The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-12-07

WAsHiNGToN, Dec. 4-The pr. -dent's
message read to Congress today is AS fol.
lows:
To the congress q tie Unittd states:
J The constitutional duty which requires
the president from time to time 20 give TO
the congress information Of the state Of
the Union and recommend to their consid-
Grafton such measures a. he shall Judge
necessary and expedieut il Gttia2ly en-
tered upon by commencing to he con
Rress careful examination Of the detailed
statement and well supported recoInInen-
datiOns coutaIued in the reports Of the
heads Of departments ,pho are chiefly
charged with the executive work of the gov
eminent
While our foreign relations have not at
all times during the past year been entirely
free from pcrpleXity. no EN- barra- sing stu
alton remains that will not yield to the
spirit Of fairness and lcveof justice. which,
joined with consistent firmneSs. character
ne a truly American foreign policy.
Brazil and Chill.
The out break Of domestic hostilities IA
the republic Of Brazil f. uud tn" United
States alert 10 watch the Interests Of our
citizens III that country, with which we
carry on important commerce. Several
Vessels Of our new navy are now and for
some time have been, stationed at Rio de
JaneirO
The struggle being between the estab-
hshed 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 III an attack upon
the national capital and chief seaport. and
lacking, as 1t does, the elements of divided
administration. have failed to SEE that
the insurgents can reasonably claim recOg-
milton as belligerents
Thus far the position OF orr government
has been that Of an attentive but impartial
observer of the unfortunate conflict. En-
phasizing our fixed policy Of impartial neu-
trality i'll such II condition of affairs rs now
exists, l deemed it necessary to dieavOw, in
q manner not to be misunderstood, the I'M
authorized action of our late naval COM
mander in those waters in saluting the re-
VOTED brazilian admiral, being indisposed
to countenauce an act calculated to give
gratultOuS sanction to the local insured
ton.
The convention between our govern nlent
and Chill having for its object the settle
ment and adjustment of the demands of
the two countries against each other has
been made effective by the organization of
the claims commission provided for The
two governments failing to agree upon the
third member of the commission, the good
offices of the president of the Swiss repub-
lie were invoked, as provided in the treaty
and the selection of the Swiss representa-
tive in this country to complete the organ
ization was gratifying alike to the United
| States and Chilli.
| The Geary Law.
The legislation of last year known as the
| ,Geary law met with much opposition from
! Cinnamon III this country. Acting upon
! the advice Of eminent counsel that the law
was unconstitutional, the great mass of
| Chinese labOrers, pending judicial inquiry
as to its validity, in good faith declined to
| apply for the certificates required by its
! provisions. A test case upon proceeding
by habeas corpus was brought before the
supreme court, and on May -. 1893, a de-
cisiOn was made by that tribunal sustain
! ing the law.
| 1t is believed that under the recent amend
ment of the act extending the time for reg
istration the Chinese labOrerS thereto en-
titled who desire to reside in this country
will now avail themselves of the renewed
| privilege thus afforded of establishing by
lawful procedure their right to remain, and
! that thereby the necessity of enforced de-
portation may to great degree be avoided
The Nicaragua Canal.
! Nicaragua has recently passed through
two revolutions, the party at first success
| full having in turn been displac ed by an
other. Our newly appointed minister by
his timely good offices, aided in peaceful
| adjustment of the controversy involved in
the first conflict. The large American in
terests established in that country in con-
| nectiOn with the Nicaragua canal were not
| molested.
! The canal company has unfortunately
become financially seriously embarrassed,
! but a generous treatment has been extend
ed to it by the government of Nicaragua.
! The United States especially interested
| in the successful achievement of the vast
undertaking this company has in charge.
That it should be accomplished under dis
| tinctively American auspices, and its en-
| jOyment assured not only to the vessels of
this country as a channel of communica-
ton between our Atlantic and Pacific sea-
boards, Tut to the ships of the world in the
| interests of civilization, is a proposition
which, in my judgment, docs not admit OF
| question.
| Guatemala has also been visited by the
| political Vicssitudes which have afflicted
her Central American Eeighbors, but the
dissolution of its legislature and the proc
Iamation of a dictatorship have been I'M
attended with civil war
An extraditiOn treaty with Norway has
recently been exchanged aud proclaimed.
The eXtraditiGn treaty with Russia, signed
in March, 1882, and amended and confirmed
by the senate in February last, was duly
proclaimed last June.
The Hawaiian Matter.
It is hardly necessary for me to state that
the questions arising from our relations
with Hawaii have caused serious embar-
; 4assment. 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 between the provision
al government of the islands and the Unit
ed States and submitted to the senate for
!, ratification. This treaty | withdrew fol
examination and dispatched Hon. James
II. Blount of Georgia to Honolulu as q
special commissioner to make an impair
| tial investigation of the circunls tanees at
tending the change of government and OF
, all the conditions bearing upon the sub
iect of the treaty.
After thorough and exhaustive exam
ination Mr.. Blount submitted to me his
5 report, showing beyond all question thai
the constitutional government OF Hawai-
had been subverted with the active aid Of
our representative to that government ane
through the intimidation caused by th'
presence of an armed naval force of the
United States which was landed for thai
purpose at the instance of our minister
Upon the facts developed it seemed to m'
the only honorable course for our govern
ment to pursue was to undo the wrong
? that had been done by those representInt
us, and to restore as far as practicable thu
status existing at the time OF our forclbl
L intervention.
With view of accomplishing this result
, within the constitutional limits of executive
lower. and recognizing all our obligation
| and responsibilities growing out OF an,