Huntsville gazette., 1894-12-08
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
The President Makes His Annual
Communication to Congress.
A General Review of Our Foreign and
Domestic Relations and a Resume
OF Secretary Carlisle New
Currency Scheme.


President Cleveland's message to the
second session OF the Fifty-third con-
gress was submitted to both houses. 1t
is. as follows:
To THE CONGRESS or THE UNITED STATES
The assemblage within the nations legislative
halls of those charged with the duty Of making
laws for the benefit of generous and freopeo-
pie impressively suggests the exacting obliga-
tion and inexeerablc responsibility involved in
their task.
AT the Threshold of such labor now to be un-
dertakcn by the congress of the United States
and In the discharge of an executive duty en-
Joined by the constitution, l submit this CONF
munlcation, containing brief statement of the
condition of our national affairs and recon-
mendlng such legislation as seems to me neces-
Sary and expedent,
Foreign Affairs,
The history of our recent dealings with other
nations andaour peaceful relations with them
at this time additionally demonstrate the ad-
vantage OF consistently adhering to firm but
luSt foreign policy. free from enviouS or am
bilious national schemes and characterized by
entire honesty and sincerity.
PEACE AND ORDER IN BRAZIL.
The termination Of the civil war in Brazil
has been followed by the general prevalence Of
peace and order. 1t appearing at an early
stage of the insurrection that its course would
call for unusual watchfulness on the part
in ths the bspSer af R0 90r nava
was strengthened This precaution | am
satisfied, tended to restrict the issue to a sim
pie trial of strength between the Brazilian gov
ernmeht and the Insurgents, and to avert COM
pllcatlonS which at times seemed imminent
BRAZIL AND OUR TARIFF.
. Although the government of Brazil was duly
notified that the commercial arrangements ex-
listing between TInitpd hal
country, based on the third section of the tariff
act of 1890, was abrogated on August 2s 1894, by
the taking effect of the tariff law in force, that
government subsequently notified us of its in
tention to terminate such arrangement on the
hrSt day OF January 1895 in the exercise of the
right reserved in the agreement between the
two countries. invite attention to the CORE
Spondence between the secretary of state and
the Brazilian minister on this subject
THE NEW CHINESE TREATY
On the 18th day of March last a new treaty
with China, in further regulation of emigra-
tion. was signed at Washington. and on August
- 1t received the sanction of the senate
Ratification on the part of China and formal
exchange are awaited to give effect to this
mutually beneficial convention.
A GRATIFYING RECOGNITION.
A gratifying recognition of the uniform i'm
partial1ty of this country towards all foreign
states was manifested by the coincident re-
quest OF the Chinese and japanese govern
ments that the agents of the United States
should, within proper limits, afford protection
sion of diplomatic relations due to state of
war This delicate office was accepted and
miSapprehension which gave rise to the be-
lief that in atfording this kindly unofficial pro-
lection our agents would exercise the same
authority which the Withdrawn agents Of the
belligerents had exercised was promptly cor
rected.
THE CHINA-JAfAN WAR.
Although the war between China and Japan
endangerS no policy of the United States it
deserves our gravest consideration by reason
of its disturbance OF our growing commercial
interests in the two countries and the in
creased dangers which may result to our citi-
zens domiciled or sojourning the interior of
China
Acting under stipulation in our treaty
with Corea (the first concluded with western
power) felt constrained at the beginning of
the controversy to tender our good offices to
induce an amlable arrangement of the initial
difficulty growing out OF the japanese
demands for administrative reforms in Corea
but the unhappy precipitation OF actual hostili-
ties defeated this kindly purpose.
COMMERCIAL CLASH WITH GERMANY.
Acting upon the reported discovery of Texas
fever in cargoes of American cattle. the Ger
man prohibition against importations 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 it IS harmful TO mutual interests
THE BEHRING SEA AGREEMENT.
Early in the present year an agreement was
reached with Great Britain concerning instrue-
tions to be given to the naval COM
manderS OF the two governments in Behrng
sea and the contiguous North Pacific ocean
for their guidance in the execution of the
award of the Paris tribunal OF arbitration and
the enforcement of the regulations therein
prescribed for the protection of seal life in the
waters mentioned An understanding has also
been reached for the payment by the United
States of St25,000 in full satisfaction of ali
claims which may be made by Great Britain
for damages growing out of the controversy
to fur seals in Behring sea. or the seizure of
British vessels engaged in taking seals in those
waters. The award and findings OF the Paris
tribunal to great extent determined the facts
and principles upon which these claims
should be adjusted,
HAWAIIAN RECOGNITION
Since communicating the yoluminous CORE
spondence in regard TO Bawaii and the action
tives on certain questions submitted to the
Judgment and wider discretion of congress the
organization of government in place OF the
provincial arrangement which followed the
deposition of the queen has been announced
with evidence of its effective operation. The
recognition usual on such eases has been ac-
corded the new government.
PROGRESSIVE JAPAN.
Apart from the war in which the island en-
pire is engaged. Japan attracts increased at
tention IN this country by her evident desire to
cultivate more liberal intercourse with u.s. and
to seek our kindly aid in furtherancc Of her
laudable desire for complete autonomy in her
domestic affairs and full equality in the family
of nations. The Japanese empire of to-
past. and our relations with this pro-
gressivc nation should not be less broad and
liberal than those with other powers.
THE BLUEFrELps INCIDENT.
Prominent among the questions of the year
was the Bluefields incident in what is known
es the Mosquito Indian strip bordering on the
Atlantic ocean and within the jurisdiction Of
Nicaragua. BY the treaty of 1860 between
Great Britain and Nicaragua the former GOV
ernment expressly recognized The sovereignty
of the latter over the strip and a limited form
of self government was guaranteed to the Mos
quito Indians to be exercised according to their
customs for themselves and other dWellers
within it's limits. The so-called native govern
ment. which grew TO be largely made up OF
aliens for many years disputed the sovereignty
of Nicaragua over the strip. and claimed the
right to maintain therein d practically inde-
pendent municipal government. Early in the
past year efforts of Nicaragua to maintain SOW
ereignty over the Mosquito territory led to
serious disturbances. eliminating IN the sup
preston of the native government and the at
tempted substitution OF an impractlcable COM
posite administration, in which Nicaragua and
alien residents were to participate. Failure
was followed by an insurrection. which for a
time subverted Nicaraguan rule eXpeling her
officers and restoring the old organization.
This in turn gave place to the existing local gov
ernrnent established and upheld by Nicaragua.
The Nicaraguan authorities having given no