The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-12-06
TALKS TO CONGRESS.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESENTS,
HIS ANNUAL MESSAGE.
The Reports of the Various Cabinet
Officers Are Reviewed-A synopsis
Covering the Most Important Sub
jects Touched ON. 81

jects Touched ON.
Washington, Dec. 3.-Following Is the
Eresidelt It's message:
To the Congress of the United States:
The assemblage within the nations legis-
lative halls Of those charged with the duty
Of making laws for the benefit of generous
AMI free preple, impressively suggests the
exactng obligation and !nexorable RESPONSE
b'lity involved in their task. At the TIRES
hold Of such labor now to be undertaken
by the congress Of the United States and
In the discharge Of an executive duty en1oin-
ed by the constitution. submit this
communication, containing a brief state
lnent of the condition Of our national al
fairs and recommending such legislation Us
s.ems to be necessary and expedtent:
The history Of our recent dealings with /
other nations and our peaceful relauons
with them at this time additionally demon
strate the advantage Of consistently ad-
herring to a firm but just foreign policy, |
free from envious or ambitious national
est and sincerity. |
oner to Mediate. %
Acting under a stipulation in our treaty
with Corea the first concluded with West
ern power), l felt constrained at the begin
ming of the controversy to tender our good
offices to induce an amicable arrangement
Of the initial difficulty growing out of the
Japanese demands for administrative re-
forms in Corea; but the unhappy precipita-
ton Of actual hostilities defeated this
kindly purpose. Deploring the destructive
war between the two most powerful OF the
Eastern nations, and anxious that our COM
mercal interests in those countries may be
= preserved, and that the safety of our citi.
Gems there shall not be jeopardized, would
y not hesitate to heed any intimation that our
/. friendly aid for the honorable termination
Of hostilities would be acceptable to both
belligerents.
The BerinG Sea Agreement.
Early in the present year an agreement
was reached with Great Britain concerning
instructions to be given to the naval COM
manders of the two goVernments In Ber-
Ing sea and the contiguous North Pacific
ocean for their guidance in the execution tito
tration and the enforcement of the regula-
tons therein prescribed. for the protection
Of seal life in the waters mentioned. An
understanding has also been reached for
the payment by the United States Of $40
300 in full satisfaction Of all claims which
may be made by Great Britain for damages
seals in Boring or the seizure Of British
vessels engaged in taking seals in these.
waters. The awards and findings of the
mined the facts and principles upon which
ttese claims should be adjusted and they
have been submitted by both governments
to thorough examination upon. the princi-
Piles, as well as the facts which they in
volved. 1 am convinced that settlement
upon the terms mentioned would be an
recommend that provision be made for the
prompt payment of the stated sum-, Thus
far only France and Portugal have signihed
lions established under the award Of the
Paris tribunal of arbitration. Preliminary
surveys Of the Alaskan boundary and a pre-
protection of food fish in the contiguous
waters of the United States and the Domin-
Ion OF Canada are in progress.
f.. Regarding Hawaii.
Since. communicating the yoluminous cor
senn IN regard to and the
resentatives on certain questions submitted
to the Judgment and wider discretion of
congress the organization Of government
which followed the deposition Of the queen
has been announced with evidence of its
effective operation. The recognition usual
in such cases has been accorded the new
government.
The B1uefie1ds' Incident.
Prominent among the questions Of the
year was the Bluefields' incident in what is
known the Mosquito Indian strip. Dor
dering on the Atlantic ocean and within the
Jurisdiction Of Nicaragua. BY the treaty of
1860 between Great Britain and Nicaragua
the former government expressly recognized
the sovereignty of the latter over the strip
and limited form of self-goyernment was
guaranteed to the Mosquito Indians, to be
and obe to RsF w
limits. The so called native government
which grew to be largely made up of aliens.
for many years disputed the sovereignty OF
right to maintain practically independent
government. Early in the past year efforts
Of Nicaragua to maintain sovereignty over
turbances eliminating in the suppression
Of the native government ana the attempted
substitution Of an impracticable composite
,s1,ict noff ", Nfpo,o nj n1So
dents were to participate. Failure fcl
lowed by an insurrection which for time
subverted Nicaraguan rule, expellins her OF
fcers and restoring the old organization
This In turn gave place to the existing lOca
government established and upheld by Mic
aragua.
the time two Of our naval chips have beer
stationed at Bluefelds for the protection
Of all legitimate interests of our citizens
In September last the government at Man
uaga expelled from it's territory twelve o.
more foreigners. including two Americans
for alleged participation in the sedition o.
revolutionary movements against the repub
lie at Bluefields already mentioned; bu
through the earnest remonstrance Of Thu
government the two Americans have beer
ment of their business. Our naval con,
manders at the scene of these disturbances
by their constant exhibition of firmness AM
good judgment contributed largely to tn
prevention of more serious consequences AM
to the restoration of peace and order. l e
greet that In the midst of these occurrence
there happened a most grave and Irritating
failure of Nicaragua justice. An American
citizen named Wilson residing at Raam
Mosquito territory, was murdered by OH
Argueleo, the acting governor of the town
After some delay the murderer was al
ested, but so insecurity confined or guards
that he escaped and Notwithstanding o
repeated demands it is claimed that his re
capture has been impossible by reason Q
his fight beyond Nicaraguan jurisdiction
The Nicaraguan authorities having give
notice of forfeiture of their concession
the canal company on grounds purely tech
meal and not embraced in the contract hav
receded from that position.
As to Samoa.
In my last annual message I referre
briefly to the unsatisfactory state Of affair
in Samoa under the operation Of the Berli
treaty as signally illustrating the policy {
entangling alliances with foreign powers
and on May 9th, 1894, in response to res
luton Of the senate, sent special messae
and documents to that body on the sam
subject which emphasized my previousl
expressed opinions Later occurrences, tt
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