The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-12-13

the condition OF our national affairs and
recommending such legislation as seems
70 me necessary and eXpedient.
! Ihave endcavored to impress Upon the
Belgian Government the needlessness
and positive harmfulness of its ~restric-
lions upon the importation Of certain of
our food products, and have strongly
urged that the rigid supervision and in
s~pection under II laws are amply suf-
fcient to prevent the expectation from
this country of diseased cattle and I'M
wholesome meat.
After referring to the restoration of
peace in Brazil, and the action taken by
This Government to protect American in
t~erests, the message proceeds TO discuss
The Oriental war, and says, concerning
The mediation for peace:
Deploring the destructive wal between
the two most powerful of the Eastern
nations, and anxious that our commercial
interests in those countries may be pre-
served. and that the safety of our citi.
zcns there shall not be jeopardized, ]
woGld not hesitate to heed any intimation
HAT our friendly aid for the honorable
termination of hostilities would be ac-
1optable to both belligerents.
Feeling a~llusion was made to the as
estimation of President Carnot.
Germany Bars Cattle ImpOrtaticrs,
Acting on the reported discovery Of
Texas fever in cargoes of American cat
lie, the German prohibition against i'm
portations Of live stock and fresh meats
from this country has beer revived. 1t IS
hoped that Germany will soon become
convinced that the inhibition is as Decl-
.ess as it is harmful to mutual interests,
The German Government has protested
against that provision Of the customs
tariff act which imposes 4 discriminating
duty of one-tenth of Il cent Il pound on
sugars coming from countries paying an
export bounty thereon, claiming that the
eXactiOn of such duty is in contrayention
of articles 5 and 8 of the treaty of 1873
With Prussia. In the interests OF the
commerce of both countries and to avoid
even the accusation of treaty violation, 1
rccommend the repeal of so much OF the
statute as imposes that duty, and l invite
attention to the accompanying report OF
lrle Secretary of State containing a dis
Custom of the questions raised by the Ger
man protests.
d a. ilcIL VI INC SuIu SuJuuSCu u A|"o
Ipd by the Paris tribunal in the matter
- the seal fisheries is recommended.
Minor matters relating to diplomatic
questions pending with Venezuela,
Hawaii, and Italy are treated briefly, anG
of Japan the President says:
Apart from the war in which the ISL
and Empire is engaged Japan attracts IN
creasing attention in this country by her
evident desire to cultivate more liberal
Intercourse with us and to seek our kind
ly aid in furtherance of her laadable de-
sire for complete autonomy in her domes-
tic affairs and full equality in the family
OF nations. The japanese Empire OF to-
day is no longer the Japan of the past,
and u relations with this progressive
nation should not be less broad and lib
eral than those with other powers"
Cordial relations with Mexico are the
subject of felicitation, and there is recon-
mended a new treaty of commerce and
navigation with that country to take the
place of the one which terminated thir-
teen years ago. An indemnity rendered
oy Mexico, as q gracious act, for the mur-