The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-06
THE MESSAGE.


people, impres-iSely suggests the exacting
obligation aud inexorabe responsibility in
volved in thuir task. At the thr shold Of such
labor now to be- undertaken by the congress of
the United States, and in the discharge Of an
'-eoutiYe duty enioincl 10y the constitution,
submit this communication, containing a
brief statement of the condition Of our ma
tional Affairs, and recommending such legis
lation rs seems To be necc ,sary AID expedicnt
The history of our recent dealings with
oil o. nations, and our peaceful relations with
item al this time, additionally demonstrate
the advantage of consistently adherng to a
firm, but just foreign polcy, free from eavi-
Gus or ambitious n ttional schemes and charac
terized nv entire honesty and sincerity.
Dealings with Belgium
During the past year, pnrsuant TO law Of
congress, ,mmissioners We're appointed to the
Antw.rp Industrial exp stion. Though the
part cipation of Anne &c IN exhibitors fell far
short of completely illustrating our national
ingenuity and industrial achievements yet it
was quite creditable in view of the brief time
allowed for pre- .aration.
have eldcavorel TO impress upon the Bel
eian lyernmcnt the necdle ssnes5 and positive
harmtulness of its restrictions upon the i'm
portatitn % certain of our fold prodacts, and
have strongl, urged that the rigid supervision
and Inspection under o IT laws are amply sur
tlcont ia prevent the expectation from this
cuuriiy OF diseased cattle and unwholesome
meat.
Neutrality In brazilian War.
The termination of the civil war IN Brazil
has hecn FOIL ". by the general prevalence
pea e and order. II appearing at an early
stage of the instruction that its course would
call for unusual watchfulness On the part ot
this government Jour naval force in III harlor
OF Mo de Janelro was strengthened.
Precaution tended to restrict the issue TO n
singh trial " strength between the Brazilian
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complications which at times seemed imminent.
Our firm attitude of neutrality was main
tanned To the end. The insurgents received
no cncouripcment of eventual asylum from
our commai ders, and such opposition as they
encountered WAS Tor the protection of our
commerce and was clearly justified By public
law.
A serious trn-i III o. rel itions hnvins arisen
tine close of the war with Brazil and Por;u.
gal by reason of the escape of the insurgent
Admiral Da CANA and his followers the
friendly offices of our representatives to those
countries were cXerted for the protection of
the subjects of either, within the territory of
the other. Although the government of Bra
zil was duly notified that the numerical ar
rangement existing between the nited States
and that country, based ON the third section of
the tariff act o. 1893 abrogat d ON Aug -
1894, by the taking effect of the tariff law now
in force, that government subsequently no
titled us of its intention II terminate such ar
r.ugonont o, I,n 1Ao5 l., ~, LIMIT, -
the rigbt reserved in tho nar ,n,.,t II, t,,aa,,
the two countries I invite attention to tho
correspond nee between the secretary of state
ana the Is II IA III MISTER ON TINS subject
Claims Against Chill.
The commi. s;o,, orr,niyaa nrdor tho oo,,.
veniion which we had cnte ed into with chill
for IN cttleucut of rho outst ,dino, claim nf
ne eoyern,n nv against the Other adionrned
a. the end lie perod stipulated for its con-
tim nee. faovinp undetermine1 a n,phar of
American cases which Ind hnen d,l, nro
sented These claims nro not Iarre1 and No
go iations are in progfes for their submission
TO new tribunal.
The Eastern War.
On the 18th of March last "a np,y treaty with,
China in furtb ~ rpynl,t n, of ctnir,rn in, ,,.
signed AID on Aup. IL il received In sanction
of the senate
Ratification ON the mart of cbino and formal
exchange are awaited to give effect to this
mutualis, beneficial conventi n
A gratifying recognt ton of the uniform i'm
partiality of this country toward all foreign
states was manifested hy tho colnritrut re-
quest of the Chinese and .Iananese govern.
ments that the agents of the United ltptey
should within proper limits afford nrot,ction
to subjects of the o her during the susuen
sion of diplomatic relat ons due to n s1ate of
war.
This delicate office was accepted, and mis-
amir, hrnsion which gave rise TO thc bcli.f
that ON afiording this kindly unofficial protec
II N our agents would exercise the same au
thorlil which the Withdrawn agents of the
being, rent had exercised, was promptly cor
rec ed although the war between China and
Japan endanEcrs no poilcy OF the United
States, 1t deserves our grave't consideration
ny reason OF ITS disturbance OF our growing
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