Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-12-10


our foreign relations and the exi.
gencies of our national finances. ].
therefore deem il my executive
duty adequately performed at this
time by presenting - congress
the important phases Of our situa-
ton as related TO our intercourse
with foreign nations and q state
mept Of the financial problemE
which confront us.
President Cleveland notes the
opening Of the free wool market
in the Argentine Republic and
also that the boundary differences
between that nation and Brazil
have been settled by arbitration
in which this country acted as ar
bitratOr. The resumption of spe-
che payment in Chill is regarded
as evincing the ascendency Of
sound financial principles In that
republic.
CHINEsE-JAPAN WAR.
The close Of tho Chinese-Japan-
csc war has developed a domestic
condition in the Chinese empire
which has called for prompt at
tention, owing to the manifesto
ton of hatred Of the Chinese to all
foreign ways and undertakings moi
attacks on foreign missionaries
causing much loss of life and
property. Although but one
American suffered it is plainly the
part of this government to take
prompt action, and a special Amer
lean commission has gone over
land from Tien Tsin todemonstrate
the readiness of our government
to check similar outbursts.
OUR RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.
The cordial relations with
France have been undisturbed
with the exception that the treat
ment of John l.. Waller, formerly
United States consul at Tamatave,
Madagascar, remains to be fully
explained. Mr.. Waller remained
in Madagascar after his term OF
Office expired, having procured
business concessions of value, anC
upon the declaration of MARTA
law by the French he was arrested
upon various charges, tried anC
convicted by a military tribunal
and sentenced to twenty years il
prison This government request.
ed the records of that tribunal
The record of the court proceed
ings and charges have been pro
cured but the evidence is still
missing. Meanwhile it appear
that Mr.. Walters confinement wal
not onerous. The President rec
ommends the acceptance of tn,
French invitation to participate
in the Paris exposition of 1900
He especially commends the re
cent resolution of the Frencl
chambers favoring a permanen
treaty of arbitration between tn
two countries.
TRADE RELATIONS WITH GERMANY.
The close rivalries of competing
industries, the influence Of the de
lusive doctrine that the interna
development of a nation is pro
NOTED and its wealth increased b
a policy which in undertaking t
reserve its home market for tn
exclusive use of its own producers
necessarily obstructs their sale
in foreign markets and prevent
free access to the products of til
world, is the Presidents summar
of the trade conditions with Ger
many. The exports affected az
largely American cattle and foo
products, but, insurance comps
; MES are also suffering. Tn
President suggests retRliator
measures should an examinatio
warrant them, while declaring th
policy of this country as a pre-
ducing nation should be marke
with national good faith and reciI
rocal forbearance.
H. ALAsKA's BOUNDARY.
: An appropriation for the surve
of the Alaskan boundary is re,
: commended, as Is also the sum
+; 1926, 900 in full settlement {
British sealing claims. A con
/. mission to settle the boundaI
line with Canada is urged.
NO SUGGESTIONS IN NIoARAGUAN
. CASE.