The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
A WISE MESSAGE.
Finance and Foreign Rela-
tions Handled in States
manlike Style.
KEEPING UP THE GOLD RESERVE
Gross Errors in Our Currency
System Cause the Trouble
in the Treasury.
NO CUBA, NO JINGo, NO BUMBUG
Our Duty to other Powers Versus
Irresponsible Sentiment
Needed Legislation.
NO CUBA, NO JINGo, NO BUMBUG

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. s, 1856
The message of President Cleveland to
the Fifty-fourth Congress. which met yes
ter6ay, was delivered today. In the
message the President, after calling at
tention to the reports of the heads of
the several departments, presents the inn
portant phases of the American relations
with the foreign powers and makes
statement of the financial problems con-
fronting the nation. The President re-
fers to the settlement of the Missiones
boundary dispute between the Argentine
Republic and Brazil. in which he acted
as arbitrator; to the revival of the Unit
ed States and Chilian Claims Commits
sion, to the Chinese-Japanese war and
the action of this government anent the
massacres of Christians in China, and
then goes on to speak of the case of ex-
Consul Waller, who was sentenced by
French court-nlartial to a long term OF
Imprisonment on the charge of having
given information to the Hovas in NADIA
gascar. In this connection the Presi-
dent says
s'Following the course justified by abun-
dant precedents. this Government re-
Guested from that of France the record
OIL proceedings the
q. which resulted in Mr.. Walters condeTn-
nation. This request has been complied
with to the extent of supplying a copy
CT the official record, from which appear
the constitution and organization of =
court, the charges as formulated, s.4.a
the general course and result of the trial,
and by which it is shown that the ac-
cused was tried in open court and was
defended by counsel 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 Government taking
sponse to our demand would establish
q bad precedent. The efforts Of our
Ambassador to secure it, however, though
ampeded by recent changes in the French
ministry, have not been relaxed, and it
is confidently expected that some satIs-
factory solution OF the matter will Short
that Mr.. Walters confinement has every
alleviation which the state of his health
and all the other circumstances OF the
case demand or permit.
ssIn agreeable contrast to the difference
above noted respecting q matter of COM
mon concern where nothing is sought
except such e mutually satisfactory out
come as the true merits Of the case re-
uuiFe, is the recent resolution of the
french Chambers favoring the conclusion
of a permanent treaty of arbitration be-
tween the two countries
Referring to the trade relations between
the United States and Germany, the
1T is not to be forgotten that inter
national trade cannot be one-sided. In
our dealing with other nations we ought
to be open-handed and scrupuiously falr
s'These considerations should not, how
ever, constrain us to submit to unfalr
discrimination nor to silently acqulesce
in vexatious hndranceS to the enjoyment
of our share of the legitimate advan-
tages of proper trade relations. Ii an
examination of the situation suggests
such measures on our part as would
involve restrictions similar to those from
which we suffer, the way to such a
course is easy: It should, however, by
no means be lightly entered upon, since
the necessity for the irfaugura ton of
such a policy would be regretted by the
best sentiment of our people,, and pc.
cause it naturally and logically might
lead to consequences of the grayest cnar-
Going on to the relations between this
country and Great Britain, the message
ssOur relations with Great Britain. al
ways intimate and important, have de-
1nanded during the past year even d
greater shara&of consideration than is
usual. au43oa. x,,oro 1e4st
undetermined by the decision of the
Bering Sea Arbitration Tribunal. Inc
application of the principles LAID down
by that august body has not been fol,
lowed by the results they We're intended
to accomplish, either because the pr1n-
ciples themselves lacked in breadth ana
dehniteness or because their execution
correspondence has been exchanged De-
tween the two Governments on the SUD
ject Of preventing & the extermlnatlng c9aneH as
the British patrol of Bering. Sea, unaer
the regulations agreed ON by the Two
Governments, has been pom p9lnteap a. Out ya bsen aen
on police duty during this season III thoSe
waters.
nent of existing regulations, as well as
me adoption of such additional regula
TINS as experience has shown to pc an
soluteiy necessary TO carry g ou. aarnestIy ,lr
IRIS far without effective results.
ssrrhe uuderst arading by Whfcn tne
United States was to pay. and C.. Great Ss.d
Britain to receive, lump sum q s4s3,oNo s;,se
in fun settlement of al RIltish CLAIMS 6ls
for damages arising from our seizure e OF
1Ts.;+ish SEALING vessels unauthorized un.
der the award of the Paris Tribunal o.
Als5ifration was not confirmed Dy tne
iasf fs9ngress, which declined to make
the necessary appropriation. am sun
of the opinion that THIS aarangen,elns ailg ea1e
recommend that it be again c2nsids5rea t,l.s 5al
al,q ant roaat with the favor of Congress, it
Certainly will hardly dissent rom 2, s.S
proposition that the t;f Govsrffmhe1 ~ honor r. land and
-asaofj faith to provide fer the speedy ad-
iustment of these claims by arbitTa rat ton
asthe only other alternative "A llsslty
al arbitration has. therefore. en
agreed upon. and will be nmed!
laid before the Senate. SO that in one q
HE modes suggested final setsemeilt
fl1ax be reached
The President points at the condition
of affairs arising from the Alaskan
boundary Question and from the unsatis-
factory de'imitation Of the respective
ss1f,isdictfon of the United States and
~ s5ssrafia. and urges that these questions
Sc settled by Congress so far as posi-
~ IS Referring to the Venezuelan dispute
with Great Britain. the message says
fl1af II July last. dispatch was ad-
eaf n, Standardization to the British Coy
sfrl,1ssenf' ii which the. attitude of the
iInifed states was fully and distinctly
set lf'sfs ferfI1. The answer of the British
has nSt srf fst 5esn wsen ressIHsai fsrther
cs95rr33ss,nicafion - on the subject Will prob
yai3Iy Be made 10 Congress
Ihe message treats briefly u the al
z efeI.31sts r. oyer-tilrow the government OF
Hawaii and saws that the cases Of Ger, Ger,
tstn Americans arrested aad expelled