Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-12-08
MESSAGE IN FULL
Evidence That the Country Has
Been Going Backward.
LONG LIST OF DEFICIENCIES,
Every Month Brings More Debts aud
Possibilities Of Nj ore Eont, i-su"s
-CleveIand's --latest Views.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Thp message OF
President Cleveland to the members OF
the second session Of the Fifty third
congress was read in the house by CLERK
Kerr and in the senate by Secretary
Cox. The reading began at 80 and CON
suIned about two hours. Following is
the message in full:
Message to the congress of the United
States:
The asSemblage within the nations S
legislative hall Of those charged with
the duty Of making laws for the benefit
of generous and free people Impress
lively suggests the eXacting obligation
and inexorable responsibility IA 4.o1ved
in their task. At the threshold of such
labor now to be undertaken by the
congress of the Uniled States and in the
discharge Of an executive duty enjoined
by the constitution, | submit this com
munication, containing a brief state
ment Of the constitution Of our national
affairs and recommending such legisla-
tlon as seems to ne necessary and eX
pedient.
The history Of our recent dealings
with other nations, and our peaceful re
ldllOllS Win lntlll ~ liIS Time, autil-
tiOnally demonstrates the advantage Of
consistently adhering to a firm but just
foreign policy, free from envious OF am
bilious national schemes and character
lied by entire honesty and sincerity.
During the past year, pursuant to a
law Of congress, commissioners were ap-
pointed to the Antwerp Industrial E.x-
position. Although the participation of
tmaIip1n fa1 faI ..,f ,f
completely illustrating our national in
genuity and industrial achievements,
yet it was still creeiit;.b!e in view of the
brief time allowed for preparation.
/ have endeaVOred TO impress upon the
Belgian government the needlcssness
and positive harmfulness Of it's restlic-
tions upon the importation Of certain
of our products and have strongly urged
that the rigid supervision ana inspec-
tion under our laws are amply sufficient
to prevent the expectation from this
country of diseased cattle and unWhole-
some meat.
BRAZILIAN MATTERS
The termination Of the civil war in
Brazil has been followed by general
prevalence Of peace and order. IT APP
pearing a an early stage of the insur-
rectOn that it's course would call fOr
unusual watchfulness on the part of
this government, our naval force in the
harbOr of Rio de JaneirO was strength
X ened. This precaution | am satisfied
tended to restrict the issue % a Sim
pie trial of strength between the Bra
lillian government and the insurgents,
and to avert complications which at
times seemed imminent. Our firm at
titude of neutrality was maintained to
the end. The insurgents received the
encouragement of an eventual asylum
from our commanders and such oppOsi-
tion as they encountered was for the
protection Of our commerce and was
clearly justified by public law.
A serious tension OF relations hay-
ing arisen at the close Of the war be-
tween Brazil and Portugal by reason
of the e"cape of the inSurgent Admiral
Da Cana and his followers, the friend
ly offices Of our representatives. to
these countries were exercised for the
protection of the subjects of either with
in the territory of the other.
Although the government of Brazil
was duly notified that the commercial
arrangement existing between the
United States and that country, based
on the third section Of the tariff act Of
1890, was abrogated On August 70, 1881
by the taking effect of the tariff law ~
force, that government subsequently
notified the United states of its ntcf-
tloh 10 terminate S,'c'' Il" '''
on the inst DAY OF January 1872 III 1,'e
exercise OF 'he flsht le7'' N'' -, .'''
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RCI >rIoNS WiTu CHINA AM, JAPAN
Friendly offices Of Our Go> crnmcnt 70
Effect Peace.
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receive" '''
Ratification on the pafl "l emilia ''ll,'
formal eHchanSe are dN"itSu 20 SlN'
effect to this mutuallE pelte'lciai toil-
Vention.
A gratifying recognition OF ihe ull-
form impartlallty OF inns county LOW
ards all foreign states WAS ihdilileS,e"
by the colncldent request OF lAe ti'lh
eSe and Japanese governments ihaI lie
agents OF 'he thlled STATES 7iiou'U'
within the proper iiilllt' ailVid ~
tion 70 the suplectS - the "tiei' -
ing the suspension - ull'l"lH'lllo ieia
tions due 10 a state ol Wa'. ms 's7i'-
cate office was accepted anu :. MS.
prehenslon Whlch gave rise 90 '''e 80,
that in affordlhS inns hinuiS uii''llit.S''
protection our a&"ftS "o"i'l '->'i o'