The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-04
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT
he Opens II With a Review Of Our
Foreign Relations.

Length-Ths Situation in Samoa.
Operations of the Treasury Depart
ment-The Army of the Nation-The
recommendations of the Attorney
General-The Construction of Federal
Prisons Recommended - Postofce
Operations as a Barometer of Business
Conditions-The Building Up of the
Navy-The Solution of the Indian
Problem-The Agricultural Depart
ment's Showing-Need of a National
Board of Health-The President Fa-
vors the Removal of the Duty on Re-
fined sugar-He Also Favors Putting
Coal and Iron on the Free List-Ameri-
can Registry For All Ships Favored.
Congress Read Lecture in Connec-
tion With the Gold Reserve-A Scheme
orstate Bank Circulation Suggested.
Washington, Dec. 3-Fonowing is the
full text of the annual message sent to
congress to-day by President Cleveland:
To the Congress of the United States:
4 The assemblage within the nations leg
islative halls of those charged with the
duty of making laws for the benefit of a
generous and free people impressively
suggests the enacting legislation and in
exorable responsibility involved in their
task. At the Threshold Of such labor now
to be undertaken by the congress of the
United States and the discharge of an
executive duty enjoined by the constitution
] submit this communication, containing
a brief statement of the condition of our
national affairs and recommending such
legislation as seems to me necessary and
expedient.
The history of our recent dealings with
other nations and our peaceful relations
with them at this time, additionally dem
onstrate the advantage of consistently
adhering to a firm but just foreign policy,
free from envious or ambitious national
schemes, and characterized by entire hon
esty ana sincerity.
During the past year, pursuant to a law
of congress. commissioners were appoint
ed 10 the Antwerp Industrial Exposition
Though the participation of American ex-
hibitors fell far short Of completely illus
Tating our national ingenuity and indus
trial achievements, yet it was quite cred
table in view of the brief time al
lowed for preparation.
l have endeavored to impress upon the
4 Belgian government the needlessness and
a positive harmfulness of it's restrictions
tpon the importation of certain of our
food products, and have strongly urged
that the rigid supervision and inspection
under our laws are amply sufficient to
prevent the expectation from this eoun-
try Of diseased cattle and unwholesome
meat.
The termination of the war in Brazil
has been followed by general prevalence
Of peace and order. 1t appearing at an
early stage of the Instruction that Its
course would call for unusual watchful-
ness 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 issue to
simple trial of strength between the Bra
lillian government and the insurgents,
and to avert complications which at times
seemed imminent. Our firm attitude Of
neutrality was maintained to the end.
The insurgents received no encourage
ment Of eventual asylum from our COM
manders. and such opposition as they en-
countered was for the protection of our
commerce and was clearly 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 es-
cape OF the insurgent Admiral Da Cana
and his followers, the friendly offices Of
our representatives Ito their countries
We're eXerted for the protection of the
subjects of either within the territory of
the other.
Although the government of Brazil was
only notified that the commercial arrange
ment existing between the United States
and that country, based on the third sec
uon of the tariff law of 1890, was abrogated
on Aug. Is, 1894, by the taking effect of the
tariff law now in force that government
subsequently notified the United States of
It's intention to terminate such arrange
he R,-ak 4, - To, in,
me exercise of the right reserved in the
agreement between 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 Cnile for the settlement of the out
standing claims of each government
against the other adjourned at the end of
,he period stipulated for its continuance,
ieaVlng number of American cases which
ndd been duly presented. These claims
are not barred, and negotiations are in
progress for their submission to a new
tribunal
ON March II last a new treaty with
ohlna, with further regulation of emigra-
uon was signed at Washington and Aug.
10 H. received the sanction of the Senate.
Nauhcation on the part of China and for
MAJ exchange are awaited to give effect
A gratifying recognition Of the uniform
Fmparuality of this country towards all
ioIelgn states was manifested by the CO.
incident request of the Chinese and Jap
aHese governments that the agents of the
United States should, within proper limits,
alHfm protection to the subjects of the
olAer during the suspension of the diplo-
nduc relations due to a state of war. This
uelcate office was accepted, and al misap-
pIehension which gave rise to the belief
mat in affording this kindly Unofficial pro-
eecuon our agents would exercise the same
%uIhorlty which the withdrawn agents o.
1ne belligerents had exercised was
promptly corrected. Although the war be-
1"een China and Japan endangers no
pohcy of the United States, it deserves our
siaVest consideration by reason of its dis
.uIoance of our growing commercial in
oe'ests in the two countries, and the in
oitased dangers which may result to our
tIuzehs' domiciled or sojourning in the in
,teIlor Of China. Acting under a stipula-
uoH IN our treaty with Korea (the first
Included with a western power I felt
oHstrained at the beginning of the con-
5oVersy to tender our good offices to in
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