws.
While in the custody OF an oficer OF the court
,h;s with the dignity and sslirespeet Of
to abide the judgment Of the court. This was
SO clear to the iunta OF the congressional party,
eign relations Of the provisional government
addressed to Rear Admiral Brown command
ing the United States naval forces q communi-
cation, from which the following is an extract:
1.-THE provisional government has learned by
the cablegrams OF the associated press that the
transport Itata, detained in San Diego by order
Of the United. States, for taking on board NUM-.
lions OF war aud In possession Of the marshal,
who was landed at point near the coast, and
then continued her voyage. II
this news be correct, this government
would deplore the conduct of the Itata, and
rs an evidence that 1t is not disposed to sup
port or agree to the infracticn OF the laws Of
VANTAGE Of the PERSONA relations ; You have ave-
been good enough to maintain with him since
your arrival in this port to declare to you that
- soon as she is within reach of cur orders his
government will put the Itata, with the arms
and munitions she took on board In San Diego,