The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-05
THE MESSAGE TO CONGRESS-
Willis Told TO Restore HaWaii'S Queen
to Her Throne.


Republics-A Belief That the Chinese
viii Comply With the Registration
Law 60 The President Against En-
| tanRling Foreign Alliances as Illus
! trated in Samoa-Our Relations With
/ All Foreign Governments Friendly.
| A Friendly Attitude Toward the
Nicaraguan Canal Project.
! Washington Dec. 4-Following is the
full text of the annual message trans
/ mitted to congress to-day by President
| Cleveland:
! To the Congress Of the United States:
| The constitutional duty which requires the
/ President from time to time TO give to con
/ grcss Information OF the state of the union.
/ ana 10 recommend to their consideration
| such measures as he shall Judge necessary
l anu cNpedlent Is nttingly entered upon by
/ commencing to the congress- Il careful con
sheraton OF the detailed statements and well
supported recommendations contained in the
reports OF the heads OF the departments who
| are chiefly charged with the executive work
| OF the government. In an effort to aDridge
thtS communication as much AS is consistent
] WIN us purpose l shall supplement a brief
reference to the contents OF these depart
mental reports ny the mention of such eXecu-
tive business and incidents as are not en-
braced therein, and by such recommendations
| as appear to be at this particular time appro-
pirate
While our foreign relations have not at all
| times during the past wear teeu entirely free
from perpleXlty. no embarrassing situation re-
malus that VIII not yield to the spirit OF fair
ness ana love OF justice, which, joined with
consistent hrmness. characterize "a truly
american foreign policy. My pre- leces scr
having accepted The Office of arbitrator of the
| lOnEstanding dispute between the president
OF the Argentine Republic ana Brazil, it has
been my agreeable duty to receive the special
ENJOYS commissioned by those states to Law
| beIore me evidence and arguments in behalf
| OF their respective governments.
| OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS BRAZIL.
The outbreak of domes ic hostilities in
the Republic of Brazil found the United
states alert TO watch the interests of our cit
| liens 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 at Rio de Janeiro
| The struggle being between the es-
| tablished government With controls
| the machinery of administration
| and with which we maintain friendly rela-
| lions and certain officers % the navy employ
! ing the vessels of their commands in an at
! tack upon the national capital and chief sea
| port, AMI lacking, as 1t does, the elements Of
| divided administration, have failed 10 see
| that the insurgents can reasonably claim re-
| cognitiOn as belligerents. Thus far the posi-
| tion of our government has teen that Of an at
| tentlve but impartial observer OF the unfor-
| tunate conflict. Emphasizing our fixed policy
| OF impartial neutrality in such condition OF
aHalrS as now exists. deemed it necessary to
dIsaVOw, In manner not to lie misunder-
stood, the unauthorized action of our late
naval commander in those waters in Salutng
the revolutionary Brazilian admiral, being in
disposed to cOuntenance an act calculated to
give RratuitOus sanction to the local lnsur-
| reetiol
THE CONVENTION WITH CHILE.
The convention between oar government
andChlle ha ing for its object the Settlem en- t.
| and adjustment Of the demands Of the two
| counties against each 9th #, has been made
| effective by the organization OF the claims
] F10Vr ofaz f.As1
! ments failing 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 repre-
! sentativein this country to complete the or
| ganlzation was gratifying alike to the United
! states and Chile. The yeXatiouS question of
| socalled legation asylum for offenders against
| the state and its laws was presented anew in
| chile by the unauthorized action of the late
| United States nlinister in rec SWING into his
! on1clal residence two persons who had lust
! failed in an attempt al revolution, and against
| whom criminal charges were pending grow
! ing out OF former abOrtiVe disturbance.
| Inc doctrine OF asylum, as applied to this
| case, is not sanctioned by the best precedents,
| and, when allowed, tends to encourage sedi-
| ton and strife. Under no circumstances can
| the representatives of this country be per-
! mitted under the ill-dedned fiction of extra
| territoriallty, to interrupt the administration
| of criminal justice IN the countries to which
| they are accredited. A temperate demand
| having been made by the Oh lean government
| for the correction of this conduct in the in.
| stance mentioned the minister was instructed
no longer to harDor the offenders.
THE GEARY LAW.
The legislation Of last year known as the
Geary law, requiring the registration of all
Chinese lODorerS entitled to residence in the
| United States, 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
| Acting upon the advice OF eminent counsel
that the law was unconstitutional, the great
! mass of Chinese lahOrerS. pending judicial in
quiry as to its validity. in good faith declined
| to apply for the certificates required by its
provisions a test case, upon pro eeeiiug by
| preme court, and on May -. 1898 a decision
was made by that tribunal sustaining the law
Il is believed that under the recent amend
ment OF the act extending the time for re Eis
| tratlOn, the Chinese laborers thereto entitled
who desire to reside in, this country, will now
| aCqualnt themselves of the renewed privilege
thus afforded Establishing by lawful proceed
ure their right to remain, and that thereby
| the nee eSsity Of enforced deportation may, ia
a great degree, be avoided
| II has deVOlved upon the United States
| minister at Pehln, as dean of the diplomatic
| body. and in the absence Of representative
OF Sweden aud Norway. to press upon the
Chinese government reparatlOn for the recent
murder of swedish minissonares at SUNG
| Pu. This question is of vital interest to all
| countries whose citizens engage IN missionary
| work IN the interior.
| TRAFFIC. ON THE CONGO.
BY article - OF the general act of Brussels
signed July. , 1880, for the suppression of the
slave trade and the restriction of certain III
! curious commerce IN the independent state OF
Congo and in the adjacent zone of CentrI
Africa, the United states and the other sig
natory powers agreed to adopt
appropriate means tor the punish
meat of persons selling arms ant
ammunition to the natives, and for the
conhSc2tiOn O. the inhioitCd articles. Ii
being the plam duty OF this government &c
aid IN suppresSiug the nefarious traffic.
civiltzing efforts nov in progress in that
region L re yommend that an act be passed pro
hIbiting the sale Of arms and inXtoVi.ants tc
natives in the regulated zone by our citizens
THE SURRENDER III WEEKS.
Costa Rica has lately testified its friendli
ness by Surrendering to the Cnited States. ir
the absence OF convention OF eXtraditiou
but upCnduly submitted evidence of criminal
ltS noted fugitive from justice. 1t is trusted
that the negotiations of a treaty with the
country TO meet recurring cases Of this kind
VIII soon be accomplished In my opinion
treaties for recipro cal cNtradltiOns should be
concluded with all those countries VITA which
the United States has not already conVeu
tiOnal arrange nents of that character 7 have
deemed 1t lifting to express to the govern
meats of Costa Rica and Colum hia the kindly
desire OF the United States that their pending
boundary dispute be finally closed by ar1itra.
ton. in conformity with the spirit OF the
treaty concluded between them some years
ago.
our relations with the French Reput lie con
tinue to be intimate and cordial. I sincerely