The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11
wGLEVELAND'S MESSAGE.
1T DEALS PRINCIPALLY WITH
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION
AND RECOMMENDS SOME
REFORMS.
Money and the Banks.

legislative halls OF GnOS6 CnbESou "ACh
the duty of making laws for the bene
ht of a generous and free people, inn
pressively suggests the exacting obi
cation and i~nexorable 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
dut, enioined by the constitution, L
submit this communication containing
a brief statement of the condition of
our national affairs and recommending
such legislation as seems to me neces-
sary and expedient.
''The history of our recent dealings
with other nations and our peaceful
relations with them at this time, ad
ditionally demonstrate the advantage
of consistently adhering to a firm
but just foreign policy, free from
en7ious or ambitious national schemes
and characterized by entire honesty
and sincerity.
U FOREIGN RELATIONS.
During the past year, pursuant to
a law of Congress, commissioners were
appointed to the Antwerp Industrial
Exposition. Though the participation
of American exhibitors fell far short
of completely illustrating our national
ingenuity and Industrial achievements,
We il was quite creditable, in view Of
the brief time allowed for prepare
ton"
TIE message then discusses at length
our foreign relations. 1t declares
that the restriction upon the impOr
tation of certain of food products
by the German and Belgian govern
ments are, under the present rigid
supervision and inspection of our laws,
needless and positively harmless. The
President declares that he has done his
best to impress this upon these govern
ments.
The termination Of the civil war in
Brazil has been followed by general
prevalence of peace and order.
TIE President deplores the destruc-
tive war between CHINA and japan.
the two most powerful of the Eastern
nations. and says that in order to pre-
serve u commercial interests in these
countries he would not hesitate to
heed any inGimation that our friendly
aid for the termination of hostilities
would be acceptable to both bellIger
ents
"a convention has been finally con
cluded for the settlement by arbitra
ton of the prolonged dispute with
Ecuador growing out of the proceed
ings against Emilio Santors, natural,
lied citizen OF the United States.
FRANCE M GERMANY.
'Our relations with the republic of
France continue to be such as shout
exist between nations so long bound
together by friendly sympathy and
similarity in their form of govern.
ment The recent cruel assassination
of the President of this sister republic
called forth such universal expression
Of sorrow and coincidence from our
people and government as to leave no
doubt of the depth and sincerity of
our attachment. The resolutions
passed by the Senate and House of
Representatives on the occasion have
been communicated to the widow of
President Cannot.
"Fne German government has pro
tested against hat provision of tina
customs tariff act VIII Oh imposes a
discriminating duty of one-tenth of
cent a pound on sugars coming
from countries paying an export bounty
thereon, claiming that the ex action of
such a duty is in contravention of
articles 5 and 9 of the treaty of 1928
with Prussia.
I'm the interests of the commerce of
both countries and to avoid even the
accusation of the treaty violation I
recommend the appeal of so much of
the statute as imposes that duty, and
l invite attention t the ACCOMMODATING
report of the Secretary of State con-
tanning a discussion of the uues-
lions ra'sad by the German Protests. "
Reviewing the controversy with
Great Britain concerning the seal
fisheries IN the Behring Sea, Mr.. Cleve-
land recommends that the United
States pay to England, in accord with
the award and findings of the Paris
tribunal of arbitration, the sum of
$125 600 in full satisfaction of all claims
which may be N lde by Great Britain
for damages growing out of the con-
Sea and the seizure of British vessels