The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-12-17
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
A Worry LonRthy Public Document
Summarized.
Rapid Ncylcw Of the Departmental
Operations Together with the IL
nnnrlal Operations, For
elan Relations, Etc.

WAsnINoroN, Dec. p-Thc following
Is synopsis Of the presidents ncssngc
sent to congress- to-day and read In
both houscs:
Tho document opens by directing tlc nttcn
| compnnviuH
=. In reviewing Tho work " the ptatc Department
| the pic7lcnt rcicr7 TO the number of import.
| ant ncpuliniun7 AMI thOir rrrul'g that have Rig
| nnli5ed ~" pn7t your among thCm hong the r'.
! s'pr9chl trade r'lntione with l'r02r, with Spain
DominHo, OHIO and slnilarnogotiations are ii
;, The lt'hrt.a scn ditputc Iq In process Of art
| tlcmcnt and viii bO nliultod w arbitration
| Recommendation IL inndr for ipiut denmark
| alton Of tho frontier l'nr between tho United
tlnt'a nnd 'anhdn whor"v"r iNpuirrd by IN
crnn"tnv border settlement. especially for tho
| exact lu"ntinu Of tho water boundaries In the
! strn't npI rvrta
| bTh" friendly ctforte W tho United Statcq Ia
! nid IN 4.iil mont Of 'rc boundary dispute ho
| tw"nn Grnn' Britain aud Nonczuoln have thus
| fat h'un uuNnilrp
| Tho uu"rugs Of rctnlintorv incnsurcs In intro.
! duriug the Nmcticou hog 70 the European pub
| !c is gratifying 10 tho administration. The ont
! nn'1o M nntron.nt h1vr boon reached with
Rtuns in CON liberation ot the continued FREQ i'm
| rortatipl of hcr su',ur4. hut tho time has not
| yet arrived whon this correspondence can he
| submitted 10 rpu,rusg
| Th' rrcq1upt Nv ~ irvryp tho rccont courqc
of annip IN Rrzn. with which thr pnblir Is
! familiar. md also the Mn1i lyuchug case In
! Now Orlunn', rom1rlt'ug Nv the hitter Calr that
| ,h' Hmnuia,Y hh ,n,r OF u mini.tor rcnipo
! t"niiny nj the Cltitnl has retarded the further
! corr"guonacncn, lnt II ig not doubted that n
| hirudlv cpuulusiru 20 nitHiunbo.
In referring 10 orr rnlntiunp with Chill during
| th" lat" civil war IN" president comments tho
| course Of Minister EgRp us characterized hy n
! desire to maintain mn attitude ot neutrality. and
| adds: "NU official complaint of the conduct oi
! o,r minister or ~ uur unynl officers during tho
| eiiugglo Inns boon presented tO thsgovCrnmrut
| and It " y mgttcr uf regret TINT sp many of our
| own people nhOuld have dvpn car 10 unofficial
! chllRc1 nnl complaints that mnniiretly had
their OTigiu in rival iutcrpgts aud In a wish tn
Chni, WV '''"''o"' '' '"0 =" "'''" '''''S "''n
| IN relation TO the nfrorling asylum to fugitive
! Hlhrrrnte Of the l}almprrd1 government in tho
! Amnilrgn legation NJ Santiago tho president
| RAya h. hls not been willing to direct the sur
| ,Cnd"r Of such or thusc persons without suita.
| bic conditions. II ia believed that tho govern
mont Of chill i9 not In position, In view Of tho
| prrcc1ont4 with which II ha4 boon connected, to
! hiondly deny ~" rght of nsvlum aud the cor
t"HrondonCc has not thus far presented amy such
/ denial
TUr nArrtNouF tvCIprVr
| ON tho Eth of Orohor mn event occurred in
! Valparaiso go SERIOUS AMI tragic m ita rrcum
ttnnCea and ioault1 a. to very Justly excite the
| hllignnlinn Of uur people and To rnl for prompt
md decided action ON the part of thi3
| government One petty navy officer wac
| Killed outright and suvcn or eight scamon
were, "ti"nsly. wounded, one of whom
!
na7nnli THAT several ut our sailors received moro
! t!.nn two nn1 uNo n7 many rs eight stab wounds
| These nssnultG WrrN unuIONuhCd, occurring
! simultaneously In various pnits Of the city, mud
snmr of the police uf the city took pnrt in tho
aasHult aud used their weapons with fatal effect,
| while tow others with iono well diapOsod cit.
! i2Nnq, ond"nvorrh to protect Our mon. Thirty.
| t'x of our sailors werc arrested nnd suinc ~
! them. while hning t1kon tp prison, were cruelty
! beaten md mntreatnd. Tho fact that they were
| NIL discharged, no criminal charge being lodged
| against nnv ono uf them, shows very clearly
that they wcrc Innocent of my breach Of tho
! peace.
