New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
RecOmmcn of MIR. Cleve-
land to the Fifty third
Congress.
REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
Tariff the Principal Topic The
Sherman Law - Civil
Service.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE presidents
Iessage, which Giro Instances have made
ri peculiar interest, mas been sent to con-
Gress, and, according to immemorial GUS
ION, read in both houses
The president begins with foreign af-
fAiro and ends with the tariff. In regard
70 foreign relations he says that while
hose relations have not at all times been
iree from perpleNity, no embarrassing sit
''1tlons remnin that will not yield to the
>'lrlt OF fairness and love of justice which,
! 'lned with consistent firmness, character
Y a truly American foreign policy. Bra
'!llan affairs, the CHILEAN incident, the
l'eary law and its probable outcome, the
i'ehllng sea matter, Nicaraguan revolu-
Ions and American interests as affected
Iereby. Russian and Norwegian extral.i-
on treaties, and many other matters are
'uched upon briefly. In regard to the
.''"alii'n affair the president says:
It L, hardly necessary for he to state
lat The Questions arising from our rela-
ms with Hawaii have caused serious
"A DarrisSSnlenI.
JUST prior to the iNstallment Of the
resent administration the existing gov
,ninent Of Hawaii G;l;l been suddenly
irlliroWn and d treaty Of annexation
tu been negotiated between the pro-
\ l~ional government Of the islands and the
iN1eu States, and submitted to the sen
ior ratification. This treaty I with
Jew for examination and despatched
:."i!. james IL. Hlollit Of Georgia to
IolOlulu as {. special commissioner, to
make an impartial investigation
q! the circumstances attending
ne change OF government, and of
IL Tie conditions bearing upon
ne subject of the treaty. After thorough
ana exhaustive examination Mr.. Blount
submitted to me his report, showing be-
{Hnd ali question that the constitutional
government Of Hawaii
Had Been SuDvertcd
IN the active aid Of our representative
4 that government and through The intim-
fAuon caused by the presence Of an armed
i!N;I folre OF the United States which
tl> loH>ted for gilar purpose at the in
! diIct Of oar minister, Upon the facts
I NrlCpHl Ii seemed TO me t! lie only honOra-
1c course tor our government to pursue
! as to undo the wrong that had been done
= those representing us and to restore as
pr IL pract icHble the status existing at the
iMv Of our forcii,le intervention. With a
few of accomplishing This result within
4,e cpnStit'it ;onul limits Of executive
! Wv', nlti ivcn&l.izil:!s all our obligations
Ind responsibilities growing out Of any
changed condition brought about by our
Gnjustiiiable Interference,
'uc present minister at Homo lulu has re-
eived appropriate instructions to that
nd. Thus far no information of the &C
.ompllslment of any definite results has
been cceived from him. Additional ad-
vices are soon expected, and when received
hey will be promptly sent to congress, to-
2el her with all other information at hand,
accompanied by a special executive mes
age fully detailing all the facts necessary
o Il complete understanding of the case,
md presenting a history of all the national
vents icatling up to the present situation
Department Reports.
In regard to the matters naturally fall
ing to the different departments of the
government the president makes but few
beyond endorsing the
Jews OF the cabinet officers as expressed
n their annual reports. He lays particu-
ar stress upon the desirabilt4 of one or
Wo changes i'll the department of Justice,
md especially upon the recommendation
# the attorney general that the free svs-
jem of compensation of marShalS, clerks
Df federal courts and district ATTORNEYS be
abolished.
satisfactory progress has been made in
/ he navy department, but the president
that new vessels should not
We authorized until some of those in pro-
>ess of building are more nearly completed.
! lie thinks this the more essential on ac-
count of the low condition of the treasury.
Good progress las also been made in the
var department The total strength of
he army is IS enlisted men and 2,144
Ulcers. The ;otai enrolment Of militia is
! 2,391. Coast defenses are progressing
favorably, and much needed improvement
IS being rapidly accomplished.
The work on the projected Chickamauga
md Chattanooga national military park
has been prosecuted with zeal and judg-
ment, and its opening will be celebrated
during the coming year. The work of To-
eating and preserving the lines Of battle at
the Gettysburg battlefield is making salts
factory progress on the plans directed by
the last congress.
In regard to Indians, he thinks the
allotment Of lands in severalty should be
made with great care and circumspection
If hastily done, before the Indian knows
its meaning, while yet he has little or no
idea OF riling farm, and no conception of
thrift. there is great danger that a reserva-
ion life III tribal relations may be ex-
changed for the pauperism of civilization,
instead of its independence and elevation.