The Portland daily press., 1894-12-04

Boats-He Touches Hawaii Very Light
Iy and Speaks at Length upon the
Banking Scheme ,s~
Washington, December 3.-7The following
message of the President was transmitted
to Congress today.
To the Congress of the United States:
The assemblage within the nations legis-
lative halls OF those charged with the duty
of making laws for the benefit of a gener-
Gus and free people impressively suggests
the exncting obligation and 1nexorable re-
sponsibllity involved in their task. On the
threshold of such labor now to he under
taken by the Congress of the United States
and in the discharge of an executive duty
enjoined by the Constitution submit this
communication containing brief state
ment OF the condition of our national affairs
ana recommending such legislation as seems
to Inc necessary and expedIent
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The history of our recent dealings with
other nations ard our peaceful relations
with them at this time additionally demon
strate the advantage OF consistently adher-
ing to firm but just foreign policy. free
from envious or ambitious national schemes
and characterized by entire honesty and
sincerity.
During the past year pursuant to law of
Congress commissioners were appointed
TO the Antwerp industrial exposition.
hibitors tell far short of completely illus
trating our national industrial achieve
ments yet, it was quite creditable In view
OF the brief time allowed for preparation.
l have endeavored TO impress upon the
Belgiah government the needlessness and
positive harmfulness of its restrictions upon
the Importation of certain OF orr food pro-
ducts 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
20 fila and I'M " hO lesQme meat.
The termination OF the civil war in Bra
I'll has been followed by the general preva-
early stage OF the insurrection that it's
course would call for unusual watchful-
ness on the part Of this government our
naval force in the harbpr r,s OF ai0 i De
| am satisfied tended to restrict the issue
to simple trial of strength between the
Brazilian government ana the insurgents
seemed imminent. Our firm attitude of
neutrality 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
war clearly justified by public law: A
at the close of the war between Brazil and
Portugal by reason, OF the escape Of the in
surgent Adniral7Da Cana and his followers,
TO those countries were exerted for the pro-
tection of the subjects of either within the
territory Of the other.
BRAZILIAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Although the government of Brazil was
duly notified that the commercial arrange
ment sexisting between the United States
and that country based on the third section
of the tariff act of 1890 was abrogated on
August % 1894 by the taking effect of the
tariff law now in force that government
subsequently notified US of its intentions to
terminate such arrangement on the ftrSt
day of january 1895 in the exercise of the
right reserved in the agreement between
the two countries. l invite attention o the
correspondence between the secretary OF
State and the brazilian minister on this
subject
The commission organized under the con-
vention which we had entered into with
Chill for the settlement of the outstanding
claims of each government against the other
adjourned at the end of the time stipulated
for its continuance leaving undetermined
duly presented. These claims are not
barred and negotiations are in progress for
their submission to new tribunal
THE CHINESE WAR.
On the 18th of March last a new treaty
with China in further regulation OF emf
grafton WITS signed at Washington and on
August 18th it received the sanction of the
Senate. Ratification on the part of China
and formal exchanges are awaited TO give
effect to this mutually beneficial conven-
ton. gratifying recognition of the uni
form impartiallty of this country towards
all foreign states was manifested Ly the
coincident request o. the Chinese and
Japanese governments that the agents of
the United States should within proper
limits aford protection to the SUBJECTS of
he other during the suspension OF dIp!o
matte relations due to 3, state of war. This
delicate office was accepted and misap-
prehension which gave rise to the belief
that in affording this kindly unofficial pro-
authority which the Withdrawn agents of
the beligerents had exercised was promptly
corrected.
Although the war between China and
Japan endangers no policy of the United
States it deserves our ,gravest considera-
ton by reason of it's disturbance of our
growing commercial interests in the two
countries and the increased dangers which
may result to our citizens domiciled or So
jouIning in the interior of China. Acting
under stipulation in our treaty with
Corea (tEe first concluded with western
power) felt constrained at the beginning
of the controversy to tender our good Offices
10 induce an amicable arrangement of the
initial difficulty growing out of the Japan
csc demands for administrative reforms in
Corea; but the unhappy precipitation of
actual bostilities defeated this kindly pnr-
pose Deploring the destructive war be-
tween the two most powerful of the eastern
nations and anxious that our commercial
interests in these countries may be ple
served ana that the safety d;, OF our CITIZENS
hesitate to heed any Initiation that our
friendly aid for the honorable termination
of hostilites would Unacceptable to both bel
ligerents.
CONVENTION WITH ECUADOR.
A convention has been finally concluded
for the settlement by arbitration of the
prolonged dispute with Ecuador growing
out of the proceedings against Emilio
santos, a naturalized citizen of the United
States.
RELATION WITH FRANCE.
Our relations with the Republic of France
continue to be such as should exist between
nations SO long bound together by friendly
sympathy and similarity in their form of
government. The recent cruel assassina-
ton of the President of this sister republic
called forth such universal expI essions of
sorrow and coincidence from our people and
governme mt as 10 leave no doubt of the
depth and sincerity of our attachment.
The resolutions passed by the Senate
and House of Representatives ON the oc-
cason have been communicated to the
widow of President Carnot.
GERMANY AND OUR TARIFF.
Acting upon the reported discovery of
+ exas fever in cargoes of American cattle