The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-04
ne PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
& 1 Conservative Document Strong
n Its Foreign Policy.
RrAssERrs MONROE DOCTRINE
! Ensland Il Told to Keep Hands orr
ysuesuelnn Territory Recommcnda'
tious Touching Cuba and tho
Currency : Other Features.

s. Currency Other Features.
+ washington, Dec. !.-The message Of
President Cleveland to the Fifty-fourth
congress, which met yesterday. was de-
livered to-day. In the message the
president, after calling attention to the
reports OF the heads of the several de-
partments and the important phases or
American relations with the foreign
powers. makes q statement of the
financial problems confronting the ma
tion. The president refers to the
settlement Of the Missions boundary
dispute between the Argentine Repub-
lis and Brazil in which he acted as ar
bltrator; to the relations of the United
States and Gillian claims commission:
TO the Chinese-Japanese war and the
action of the government anent the
,nassacres Of Christians in China and
then goes on to speak of the case OF
ex.Consul Waller who was sentenced
by q French court martial to long
term OF imprisonment on the charge of
having given information to the Hovas
in Madagascar. In this connection the
president says: Following the course
Justified by abundant precedent, this
government requested from that. of
France the record of the proceedings
Of the French tribunal which resulted
in Mr.. Walters condemnation. This re-
quest has been complied with to the eX-
tent Of supplying copy of the official
record in which appear the consti-
tuition and organization of the court,
the charges as formulated. and the gen.
eral course and result of the trial and
by II It Is shown that the accused 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 of
foreign affairs until the first week in
October. has thus far been withheld
the French government taking the
ground that its production In response
10 our demand would establish a bad
precedent. The efforts of our ambas-
1ador to secure 1t, however. though i'm
peded by recent changes In the French
ministry, have not been relaxed and 1t
10 confidently expected that some salts
factory solution of the matter will
shortly be reached. Meanwhile it ap-
pears that Mr.. Walters confinement
has every alleviation which the state
Of his health and all the other circum-
stances Of the case demand or permit
In agreeable contrast to the differ
ence above noted respecting a matter
Of common concern where nothing Is
sought except such q mutually salts
factory outcome as the true merits of
the case require, is the recent resolution
Of the French chambers favoring the
conclusion of a permanent treaty of
arbitration between the two countries"
Must Give aud Take.
Referring to the trade relations be-
tween the United States and Germany,
the president says: 1T is not to be
forgotten that International trade can
not be one sided. In our dealings with
other nations we ought to be open
hearted and scrupulously fair. These
considerations should not. however, con-
strain US to submit to unfair discrim-
ination nor to silent acquiescence in
vexatious hindrarcss to the enjoyment
of our share of the legitimate advant-
ages Of proper trade relations. If an
0xamination of the situation suggests
Nlch measures on our part as would in
1ve restrictions similar to those from
fich we suffer. the way to such a
furse Is easy. 1t should, however, by
means be lightly entered upon since
he necessity for the Inauguration of
such a policy would be regretted by
the best sentiment OF our people and
hbecause 1t naturally and. logically
might 1ead 70 consequences Of the
grayest character"
Going on to the relations between
this country and Great Britain. the
message says: These, ever intimate
and important, have demanded during
the past year even a greater
thare Of consideration than IS usual
Several vexatious questions were left
undetermined by the decision Of the
Bering sea arbitration tribunal. The
Application of the principles laid down
BY that august body has not been fol-
lowed by the results they were intended
10 accomplish, either because the prin-
4iples themselves lack in breadth and
7a6piteEass or because their execution
been more or less imperfect. Much
l6rrespondence has been exchanged
between the two governments on the
subject Of preventing the slaughter of
seals. The insufficiency of the British
patrol Of Bering sea under the regula-
tions agreed on BIZ the two governments
has been pointed out and yet only two
British ships have been on police duty
during the season In thesa waters.
"The need Of more effective enforce
ment Of existing regulations, as well as
the adopting of such additional regu-
lations as experience has shown to be
absolutely necessary to carry out the
intent of the award have been earnestly
urged upon the British government,
but thus far without effective results.
The understanding by which the United
States was - pay, and Great Britain to
receive. a lump sum Of $425,000 in full
settlement OF all British claims for
damages arising from our seizure OF
under the award Of the Paris tribunal
Of arbitration, was not confirmed by the
last congress, which declined to make
the necessary aDDrODriatiOn,
II am still Of the opinionMnhat this ar
fangement was judicious and advanta-
geous one for the government and
earnestly recommend that 1t be again
considered and sanctioned. If, how
ever, this does not meet with the favor
| OF congress 1t certainly will hardly dis
sent from the proposition that the gov
ernment II bound by every considera.
tion Of honor and good faith to provide
claims by arbitration as the only othel
alternative. A treaty of arbitration
has therefore been agreed upon and
will be Immediately laid before the sen.
ate SO that in one of the modes sug
gested q final settlement may b.
/, reached"
The president points at thu
condition Of affairs arising from thu
Alaska boundary question and from tn
unsatisfactory delimitatiOn Of the re
epectiye jurisdictions Of the United
States and Canada and urges that thes
questions be settled by congress so ia
q - Is possible.
The Monroe Doctrine Asserted.
ut being apparent that the boundary
a dispute between Great Britain and the
j republic Of Venezuela concerning the
= limits Of British Guiana was approach
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