The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-12-14
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
The President Makes His Annual
Communication TO Congress.
a General Review of Our Foreign and
Domestic Relations and - Resume
of Secretary Carlisle New
Currency scheme.

Is a. follows.
To rHE CONGRESS- or THE UNITED STATES -
The as>emblage within the nations legislative
halls Of those charged with the duty % making
laws for the benefit OF a generous and free peo-
pie lmprcssively suggests the exacting obliga-
ton and inexecraole responsibility involved In
shelr task
Attic Threshold OF such labor now 20 be un-
certaken py the congress o, the United States
and in the discharge OF an executive duty en-
Joined by the constitution, ! submit this COM
municatiOn. containing brief statement OF the
condition OF our national a-airs and recon-
mending such legi>ls;l a. seems 10 me neces-
sary and expedient
ForelE1 Affairs.
The history OF our recent dealings with other
nations and.our p~sttfal relations With them
~ this time additionally demonstrate the adj
vantage OF consistently atherlng % arm but
Just foreign policy. free from envious or am
bilious national &C hemes and characterized by
entire honesty aud sincerity.
PEACE AND ORDER IL Brazil.
The termination OF the civil war IN Brazil
has been followed BY the general prevalence OF
peace and order. II appearing az an early
stage Of the in>urrection that il course would
call for unusual watchfulnsss on The part
in the hsrbor OF Rio d. Jane.ro
was strengthened This precaution. / am
satisfied tended q restrict the issue % sim
pie trial Of strength between the Brazilian gov
ernnont ana the insurgents. and 10 avert COM
pleations which At times seemed Imminent
BRAZIL AID oUR TARIFF
Although the government OF Brazil was delv
D.tlnct that the commercial arrangements ex-
listing between the United states and that
country based on the third section 81 the tariff
act ~ isso. was abrogated on August = l>s4 by
the taking eject % the tariff law Ia force. That
government subsequently, notified u OF its in
tention 10 terminate such arrangement on the
first dAy ~ January. 1895 Ia the exercise 81 the
right reserved % the agreement between the
two countries. invite atte-tion - the GORE
sponlence between the secretary ~ state and
the Brazilian minister on this subject
TIE SEW CHINESE TREATY
On the Eth dav ~ March las. q new treaty
with China, IA farther regulation Of enigra-
Is i received the sanction ~ the senate
Ratification on the part Of China and formal
eNchsrge are awaited 10 give eject 10 this
mutually beneficial convention.
GRATIFYING RECOGNITION.
gratifying recognition 81 the uniform i'm
partlsiity q this country towards all foreign
states was manifested by the coincideut
guest q the Chinese and japanese govern
Uleuts that the AGENTS of the Un!ted States
should. within proper limits, AFFORD protection
70 the subjects ~ the other during the suspen-
Sion ~ diplomatic relations due 70 a state OF
This delicate ONCE was accepted and
misrepresentation which gave rise 20 the be-
lief that IN arording this kintly unofficial pro-
lection our agents would exercise the same
authority which the Withdrawn agents OF the
belligerents had exercised was promptly cor
rected
THE CHISA-sAPAS WAR
Although the war between China and Japan
endangers policy Of the United states IL
deserves our EfANeeL CONSTELLATION. tF reason
OF it, disturbance OF our growing commercial
interests In the two countries and the in
creased dangers which may result % our citi-
zens domiciied OF solourning the Interior Of
China.
Acting under stipulation in our treaty
with Corea the trst concluded with a western
power felt constrained ~ the beginning OF
the controversy % tender our good Offices 10
induce an amiable arrangement ~ the initial
difnculiy growing out q the japanese
demands for administrative reforms in C0rea
but the unhappy preri pitation 81 actual HOSTILE
ties defeated this kindly purpose. DeplOrirg
the destructive war between the two most
powerful ~ the eastern nations and anxious
that our commercial interests in those coun-
tries NAV be preserved and that the safety or
our citizens there shall nOt be ,cOpardized. /
would not hesitate 70 heed any intimatlcn that
our friendly aid for the honorable termination
OF ho>tilities would be acceptable TO both bell
lgereEts.
