The Bessemer indicator., 1893-12-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
rovones MANY SUBJECTS
Mr.. D,e.st's Report AppesvsA.-ra<aR
Reform UrEsA.-No Harry Absat
Change In the Curfsncy.

Mr.. B,e.st's Rsport ApDesvsA.-Fnria
Reform UrEsA.-No Harry Absat
. Change In the Currency.
President Glove landp messago wns sub
mIttca to CohGress on tho 4th. 1t 10 . very
long document, Of which the following ID the
most important portion;
To the Congress Of the United states:
The constitutional duties which require
the president from time to time to give
to the congress Information of the rtate
of the Union and recommend to their con-
sideration such measures As he shail juoRo
necessary and cxpedisnt. Ii httinsiS en-
tered upon by communicating TO the con-
greas a careful eaainlnation of the detailed
Statements And well supported recon-
tnsiidattouz contained In the reports OF
the heads of departments who are chieny
charged with the executive work OF the
government In an effort to abridge this
communication as much AZ In consistent
with Its purpose shall supplement
brie reference 30 the contents of the de-
partnentai reports by the mention OF such
executive business and incidents as are
not embraced therein and by sueh rec
ommendatiops appear to be at TINS par
ticular time appropriate. While our ior-
eign relntions have not az all times uur
ing the past year been entirely free from
mains that will not yield to the spirit OF
fairness and love OF Justice. which, JOINED
with consistent frmness, cnanacteri2s
truly American foreign policy.
My predecessor having accepted the
office OF arbitrator Of the hong standing
boundary disputes. rendered to the presi-
dent by the Argentine Republic and Bra
RlL Il has been my agreeable duty to re-
celve the special ENJOYS commissioned by
these states. to lay before me evidence
and arguments In brhAt OF then te-
spective governments
The outbreak OF democratic hostilitjss
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 nay navy are ,s, now
between the established goyernment.
administration. and with which we main
tain friendly relations. and certain ON.
GERS OF the navy employing the vessels OF
tional capital and chief seaport; this
lacking as Il does, the elements of divided
administration. ! have failed to see that
milton az bcliigerents. Thus fur the po-
sition of our government has been that
Of an attentive but an Impartial observer
of the unfortunate conflict
In passing upon our liked policy OF I'm.
partial neutrality In such eonditlon OF
to Gisallow in a manner not to be misun-
d.rstood the Unauthorized action of our
late naval commander In those waters IN
salutinz the revolution st brazilian ad-
inrai, being indisposed to countcnance an
&C: calculated 10 give gratuitou3 sanction
to the local insurrec ION.
The convention between our govern
ment and Chill, having for Its object the
settlement and adjustment OF the de
other, has been made effective by. the or
gan!zation OF the ella ms commission pro
vlded for. The two governments faiing
commission, the good Offices OF the presi-
dent OF the Swiss republic were invoked,
as provided IN the treaty. and me l., seise-
country to complete the organization wiss
gratifying alike to the United states and
TO chill The vexat,ous question OF so
against the sa-e and Its laws was pre-
sented In Chill by the Unauthorized action
celving In his official res sdence two per-
sons who had Jus: failed In an attempt nj
revolution. and ngalns; whom criminal
charges were pending, growing ou- o! for
mer disturbances.
The doctrine OF asylum, as applied to
precedents. and when allowed tends to
encourage sediton and strife. Tuder no
circumstances can the representatives OF
ill-defned fiction OF extra territory. TO In
terrupt the administration of criminal JUS
tlce in the countries % which & they are s., ae,
been made by the Chllan government for
the correction OF this conduct in the in
stance mentioned. the minister was IN
structed no longer 10 harbor the offend
ers.
1t is hardly necessary for me to speak
of the questions arising from our reia-
tons with Hawaii. which have caused Sc
rtous embarrassmen;s Just prior to the
Installation Of the present administration,
the existing government Of Hawaii had
been suddenly overthrown and a treaty OF
annexation had been negotiated betweeri
~. at -, pf h,. q
and submitted TO tho senate for ratitca-
ton. This treaty It Withdrew for examin-
alton, and dispatched Hon. James A
Biount OF Georgia 10 Homo. .uiu as a special
commissioner to make an impartial inves-
tigation OF the circumstances attending
the conditions bearing upon the subject OF
the treaty After a enorough and en-
haustive examination. Mr. Biount sub
all question that the constitutional gov
crnment OF Hawaii had been subyerted,
20 that government. and through the In
timidation caused by the presence OF an
armed naval force of the United States.
Instance II Stan o Of our minis:er Gpon the facts
developed 1t seemed to me that the only
honorable course for our government to
pursue WAS to undo the wrong that had
been dons by these representatives of the
United States, and TO restore as far as
Of our Intervention, with a view of ac-
this result within the consn-
tutional limits of power and recognizing
all our obligations and responsibilities
growing out of any change OF conditions
brought about by our unJusttiable inter
ference, our present minister at Honolulu
has received appropriate Instructions to
that end. Thus Tar no Information OF the
acco.np! !tshment Of any defnsre. results
advices are soon expected, When received
they will promptly be sent TO congress. to-
ge.her with all other information at hand.
accompanied by q special executive ines
sage, fully detailing all the facts neces-
sary to complete understanding of the
case and presenting a history OF all the
material events leading up to the pres-
ent situation.
The legislation of last year. known as
the G4ary law. requiring the registration
of all Chinese labJrers entitled to resi-
uance In the United States. and the de-
portation of all not complying with the
PROVISIONS Of the act In the time pre-
scribed. met with much opposition FROM
ChLnamen In this country. Acting upon
the advice of eminent counsel that the
law was unconstitutional. the great mass
of Chinese laboreTs; pending jud :c5al in
aTlry as to is validity in ,,n good faith de
quired by Its provisions. test case upon
proceeding by habeas corpus, was brought
r hef isos nc cupns e1n5 ana IN ,b, nn my my
unal sustaining the law.
1t is believed that. under the recssnt
for registration. the Chinese laborers
thereto entit. ed who desire to reside IL,
this country will now avail themselves
of the renewed privilege thus afforded. of
right to remain. and THAT thereby the
necessity Of enforced deportation may be,
It has devoived upon the United States
minister at Pek.n, as dean of the diplo-
matte body, and in the absence OF a rep
resentatlve of Sweden and Norway, TO
press upon the Chinese government rep
aration for the recent murder of Swedish
missionaries at Hong, but this question Is
~ tal iTrtE Ill x-ta
citizens engage in missionary work In the
Interior.
Important matters have demanded at
tention In cur relations with the Ottoman
Porte. The firing and partial destruction
by an unrestrained mob of one of the
school buildings of Anatolia college. es-
tablished by the citizens of the United
States at Marsoyan and the apparent in