The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-04
The PRESIDENTS message
Seventy Senators Listen to the Read
ing at Yesterdays Session.
IS IN FAVOR OF FREE COAL
On the Subject of the Tariff the President
Favors Putting Iron and Coal on the
Free List-Proposcd Plans for Ma.
tional Bank Circulation.
BY the United Press,

point of interest in tOdayS session Oh
the senate. There were seventy sena-
tors present on this, the first day. The
reading of the message occupied two
hours and five minutes. 1t attracted
but little attention and was ordered to
be printed and laid on the table-the
usual course with such documents. The
following is a synopsis of its contents:
To the Congress of the United States:
The assemblage within the nations halls
of those charged with the duty OF making
laws for the benefit of generous and free
people impressively suggests the eXaclnS
obligation and ineXorable 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 constitution | submit this COM
muncation containing brief statements
of the condition of national affairs and
recommending such legislation as seems
TO me necessary and eXpedent. The MS
tory of our recent dealings with other ma
tions and our peaceful relations with them
at this time additionally demonstrates the
advantage of consistently adhering to u
firm but just foreign policy, free from en-
vious or ambitious national schemes, ana
characterized by entire honesty and sin
Cprity. The termination of the civil war
in Brazil has been followed by the gener-
al prevalence of peace and order. IL ap-
pearing at an early stage of the insllr-
rection that its course would call Tor un-
usual watchfuness on the part of this gov
ernment our naval force in the harbor or
Rio Janeiro was strengthened. This pre-
caution | am satisfied tended to restrict
the issue to n simple trial of strength be-
tween the Brazilian government and the
insurgents, and to avert complications
which at times seemed imminent.
ON the 17th Of March lnS a now trpatV
with China, in further regulation of emil
grafton, was signed at Washington, and on
Aug. 49, ii received the sanction of the
senate. Ratification on the part of China
and formal exchange are awaited to give
effect to this mutually beneficial conven-
ton. A gratifying recognition of uniform
impartiality of this country towards all
foreign states was manifested by the CO.
incident request of the Chinese and Japa-
nese governments that the agents of the
United States should within proper limits
afford protection to the subjects of the
other during the suspension of diplomatic
relations to state of war. This deli
cate office was accepted, and misappre-
hension which gave rise to the belief that
in affording this kindly unaffected protec-
tion our agents would exercise the same
authority which the withdrawn agents of
the beliSerentS had exercised was prompt
ly corrected. Although the war between
\ China and Japan endangers no policy of
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 Korea, the first concluded
with western power, | felt constrained
at the beginning of controversy to tender
! our good offices to induce an amicable ar
\rangement of the initial difficulty growing
nj Of ha Iun nIc fnr nIp mi iC
trative reforms in Korea, but the un-
happy precipitation of actual hostilities
defeated kindly purpose. DeplOring the
destructive war between the two most
powerful of the eastern nations and anX'
ious that our commercial interests in
those countries may be preserved and
that the safety of our citizens there shall
not be jeopardiZed | would not hesitate tC
heed any ntimation that our friendly aid
for the honorable termination of hostili-
ties would be acceptable to both beliger'
ents.
Regarding the Texas Fever.
Acting upon the reported discovery OF
Texas fever in cargoes of American cattle
the German prohibition against impor.
tations of live stock and fresh meats from
this country has been revived. 1t is hoped
that Germany will soon become convinced
that the inhibition Is as needless as II
is harmful TO mutual interests. The Ger
man government has protested against
the provision of the customs tariff ac
which imposes a decimatng duty of one
tenth of | cent a pound on sugars com
ing from countries paying an export
bounty thereon, claiming that the eXac
ton of such duty is in contravention o
articles five and nine of the treaty Of
1898 with Prussia. In the interests of tn,
commerce of both countries and to avoit
even the accusation of treaty violation,
recommend the repeal of so much of thu
statute as imposes that duty, and invlt,
attention to the accompanying report o
the secretary of state containing a dis
cussion of the questions raised by tn,
German protests.
Early in the present year an agreemen
was reached with Great Britain concern
ing instructions to be given to the nava
commanders OF the two governments il
Behring sea, and the contiguous Nortl
Pacific ocean, for their guidance in tn,
execution of the award of the Paris tribu
nal of arbitration and the enforcement o.
the regulations therein presented for III,
protection of seal life in the waters men
toned. An understanding has also beef
reached for the payment by the United
States of 1925, 600 in full satisfaction of al
claims which may be made by Great Bri
tain for damages growing out of contro
versy as to fur seals In Behring sea, an,
seizure of British vessels engaged in tax
ing seals in those waters / am convince,
that q settlement upon the terms men
toned would be an equitable and advan
tageous one, and / recommend that pro
vision be made for the prompt payment c
the stated sum. Thus far only France an,
Portugal have signified their willingness
to adhere to the regulations establishe,
under the award of the Paris tribunal o
arbitration. The boundary of British
Guinea still remains In dispute betweei
leving that its early settlement Of
some Just basis alike honorable to botl
parties. and in the line of our established
policy to remove from this hemisphere al
causes Of difference with powers beyon
the sea, | shall renew the efforts hereto
fore made to bring about restoration o
diplomatic relations between the dis
putants and to induce reference to arbi
tration, a resort which Great Britain =
conspicuously favors in principal and re
spects in practice and which Is earnestl
sought by her weaker adversary.
Since communicating the volumln
Gus correspondence In regard TO Ha
wall and he action by the senat
and house of representatives o
certain questions submitted to tn
gress. The organization of a governmen
In place of the provisional arrangement
which followed the deposition of tn
queen has been announced with evidenc
Of its effective operation. The recogn
tion usual In such cases has been accord
ed the new government.
Good will fostered by many interests |
common has marked our relations wit
our nearest southern neighbor. Peace be
ing restored along her northern frontier
Mexico has asked the punishment of tn
late disturbers of her tranquility. Ther
ought to be a new treaty of commerc
and navigation with that country
take the place of the one which terminal
ed thirteen years ago. The problem c
the storage and use of the waters of tn
Rio Grande for irrigation should b
solved by appropriate concurrent actio
of the two interested countries.
The Bluefields Situation.
Prominent among the questions of tn
wear was the Bluefelds Incident In what
known as the Mosquito Indian strlp qbol
dering on the Atlantic ocean and With
the jurisdiction Of Nicaragua. BY IN
treaty of 1860 between Great Britain an
Nicaragua the former government q,
pressly recognized the sovereignty Of IN
latter over the strip and a limited fori
of self government was guaranteed to til
Mosquito Indians to be exercised accort
ing to their customs for themselves an
other dwellers within Its limits, The sc