Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-12-07
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr.. Cleveland Sends a Commu-
nication to Congress.
NOT NEAR so LENGTHY:As USUAL.
Very Brief Mention Made of the Ha-
waiian Affair---Special Mes
-. sage to Come.
WILSON TARIFF BILL APPROVED.

WILSON TARIFF BILL APPROVED.
Saws Tariff Reform Should Go Forward
and Regards the Free Listing of Raw
Materials Necessity OF Manufacture in
This Country Department Reports
Summarized-Growtho of the Navy.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The message
of President Cleveland was shorter
than usual. for him, containing but
about $4,000 words. In brief it was as
follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
The constitutional duty which requires
the president from time to time to give to
bhe congress information of the state OF
the Union and recommend to their consld-
Grafton such measures as he snail judge
necessary and eXpedient, is tttingly en-
tered upon by commencing to the congress
a careful examination of the detailed state
ments and well supported recommenda-
tions contained in the reports OF the heads
of departments, who are chiefly charged
with the executive work of the govern
ment. In an effort to abridge this commu-
nication as much as is consistent with its
purpose, shall supplement a brief refer
.ence to the contents of these departmental
reports by the mention of such executive
business and incidents as are not embraced
therein, and by such recommendations as
appear to be at this particular time appro-
pirate.
Foreign Relations.
While our foreign relations have not at
all times during the past year been en-
tirely free from perpleXity, no embarrass-
ing situation remains that will not yield to
the spirit of fairness and love of justice,
which, Joined with consistent firmness,
characterize truly American foreign
policy.
office of arbitrator Of the long standing
missions boundary dispute, rendered to
the president by the Argentine Republic
and Brazil, it has been my agreeable duty
to receive the special eneoys commissioned
by those stated to lay before me evidence
governments.
The outbreak of domestic hostilities In
the Republic of Brazil found the United
States alert to watch the interests Of our
citizens in that country, with which we
carry on important commerce.
Several vessels Of our new navy are now,
and for some time have been, stationed Mt
Rio de Janeiro. The struggle being be
tween the established government, which
controls the machinery of administration,
and with which we maintain friendly rela-
tions and certain officers of the navy en-
ploying the vessels Of their command in an
attack upon the national capital and chief
seaport, and lacking, as it does, the ele-
ments of divided administration, | have
failed to see that TIE insurgents can reason
ably claim recognition as belligerants.
Thus far the position of our government
has been that OF an attentive but impartial
observer of the unfortunate conflict. The
convention between our government and
Chill having FOR its object the settlement
and adjustment of the demands of the two
countries against each other, has been made
effective by the organization of the claims
commission provided for.
The two governments falling to agree
upon the third member Of the commission,
the good offices of the president of the
Swiss republic were invoked, as provided
in the treaty, and the selection of the Swiss
representative in this country to complete
the organization was gratifying alike to
the United States and Chill The vexatious
question of so-called legation asylum for
offenders against the state and Its laws
was presented anew in Chilli by the un-
authorized action of the late United States
minister in receiving into his official resi-
dence two persons who had just failed in
All attempt at revolution and against
whom criminal charges were pending, grow
ing out of a former abortive disturbance, the
doctrine of asylum as applied to this case
is not sanctioned by the best precedents,
and, when allowed, tends to encourage Sc
dition and strife Under no circumstances
can the representatives of this government
be permitted under the ill-defned fiction
of extra territoriality, to interrupt the ad-
minstration of criminal justice in the
countries to which they are accredited. A
temperate demand having been made by
the Chilian government for the correction
of this conduct in the instance mentioned
the minister was instructed no longer to
harbor the offenders.
The legislation last year known as
The Geary Law,
curing the registration of all Chinese la
borers entitled to residence in the United
States and the deportation of all not com
plying with the provisions OF the act with
in the time prescribed met with much op.
position from Chinese in this country
Acting upon the advice of eminent counsel
that the law was unconstitutional, the
great mess of Chinese laborers, pending
jurdicial inquiry as to it's validity, in good
faith declined to apply for the certificates
required by its provisions A test case
upon proceeding by habeas corpus was
brought before the supreme court, and, on
May 15. 1898, decision was made by that
tribunal sustaining the law.
it is believed that under the recent
amendment of the act extending the time
for registration, the Chinese laborers
thereto entitled who desi g to reside in
this country, will now avail themselves OF
the renewed privilege thus afforded Of es.
tablishing by lawful procedure their right
to remain, and that thereby the necessity
of enforced deportation may to a great de
gree be avoided
1t has devolved upon the United States
minister at Picking, as dean of the diplo
matte body, and in the absence of a repre-
sentative of Sweden and Norway, to press
upon the Chinese government reperation
for the recent murder of Swedish mission
aries at Sung Pu The question is of vital
interest to all countries whose citizens en-.
gage in missionary work in the interior
BY article IL of the general act of Brus-
sells, signed July 2, 1890, for the suppress
sion of the slave trade and the restriction
OF certain injurious commerce in the inde
pendent state of the Congo and in the ad-
iacent zone of Central Africa, the United
States and the other signatory powers
agreed to adopt appropriate means for the
punishment OF persons selling arms and
ammunition to the natives and for the
confiscation of the inhibited articles.
Ii being the plain duty of this govern
ment to aid in Suppressing the nefarious
traffic, impairing as 1t doesthe praiseworthy
and civilizing efforts now in progress in that
region, recommend that an act be passed
prohibiting the sale of arms aud intoxi
cants to natives in the regulated zone by
our citizens.
Costa Rica has lately testified its friendli
ness by surrendering to the United States
in the absence Of convention of extradi
tion, but upon duly submitted evidence Of
criminality, q noted fugitive from justice
1t is trusted that thenegotiation Of treaty
with that country to meet recurring cases
of this kind will soon be accomplished.
In my opinion treaties for reciprocal ex
tradition 81 ould be concluded with all
those countries with which the United