Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-13
TIRE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Message TO tho congress OF tho United
EtAtes The ass0mblage within the nations
legislative halls OF those char ged with the
duty OF maxim laws for tho benefit OF gem
brous and free people impre3siyely suggests
tho exactny obli ,atIon and IA exorable 70.
Hponsibility Involved In their task Az tho
threshold OF such labor no W to DO undertaken
by the congress Of th9 U nitod States and In
tho discharIo OF an executive duty enjoIned
by the constitution submit this commune
cation containing a brief statement OF tho
condition OF our national AFFAIRS and recon-
mending such 10 ,isation as seems TO BIO nocos
aary and expediont
The history OF our recent dcalln,s with
other nations and our peaceful relations with
them at this time, additionally demon
strate the advantage Of cons silently adherlng
toA nrm but Just foreign po Hey free from
Snyious or ambitious national schemes and
characterized by entire honesty and sincerity,
During the past year, pursuant TO law Of
congress, commissioners woro appointed TO
the Antwerp industrial exposition though tho
participation OF American exhibitors fell far
short OF comp etely Illustrating our natl onal
ingenuity and indu'trlal ACHE yements, yet II
was quite ere ltablc In view Of the brief time
allowed for preparation
The termination OF the civil war In Brazil
has been followed by tho general prevalence
Of peace and orlor 1t appearing nj on carly
stage OF the insurrection that its course would
call for unusual watchfulnoss on the part Of
ahis government our naval force In tho harbor
or Rio de Janelro was siren thenod This
prscaution am satisfied tended to restrict
ahe issue TO a simple trial OF strength bet ween
the Brazilian government and the insur lont5,
and TO avert complications which NJ times
seemed imminent Our Arm attitude OF neu
trality was maintained to the end, tho in
surgents received no encouragement Of event.
ual asylum from our commanders and such
oppositson as they encountered was for the
protection Of our commerce ana was clearly
justified by public law serious tension OF
relations havlnt arisen at tho close OF tho
war between Brazil and Portugal by reason
OF the escape Of the insIrJent Admiral De-
gama and his followers Tho friendly oflices
OF our representatives. TO those countries
we're eXerted FOR the protection OF tho sub
ieots oielthor within the territory OF tho other
Although the government OF Brazil was duly
notified that tho commercial arrangements
existing between the United States and that
country, based on the third section OF the
tAriH act OF 1902 was abrogatcd on Aug. 2S
1884, by the taking effect Of the tariff law now In
force, that government subsequently notified
us OF its intention to terminate such arrange
exercise OF the right reserved in tho agree
ment between the two countries invite n
mention to the correspondence between the
secretary OF state and the Brazilian minister
on this subject
The Chlna-Japnn War
ArratfyIng recognition Of the uniform i'm.
Partially OF his country towards oil foreign
states was man Tested by tho concldent re-
Qnest Of the Oh inese and Japanese govern
ments that the agents OF the U nlted States
should within proper limits afford protection
10 the subjects OF the other during tho sus
pension OF dip lomatIc relations due to state
OF war I his delicate office was accepted
and misapprehension which gave rise to the
belief that in anording this kindly unofficial
prote elton our q ents would exercise
the same authority which the with.
drawn AGENTS Of the belligerents had
exercised W as promptly corrected Although
the war between Chi ma and Japan endangers
40 policy OF the United States II deserves our
gravest consideration by reason OF It's dis.
sutDahce OF our growing commercial interest
IN the two countries and the increased dangers
which may result to our citizens domiciled or
1olournin1 In the interior Of China Acting
under stipulation in our treaty with Korea
1.-THE first concluded with Western powerl
felt constrained at the begl nnipC OF the
controversy TO tender our good Offices TO
houee an amicable arrangement OF the
mtia dlHculty growing out of the Japanese
demands for ad ministrative reforms in
Korea but the unhappy precipitation OF
actual hostilities defeated this kindly purpose
Dep loring the destructive war between the
tWo most powerful OF the Eastern nations
ana anxious that our commercial interests in
chose countries may be preserved and that
the safety OF our citizens there shall not bo
teopaTdized would not hesitate to heed anv
animation that our friendly aid for the
honorable termination OF hostilities would be
acceptable TO both belligerents.
4 no German Meat Prohibition.
Acting upon the reported discovery OF Texas
fever in cargoes OF American cattle the Ger.
man prohibition against importations OF live
stock and fresh meats from this country has
been revived It is hoped that Germany will
soon become convinced that the inhibition is
as needless as 1t Is harmful TO mutual In.
terests
%he German government has prote3ted
against that provision Of the customs tariff
act which imposes a discriminating duty of
onetenth OK one cent pound on su ,ars com
Ing from countries paying an export bounty
thereon, claiming that tho exaction OF such
duty is in contraventlon OF articles five and
nine OF the treaty of 1923 with Prussia In the
interests OF the commerce. OF both countries
and to avoid even the accusation OF treaty
violation. recommend the repeal of so much
" the statute as imposes that duty and l In
rite attention to the accompanying report OF
the secretary Of state containing q discussion
Of the questions raised by the German pro.
tests.
Tho Hawaiian Incident.
Since communicating the voluminous cor
dependence In regard to Hawaii and the ac-
ion taken by the senate and house Of repre-.
lentatives on certain questions submitted to
The judgment and wider discretion OF congress
The organization OF a government In place Of
The provisional ARRANGEMENT which followed
Tho deposition OF the queen has been an
bounced with evidence OF its effective opera
lion. The recognition usual In such cases
has been accorded the new government
Blue1elds Affair.
Prominent among the questions OF ter
htorial jurisdiction OF the year was the Blue
selds incident-in what Is known as the
Mosquito Indian strip, bordering on the At.
antlc ocean and within the jurisdiction OF
Nicaragua By the treaty of 1860 between
Great Britain and Nicaragua the former
government expressly recognized the SOW
lreignty OF the latter over the strip and
limited form OF self government was
guaranteed to the Mosquito Indians to be
exercised according to their customs for
themselves and their jewellers within its
limits. The socalled native government
which grew to be largely made up of
aliens for many years disputed the soy.
areignty Of Nicaragua over the strip and
claimed the right to maintain therein a prf,ctl-
cAlly independent municipal government
Early in the past year efforts OF Nicaragua to
maintain sovereignty over the Mosquito ter.
Tt:ory led to serious distur Dances eliminating
In the suppression Of the native government