Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1895-12-06
HIS ANNUAL MESSAGE
cLEVELAND's RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THE FlFTY-FouRTH CONGRESS.

IL Discusses Our Foreign Relations and
Our Financial AHairs Retirement
and Cancellation Of GreeBbaolss Advised.
Recommends Bond issues,
wAsHtNeToN, Dec. 8-Tho presidents
message submitted TO congress at noon
today. ls about equally divided botwonn
the treatment of foreign and financial
subjects. IL Is voluminous document
containing about 15 600 words, and dis
cusses at length the matters in which the
American people are now especially lntcr-
ested The following extracts cover the
most important matters regarding foreign
affairs; vi
The customary cordial relations between
this country and France have bcon undis-
turbed with the exception that n full OK
PLANTATION OF the treatment Of John L.
Waller by the expedltionary military au-
thoritios OF France still remains to be
given. Mr. Waller formerly United
States consul at Tamatavo, remained In
Madagascar after his term Of office expired
and was apparently successful in procur-
ing business concessions from tho Hovas
Of greater or less value. After tho occu-
piltion OF Tamatave and the declaration Of
martial law by the French no was arrested
upon various charges, among them that
Of communicating military information
20 the enomios of France, was tried and
convicted by military tribunal and sen
tcnced 30 20 years imprisonment
Following tho course Justified by nbun-
dnnt preoedenta. this government request
cd from that of France the record Of the
proceedings Of the French tribunal which
resulted In MIR Waller's condemnation,
This request has been complied with TO
the extent OF supplying a copy Of tho Off
cial record, from which appear the consti-
tuition and organization Of tho court the
charges as formulated, and tho general
course and result of the trial, and by
which IL Is shown that the accused was
tried in open court and was defended by
counsel But the evidence adduced In
support Of the charges-whloh was not re-
ceived by the French minister for foreign
affairs till the first week in OotOber-has
thus far been withheld, the French gov
ernment taking the ground that its pro
duotion In response to our demand would
establish n bad precedent. The efforts OF
our ambassador to procure II, however,
though impedcd by recent changes I'm the
French ministry, have not been relaxed,
and IL Is confidently expected that some
satisfactory solution OF tho matter will
shortly be reached Meanwhile It appears
that Mr.. Wallers confinement has every
alienation which the state of his health
and all the other circumstances Of the
case demand or permit
The Venezuelan Dispute.
It being apparent that the boundary
dispute between Great Britain and the re-
public of Venezuela concerning the limits
Of British Guiana was approaching an
acute stage, definite statement of the
interest and policy of tho United States
as regards the controversy seemed to bC
required both on its own account and in
view of its relations with the friendly
powers directly concerned In July last
therefore, dispatch was addressed TO uui
ambassador at London for communication
to the British government, I'm which the
attitude Of the United States was fully
and distinctly set forth The general con
illusions therein reached and Formulated
are in substance that the traditional ant
established policy of this government II
firmly opposed to forcibe increase by
any European power of its territorial pos
sessions on this continent; that this polioJ
is as we'll founded in principle as 1t IL
strongly supported by nnmerouS prece
dents that as consequence the United
States Is bound to protest against the en-
largement of the area of British Guianf
in derogation of the rights and against
the will of Venezuela that considering
the disparity in strength of Great Britain
and Venezuela, the territorial dispute be
tween them can be reasonably settled only
by friendly and impartial arbitration, and
that the resort to such arbitration shoult
include the whole controversy aud is moi
satisfied II one OF the powers concerned IL
permitted to draw an arbitrary lint
through the territory in debate and to de
clare that 1t will submit TO arbitration
only the portion lying on one side of IL
In view Of these conclusions, the dispatch
In question called upon the British gov
ernment for definite answer to the ques
tion whether It would or would not sub
NIT the territorial controversy between
itself and Venezuela in its entirety to i'm
partial arbitration. The answer of tn,
British government has not yet been re
oeived.
The Cuban Rebellion.
Cuba is again gravely disturbed. Al
insurrection, in some respects more activ,
than the last preceding revolt, which con
tinued from 1868 to 1878, now exists in
large part OF the eastern interior Of tn,
island, menaoing even some population
on the coast. Besides deranging the com
mercial exchanges of the island, of whicl
our country takes the predominant share
this fragrant condition of hostilities, b,
arousing sentimental sympathy and incit
ing adventurous support among our peo
pie, has entailed earnest effort on the par
Of this government to enforce obedieno
TO our neutrality laws and to prevent tn
territory Of the United States from beinI
abused as vantage ground from whiol
to aid those in arms against Spanish soy