Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17

Relations with China.
The late outbreak against foreigners in vari-
GUS parts of the Chinese empire has teen
cause Of deep concern in view OF the numerous
establishments Of our citizens Ia the interior
OF that country This government can do no
less Than insist upon a continuance 81 the pro
tective and puAitory measures which the
Chinese government has heretofore applied.
No effort Will BE omitted to protect our citi-
zeuS peaceably Sol1urniug in China but recent
unofficial information indicates that what was
at first regarded As az outbreak az mob vio-
fence against IQrelEners has assumed The larger
form Of an inSuerectiou against public order.
The Chimes government has declined 10 re-
celNe Mr. blAtr as the minister ot Ghe United
States on the ground that as q participant,
While senator. jn the enactment % the exist
ing egislat.on against The Introduction oi Chi
nese laborsrs hs mas become untciendIy and
Objectionable TO China have talt constrained
TO point out 10 tae Chinese government the un-
icuableness q this position which seems 70
rest as much on tine unacecptah1ty ~ our leg
iSlation as ou that 81 tie person chosen. and
which, II admitted. would practically deour
selection Of any representative SO long as the
existing laws remain I'm force
KaIakaua's Death.
The death Of King I5alakaua in the United
States Afforded occasion TO testify our friend
ship for EDwad uv conveying the kings body
70 his own land In naval vessel with All due
honors Int government q his successor,
Queen LiiiuokalauL is seeking TO promote
closer commercial relations with the United
States.
The Arbitration Treaty.
The arbitration treaty formulated by the in
ternational American conference lapsed 10y
reason Of the failure to exchange Publications
fully Tlthin the limit u{ time provided; but
several OF the governments concerned have ex
pressed desire 10 save tails important result
of the conference 10y an extension ot the period
II is, IN my judgment incumbent upon the
United States 70 conserve the influential initi-
atiye il mas taken in this measure by satisfy
ing the instrument and by advocating the pro.
posed extension 81 due time FOR exchange.
These views have been made known TO the
other signaiores.
Russia's Treatment of the Jews.
This government has found occasion TO ex.
press, in friendly spirit, but with much earn
estness, 10 the government OF the car IL
serious concern because Of the harsh measures
now being enforced against the Hebrews in
Russia, by the reylya! Of the auti-semetic
laws long in allegiance, great numbers OF those
unfortunate persons have been constrained to
abandon their homes and leave the empire by
reason OF the impossihility OF finding suhsist-
epce within tie pale 20 which il is sought to
contine them The immigration Of these peo
pie 10 the United Statcs-many other countries
being closed 10 them-iS largely increasing and
is likely to assume proportions which may
make it difficult 10 find homes and employment
for them here ana 20 seriously affect the labor
market. II Is estimated that over 100000
viii be forced from Russia within few years.
The Hebrew Is never a beggar; he has al
ways kept the law-life by tull-often
under severe aud oppressive civil
restrictions 1t is also true that no race, sect
or class has more fully cared for its own than
the Hebrew race But the sudden transfer OF
such multitude under conditions that tend to
strip them Of their small Accommodations and to
depress their energies and courage Is
neither good for them nor for US
The Nicaraguan Canal
The annual report Of the Maritime Canal
Company Of Nicaragua shows that much
costly and necessary preparatory work has
been done during the year I'm the construction
of shops, railroad tracks and harbor piers and
breakwaters, and that the work OF canal con
81 ri II 1p ono
| to be matter Of the highest concern to
the United States that this canal, connecting
the waters Of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
and giving TO Us a short water communi-
cation between our ports upon those two great
seas, should be speedily constructed and at the
smallest practicable limit OF cost The gain
| in freights TO the people and the direct saving
| to the governmentse0f the United States in the
use of its naval vessels would pay the entire
cost OF this work within short series OF years.
i most sincerely hope that neither party
nor sectional lines will be drawn upon this
| great American project, so full of interest TO
the people OF all our states and so influential in
| itS effects upon the prestige and prosperity of
| oSr common country.
International Copyright.
International copyright has been secured in
accordance with the conditions OF the act OF
March :, 1891, with Belgium, France, Great
Britain and the British possessions, and
Switzerland the laws of those countries per
hitting to our citizens the benefit OF copyright
on substantially the same basis as 10 their own
a
cial convention has been negotiated upon this
subject which will bring that country within
the reciprocal benefits OF our legislation.
Effect of Tariff Legislation.
The general interest in the operations Of the
treasury department has been much augment
ed during the last year by reason OF The con-
ficting predit tons which accompanied and
followed the tariff and other legislation of the
last congress affecting the revenues as to the
results Of this legislation upon the treasury
aud upon the country, On the one hand il was
contended that imports would so fall of as to
Leave the treasury bankrupt and that prices
of articles entering into the living OF the
people would be SO enhanced to dis
astrously AFFECT their Comfort and happiness
while on the other II was argued that the loss
to the revenue, largely the result OF placing
sugar on the free list, would be direct gain to
the people; that the prices OF the necessaries
of life, including those most highly protected
would not be enhanced; that labor would have
q larger market and the products Of the Aarm
advanced prices; while the treasury surplus
and receipts would be adequate to meet the
appropriations including the large exceptional
expenditures for the refunding to the states of
the direct tax and the redemption OF the an
per cent. bonds.
1t is not my purpose TO enter at any length
into a discussion of the effects OF the legisia-
tion to which have referred but brief ex-
animation Of the statistics Of the treasury and
q general glance at the state of business
throughout the country will, think satisfy
any impartial inquirer that its results have dis
appointed the evil prophecies OF Its opponents
and in a large measure realized the hopeful
predictions OF its friends Rarely il ever be-
fore, in the history OF the country has there
been a time when the proceeds Of one days
labor or the product OF one farmed acre would
purchase so large an amount OF those things
that enter into the living of the masses OF the
people. believe that fun test will develop
the fact that the tariff act Of the Ffty-fir
congress is very favorable in its average effect
upon the prices OF articles entering into com.
mon
Exports and Imports.
During the twelve months from October /,
1880, to September 30 1891, the total value OF
our foreign commerce imports and exports
combined was Sl,74S.ygIS 40 which was the
largest OF any year in the history Of the United
States. The largest in any previous year was
in 1890 when our commerce amounted 10
&,647, 0J3 and the last year exceeds this
enormous aggregate by oyer Sl0000j,000. II IS
interesting and TO some will be surprising, to
know that during the year ending Septem-
Der 80, 1891, our imports of merchandise
amounted TO sS}4,71 270, which was an increase
Of more than Ii0000O0 over the value Of the
imports OF the corresponding months Of the
preceding year when the imports OF merchan.
disc we're unusually large In anticipation Of
the tariff legislation then pending. The av-
erage annual value Of the imports OF merchan-
disc for the ten years from 1891 TO 1890 was
S699, lS6, 522 and during the year ending Sep
TENDER 3d. 1891 this annual average was ex-
ceeded by 1892 52s, 469 The value Of free inn
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