COMMERCIAL CLASH WITH cLRNASY.
Acting upon the reported discovery Of Texas
fever IN Clr-oeS % v Lericau cattle. the Ger
man prohibition against iMpprtauons % live
stock aud fresh meat, from this country has
been revived IL - hoped that Germany viii
soon become conv inced that the inhl hition Il a.
needless a. il D. hatmful 70 mutual interests
The German government has protested against
that provision Ot the customs tariff act which
imposes a di>grimt nating duty OF one-tenth ~
one cent pound Ou sugars coming from coun-
tries paying an export duty thereon.
claiming that the exaction of such duty
- IN CONFIRMATION % articles nve aud nine 81
the treaty OF - with Prussia. In the inter-
avoid even the accusation Of treaty violation.
recommend the repeal ~ % much % the stat
ute as imposes that duty. and invite attention
70 the accompanying report Of the secretary Of
state containing discussion 81 the questions
raised BY the German protests
TIE BEH2iSG SEA AGREEMENT
Early ia the present year an agreement was
reached with Great Britain concerning instruc-
tions 70 he given 70 the naval com
mandcrs u the two governments In Behring
sea and the contiguous North Pacific ocean
for their guidance Ia the execution of the
award 81 the Paris tribunal ~ arbitration and
the enforcement ~ the regulations therein
prescribed for the protection o. seal life In the
waters mentioned An understanding has also
been reached for the payment BY the United
States o. sis5WD ia full satisfaction Of all
claims which may be- made by Great Britain
for damages growing out Of the controversy as
- fur seals To Behring sea, or the seizure 81
British vessels engaged tn taking seals IN those
waters The award and findings o. the Pari.
tribunal % great extent determined the facts
and principles upon which these claim.
subjected bv both governments 70
thorough examination upon the principles a.
well a. the facts which they Involve. / an
convinced that a settlement upon the terms
mentioned would De an equitable and adyan
tagcou> one. AMI I recommend that provision
be made for he prompt PAYMENT % the state
signihcd their willingness 70 adhere TO tn
regulations established under tho award Of tn
Paris tribunal ~ arbitration.
HAWAIIAN RECOGNITION
since communicating the voluminous CORE
spondcnce IN regard ~ Hawaii aud the actio
taken bv the senate and house Of representa-
tivcs on certain questions submitted 70 IN
judgment and wider discretion % congress tn
organization ~ "a government In place ~ IN
provincial arranrcment which followed tn
deposition Of the queen has been announce
vifh evidence Of IT, effective operation Tn
recognition usual on such cases has been &C
corded the new government
PROGRESSIVE JAPAN.
Apart from the war IN which the island en-
pire T. engaged. Japan attracts increased AZ
tention m this country by her evident desire .
cultivate more liberal Intercourse with vs.. an
90 seek our kindly aid In furthcrance of he
faudablc desire FOR complete autonomy In he
domestic Affairs and fun equality In the famii
~ nations The Japanese empire Of 70
day - no longer the japan Of IN
past. and our relations with this pro
grc-~iye nation should not b. less broad an
literal than thoGe with other powers
THg BLUEFiEfps INCIDENT.
Prominent among the questions ~ the yea
was the Bueresd~ incident la What j. know
~ the Mosquito Indian strip bnr lcring on ia
Nicaragua 49, the treaty ~ i-da betwre
Great Britain and Nicaragua the former COY
eminent expressly recognized the sovereign
Of ths latter over the strip ana limited fprs
OF self government was guaranteed 20 the Mos
quito Indians % be exercised according 70 the
customs for themselves ana other dwciler
within IT. limits The ~o-cailcsi native govern
meut. which grew TO be largely made up
aliens for many years disputed the sovereign
Of Nicaragua over the strip, and claimed N
right ~ maintain therein . practically ind,
pende ~ municipal government. Early IN N
past year efforts 81 Nicaragua 70 maintaiA SOY
ercguty over the Mosquito territory led
serious disturbances. eliminating In the Sul
prcs~icn ~ the naive government and the a
tempted substitution ~ an imprActicable con
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