The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-12-11

suls to this country of passports to
Jews expected that practice will
cease as result.
The principles laid down by the
Behriug Sea commission have been
found inadequate to protect the seals
and unless further restrictions are
established extinction Of seal is pre-
dicted British patrolling Of Beh
ring Sea is insufficient Again re.
commends appropriation by congress
of s425, 600 to pay claims for irregu.
lar seizure Of British ships
Alaskan boundary question with
Great Britain remains unsettled; is
important that joint commission be
established The facts are reciled
concerning the relation of the United
States TO the boundary question be-
tween Great Britain and Venezuela
and it is stated that further communi
cation on on the subject will be re,
ceived by congress when Great Brit
ain answers arbitration of the United
States-answer is now expected
After stating he facts, the Presi
dents views are thus given ''Besides
deraDging the commercial exchanges Of
he isInad, cf which our country takes
toe dominant share, this Aagrant con-
disian of hostilities. by arousing sen'i-
mental sympathy aud melting adven-
turous support among our people, has
"ntailed an earnest t fort on the part of
this yovernrarnt to enforce obedience to
our neutrality laws. aud to prevent the
territory of the United States from be-
ing abused as vantage -ouud from
which to aid those in ats against
Spanish authority. What ever may be
the traditional sympathy Of our couu
trymen IS Individuals with people
who seem to De ssruggIire for larger
autonomy aud greater freedom deepen
ed as such sympathy naturally must be
in behalf Of our neighLors, yet the
plain duty of their government and the
peop'e is to observe in good lath the
recognized obligations Of international
relationship The determination Of the
government to honestly fulfill every IN
,ernational obligation is not shaken.
yet it is to be earnestly hoped, ou every
ground. that the devastation of armed
con6ics may speedily be stayed, aud
order and quiet restored" /"
Facts Of the situation are recited.
Our minister has done his full duty.
Promises of protection have been re-
ceived from the Sultan ''Tois gov
erumeot is far from relying on such
assurances as the limit of its duty"
American ships can protect American
interests in their reach. Regret is ex-
pressed that the Sultan declines to per-
init investigation by American consul
at Sivas.
Improvement in the consular SER
vice is recomm ended Further appro.
pirate legislation is imperative. Resi-
dences for ministers aud ambassadors
are recommended, government to pay
expenses.
The remainder ST the message de-
voted exclusively to the discussion of
the financial issue. 1t covers about 70
Of the l60 pages Of the message. The
history of our financial policy is ex.
haustively reviewed. A tariff policy
tendiug to reduce imports (uow super.
ceded by tariff the prime ciple of which
is to permit the people to live cheaply
aud to admit them to the markets of
the world) together With the policy Of
buying silver aud the fact that the
government is compelled by law to
keep 10 circulation three hundred mil
lions in treasury notes, which sum it
cannot reduce, the notes being convert
into gold at the option of the colder.
are given as the reasons for the present
unfortunate conditions The with
drawal of gold from the reserve is at
tribu'ed particularly TO the presence Of
these "greenbacks" aud the purchases
of over 81, 500, 900 in silver under the
act Of 1890 There are thus out stand
standing five hundred million dollars in
gold obligations which have been used
to deple,e the gold reserve and this
de p!etion has been increased by the agi-
tation for free coinage and the boarding
Of gold at home consequent upon want
Of confidence. The latter has led to
high rates Of exchange and expectation
of gold by spectators.
The President relates the history Of
the gold purchases, the unsatisfactory
results of the earlier ones, the transac-
ton of the bond syndicate, aud de-
clares that as to The latter be is glad to
accept the responsibility He says
that at the time Of the transaction the
was in imminent denger of sus-
pending gold payments and resulting