Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-04
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
President Cleveland sent his annu

President Cleveland sent MS annual
message to Congress to-day. The fol-
lowing is synopsis:
While our foreign relations have not
at all times during the past year been
entirely free from perplexity, no EN-,
barrassing situation remains that will
not yield to the spirit of fairness and
love OF Justice, which, joined with con-
sistent firmness, characterize a truly
American foreign policy.
The outbreak Of domestic hostilities
in the Republic of Brazil found the
United States alert to watch the in
terests of our citizens in that country.
Emphasizing our fixed policy of i'm
partial neutrality in such condition
of affairs as now exists, deemed it
necessary to disavow, in manner not
to be misunderstood, the unauthorized
action of our late naval commander in
those waters in saluting the revolted
Brazilian admiral, being indisposed to
countenance an act calculated to give
gratuitous sanction to the local insur-
rectiou.
The vexatious question of so-called
legation asylum ior offenders against
the State and its laws was presented
anew in Chile by the unauthorized &C
ton of the late United States minister
in receiving into his official residence
two persons who had just failed in an
attempt at revolution and against
whom criminal charges were pending
growing out of former abortive dis
turbance. Under no circumstances
can the representatives of this Govern
ment be permitted, to interrupt the ad-
ministration of criminal justice in the
countries to which they are accredited.
A temperate demand having been made
by the Chilean Government for the
correction of this conduct in the in
stance mentioned, the minister was in
structed no longer to harbor the Of
tenders.
Costa RIGA has lately testified its
friendliness by surrendering to the
United States, in the absence of con-
vention of extradition, but upon duly
submitted evidence of criminality, "a not
ed fugitive from justice. In my opinion
treaties for reciprocal eXtradition
should be concluded with all
those countries with which the
United States has not already conven-
tional arrangements of that character.
The questions affecting our relations
with Great Britain have been treated
in spirit of friendliness. Negotiations
are in progress between the two gov
ernments with u view TO such concur
rent action as will make the award and
regulations agreed upon by the Beh-
ring Sea Tribunal of Arbitration prac-
tically effective; and it is not doubted
that Great Britain will cooperate freely
with this country for the accomplish
ment of that purpose.
The Nicaragua Canal has, unfortu-
nately, become financially seriously en-
barrassed. The United States is es-
pecially interested in the successful
achievement of the vast undertaking
this company has in charge. That it
should be accomplished under dis
tinctively American auspices, and its
enjoyment assured not only to the yes
sells of this country as q channel OF
communication between our Atlantic
and Pacific seaboards, but to the ships
of the world in the interest of civil
cation, is proposition which, in my
Judgment, does not admit any question
Led by desire TO compose differences
and contribute to the restoration of or
der in Samoa, the United States enter.
ed four years ago into the treaty of Der.
lin, therefore becoming jointly bound
with England and Germany to estab-
lish and maintain Malietoa Laupepa as
King of Samoa. Mataafa, an aspirant
to the throne, and large number o.
his native adherents were in open re
bellion on one of the islands. Mataafi
was defeated and a number OF his men
killed. The defeated chief and ten OF
his principal supporters were deported
to the Marshall group, where they
were held as prisoners under the joint
responsibility and the cost Of three pow
ers. This incident and the events
leading up to it signally illustrate the
impolicy of entangling alliances with
foreign powers.
1t is hardly necessary for me to state
that the questions arising from our re,
lations with Hawaii have caused Sc
rious embarrassment. Just prior to the
installation of the present administra-
ton the existing government of Hawaii
had been suddenly overthrown, and a
treaty of annexation bad been negoti-
ated between the provisional govern
ment of the islands and the United
States, and submitted to the Senate for
ratification. This treaty withdrew for
examination, and dispatched Hon.
James III. Blount to Honolulu as a
special commissioner to make an i'm
partial investigation of the circum-
stances attending the change Of govern
ment, and of all the conditions bearing
upon the subject of the treaty. After
thorough aud exhaustive examination
Mr.. Blount submitted to me his report,
showing beyond all question that the
constitutional government of Hawaii
had been subverted with the active aid
Of our representative TO that govern
ment, and through the intimidation
caused by the presence of an armed
naval force of the United States which
was landed for that pupose at the in
stance of our minister. Upon the facts
developed it seemed to me the only
honorable course for our government to
pursue was to undo the wrong that had
been done by those representing us and
to restore as far as practicable the
status existing at the time of our for
chile Intervention. With view of ac-
complishing this result within the con-
stitutional limits of executive power,
and recognizing all our obligations and