New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-25
A MESSAGE THAT WILL BE HISTORICAL.
NEVER WAS PRESIDENTS ANNUAL UTTER
AWAITED WITH SUCH INTEREST AS

TIE COMING ONE.
Washington. Nov. 9i-Washington has settled
down in the belief that the first authenuc news
as to Minister Wills's instructions in the Hawahah
complication will be laid before the country III
President Cleveland's message to congress WIZ"
1t reassembles Monday week in regular session.
All preliminary dead wood in the matter OF
organization and election and installation of officers
Of both houses of Congress having been cleared
away by the extra session. it is regarded as hsAiy
probable that the Presidents message VIII be sent
in on Monday instead of being delayed until the
second day Of the meeting as on FORMER occaHiohs.
This year there is nothing prevent both houses,
Immediately on their assembling appointing a
joint committee to wait on the President ana in
form him that they are ready to receive any com
munication he may have TO make 10 thcin anu
apparently there Is no reason why the Presdcnt
should not authorize the joint committee TO reply
that he will Immediately communicate to them
"a message in writing" Private Secretary Pruden'
in his long years OF service has never carried from
the White House a message 50 eagerly looked for
this will be.
Interest the Presidents financial message OF Au-
gust last was confined TO the one topic OF silver
ard was a great extent discounted by previous
ntimatons. more or less accurate as TO It's prop
able contents The celebrated tariff message of Mr.
Cleveland in 1887 was a surprise. and there was
little preliminary anticipation Of its contents This
year the message expected to cover not only rec
concentrations to the tariff and further financial
legislation but also dramatic disclosures as to ques-
tons of foreign policy. concerning which the whole
nation has been strung up to a pitch Of excited in
terest. Several important matters affecting our re-
atons with foreign powers have first reached the
public through Presidential messages In recent years
president Harrisons announcement In 1890 OF his re-
moval Of Minister Miner for his conduct in regard
TO the killing of General Barrundia by the Guate-
malan authorities on board Pacific Mail steamer
SCOOP on the press SO; also IN less 1e-
gree was his communication OF the critical charac-
ter Of our relations with the Provisional Govern
nent OF Ch in regard to the attack on the sailors
of the Baltimore in the streets of Valparaiso. But
there has never before been great question OF for
eign policy involved in such dense obscurity at the
opening Of Congress as is the action which the
United States may may not have taken ~ thls
time in regard to the Provisional Government or
Hawaii. -,
Mr Cleveland's message on this point VIII nave
an interest greater than upon questions OF domestic
administration and finance, though on these topics
his recommendations will possess unusual iinpor-
tancc In all matters relating not only 10 foreign
affairs but the condition of the Treasury the tar
ill., the pensions and everything else OF interest
coming under the eight great executive departments
Of the Government. Mir. Cleveland Will nave the
first say. And what he will say on these points
cannot he accurately outlined In advance.