Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-03
CLEVELAND
TO CONGRESS,
Foreign Relations and Dom
estic Financial COndi-
tions Exhaustively
Discussed.
| VERY STRONG STATE PAPER
Uncle Sam as An Arbitrator in
South America---Americans
MustBe Protected in
China.
FAyORS RETALIATION AGAINST GERMANY
The Monroe Doctrine Maintained in
Connection with the Venezuelan
= Incident--Great Britain Should
Submit Boundary Question
to Arbitration.
LET EUROPE SETTLE EASTERN QUESTION
Efforts of the Administration to Main
tain the Parity of Gold and Silver
Reasons for Depletion Of Gold
Reserve Retirement of
Greenbacks Urged-l6
to Impossible.
LET EUROPE SETTLE EASTERN QUESTION

By Western Union Telegraph Wires.
Washington, Dec. 3.-President Cleve-
land transmitted his annual message to
congress at noon to-day. Appended will
be found complete synopsis of the i'm
portant state paper:
President Cleveland's message to con-
gress deals exhaustively with the two sub
jects of our foreign relations and dom
estic financial conditions.
He says: "The present assemblage of
the legislative branch of our government
occurs at time when the interests of
our people and the needs Of the country
give a special prominence to the condi-
ton of our foreign relations and the ex-
igencies of our national finances. there
fore deem my executive duty adequately
performed at this time by presenting to
congress the important phases of our
situation as related to our intercourse
with foreign nations and statement OF
the financial problems which confront
u.s."
CONDITIONS IN SOUTH AMERICA.
President Cleveland notes the opening
of the free wool market In the Argentine
Republic ana also that the boundary diff
ferences between that nation and Brazil
have been settled by arbitration in which
this country acted as arbitrator. The
resum ption of specie payments by Chilli
is regarded as evidencing the ascendency
of sound financial principles in that re-
public.
The close of the Chinese.J Japanese war
has developed domestic condition in
the Chinese empire, which has called for
prompt attention, owing to the manifesto
tion Of the aversion of the Chinese to all
foreign ways and undertakings. Mob at
tacks on foreign missionaries, causing
much loss of life and property, have been
the result. Although but one American
suffered, it is plainly the part of this gov
ernment to take prompt action anda spec
ial American commission has gone over
land from Tien Using to demonstrate the
readiness of our government to check
similar outbursts.
The cordial relations with France have
been undisturbed with the exception that
a full explanation of
THE TREATMENT OF JOHN L. WALLER,
formerly U. 8. consul at Tamativa, NADIA
gaecar, remains to be made. Mr.. Waller
remained in Madagascar after his term of
office expired, having procured business
concessions of value, and, upon the de-
claration of martial law by the French,
he was arrested upon various charges,
tried and convicted by military tribunal
and sentenced to twenty years in prison.
This government requested the records
of that tribunal. The record of the court
proceedings and the charges have been
procured, but the evidence is still miss
ing. Meanwhile it appears that Mr.. Wal
ler's confinement was not onerous.
The president recommends the accept
ance Of the French invitation to par.
tisipate'in the Paris exposition of 1900.
He especially commends the recent reso-
luton Of the French chamber of deputies
favoring permanent treaty of arbitra-
tion between the two countries.
The influence Of the delusive doc
trine that the internal development
of a nation is promoted and its wealth
increased By a policy which is undertak-
ing to reserve It's home markets for the
exclusive use of its own producers, neces-
sarily obstructs their
SALES IN ToRE1oN MARKETS
and prevents free access to the products
OF the world, IL the presidents summary
of the trade conditions with Germany.
The exports affected are largely Ameri
can cattle and products.
The president suggests retaliatory
- ASn nSSHn fAvn
warrant them, while declaring that
the policy of this country as a producing
nation should be marked with national
good faith and reciprocal forbearance.
An appropriation Tor the survey of the
Alaskan boundary 10 recommended, as Is
also the sum of e425,O00 in full settle
ment Of the British sealing claims. A
commission to settle the boundary with
Canada 10 urged.
In reference to the Venezuela boundary
dispute, the president maintains the Mon
roe doctrine in opposing forcible in
crease BY any European power Of its ter
ritorial power on this continent, and sug-
eests that Great Britain submit its claims
to arbitration.
The president touches briefly on the
Hawaiian question, ending BY saying that
Mr. Thurston, the Hawaiisn minister, fur
nishsd abundant reason for this govern
msnt asking that he be recalled.
A change In the alien laws 10 suggested
which will check the vicious system which
at present overcomes the immigration
and contract labor laws.
The president has no suggestions In
the Nicaraguan case, but expects psaes-