Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-11
SENT IN TO CONGRESS
Mr.. Cleveland's Message Read
Before Both Houses.
TARIFF AND FINANCE MOSTLY.

TARIFF AND FINANCE MOSTLY.
He DOES Not SEQ why a Better Bona Ar
rangem.nt Was Not Provided, but Th "
Did Very Well with the Last Issus-The
Tariff Legislation Most Nseded-The De.
partmsnts Come In.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The message
Of President Cleveland. read before both
houses Just after the noon recess, is as
follows:
To Congress of the United States:
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 tho exacting obligation 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 in the discharge of an
executive duty enjoined by the constitu-
ton / submit this communication con-
tanning brief statement of the condition
OF our national affairs and recommending
such legislation as seems to be 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 ad-
herring to firm but just foreign policy,
free from envious or ambitious national
schemes and characterized by entire hon
esty and sincerity.
During the past year, pursuant to a law
of congress, commissioners were appointed
to the Antwerp industrial exposition.
Though the participation of American ex-
hibitors fell far short of completely illus
trating our national ingenuity and indus
trial achievements, yet it was quite credit
able in view of the brief time allowed for
preparation.
have endeavored to impress upon the
Belgian government the needlessness and
positive harmfulness of it's restrictions
upon 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 country
of diseased cattle and unwholesome meat.
The termination of the civil war in Brazil
has been followed by a general prevalence
of peace and order. 1t appearing at an ear
ly period of the insurrection that its course
would call for unusual watchfulness on
the part of this government our naval
force in the harbor of Rio Janeiro was
strengthened. This procedure, | am sat
isfied tended to restrict the issue to sim
pie trial of strength between the Brazilian
government and the insurgents and to
snl OF ftys,nc
ed imminent. Our firm attitude OF neu-
trality was maintained to the end. The
insurgents received no encouragement OF
eventual asylum from our commanders,
and such opposition as they encountered
was for the protection Of our commerce
and was clearly justified by public law,
The commission organized under the
convention which we had entered into
with Chilli for the settlement of the out
standing claims of each government
against the other, adjourned at the end
of the period stipulated for it's continu-
ance, leaving undetermined number OF
American cases which had been duly pre-
sented. These claims are not barred and
negotiations are in progress for the sub
mission to new tribunal.
On the 18th of March last new treaty
with China in the fourth regulation of emf
grafton was signed at Washington, and on
Aug. Is 1t received the sanction of the
senate.
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 DaGama
and his followers, the friendly offices OF
our representatives to those countries
were exerted for the protection of the sub
1ects of either within the territory of the
other, although the government of Brazil
was only notified that the commercial ar
rangement existing between the United
States and that country, based on the
third section of the tariff law of 1890, was
abrogated on Aug. %, 1894, by the taking
effect of the tariff law now in force that
the government subsequently notified us
of it's intention to terminate such arrange
ment on the first day of January, 1895. in
the exercise of the right reserved in the
agreement between the two countries. At
tention to the correspondence between the
secretary of state and the Brazilian min
lister on this subject is called.
Ratification on the part of congress and
formal exchange are awaited to give effect
to this mutually beneficial convention.
A gratifying recognition of the uniform
impartiality of this country towards all
foreign states was manifested by the coin
cident request of the Chinese and Japan
ese governments that the agents Of the
United States should, within proper linn
its afford protection to the subjects of the
other during the suspension of diplomatic
relations due to state Of war. This deli
cate Office was accepted, and misappre-
hension which gave rise to the belief that
In affording this kindly unofficial protec.
ton our agents would exercise the same
authority which the withdrawn agents Of
the belligerents had exercised was prompt.
ly corrected, although the war between
China and Japan endangers no policy Of
the United States, 1t deserves our grayest
consideration by reason of its disturbance
of our growing commercial interests in
the two countries and the increased dan
gers which may result to our citizens
domiciled or sojourning in the interior of
China. Acting under a stipulation In our
treaty with Corea (the first concluded
with western power) felt constrained
at the beginning Of the controversy to ten
der our good offices to induce an amicable
ing out Of the Japanese demands for an
administrative reform in Corea, but the
unhappy precipitation Of actual hostilities
defeated this kindly purpose.
Deploring the destructive war between
the two most powerful Of the
eastern nations and anxious that
our commercial interest in that coun-
try may be preserved and that