The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S MESSAGE.
TOUCHES MANY SUBJECTS.
SIR. Biount'a Report Approved.-Tarin
Reform Urged No Hurry About
Change In the Currency.

tn the Congress OF the United states:
The cons,ltutl,ill duties which require
the president from time to time to give
to the congress Information OF the ttate
Of the Union and recommend to their CON
alteration such measures as he shail JuiEr
necessary and cxpedient. is htuhGS eH
tered upon by communicating to the con
gress a careful examination of the dstnle1
statements and well supported recon-
rn.nd4tisns contained in the reports OF
the heads Of departments who are cnithS
charged with the executive Wofh OF tit
rovcI,nmerft- In en- effort to abrldse ms
communication as much az is consistent
vim its uurpose / shall supplement
briaf reference 10 the contents OF the he
detrimental reports by the mention OF hdth
executive business and incidents - ~
not embraced therein and by suSh
ommendntions MS appear 70 be AZ tnis ~,
ticular time appropriate. w nue. uui -
eiCn relations have not at an lillcS 49,.
ing the past year been entirely free i'o'"
perpleNity no embarrassing s,tuiu9h
mains that will not Yield TO The spirit OF
fairness and love OF Justice. winch. l2iheo
with cons .stcnt frnnesa, charAc'efl@e .
truly American foreign policy
My predecessor having accepted the
Office Of arbitrator OF the long standing
boundary disputes rendered TO the presi-
dent by the Argentine Republic and Bra
I'll. 1t has been my agreeable duty 10 re
celye the special ENJOYS commissioned by
thcss states. 10 lay before me evidence
and arguments In beha4f OF lher re-
Ths ouibr,tk OF democratic hostllitles
In the republic Of Brazil found ne
United States alert to watch the Interests
OF our citizens In THAI country, Win
which We carry on important commerce.
Several vessels OF our ne" navy nfe now
and for some time have been stationed
at Rio de Junclro. Tie struggle IS
between the established government
which controls the machinery Of the
tea NJ MI fytf
tain friendly relations, and certain oti-
GERS Of the navy employing the vessels OF
their command In an attack upon the ma
tional capital and chief seaport ms;
lacking as II does. the elements oil dlNlleu
administration. / have failed to sec that
the Insurgents can reasonably claim recos-
milton AZ hclligerents. Thus far the po-
sitton OF our government has been that
OF an attentive but an Impartial observer
OF the unfortunate conflict
In passing upon our liked policy OF I'M
par-Ial neutrality In such condltlon OF
affairs as now exist, deem u nece5ishtS
to disallow in manner not % y M un-
derstood the Unauthorized action OF our
late naval commander in those waters IN
saluiing the revolution 81 BFaELian hd-
mlral, being iudlSpOsed to cpuntenanee an
&C. calculated to give grltultous sanction
to the locil insurrcc.ion.
The convention between our govern
ment and Chill. having Tor us obJcet inc
settlement and adjustment Of the d.
mands OF the TWO countries against elch
other. has been made effective by me or
ganlzatlon OF the ella ms commission pro-
videi for. The two governments ilhlnE
to agree upon the ih!rd member OF the
commission, the good Offices OF the presl-
dent or the Swiss republic were inNoEci.
as provided In the treaty. and the selec-
country to complete the organization was
gratifying alike 10 the intel states anu
10 chill The veNnuous question OF So
called legation asylum for offenders
against the ase and Its laws WAS pre-
scented in chill by the unauthlorT,zled aeion
celying la his official res dence Two per
sons who had SUI. failed IN an attempt az
revolution and agains. Maon etllh. M.
The doctrine OF asylum as applet to
this case Is not sanctioned by the best
Encourage sediton and strife. ,gier no
can the repres en'a;iycs OF
this government be permitted, under the
I'll defined fiction Of extra territory, to IN
terrupt the administration Of criminal jus
tice In the countries TO which they are ac-
CREDITED. a tempenee demand having
been made by the On Han government for
the correction OF this conduct in the IN
stance mentioned, tho minister was N
structci no longer to harbor the offend
ers.
BY article II OF the general act OF Brus-
sells, signed July 2. 1890 for the suppress
sion Of the slave trade and the restric-
tlon OF certain Injurious comirerca IN tn
independent state Of the Congo. and In
the adjacent zone OF Central Africa, the
United States and the Othcr s.guatory
powers agreed to adopt appropriate mel1a
for the punishment Of persons selling
arms and ammunition TO the ratNcs an
for the confiscntlon OF the Inhibited ar
tlcles. 1t being the plain duty or this gov
eminent to MD In suppressing the NEAR
prRiseworthy and c,villzing efforts now In
progress IN that region. recommend that
an act be passed prohibiting the sale OF
arms and intoxicants to natives in the
regulated zone BY our citizens.
The questions affecting our relations
with Great Britain have been treated IN
spirit OF frlen1liness. negotiations arc
in progress be;ween the two governments
with view to such concurrent action as
will make the award and regulations
agreed upon by the Behring sea tribunal
OF arbitration practically effective. and II
Is not doubted that Great Britain Will CO.
operate freely with this country for tho
accomplishment Of that purpose.
The dispute growing out OF the dlscrim.
nations tolls imposed in the Wellanl
canal upon carsoes OF cereals bound to
and from the lake ports of the United
States was adjusted by the substitution
OF mere equitable schedule of charges
end my predecessor thereupon SUSPENDED
tolls upon British vessels in trans!s
through our canals
request for additions to the list OF eS-
tradltabie offenses covered by the eN-
listing treaty between the two countries
is under consideration.
1t Is hardy necessary for me to speak
OF the ques Ions arising from our rcia-
tons with Hawaii, which have caused Sc
rious embellishments. Just prior to the
Installation OF the present administration,
the existing. government of Hawaii had
been suddenly overthr1wn and Il treaty OF
annexation had been negotiated between
the provisional government of the islands
and submitted to the senate for ratifica-
ton. This treaty It withdrew for examin-
alton. and dispatched Hon. James a.
Blount of G -orSia TO Honolulu a special
comm ssioner to make an impartial inyes-
tigation of the circumstances attending
the change in the government, and OF an
the conditions bearing upon the subject OF
the treaty. After thorough and eN-
haustive examination, Mr.. Blount sub
mitted to me his report. showing beyond
all question that the constitutional gov
crnment of Hawaii had been subverted.
with the active AID of our representative
20 that government, and through the In
limitation caused by the presence of an
armed naval force of the United States,
which was landed for that purpose at the
instance of our minister. Upon the facts
developed It seemed to me that the only
honorable course for our government to
pursue was TO undo the wrong that had
been done by these representatives of the
United States. and to res.ore as far as
the status existing at the time
OF our intervention. with view OF ac-
this result within the consu-
tutionat links of power, and recognizing
all our obligations and RESPONSIBILITIES