The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-05
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
A Long Review Of the Reports Of the
Cabinet Officers
AND ONLY BRIEF REFERENCES TO
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.

A Revenue Tariff Is Urged as Blessing
Even with Old World Wages for Work.
ingmen-TheWilson Bill and the Income
Tax ommended-Hawaiian Affairs
Reserved for Another Message-But the
Terrible Extravaganza in Distributing
Garden Seeds Gets Careful and Stats
tical Consideration.
The following is the message of Presi-
dent Cleveland transmitted to Congress
yesterday:
To the Congress Of the United States:
The constitutional duty which requires
the President from time to time to give
to the Congress information of the state
of the Union, and recommend to their
consideration such measures as he shall
judge necessary and expedient is fitting
y entered upon by commencing to the
Congress a careful examination of the
detailed statements and well supported
recommendations contained In the re-
ports of the heatls Of departments, who
are chiefly charged with the executive
work Of the government. In an effort
to abridge this communication as much
as is consistent with its purpose. L
shall supplement brief reference to the
contents of these departmental reports by
the mention of such executive business
and incidents as are not EN- braced there
in and such recommendations as appear
to be at this particular time appropriate.
t4 Foreign Relations
While our foreign relations have not at
all times during the past year been en-
tirely free form perplexity no embarrass-
ing situation remains that will not yield
to the spirit of love of justice,
which joined with consistent
firmness characterize truly
Americad foreign policy. My
predecessor having accepted the office of
arbitrator Of the long standing Missions
boundary dispute, rendered to the Presi-
dent by the Argentine Republic and
Brazil, it has been my Agreeable duty to
receixe the special ENJOYS commissioned
by these States to l.y before me evidence
and arguments in behalf of the respec-
tive governments.
The outbreak of domestic hostilities
in the republic of Brazil found the
United States alert to watch the interest
of our citizens in 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 Janeiro. The struggle being be-
tween the established government, which
controls the machineryof administration,
and with which we maintain friendly
relations, and certain officers of the navy
employing the vessels of their command
in an attack,upon the national capital
and chief seaport, and lacking, as it does
the elements of divided administration
I have failed to see that the insurgents
can reasonably claim recognition as bel
igerents. Thus far the. position of our
governm ant has been that of an attentive
but impartial observer of the unfortu-
nate conflict Emphasizing our fixed
policy OF impartial neutrality in such a
condition of affairs as now exists, l
deemed it neceNsary to disavow in a
manner not to be misunderstood, the
unauthorized action of our late naval
commander in those waters in saluting
the revolted Brazilian admiral, being in
disposed to counuance an act calculated
to give gratuitous sanction to the local
insurreetion. ~
So