The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-12-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Tho constitutional duty which requires tne
president from time 10 time TO give 10 conYrss
Information OF the stat OF tho alton, anu ro.'
ommond to thor consideration sucn measvrIs
as he shall Judge neo Bsary and expedienL -
nttngly entered upon NY commencing n
congress o careful examination OF the aeylhsY'
statements and we'll supported recomlnsnuH,
tons contained in the reports OF tne neauS "
departments who are chiefly charged win
the executive work OF tho government IN
an effort TO abridge this communication M Ss
much as Is consistent with this purpose, shuI
supplement brief reference TO the contents o
these departmental reports by the mentlon VI
such executive business and Incidents as arc
not embraced therein and by such recommends,
tons Us appear to be at this particular uih'
appropriate.
our FoREIoN RELATIoNs
While our foreign relations have not at ~;
times during the past year been entiiey ~
from perplexity, no embarrassing situauoh'
remain that will not yield 70 the pdh splrhs
Joined with consistent frmnoss, oharacter
ipes truly American foreign policy
Ny predecessor having accepted the owoe 81
arbitrator Of the longstanding missions Doyn, ,h,,
Argentine republic and Brazil 10 has been M
agreeable duty 70 receive the special enVoy"
commissioned by these states 70 lay before mt
evidence and arguments on pehhu OF tnor 10
Tho outbreak Of domestic hostilities In inc
republic OF Brazil found tho United StaleS
alert TO watch the interests OF our citizens ~
that country with which we curry on imporMn.
are now, and for some time have been stationeu
Of Rio de Janoiro The struggle beinS
between the estsblished government when
and With which We maintain friendly relations,
and certain officers OF the navy employing tho
vessels OF their command In an attack upon TN
national capital and chief seaport and lacking
as Il does, the clements OF divided adm'nistra
uon, have failed 70 sec that tho insurgentf
| oan reasonably claim recognition as pslllg'r. .
ents Thus far the position OF our governmcnt
has been that OF IN attentive but imparual o.
ing our nxod policy OF impartial neutral
i,y In such O condition OF affairs as now exlsts
deemed II necessary 70 oisayoW, N !"
manner not 10 be misunderstood, the uneutn9E
| fred action OF our lnte naval oommanaet W
those waters in saluting the revolted Brazilian
admiral, being tndisposod TO oounlennnso "
| aot calculated TO give gratuitous saneuon y
tho local insurreotion ,d
The convention between our government anu
Chile having for its object Inc settlement anu
adjustment OF the demands Of the two coun
tries against each other, has been made enec''
I've by the organization Of the claims commits,
sion provided for the two governments failing 10
agroe upon the third member Of the commission
The good ofloos OF the president OF the Swiss
republic were Invoked as provided In the
treaty and the selection OF tho Swiss represen-
tatve In this country 20 complete tho orgah''
sation was gratifying alike TO the United states
and Chile The VeKauous question OF so-oallel !
Legation asylum for offenders agains. the smlo
and its laws was presented anew IN ohne oy
the unauthorized action OF tho late United State
minister In reooivlng into his ofnoial residence
| tWo persons who had Just failed in IN attempt
| Of revolution and against whom orlml
nal charges we're pending gsoWns orr,
| The doctrine OF asylum as applied TO this case
| Is not sanctioned by tho best proeedents ana,
| whom SLOWED, tonds 10 encourage seditlon anu
strife Under no circumst can the repre-
sentAuyes OF this government bo permltleg
under tho ill,deaned fiction of extra.territori,
Ality 70 interrupt the administration OF criminal
| justice In the countries TO which they are He
credited temperate demand having been
| made BY tho Chilian government for the cor
reotion Of this conduct In the instance men
| toned, the minister was instructed no Longer
10 harbor the offenders
Tho legislation Of last year known as The
Geary law, requiring the registration OF oil chi
| nese iaboreru entitled 10 resldenooin the United
States, and the deportation OF all not complyina
with Me provisions OF the act within the time
prescribed, met with much opposition IRON
Chinamen In this country Acting upon tnt
ADVICE OF eminent counsel that the law was IN
constitutional, the groAt mass OF Chinese labor
era pending Judicial inquiry rs 70 It's validity
IN good faith declined 70 apply for the oernn
Gates required by It's provisions A test case
upon proceeding BY habeus corpus, was brough
before tho supreme court and on May TO- 1875,
decision was mado by that tribunal sustaining
tho law
msnt Of the aot extending the time for regtstra
ton, tho Chinese laborors thereto entitled wht
desire 10 reside In this country, now ayai
themselves OF the renewed privilege thus az
forded OF establishing by lawful procedure thel
night 70 romain, and that thereby the necessity
Of enforced deportation may 70 great desre'
BY article XII Of the general oct Of Brussels
signed July 2, 1890, for tho Suppression Of III
slsye trade and the restriction Of certain in
furious commerce in the independent state o
the Congo and In tho adjacent zone OF Centrn
Africa, the United States and the other signs
tory powers agreed 70 adopt appropriate mean
for the punishment Of persons selling arms an
ammunition " the natives aaa iOI nc GVnA5sJ
ton OF the inhibited articles II being tho plai
duty OF this government 10 aid In suppressin
tho nefarious trafic. impairins ns II does ..
praiseworthy and ciyilizing efforts now In pros
ross In that region recommend that an act b
passed prohibiting tho snle OF nrlns and intox
oants 10 natives in the regulated zone by ou
II has deyolyed upon the United States mini,
ter At Pekins and doan Of the diplomatic body
and In the absence OF representative OF Sw'
dan and Norway, 10 press upon the Chimes
government repasation for the recent murde
Of Swedish missionaries at Sang Pu This que
ton Is OF vital Interest 70 all countries whose o
liens engage In missionary work In the intorio
Costa RlCa has lately testified Its friendlines
by surrendering 70 the United States, In the al
sence OF q convention OF extraditon. but upo
duly submitted evidence OF criminality, note
fugitive from justice. IL is trusted that the n
gotiauon OF o treaty with that country 10 met
recurring cases OF this kind Will soon be accon
plished In my opinion treaties for reciproc
extradition should be concluded with all thoi
countries with which the United States has NJ
already conventional arrangements Of thi
> character l have deemed II hitting
cypress TO the governments Of Cos
Rica and Colombia the kindly d
sire OF the United States 70 s,
their pending boundary dispute finally close
by arbitration in conformity with the spirit
the treaty considered-6etween them some yea
ago. ~
tinue 10 be intimate and cordial sincere
hope that the oItTadition treaty with thl
country, as amended by the senate, will soon
operative
uraliIcd citizens returning 70 the land OF the
birth have arisen In our intercourse with o.
many. our rotations with that country oontin
satisfactory: .,...u ,..o. :,
Great Britain have been treated In spirit !,
friondlinesA Negotiations are In progress /
tween tho two governments with view 10 su
concurrent action ~ will make tho award Ai
regulations agreed upon by the Bsring y
tribunal Of srStraron g. practically enessi, "s
operate freely with this country for the 5000
plishment Of that purpose. The dispute gro'
Ing oat Of tho discriminating tolls impos
u ,. ne N1sSS wS1nd canal ana DS1 IS% ',5s0' arg
" ports Of the United states was adjust
n b. ths substitution Of more equitable schedi
L of charges, and my predecessor thereupon sl
IA sndsa n cH pr9o'qp%aeS pra.sS npOns srI to1S Sr%1
y canals A request for additions 70 the list
IN extrnditable onenses covered BY the exist
~ treaty between tho two countries, u under q
IA During the past year an American ciul,
~ ampioyed In q subordinate commercial posit