The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-08
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
TOUCHES MANY SUBJECTS.
Mr.. Biount's Report Approved.-Tarin
reform Urged. Hurry About
Change In tho Currency

President Cfave lands message WA SUBJ
mlttcd to Congress on the 4th. 1t Is . very
long document, OF which the following 10 the
most important portion:
To the Congress OF the United States'
Thn constitutional duties which require
the president from time to time TO give
to the congress- information OF the rtate
of the Union and recommend to their con-
sideration such measures az he 5hnii ,uuRe
necessary and eSpedient. Is fittinglS en-
tered upon by communicating 70 the COM
Eress n careful examination of the detailed
sta,ements md Mel, supported recon-
Vaccinations contained in the reports OF
the heads Of departments who are chleny
charged with the executive work OF the
government. In an effort to ahridEe this
Communication a. much as Ia consistent
win rs purpose shall supplement n
brief reference TO the contents OF the de-
partmental reports by the mention OF sueh
executive business and incidents Ms are
not embraced therein and by snch rec
ommendatipps ~ appear 70 be at this par
ticular time Appropriate. While our ior-
sign relations have not AT AL thes oul
ing the past yenr been entirely Tree from
perpIexily no embarrassing situation re.
mains that will not yield TO the spirlt. OF
fairness and love Of Justice, which. Joined
with consistent hrmness. characterize
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 Argeatlne Republic and Bra
Sih " nrA peen my us.eeuoe 49, ~,
crivt the special ENJOYS commissioners by
these states. to lay before me evidence
and arguments In behalf OF their re-
spective governments. .,;..,A
in the republic OF Brazil found the
United States alert to watch the intcCestn
OF our citizens In that e9unrS, Win
which We carry on Important commerce.
and Cor some time have been stationed
at Rio dc Jnneiro. The struSgle -
between the established Government,
administration, and with whith we main
tain friendly relations. md certain ON.
GERS OF the navy employing the vessels OF
uonal capital and chief seaport this,
lacking as II does, the nlementS OF divided
administration, I nave failed to see that
the insurgents can reasonably claim recog-
hilton NJ beliigerents Thus far the po-
sition Of our government has been that
OF an attentive hut an Impartial observer
Of the unfortunate conflict
partial neutrality in such a condition OF
affairs a. now exist, deem II necessary
to disallow In A manner not TO be misun-
iats rsSai commander in those waters in
nalutinr the reyolutIon'st Brazilian ad-
mIrai being indIsposel to countenance an
&C: Calculated to give gratuitous sanction
10 the local insurrectlon,
the S onvenuSn Eetw 1nr ~, sue My ,he
s a,,,.r MN nni aa,ns, mon, Of Inc de-
m.nSs ~ the Two countries against each
other, has been made effective by the or
SANITATION of the ella, ms commission pro-
vided tor The two governments falling
Commission, the good ofiices OF the prcsi-
dent of the Swiss republic were invoked.
as provided in the treaty. and the selec-
ton of the Swiss representative in this
country 10 complete the organization wts
gratifying alike TO the United States and
70 chill, The yexatous question OF So
called legation asylum for offenders
against the =, ate and Its laws was pre-
scented in Chill by the unauthorized action
of the late United States minister in re-
celving In his official residence two per-
revolution. and agalns, whom criminal
charges were pending, Crowing OH: of for
mer disturbances
the doctrine eo, 81 .e Syi az nv e bes
prcceieuts and when allowed tends to
encourage sedit'on and strife. uuder no
circumstances can the representatives OF
this government be permitted, under the
tll-dehned fiction Of extra territory. to in-
terrupt the administrator of criminal Jus
tice In the countries to which they are ac-
been made by the Ch'lian government for
the correction OF this conduct In the in
stance mentioned, the minister was In
ers' nv 'e'' W '' wv ' ~
II 10 hardly necessary Tor me 70 speak
OF the questions arising from our rela-
tons with Hawaii, which have CAUSED Sc
rious embarrassmenta Just prior To the
in.faIlatjon OF the present administration.
The existing xovernment Of HawaA had
snne.ation had been negotiated between
the provinionai government Of the Islands
and submitted 10 the senate for ra,inea-
ss,on ami disnntchei Hon lanes a
Rlount AZ C,orgfa 10 Hon d min as n sneciai
comm ssioner To- make an Impartial iI,yes.
tiyation az IN. rirrums,nnres attendinr
the change in the government, and OF ali
the conditions bearing upon the subject OF
me treaty, Nnct sh9rounh anu eh-
,,.,s, . -. ~. r,, "I ntoan. SUI
ali Question thai III, ecnstitutional rov.
ernmrnt of Hawaii had been subyerte ed
with the active aYd OF our representative
10 that government and through the in.
timidAtion caused by the presence OF an
armed naval force Of the United States,
which was landed for thar purpose al the
dsvelopsd il seemed 10 mo tbai the only
honorable course for our government 10
pursue was to undo the wrong that had
been done by these representatives OF the
practicable the status existing AT the time
Of our Intervention. with view OF ac-
complaining this result within the eonsti-
tutionai limits of power, and recognizing
all our obligations and responsibilities
growing out OF any change OF conditions
bronght about by our unlustnable inter.
ference, our present minister a. Honolulu
that end Thus Tar no information OF the
accompaniment % any dennie results
has been received from him; Additional
anvlces are soon ehpected When received
thsy VII promptly " SENT 70 eohsr.ss. to-
gethet win M other information AZ hhhu,
accompanies " speSia executive mes
sase' auny uwns ~, nv iss hse.s.
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,fr,hei. met with much opno.itinn f,,,n
C'hinnri.n In this country. Acting unon
thu advice Of eminent counsel that The
law was unconstitutional, the gre,i mass
OF Chinese iaborers, pending judicial In.
auttxs -. 40 A. titt,,. a. ....sslt 800 II.