Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-12-06
PRE- sIDENTs MESSAGE.

To tn. congress of the United States:
Th. 0ssemblage within the nation leg
islative halls Of those charged with the
duty of making laws for q generous and
free people impressively suggests the ex-
acting obligation and nexorabie RESPONSE
bility involved in their task At the thresh-
old of such labor now to be undertaken by
the congress of the United States and in
the discharge of an executive duty en-
Joined by the constitution submit this
communication. containing a brief state
ment of the condition of our national af1
fairs and recommending such legislation
as seems to me necessary and expedient. .
7 he history OF our recent dealings with
other nations, and our peacefuI relations
with them at this time, additionally dem
onstrste the advantage of consistently ad-
herring to a firm but just foreign policy.
free from envious or ambitious national
schemes and characterized by entire hon
esty and sincerity.
A gratifying recognition of the uniform
impartiality OF this country toward all
foreign states was manifested by the coin
cident request of the Chinese and Japa
nese governments that the agents of the
United States should. within proper linn
its. afford protection to the subjects OF the
other during the suspension of dip omatic
relations due to q state of war This deli
cate office was accepted, and misappre-
hension which gave rise to the belief that
in affording this kindly unofficial protec-
tion our agents would exercise the same
authority which the withdrawn agents Of
the belligerents had exercised. was
promptly corrected. Although the war be-
tween China and Japan endangers nopol-
ICY of the United States, it deserves our
gravest consideration by reason of its dis
turbance of our growing commercial in
terests in the two countries and the in
creased dangers which may result to our
citizens domiciled or sojourning in the in
terror of China.
Acting under stipulation In our treaty
with Korea (the first concluded with a
western power). / felt constrained at the
beginning of the controversy to tender
our good offices to induce an amfcabie ar
ranRement of the initial difficulty grow
ing out of the Japanese demands for ad
unhappy precipitation of actual hostllitias
defeated this kindly purpose. nagG asy1s-
Deploring the destructive war between
tions and anxious that our commercial in
terests in these ceun tries may be pre-
served, and that the safety of our citizens
there shall not be jeopardized. i would
not hesitate TO heed any iutimation that
our friendly a'd for the honorable termi-
nation Of hostilities would be acceptable
to both belligerents. ~ . 81 iis
The Sugar DifferentiaI.
The German government has protested
against that provision Of the customs
tariff act which imposes discriminating
duty of one tenth of cent q pound on
sugars coming from countries paying an
export bounty thereon, claiming that the
exaotion of such duty Is in eontravention
of articles 8 and 9 of the treaty of 1928
with Prussia. IN
In the interests Of the commerce of both
countries and to avoid even the accusation
Of treaty violation l recommend the re-
peal of so much of the statute us imposes
that duty, and i invite attention to the
report of the secretary of state containing
discussion of the questions raised by
the German protests. a i.
Early in the present year an agreement
was reached with Great Britain concerning
instructions to be given to the naval COM
ring sea and the contiguous north Pacific
ocean for their guidance in theiexecution
of the award of the Paris tribunal of ar
bitration and the enforcement of the reg
ulations therein prescribed for the pro
lection of seal life in the waters mention
ed An understanding has also been
reached for the payment by the United
States Of 1926. 900 in full satisfaction of
all claims which may be made by Great
Britain for damages growing out Of the
controversy as to fur seals In Bering sea
or the seizure Of British vessels engaged
in taking seal in those waters gan anl
Since communicating the voluminous
correspondence in regard to Hawaii and
the action taken by the senate and house
of representatives on certain questions
submitted to the Judgment and wider dis
cretion Of congress the organization of,
government in place Of the provisional ar
ran cement which followed the deposition
OF the queen has beoni announced, with
evidence of its effective operation The
recognition usual In such cases has been
accorded the new government, .e ~,
Apart from the war In which the island
empire is engaged Japan attracts increas-
Ing attention In this country by her evi-
dent desire to cultivate more liberal in.
tercours5 with us and to seek our kindly
aid in furtherance Of her laudable desire
for complete autonomy In her domestic
Analrs and full equality in the family OF
nations The Japanese empire of, to-day
Is no longer the Japano OF the past, and
our relations with this progressive nation
should not be less broad and liberal than
those with other powers. ts7 isss 9ei ai'te
The Mosquito Incident.
Prominent among tbe ouast,ons of the
YEAR was the Rluafie,da inc,dsnt ~, .vhat
ia known as the Mosonito indian strln,
bordering on the a tlant,o n.,,,, :, : "A -,
within the inris7ictian. ~. Ns5.srsaIsa "a
the treaty. n $40 baf,vear c,rsat, R-itai.
and Nicaragua the FORMER ro,.erny,,srt sv.
nresaIv recocrizad m ss,,4s ~ Az
iattar ovar tba strt,, ar,f I i;s,,ffa., fo-,,,
~ salf oovarn,nsnt e., ~
Mosouito indians tn f,a srsvc s.ssl accora
ine, +, ltbai-3 49,, = 80 49,, 80
other dwalIars witbin H. l,,,,i ij, Tha ~,
callad native uoysrnT,,a,,t rst,srt eras., u,
ha largely n,ade NJ, ~ slsaTss IN =, s,,v
vears disnutad fba sov,a,ro; -, 10 rJ,ca,a,
qua over the strIn and claimed the rirht