The record-union., 1893-12-05

England and the United States described,
and the opinion expressed that the
United States has acted in sadly foolish
manner in mixing itself up in the busi-
ness, and thereby violating it's long es-
tablished policy of avoiding entangling
foreign alliances.
The President expresses a belief that
under the amended or new restriction
law the Chinese entitled to remain in this
country viii comply with the restriction
regulations, rather than suffer deporta-
ton, which expression is translatable
into declaration that the law will be en-
forced by the Executive.
In this connection, is passage treating
Of the declaration of Turkey, that she
will deport Armenians who have become
United states citizens and have returned
to their native land and taken part in
local political disturbances. While an
nouncing that our representatives are in
structed to see to it that these citizens
abroad are not treated with unnecessary
harshness, Mr.. Cleveland adds, with en-
phasis. the solemn truth, that the right to
say who shall come into and remain in a
country is a sacred right of sovereignty,
and not to be denied. The class of peo-
pie who persist in shouting that the alien
has the ''right' to come to these shores,
and that it is not within reason, much
less right to exclude him, no matter who
he is, will not be pleased with the asser-
ton by President Cleveland to which we
have referred, but which is unquestion-
ably sound doctrine.
Concerning the Hawaiian situation the
President gives US no new information.
He repeats the thought of Secretary Gres-
ham, that as Mr.. Blount's report estab-
fishes it as fact that the regular Govern
ment was thrown down and the Queen
deposed through the agency in most part
Of the American Minister, and by reason
of show of arms in the hands of Ameri-
can troops, it is a simple act OF justice and
honor to restore the status. To that end
he says the new Minister has received his
instructions. When he is advised further
of what the Minister does the President
promises to submit the whole matter in
full in a special message to Congress.
The reports of the several departments
are referred to with more or less of de-
tail, their totals and conclusions in sew
eral cases repeated, and generally their
suggestions are commended. But in re-
ferring to the report of the Secretary of
the Navy, and his advice that certain
other ships of war be constructed, the
President urges Congress to proceed with
caution, and to keep constantly in view
the fact of depleted treasury. He de-
plores the rapidity with which public
lands are being bodied up in large tracts
by individuals. and expresses his belief
that it is a grave evil that ought to be
dealt with.
The President with great urgency be-
seeches Congress to take steps to prevent
the indiscriminate destruction of our for
ests. He advises that some radical re-
forms be instituted in the Department of
Justice, including the abolition of most
of the fee system, and that there shall be
given to Court Commissioners greater
power to deal with petty offenders.
He recites that great frauds have been
discovered in applications for and the
grant of pensions, and inveighs bitterly
against the offenders. He wishes to see
the Nicaragua Canal completed under
American auspices. but to be free for the
passage. on equal terms, Of the commerce
of all nations. He recites what has been
done in connection with other states in
the matter of crushing out the slave trade,
and advises that Congress so legislate as
to make it a crime, with severe attaching
penalty, to supply natives of Africa in
certain parts of that continent with arms
or liquors.
The totals of the exports and imports
of the country are given, as also the to-
tails of the receipts and expenses of the
Government in its several departments.
Thus the President travels over nearly
the whole range of public business. and
in a simple. dignified manner gives us a
succinct statement of the condition of the
country, what are its chief needs, and
what the relations it bears to the other
nations of the earth. It is, therefore, an
informing and very understandable
public paper, earnest in its tone. patriotic
in its expression, and becoming the dig
nitv of the Office Mr.. Cleveland fills as
Chief Magistrate of the greatest of the re-
publics.
NAvIGABILITY NOT RECLANIA-
TON.
our weekly contemporary the Thenois
says:
The Government has carried on extensive
and costly reclamation works on the Missis-
sfppi River, and the whole country IS taxed
TO ray the bills. The work which the Gov
ernmeat has for years carried on on that
river at great expense, is not, as some people
seem 10 think, prosecuted for the purpose of
improving the navigation OF that stream.
Incidentally the navigable character Of the
complish which immense sums Of money are
expended annually. is to protect pri yate es-