Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-12-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The constitutional duty which requires the
president from time 10 time to give TO congress
information OF tho state OF the nation and rec.
ommend TO thor consideration such measures
rs he shall judge necessary and oxpedtent Is
Gttingly entered upon by commenting TO the
stAtoments and we'll supported Recommended.
tons contained In the reports Of the heads OF
departments, who nrc chiefly charged with
the executive work OF tho government In
su effort to abridge this communication as
much as is consistent with this purpose, shall
snrplementu u brief reference to the contents OF
these departmental reports by the mention OF
such executive business and Incidents MS are
not embrace therein, and by such recommends
tions ns appear to be NJ this particular time
appropriate
Our FOREIGN RELATIONS
While our foreign rcla lions have not at all
times during the past year been entirely free
from pcrpeNity, no embarrassing situations
remain riiat will not yield to tho spirit
OF 91 fairness ness and love Of Justice which.
lies truly American foreign policy
My prcdC 'cssor having accepted the office OF
arbitrator OF the longstnudlng missions boun-
uurY dispute rendered TO the president by tho
Argentine republic and Brazil, II has bccn my
agreeable duty TO receive the special ENJOYS
commissioned by these states to lay before me
evidence and arguments on behalf of their re.
snectivc governments.
q'hc outbreak OF domestic hostilities in tho
republic of Brazil found tho United States
alert 10 watch the interests OF our citi2cnS in
That country with which we carry on important
commerce, Several vessels of our now navy
nre now, and for some time have been stationed
lt Rio dc Janciro. Tho struggle being
between the established government which
controls the machinery OF administration,
and with which VIC maintain friendly relations,
and certain officers of the navy employing tho
vessels OF their command in an attack upon tho
national capital and chief seaport, and lacking
ns 1t does, the elements OF divided adminisira-
Son, have failed TO SEQ that the insurgents
can reasonably claim r,ecognition as beliigor.
has been that of an attentive but impartial OBJ
server OF the unfortunate conflict Emphasiz-
ing our liked policy OF impartial neutral
ity in such n condition OF affairs as now exists
deemed 1T necessary to dislvow, In q
manner not to be misunderstood, the unauthor-
lied action OF our late naval commander in
those waters i'll snluting the rcvolted Brazilian
admiral, being indisposod to countenance an
act calculated to give gratuitous sanction to
the local insurrccton.
Tho convention between our government and
Chile having for its object the settlement and
ndl istment of the demands of tho two coun.
tries against each other has been made effect
I've by the organization of the claims commits.
sion provided for the two governments failing to
agree upon the third member OF the comm ssiou.
The good offices of the president OF the Swiss
republic were invoked rs provided In the
treaty, and the selection of the Swiss represen-
tative in this country to complete the organi.
zutton,was gratifying alike to the United states
ana Chile. The vcxatious question of so'called
legation asylum for Offenders agains the state
and its laws was presented anew in Chile by
the unauthorized action OF the late United States
M mister in receiving into his ilicial residence
at revelation and against whom crimi-
@t nat Charge, ,, were p pending; growing
hc doctrine of asylum as applied to this lease case
As not sanctioned by the best precedeuts and,
when allowed, tends to encourage sed tion and
strife Under no instances can the repre-
sentatives of this government be permitted,
under the illdeEned fiction OF extra territori-
alty TO interrupt the administration OF criminal
Justice in the countries TO which they are ac-
credited temperate demand having been
made by the Chi ian government for the cor
Eection Of this conduct In the instance men
toned. the minister was Instructed no longer
70 harhor the offenders
Tho legislation of last year known as the
'Gcary law, requiring the registration OF all Chi
incsc labnrerS entitled to rcsidencei in the United
- ties, and the deportation of all not complying
with the provisions OF the act within the time
prescribed, met with much opposition from
Cinnamon in this country Ac ing upon the
advice of eminent counsel that the law was un-
consltutional, me great M tss OF Chinese labor-
ers pending judicial inquiry Ms to its validity
In good faith declined TO apply for the certif.
Gates required by its provisions A test case,
npon proceeding by habcas corpus was brought
Y)efpre the supreme court and on May 10, 1898, a
decision was made By that tribunal sustaining
the law.
1t is believed that under the recent amend.
ment of the act extending the time for registra-
tion, the Chinese labor, rs thereto entitled who
themselves OF the reno Sed privilege thus af-
forded of estab.ishing'hy lawful procedure their
cght to remain, and that thereby the necessity
ot enforced deportation may TO great degree
Dc avoided.
Upon receiving authentic Information OF the
firing upon an American mail steamer, touch
fng ut the part OF Amapala because her captain
refused TO deliver up passenger in transit
from Nicaragua TO Guatemala upon demand of
ahe military authorities of Honduras, our min
dster to that country under instructions pro-
Sested against the wauton act nad demanded
satisfaction The government Of Honduras,
actcsted hy sense OF justice, and in u spirit
OF the utmost friendship, promptly diSavowed
the illegal conduct OF its officers, and expressed
sincere regret for the occurrence 1t is conf
>dently ant clpatcd that y satisfactory adjust
mont Will soon be reached of the questions
arising out of the seizure and use of American
yes s,is b. insurgents II Honduras and the
subsequent denial by the successful govern.
zncnt OF commercial privileges TO those vessels
on thltaccount.
Our relations with Mexico continue to be of
that close and friendly nature which should al
ways characterize the intercourse OF two neigh
Eoring republics. The work OF relocating the
monuments marking the boundary between the
countries from Paso del Nprte to the Pacific Is
now nearly completed. Tho commission re-
Gently or ;ani2cd under the conventions OF 1884
and 1889 II is expected will speedily settle dis.
putes growing out OF the shifting currents OF
Eho Rio Grande river east of El Paso.
Nicaragua has recently passed through two
revolutions. the party az tlrSt successful having
in turn been displaced by another Oar newly
appoin ed minis ter, by his timely good offices,
aided in peaceful adjustment OF the contro-
versy involved in the ,irst conflict. The rye
American interests established in that country
1n connection with the Nicaragua canal were
not mole ted. The canal company has, untor-
tunately, become financially seriously embar.
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