Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-12-09
TO CONGRESS-.
The President Sends in His Regular
December Message.
Work and Recommendation Appertaining
TO the Observation-Disclosures of Re-
observation-disclosures Condi.
ton and Tariff Changes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-The presidents
message to congress was not so long as
expected. The Hawaiian matter was
not extensively referred to, advices
being awaited. The views of the presi-
dent on foreign and domestic affairs
are rs follows:
Message TO the congress Of the United States:
The constitutional duty which requires the
president from time to time to give to the con-
gress informat ton Of the state of the union and
recommend to their consideration such meas
ures as he shall judge necessary and expedient
Is fttingly entered upon by commencing TO the
congress careful examination OF the detailed
statement and we'll supported recommends
lions contained IN Tho reports OF the heads OF
departments who ..fe chiefly charged with the
executive work OF the government In an ef'
fort To abridge this communication as much
~ IL consistent with its purpose, I shall
supplement o brief reference to the contents OF
these departmental reports by the mention OF
such executive business and incidents as are not
embraced there and by such recommendations
as appear TO be nj this particular time appro-
pirate. While our foreign relations have not at
Nil times during the past year been entirely
free from perplexty no embarrassing situation
remains that will not Weld 10 the spirit OF fair
ness and love OF justice. which joined with con-
sistent fairness characterizes truly American
foreign policy
Foreign Affairs.
My predecessor having accepted the once
OF arbitrator OF the long standing bound
ary disputes. rendered to the president
by the Argentine republic and Brazil, II has
been my agreeable duty to receive the special
envoys commissioned bv those states to lay be-
Tn,a axfAap md INIT In hahah m
their respective governments. The outbreak
OF domestic hostiities in the republic OF
Brazil found tn United States alert to watch
the interest OF our citizens In that country with
which we carry on important commerce Sew
eral vessels OF our new navy are now, ana Tor
some time have been stationed at Rio de
Janeiro. The struggle being between the es'
tabished government, which controls the
machinery OF administration. and with
which we maintain friendly relations and
certain officers Of the navy employing
the vessels OF their command in an attack
upon the national capital and CHIEF seaport,
and lacking as IL does. the elements OF divided
administra ton, / have failed to see that the
insurgents can reasonably claim recognition as
belligerants. This far the position OF our gov
eminent has been that OF an attentive but an
impartial observer OF the unfortunate conflict
In passing our fixed policy OF impartial neutral
ity In such condition Of affairs rs now exists,
deem It necessary to disallow in
manner not to be misunderstood. the unau.
thorized action OF our late naval commander In
those waters in saluting the revolu,ionist Bra.
lillian admiral. being indisposed 10 countenance
An act calculated to give gratuitous sanction
10 the local Instructions
The convention between our government
and Chill, having for its object the
settlement and adju tment OF the de-
mands Of the two count les against each
other has been made effective by the organiza.
ton OF the claims commission provided for.
The two governments failing to agree
upon the third member OF tn. commission
the good ofices Of the president OF the Swiss
republic were invoked as provided In the
treaty and the selection Of the Swiss repre-
sentative to this country was gratifying alike
10 the United States and Chilli and the vexa-
tious question of so-called legation asylum for
offenders against the state and its laws was
presented anew in Chill by the unauthorized
action OF the late United States minister In
receiving into his oficial residence two persons
who had just failed in an attempt at
revolution and against whom criminal
charges were pend ng, growing out of
former abortive disturbance, and
the doctrine OF ASYLUM as applied to this
case Is not sanctioned bv the best precedents,
and, when allowed. ;ends 10 encourage sedition
and strife Under no circumstances can the
representative OF this government be per.
mtted under the illdchned fiction OF ex tra.ter
ritorial jurisdiction to attempt the administra-
tion OF criminal just ce Ia the countries TO
which they are accredited A temperate de-
mand having been made bv the Gillian govern
ment for the correction Of this conduct in the
instance mentioned. the minister wa, instruct.
ed no longer to harbor the offenders
The legislation OF last year known rs the Geary
law, requiring the registration OF all Chinese
laborers entitled TO residence In the United
States and the deportation Of all not comply
iLg 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 the Chinese
laborers, pending judicial inquiry as to Its va
lidity, In good faith declined to apply for the
certificates required by It's provisions. test
case upon proceeding by habeas corpus was
10, 1904 q decision was made by that tribunal
sustaining the law.
It Is believed that under the recent amend
ment OF the act extending The time OF registra-
ton, the Chinese laborers thereto entitled. who
desire TO reside in this country will now avail
themselves Of the renewed privilege thus Of.
forded OF establishing by lawful procedure
their right 10 remain and that thereby the ne
cessty of enforced deportation may be 70 q
great degree avoided
II IL devolved upon the United States min.
lister At Pekin. dean OF the diplomats body
and In the absence OF representative OF
Sweden and Norway IN press upon the Chinese
government PREPARATION for the recent murder OF
Swedish missionaries q, Tong. but this Ques.
lion Is OF vital interest 10 all countries whose
citizens engage ia missionary work In the In