The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-06
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
Only Finance and Foreign
Relations Touched.

Disappointment Followed the Issue
of Bonds-lncreased Revenues
Cure for Our Troubles--LesIsla'
iion on Our Money System Urged
on Consrcss-The Only Practical
Remedy.
Washington. Dee. 3.-The presidents
message 70 congress. read in both
branches to-day. dealt only with
finance and foreign relations. The
main points follow:
To The Congress Of the United States:
TIE present assemblage OF the legis-
lzt;ve branch OF our government &C.
eurs 81 : time when the interests Of
cu- people and the needs Of the country
give especial prominence TO the condi-
zion % our foreign relations and the
exigencies OF our national finances.
The reports Of the headsof the several
administrative departments OF the gov
eminent fully and plainly exhibit what
has been accomplished within the
scope OF their respective duties and
present such recommendation for the
retirement OF our country's condition
IS patriotic and intelligent labor and
observation suggest therefore deem
M executive duty adequately per
formed a. his time by presenting to
the Congress the important phases Of
or situation as related 70 our inter
course with foreign nations, and a
statement q the financial problems
which confront Us. emitting, except as
they are related % these topics. any
reference 70 departmental operations
The Waller Case.
The customary cordial relations be-
tween this country and France have
been undisturbed. with the exception
that full explana ton Of the treatment
Of John l. Waller By the expeditionary
military authorities of France still
remains TO be given.
Following the course justified BY
abundant precedents. this government
requested from that OF France the rec
ord Of the proceedings of the French
tribunal which resulted in Mr.. Walters
condemnation. This request has been
complied with to the extent of supply
ing copy of the official record. from
which appear the constitution and
organization of the court. But the
evidence adduced in support of the
charges-which was not received by the
French minister for foreign affairs
till the first week in October-has thus
far been withheld. the French govern
ment taking the ground that its pro-
duction in response to our demand
would esta blish a bad precedent The
efforts of our ambassador to procure
it, however, though impeded by recent
changes in the French ministry, have
not been relaxed, and it is confidently
expected that some satisfac Glory solu-
ton of the matter will shortly be
reached. Meanwhile it appears that
Mr.. Walters confinement has every
alienation which the state of his health
and all the other circumstances of the
case demand or permit
1.-THE Venezuela Trouble.
Our relations with Great Britain, al
ways intimate and important. have de
manded during the past year even
greater share of consideration than is
usual. 1t being apparent that the
boundary dispute between Great Brit
ain and the republic of Venezuela con-
corning the limits of British Guiana
was approaching an acute stage, a
definite statement of the interest and
policy of the United States as regards
the controversy seemed to be required
both on its own account and in view of
its relations with the friendly powers
directly concerned. In July last, there
fore, dispatch was addressed to.our
ambassador at London for communica-
ton to the British Government, in
which the attitude of the United States
was fully and distinctly set forth. The
general conclusions therein reached
and formulated are in substance that
the traditional and established policy
OF this government is firmly opposed
to forcible increase by any European
power of its territorial possessions on
this continent; that this policy is as
well founded in principle as it is
strongly supported by numerous pre-
cedents; that as consequence the
United States is bound to protest
against the enlargement of the area of
British Guiana in derogation of the
rights and against the will of Vene-
zuela; that, considering the disparity
in strength of Great Britain and Vene-
zuela, the territorial dispute between
them can be reasonably settled only by
friendly and impartial arbitration and
that the resort to such arbitration
should include the whole controversy
and is not satisfied if one of the powers
concerned is permitted to draw an ar
bitrary line through the territory in
debate and to delare that it will SUBJ
NIT to arbitration only the portion
lring on one side of it. In view of
these conclusions, the dispatch in ques-
ton called upon the British Govern
ment for definite answer to the aues-
ton whether it would or would not
submit the territorial controversy be-
tween itself and Venezuela in its en-
tirety to impartial arbitration. The
answer of the British government has
not yet been received, but is expected
shortly, when further communication
on the subject will probably be made
to Congress.
Great Britain and Nicaragua.
T., 1oe4 1853 ..