Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-12-06
The GoldSboro Argus.
Supplement.
| LONG MESSAGE,
FINANCIAL RECOMMENDATION.


The Presidents Propositions as to Amend
ing the Banking and Currency Laws--The
Exemption of State Banks from Taxation
by tho United States Favored Under Ger
tain Conditions-The Present Tariff Needs
A~mending--Free Coal and Iron Recon-
mended--How the Sugar chedule
Should De Changed--The President
Backs Up Many of the Recommendations
Of His Cabinet Oficers-The Condition of
Oar Foreign Relations xhaustively Ex-
plained-We Should Cultivate Close Re
lations With Japan.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The following
is the message of Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States, trans
mitted to both houses of Congress to-
day:
CONGREss OF THE UNITED STATES:
The assemblage within the nations
legislative halls of hose charged with
the duty of making laws for the benefit
OF a generous, free people impreSsively
:. suggests the exacting obligation and in
exorable responsibilityinvolved in their
ask. AT the threshold of such labor now
be undertaken by the Congress of
be United States and in the discharge
81 an executive duty enjoined by the
constitution, | submit this communi-
cation containing a brief statement of
: the condition of our national affairs
and recommending sue legislation as
seems to me necessary and expedient.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The history of YOU recent dealings
with other nations and our peaceful re-
lations with them at this time afford ad-
ditional demonstration of the advan-
tages which constantly adhere to a firm
but just foreign policy, free from envi-
GUS or ambitious national schemes and
characterized by entire honesty and sin
certify.
During the past year, pursuant to a
law OF Congress, commissioners were
appointed to the Antwerp Industrial
Exposition. Though the participation
Of American exhibitors fell far short of
completely illustrating our national in
genuity n industrial achievements,
yet 1t was quite creditable in view of
the brief time Flowed for presentation.
/ have endeavored to impress upon the
Belgian government the needlessness
and positive harmfulness of it's ~reStric-
tions pom the Importation of certain
o products and have strongly urged
that the rigid supervision and inspection
under our laws are amply sufficient to
prevent the expectation from this coun-
try of diseased cattle and unwholesome
meat.
The termination of the civil war in
Brazil has been followed by general
prevalence Of peace and order. 1t APP
pearing at an early stage of the insur-
Rection that it's course would call for
unusual watchfulness on the part of this
government, our naval force in
the harbor of Rio Janeiro was
strengthened. This precaution, l am
satisfied, tended to restrict the is
sue to a simple trial of strength between
the Brazilian government and the in
surgents, and to avert complications
which at times seemed imminent. Our
firm attitude of neutrality was main
tanned to the end. The insurgents re-
ceived no encouragement of eventual
asylum from our commanders and such
pposition as they encountered was for
ne protection of our commerce and was
Hearty justified by public law.
A serious tension of relations having
arisen at the close of the war between
Brazil and Portugal by reason of the
escape of the insurgent Admiral Da
Cana and his followers, the friendly
Offices of our representatives to those
countries were exerted for the protec-
ton of the subjects of either within the
territory of the other. Although the
government of Brazil was only notified
that h commercial arrangement ex-
listing between the United States and
that country, based on the third section
OF h tariff law of 1890, was ~abrogated
on August %, 1894, by the taking effect
OF the tariff law now in force, that gov
srnment subsequently notified the
United States of its intention to termi-
nate such arrangement on the LIST day
OF January, 1895, in the exercise of the
right reserved in the agreement be
tween the two countries. Attention is
called to the correspondence between
the Secretary of State and the Brazilian
minister on this subject.
The commission organized under the
convention which we had entered into
with Chile for the settlement of the
outstanding claims of each government
against the other adjourned at the end
Of the period stipulated for it's continu.
ance, leaving undetermined a number
OF American cases which had been duly
presented. These claims are not barred
n negotiations are in progress for their
submission to a new tribunal.
On the 18th of March last a new
treaty with China, in further regulation
OF emigration, was signed at Washing
on, and on August 18th it received the
sanction of the Senate. Ratification on
part of China and formal exchange
e awaited to give effect to his mu.
lily beneficial convention.
gratifying recognition of the uni
impartiality of this country
wards all foreign States was mani.
tested by the coincident request of the
Chinese and japanese governments that
the agents of the United States should.
within proper limits, afford protection
TO the subjects of the other during the
suspension of diplomatic relations due
TO q state Of war. This delicate office
was accepted, and a m-isapprehension
which gave rise to the belief that in
a6ording this kindly unofficial protec-
tion our agents would exercise the same
authority which the withdrawn agents
OF the belligerents had exercised was
promptly corrected. Although the wal
between China and Japan endangers no
policy of the United States, 1T deserves
our gravest consideration, by reason of
The disturbance of our growing com
mercial interests in the two countries
n the increased dangers which NAV
result to our citizens domiciled or So
1oufning in the interior of China, Act
ing under a stipulation in our treaty
with Corea (the first concludes
with a Western power,0 I felt
constrained at the beginning of
the controversy to lender our good of
ices to induce an amicable arrange
ment OF the initial difficulty growinp
out of japanese demands for admins,
trstive reform in Corea, out the un-
happy precipitation of actual hostilities
defeated this kindly purpose.
Deploring the destructive war be-
1890