SO far NJ 7 have vet been able 10 lcnrn tsnvq
| tln prrsi1Cntl, no other explanation Of this
! bloody work. h19 h"on suggested thu II had it1
origin IN hostility to these mon ns sailors Of the
| tnit"h statue, wearing thn uniform uf their gov
e'umont nnl not in ANY individual act or per.
snn1l nnmusity. The attention of the Chilian
government was nj uuco called tu the uT1r nnl
statement Of tho fl"ts obtained hy the invr4ti.
cation. II IL to hn regretted that tho reply ~
the secretary of foreign affairs uf the prov.
finngl government was Cuurhud In mn offensive
tone. 10 this no response hHg hNon mrlu. This
government IL now awaiting the result Of an IN.
v'Etirniion which is being conducted 10y the
criminal court Of NalrnlNso.
COigr's4 Is urged to d'mnud that Chill trk'
measures tu protect tho livoq ui Americans
within its lorGci9 Hul also to provide Tor tho
admission ui Cinnamon who may come tu this
country IN ouuno, .ion with thiun's world iuil.
exhibit Attention isdiroCtol to IN" Importance
of the micr. continental railway, the sulr"!H for
which are progressing
Survcys for the Pacific cable To Hawaii are hr.
nH made ana improycmout' OF Honolulu hnr
bpr grV promised. Congress- ~ asked tu i'm
lrov" the Pearl river hnrhur for naval sta
ton.
'Thc treatment Of tho Icws hv Russia and tho
effect Of this cNCrY.iyv Immigration On Amer
ica's labor mHrkct is drrmrd worthy of consld
oution. Further rmon,ran'cs to the ear
nrc urged.
Much co,ly aud necessary preparatory work
has been done in connection with the Nicaragua
canal, the Importance ut which project the
rrcgidont thinks, can not h' Uv"rr7timatcd, and
n EtViyg htUI4 ulNnGutpI
m" president hl1 recognized the island of
NnNng q ot the Wc,t Indian group ns u possrs-
sion ot the United States. GuHuu s II product.
aud labor laws are urged to prevent the treat.
m"ut of nlowrs IA couyicts aud the further
vilu ton Of blood.
international copyright hos been established
with lloIrum France Grrnt Britain aud the
British uuaHnH. IONS, aud II will soon ho Hn ac.
compli.h"d ln"t with Germany
rur rNurrr ASp rnr,7uuy
A gcnrip rlaurc nj tho stVtr Of business
throughout the country win think, satisfy any
impartial inquirer TINT the results ot tarin lcgis.
lation hay" dtnW",nt.d tlW 'ul prophecies of
largo measure realized the hopeful predictions
OF its friuuds Rarely, II ever before sI the his
,9ry OF the country, hw thgrr been = timo when
the proceeds nt ono dHv.e loh"ror the product
Of one fnImrd acre would purchase 40 lurgc mn
amount Of those things thnt enter into thc liv-
ing of the masses of the people
ouR FoREIuN COMMERCE.
During tho twelve months, from October l.
1900, to Sept mh'r ~, lSO, the total value Of our
foreign commerce imports nnd exports com
bincdl was 81 az 'NB, iON which was the largest
OF amy ycar in the history Of tho United states
The largest H. Ruy previous year was in 1870
whom our commerce amounted To Sl,BH, lNWl,
aud the lAat yclr exceeds this enormous aggrr.
gate 10y over SilOUONN During the year end
Ing September 20. 1871, our imports Of mcrchan.
disc amounted to SN!t, ,5lb2iO, which was an in d.
crease of moro lhan Sll,hnW over the value of
the imports Of he corresponding months Of the
preceding year when tho imports Of mcrchRn-
disc were unusually large in anticipation of
NhA tuUstn lnt Int hln las
average annual value Of tho imports Of
merchandise for tho ten years from
the year ending september ~, 1891 this annual
average was exceeded 10y SlR ny, iGn II We
take the six months ending September ~, last
which covers the time during which sugars have
been admitted free of duty, the per cent, ~
value of merchandise imported FRI" of duty Is
found to he b6W which IL n largcr porccntaRc
of FREQ imports than during any prior fiscal
year In tho history OF the government. our cN.
ports Of merchandise for the twelve months
show an increase of S&,Qli liUl, which Ia nearly
three times tho average annual increase OF OK
ports Of merchandise during any year In the
history OF the government.
PROTECTION AND PRNK TRADE.
II may he argued that our condition would be
better u our tariff legislation were upon free
cannot % bo denied that ali thc condi'
tons Of prosperity and of general contcnmcnt
are present In larger degree than ever hrforo
IN our history and that too just when It was
prophescd thoy would ho In the worst state
AkltNliOn Tor fuuttNl fnhngtA IN MIlH hhu nNhll'
cial legislation can not help hut may seriously
impede business 20 the prosperity of which
some decroc of stability In legislation is essen
tia,
think thereare conclusive evidences that the
now tariff has created several great In, nistiics
which viii within few yoars give omployment
To several hundred thousand American work
ingmon and women. In Wow of tho somewhat
ov, rcrowded condition Of the labor market Of
the United States overy patriotic citizen should
rejoice at such a result
THE pINANCBs
rrhn aeci all. > of tha traa snry an 80 that Tho