Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

day:
To the Congress of the United States:
The assemblage within the nations legislative
halls of those charged with the duty OF making
laws for the benefit of generous and free peo-
pie, mpressively suggests the eXacting obl1ga-
ton and inexorabe responsibility involved in
their task. At the threshold of such labor now
to be undertaken by the congress of the United
States and in the discharge of executive duty
enjoned by the constitution, | submit this COM
munication containing q brief statement OF the
condition Of national affairs and recommend
ing such legislation seems to me necessary
and expedient.
Our Foreign Relations.
The history of our dealings with other
nations and peaceful relations with them at
this time, additionally demonstrate the advantage
of consistently adhering to a firm but just for
eign policy, free from envious or ambitious ma
tional schemes and characterized by entire hon
esty and sincerity.
During the past year, pursuant to law of con-
gress, commissioners appointed to the Ant
werp industrial exposition. Though the partlcl-
patton of American exhibitors fell far short OF
completely illustrating our national ingenuity
and industrial achievements, yet it was quite
creditabe in view of the brief time allowed for
preparation.
have endeavored to impress upon the Bel
gian government the needlessness and positive
harmfulness of it's restrictions upon the impOrta-
ton of certain of food products, and have
strongly urged that the rigid supervision and
Inspection under our laws are amply suHcieut
to prevent the exportat ton from this country OF
diseased cattle and unwhoesome meat
The termination of the civil war in Brazil
has been followed by the general prevalence
of peace and order. 1t appearing at an early
stage of the insurrection that its course would
call for unusual watchfuness on the part of
this government, our naval force in the harbor
of Rio de Janeiro strengthened. This pre-
caution, l satisfied tended to restrict the
Issue to a simple trial of strength between the
Brazilian government and the insurgents and to
avert complications which at times seemed
imminent. Our firm attitude of neutrality was
maintained to the end. The insurgents received
no encouragement of eventual asylum from our
commanders and such opposition they en-
countered was for the protection of our com
merce and was fully justified by public law
serious tension of relations having arisen
Mt the close of the war between Brazil and
Portugal, by reason of the escape of the in
Surgent admiral, Da CANA and his followers
the friendly offices of our representatives to
those countries exerted for the protection
of the subjects of either within the territory
of the other.
Although the government of Brazil was duly
notified that the commercial arrangement
listing between the United States and that
try based the third section of the tariff act
of 1890, was abrogated Aug. 2S, 1894, by
the taking effect of the tariff law in force,
that government subsequently notified of it's
intention to terminate such arrangement on the
list day of January, 1895 in the exercise of the
right reserved in the agreement between the
spondence between the secretary of state and
the Brazilian minister this subject.
The commission organized under the
ton which had entered into with Chilli for
the settlement of outstanding claims of each
government against the other, adjourned at the
end of the period stipulated for its continu-
ance, leaving undetermined number of Ameri
which had been duly presented. These
claims not barred, and negotiations are in
progress for their submission to tribunal.
The 18th of March last the new treaty with
China, in further regulation, signed at
Washington. On Aug. 13 it received the sanction
of the senate. Ratification the part of China
and formal exchange are awaited to give effect
to this mutually beneficial convention.
China and Japan.
A gratifying recognition of the uniform i'm
Partially of this country towards all foreign
states manifested by the coincdent
quests of the Chinese and Japanese governments
that the agents of the United States, should
within proper limits. afford protection to the
subjects of each during the suspension of dplo-
matte relations due to state of This
delicate office accepted, and mSapprehen-
sion which gave rise to the belief that in afford
ing this kindly unofficial protection agents
would exercise the same authority which the
withdrawn agents of the begerents had
ciSed, promptly corrected. Although the
war between China and Japan endangers
policy of the United States, it deserves
gravest consideration, by reason of its disturb
of growing commercial interests in the
may result to citizens domciled soourn-
Ing in the interior of China Acting under
stipulation in treaty with Corea the first
concluded with Il Western power I felt
strained at the beginning of the controversy to
tender our good offices to induce amicable
arrangement of the initial difficulty growing out
Of the Japanese demands for administrative re-
forms in Corea: but the unhappy precipitation
Of actual hostillties defeated this kindly pur-
pose.
Deploring the destructive war between the
two most powerful of the Eastern nations and
anxious that commercial interests in those
countries may be preserved and that the safety
Of citizens there shall not be ieopardized
would not hesitate to heed any intimation that
friendly aid for the honorable termination
of hostilites would be acceptable to both bel
ligerents
A convention has been finally concluded for the
settlement by arbitration of the prolonged dis
pute with Ecuador, growing out of the proceed
ings against Emile Santos naturalized citizen
Of the United States.
Our relations with the republic of France
tnue to be such should exist between nations
so long bound together by friendly sympathy
and similarity in their form of government. The
recent cruel assassination of the president of
this sister republic called forth such universal
expressions of and coincidence from
people and government to leave doubt of
the depth and sincerity of our attachment. The
resolutions passed by the senate and house of
representatives on the occasion, have been
municated to the widow of President Carnot.
Differences With Germany.
Acting on the reported discovery of Texas fe-
in cargocs of American cattle, the German
prohibition against importations of live stock
and fresh meats from this country has been
vived. 1t is hoped that Germany will soon be-
come convinced that the prohibition is need
less as it is harmful TO mutual interests.
The German government has protested against
that provision of the customs tariff act which
imposes n discriminating duty of one tenth of /
cent pound sugars coming from countries
paying an export bounty thereon, claiming that
the exaction of such duty is in contravention
of Articles and IN of the treaty of 1928 with
Prussia. In the interests of the commerce of
both countries and to avoid the accusation
OF treaty violation. l recommend the repeal of SO
much of the statute imposes that duty. and
invite attention to the accompanying report of
the secretary of state containing a discussion