Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
THE MESSAGE Of President Cleveland to
 Congress L Full, Complete, Masterly and
 Statesmanlike. All the Governmental De- partments Reviewed and Commented Upon.
Financial Policy and Tariff Re- form Discussed = The Paper Characteristic
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wAsHINeroN, Dec. Swallowing is the message of President Cleveland to the con- gress of the United States:
 The assem blaze within the nations leg islative halls of those charged with the duty of making laws for the benefit of a generous and free people eeimpressively sug- gests the exacting obligations and inexor- able respon sibiity 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 constitution sub init this communication, containing brief statement of the condition of our national affairs and recommending such legislation as seems to me necessary and expedient.
 FOREIGN RELATIONS.
 The history of our recent dealings with other nations and our peaceful relations with them at this time additionally dem- onstrates the advantage of consistently ad- herring to firm but just foreign policy |, free from enyious or ambitious national schemes and characterized by entire hon. esty and sincerity. During the past year. pursuant to law of congress, commissioners were ap- pointed to the Antwerp Industrial Exposition. Though the participation of American exhibitors fell far short of completely illustrating our nation in gen. eral and industrial achievements, yet it was quite creditable in view of the brief time allowed for preparation. l have en- deavored to impress upon the Belgian gov ernment the needlessness and positive harmfulness of its restrictions upon the lm- portation 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 exporta- tion from this country of diseased cattle and unw holesome meat. The termination of the civil war in Brazil has been followed by general prevalence of peace and order. Happening at an early stage of the ipsur- rection that it's course would call for uuus- ual watchfulness on the part of this government, our naval force in the har- bor of Rio Janeiro was strengthened. This precaution am satisfied tended to restrict the issue to simple trial of strength be- tween the Brazilian 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 re- ceived no encouragement of event. pal asylum from our commanders, and such opposition as they encountered was for the protection of our commerce, and was clearly justified by public law. serious tension of relations having arisen at the close of the war between Brazil and Portugal, by reason of the escape of the in- surgent admiral, DaGama, and his follow CTS, the friendly offices of our representa- lives to those countries were exerted for the protection of the subjects of either within the territory Of the other. Although the government of Brazil was only notified that tie commercial arrangement existing be- tween the United States and that country, based on tho third section Of the tariff law of 1890, was abrogated on August 2S, 1894, by the taking efsec. of the tariff law now in force, that government subsequently noti- fled us of It's intention to terminate such arrangement on the 1st day of January, 1895, in the exercise of the right reserved in the agreement between the two countries. Attention is called to the correspondence between the secretary of state. aud the Brazilian minister on this subject. The commission organized under the couven- tion which we had entered iuto with Chill for the settlement of the outstanding~ inns of each government against the othi'y ad- journed at the end of the period stipulated for its continuance, leaving undetermined number of American cases which had been duly presented. These claims are not barred, and negotiations arc in progress for the submission to new tribunal. On the 17th of March last new treaty with China in respect to the reguia- ton of emigration wag signed at Washing ton, and on August 13 it received the sanction of the senate. Ratification on the part of China and formal exchange arc awaited to give effect to this mutually beneficial convention. A gratifying recog- milton of the uniform impartiaity of this country towards all foreign states was manifested by the c0incident of the Chinese and Japanese governments that the agents of the United States should, within proper limiis, afford protection to the subjects of the other during the suspension of dipio- matic relations due to a state oi WAT. This delicate office WAS accepted, aud a m.sap- prehension which gave rise to the belief that in affording this kindly unofficial protection our agents would exercise the same authority which the withdrawn agents Of the belligerents had exercised was promptly corrected. Although the war between China and Japan endangers nc policy of the United States, it deserves our gravest consideration by reason of its dis turbance Ot our growing commercial iuter. ests in the two countries and the increased dangers which may roeu!: 10 cur citizens domiciied or sojourning in the interior or China. Acting under stipulation in our treaty with Corsa (the frs. concluded with a western powe-ls felt constrained at the beginning Of the conucversy 10 sonder our goou offices to induce sn air ;cab.e arrange bent of tue initial difficulty growing ont of nsJapanese demand fer az ac administrative
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