Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-12-05
Given at Great Length and In q
Very Frank Manner,
sLApS MADE AT PROTECTION.
Thinks That Had Much to Do With
'' Financial Depression. 1854.
FREE SILVER COINAGE SUMMED UP.
In Conclusion, He Says II His Recon-
mendations Are Not Approved He
Stands Ready to Approve
Something Better.

To the Congress of the United States:
The present assemblage of the legisla
tive branch or our government occur
at time when the interests of ou
people and the needs of the countr!
give especial prominence to the condi
tion of our foreign relations and thu
exigencies of our national finances. Tht
reports of the sheads of the severa,
administrative departments Of the gov
ernment fully and plainly exhibit wha
has been accomplished within the scope
of the respective duties and present
such recommendations for the better.
ment OF our country's condition as pa.
triotic and intelligent labor and OBJ.
servatlon suggest. ..
In January last, the Argentine Re
public, c,recognizingt the value of the large
market opened to the free importation
of its woods under our last tariff act,
has admitted certain products of the
United States to entry at reduced du-
ties. 1t is pleasing to note that the
efforts We have made to enlarge the
exchanges of trade on a sound basis of
mutual benefit are in this instance ap-
precialted by the country from which
our wooden factories draw their need
full supply of raw material.
Resumption of specie payments
by Chile is a step of great
interest and Importance both in
its direct consequence upon her
own welfare and as evincing
the ascendency of sound financial prin-
ciples in one Of the most influential Of
the South African republics.
The close of the momentous struggle
between China and Japan, while re-
lieying the diplomatic agents of this
government from the delicate duty they
undertook at the request of both coun-
tries of rendering Such service to the
subjects of either belligerent within the
territorial limits of the other as our
neutral position permitted developed a
domestic condition in the Chinese em-
pire which has caused much anxiety
ana called for prompt and coreful at.
tentlon. Either as ia, result of weak
control by the centraI government over
the provincial government, following
dimunition of traditional government
tai authority under the stress of an op-
portunity Of the aversion of the Chinese
population to all foreign ways and un-
dertakings, there have occurred in wide
ly separated provinces of China serious
outbreaks of the old fanatical spirit
against foreigners, (which, unchecked
by the local authorities, if not actually
connived by them, have, eliminated in
mob attack on foreign missionary sta
tions causing much destruction of prom
erty and attended with personal injuries
as we'll as loss of life
Although but one American citizen
was reported ito have been actually
Wounded,and although the destruction
OF property may have fallen more
heavily upon the missionaries of other
nationalities than orr own, Syit plainly
behooved this government to take the
most prompt and decided action to
guard against similar or perhaps more
Dreadful calamities befalling the hum
dreds OF American mission stations
which have grown up throughout
the pterior of China under the tenn
perate
RULE OF TOLERATION,
custom and imperial edtct. The de-
mands of the United States and other
powers for the degradation and pun
ashment of the responsible officials of
tiS iCoPCNtlNC CllleS anu provinces
who, by neglect or otherwise had per-
mitted uprisings, and for the adoption
of stern measures by the emperor's
government for the protection of the
life and property of foreigners, were
followed by the disgrace and dismissal
of certain provincial officials found
derelict in duty, and the punishment
by death of unmber of those adjudg-
ed guilty of actual participation in the
outrages.
China will not forget our kindly
service to her citizens during her late
war nor the further fact, that while
all the facilities at our com
mand to further the negotiation of a
peace between her and Japan, we
Sought no advantages and interposed
no counsel. The governments of both
China and Japan have In special dis
patches uahsnttted through their fre,
spective diplomatic representatives ex.
pressed In the most pleasing manner
their grateful appreciation of our ass
sistance to their citizens during the
unhappy struggle and of the value OF
our aid in paving the way to their
resumption of peaceful reactions.
The customary cordial relations be-
tween this country and France have
been undisturbed with the exception
that a full explanation of the
OF JOHN L. WALLER
by the expeditionary military authori-
ties of France still remains to be
given. Mr.. Waller, formerly United
States consul at Tamatave, remained
in Madagascar after his term of office
expired and was apparently success
full in procuring business concessions
from the Hovas of greater or less value.
After the occupation of Tamataye
and the declaration of martial law by
the French, he was arrested upon va
rious charges, among them that of
communicating military information
to the enemies of France, was tried
and convicted by a military tribunal
and sentenced to twenty years impris-
onment. Following the course justi-
fled by abundant precedents, this gov
ernment requested from that of France
the record of the proceedings of the
French tribunal which resulted in Mr..
Walters condemnation
This request has been complied with
to the extent of supplying q copy Of
the official record, from which appear
the constitution and organization Of
the court, charges as formulated and
the general course and result of the tri-
al, and by which it is shown that the
accused was tpied in open court and
was defended by counsel; but the evil
dence adduced in support of the charges
which was not received by the
French minister for foreign affairs TIL
the first week in October, has thus far
been withheld, the French government
taking the ground that its production
In response to our demand would es-
tablish a bad precedent.
The efforts of our ambassador to
procure it, however, though impeded
istry, have not been relaxed, and 1t Is
confidently expected that some
SATISFACTORY SOLUTION
OF the matter will shortly be reached.