The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-12-08
TO CONGRESS-.
President Cleveiand's Annual Mes.
sage on National Affairs.
AT PEACE WITH THE WORLD.
The Condition Of the Treasury-Our Army
Mall Mattsrs-The Navy and Con.
struction Of ships-Interior
and Agricultural De-
partments-Tarin
Finance.
WAsHISoToN, Dec. 3.-Following is
President Cleveland's message to the
second session of the Fifty-third con-

President Cleveland's message to the
second session of the Fifty-third con-
gress:
To the Congress of the United States:
The assemblags within the nations legisla-
tive halls OF those charged with the duty Of
making laws for the benefit OF Q generous and
free people impressively suggests the exaoting
obligation ana inexorabie responsibility in
volved 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 en1otned by the constitution. I
submit this communication. containing brief
statement OF the condition Of our national af
fairs and recommending such legislation Is
seems to me necessary and eLpedient
Our Foreign Relations.
The history Of our recent dealings with other
nations and our peaceful relations with them
ct this time additionally demonstrated the ad-
vantage Of consistently adhering to firm but
just foreign policy. free from envious or am
bilious national schemes and characterized by
entire honesty and sincerity.
have endeavorcd to impress upon the Bel
gian government the neellessness and positive
harmfulness Of its restrictions upon the i'm
portation OF certain Of our food products and
have strongly urged that the rigid supervision
and inspection under our laws are amply suf-
ncient TO prevent the deportation from this
country Of diseased cattle and unwholsome
meat.
OnSthe nth Of March last now treaty with
China In further regulation Of emigration was
signed at Washingtou and ON August - IL re-
ceived the sanction Of the senate.
Acting upon the reported discovery Of Texas
fever In csrgoes Of American cattle the Ger
man prohibition against tmportations Of live
stock and fresh meats from this country has
been revived. Il II hoped that Germany will
soon become convinced that the inhibitioa Is
~ needless ~ It 10 harmful to mutual inter-
osts. The German government has protested
against that provision Of the customs tarin act
which imposes . discriminating duty Of ono
tenth OF one cent pound on sugars coming
from countries payinR an export bounty there
on. claiming that the exaotion OF suoh duty
its In contrsveution OF articles nve and nine OF
the treaty Of iees with Prussia In the inter-
ests Of the commerce OF both countries and 70
I recommend the repeal Of much OF the
statute - imposes that duty and invite at
tentfon to the accompanying report OF the
secretary Of state containing . discussion OF
the questions raised By fhs German protests.
Early In the present year IN agreement was
reached with Great Britain concerning instruc-
tious to be given 10 the naval commanders Of
the two governments In Behring sea and the
contiguous North Pacific ocean for their guild
ance In the execution Of the award OF the Paris
the regulations therein prescribed for the pro-
lection Of seal life In the waters mentioned.
Since communicating the voiuminous corre-
spondence In regard 70 Hawaii and the action
L00E636uyA-
tives on certain questions submitted to the
Judgment and wider discretion Of congress the
orvAnixation OF o government In place of the
provisional arrangement which followed the
deposition Of the queen has been announced
with evidence Of its elective operation The
recognition usual In such cases has been &C.
corded the now government
Apart from tho war In which the island en-
pire u engaged. japan attracts Increasing at
tention In this country by her evident desire
tn r,,lt Int .vwitB
and 70 seek our kindly aid In furthersnce Of her
laudable desire for complete autonomy In her
domestic Affairs and full equality In the family
Of nations. Tho japanese empire Of to-day is
no longer the Japan OF the past and our rela-
tious with this progressive nation should not
| be less broad and liberal than those with other
powers; good will, fostered by many interests
| in common, has marked our relations with our
nearest southern nelghbor.
Peace being restored along her northern from
tier. Mexico has asked the punishment Of the
late disturbers Of her tranquility. There ought
/ TO be new treaty Of commerce and navigation
| with that country to take the place Of the ono
which terminated thirteen years ago. The
friendlinsss Of the intercourse between the
two countries u aetested BY the faot during
this long period Ths commerce Of each has
steadily increased under the rule OF mutual
consideration. being neither stimulated by
conventional arrangements nor returned by
Jealous rtvalries or solash desires.
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i mestic disturbance, probably due to tho
slowness OF her recupsration from the war Of
| 1881. Weakened in resources. her dinaculties
In facing International obligations invite our
Il kindly sympathy and Justify our forbearsnce
In pressing long pending claims. have felt
constrained to testify this sympathy In connec-
tion with certain demands urgently preferred
bv other povsrs.
i The recent death Of the cEas OF Russia called
forth appropriate expressions OF sorrow and
Il sympathy on the part Of our government with
his bereaved family and ths Russian people.
As o further demonstration of respect and
frtendship our minister at ST. Petersburg was
directed 70 represent our government at the
funeral ceremonies. The sealing interests OF
Russia In the Behring ses are second only to
our own. modus vivendi has therefore been
Iconcluded with the imperial government re-
strictive OF poacAing en- Russian rookeries and
of sealing in waters which were not compre-
Ihended In the protected area defined In tho
Paris award Occasion has been found to
} urge upon the Russian government equal
lity Of treatment for our great life in
surance companies whose operations have
been extended throughout Europe. Ad-
mitting, % We do. foreign corporations TO
transact business in the United States, We
naturally expect no less tolerance for our own
In the ample neids Of competition abroad. But
few cases OF interference y naturalized cit
liens returning TO Russia have been reported
during the current year. One Krzeminski
was arrested last summer In Polish prov
| ince, on reported charge OF unpermitted re-
nunciatton OF Russian allegiance, but II trans
iptred that the proceedings originated IN al
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