The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-08
THE MESSAGE.
The Presidents Annual Respects
to Congress
The Hawaiian Matter Awaiting Advices-
The Treasury, the Post Once, the
Interior, Etc Proposed
Tariff Changes

WASHINGTON, Dec 4-Ibe president S
message to congress was not SO long as
expected. The Hawaiian matter was
mot extensively referred to, adyces
t,eing awaited The views of the presi-
dent on foreign and domestic affairs
are as follows:
Message TO the congress OF the United States:
The con titutional duty which requires the
president from time TO time TO give TO the con-
EsrSsss Information of the state OF the union and
recommend to their consideration such meas
ares as he shall judge necessary and expedent
Is fttingly en- cred upon by commenting TO the
congress a careful examination OF the detailed
statement and well supported recommenda-
cioBs contained in the reports OF the heads OF
departments who are chiefly charged with the
executive work OF the government In an ef-
fort to abridge this xnEunic alton as much
saS is consistent with its purpose, 1 shall
supplement brief reference 90 the contents OF
these departmental reports by the mention OF
such executive business and inc idents as are not
embraced III re and by such recommendsto tons
rs appear U be at this particular time appro-
friate While our foreign relations have Eot at
all times during the past year been entirely
free from perplexity no embarrassing situation
remains that will not yield 90 tn spirit of fair
ness acd love OF justice, which joined with con
zassent fairness eharzeterizes truly American
foreign policy
EOrefEn AHatrS-
Div predecessor having accepted the ONCE
OF arbitrator of the long standing bodnd-
.srF disputes. rendered 90 the president
by the Argentine republic aud Brazil. IL has
been my agreeable duty 20 receive the special
-eHvoys commissioned bV thOse states to lay be-
fore me evidence and arguEsents in behalf of
. their respective governments The outbreak
OF domestic hostiIiiies In the republic of
Z Brazil found tn United States alert 20 watch
the interest of our citizs ems IL that countrJ with
which we carry on important commerce Sew
-e.,ai vessels of our new navF are Eow. and for
some time have been stationed at Rio de
.T91eiro The struggle being between the es
tabIshed government which controls the
sznachfhery of administration. and with
which we maintain fnezdIF relations and
certain officers of the navy employing
che vessels of their command in an attack
rIpoa the national capital and chic. seaport
aud lacking, as IL does. the elements of divided
administration, 1 have failed TO see that the
Insurgents can reasonably claim recognition as
arelligerants- This far the position of our gov
eranent has been that Of an attentive but an
Impartial observer OF the unfortunate conflict
In passing,our fixed policy Of impartial neutral
tty in such a condition Of Affairs as new exists,
Y deem il neeessArS 60 dJsallow in
SsRanner not TO be misunderstood the unau-
rSf1orized action OF our late naval commander in
chose waters in saluting the regOluiionist Bra
lillian admiral. being iadisposed 20 countenance
. IN act Calculated 10 S1fe EF1SOlAODS SddCIlOu
80 the local instructions
The convention between our government
and Chilli, having for its object the
settlement and adju tment OF the de-
mands of the two co1nt les against each
other has been made elective bT the organizl
fioz of the claims commission provided for
The two governments failing to agree
-zI1oa the third member OF TN commission
the good ofices OF the president of the Swiss
nepub ic were invoked. as provided ia the
Hreaty, and the selection OF the Swiss repre-
sentative to this country was gratifying alike
70 the United States and Chill and the vexa-
sious question of so-called Iega ton asylum for
offenders against the state and its laws was
yo-esented anew in Chid by the unauthorized
action of the late United States minister in
s-eceiving into his on eal resid suce two persons
who had Just failed in an attempt at
revolution and against whom criminal
cs9rres were uend nu, growing out of
a CORNER abortiye disturbance and
she aoctriae of as -lum as applied to this
+. case IS net sanctioned bs the best precedeuts
ssrrd when allowed, tends 70 encourage sedition
and strife Under no cireums ,ances can the
representative of this government be per-
urifted under .he iil-defined GetiOn of xtra-ter
rit0rlal juris fiction TO atteBPt the administra-
riou of criminal just &C ia the countries to
which they are accredited A temperate de-
Snand having been made bV the Chilian govern
Brnent for the correction OF this conduct in the
s=nsiance mentioned the minister instruct
ed no longer TO harbor the offenders
The legisl alton OF last year known as the Qeory
law requiring the registrat OF all Chinese
asourers emitted 10 resideaee iu the United
States and the deportation Of ali not comply
fsIg with the provisions OF the act within the
from Cinnamon in this country. Acting upon
'ebe advice OF eminent couHss Il that the law was
Unconstitutional, The great mass OF the Chinese
laborers pending j dictal itqzirF to its va
TiiIty, in good fai,u declined 60 apply for the
certificates required by its provisions test
case upon proceeding by hHbeas corpus was
brought before the supreme court and on May
as 1881 a decision WAS made by that tribunal
sustaining the law.
1t believed that under the recent amend
.rneut OF the act extending the time of registra
xioa, the Chinese Iaborers thereto entitled who
desire TO reside IN This country will now avail
themselves Of The rene ewed privilege thus af-
iforded Of establishing By lawful procedure
their right to remain and that thereby the ne
ss,ssitv Of enforced deportation may be to a
great degree avoided
Itis devolyed upou the United States min
ssttr at Pekin as dean of the diplenati, body
an3 in the absence Of a represeu tltiye of
Sweden and Norway to press upou the Chinese
scrernment reparation for the recent murder Of
Sxeaish missionaries at Tong but this oues-
tom is of vital interest TO All countries whose
est;xens engage in missionary work in the in
terror
Our relations with the French republic con-
tiooe to be intimate and rdiaL l sincerely
Y,,r,e that the extra ,ftion treaty with that
.,ouutrv. as amended bv the sen ale, will soon be
>oDerati'e
While occasional QUESTIONS affecting our
vzaturalized citizens returning TO the land
Of their birth have arisen In our inter.
course with GERMANY our relations with that
20 atrv continue satisfactory
7y,e questions affecting our relations with
S.rpat Rritain have b.eu treated On a spirit of
friendIiness Ne citations are in progress be-
rv<Spn ihe TWO Governments with = view to