Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-11
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Advises the Retirement Of
Greenbacks.
The Monroe Doctrine is Upheld-Neu-
trality Toward Cuba.

The message opens with reference to
the Importance of our foreign relations
and the eXigencies of the national fnan-
ces ut this time and the consequent de-
termination of the President TO confne
his, message to those subjects.
The first subject of Importance touched
upon is the disordered condition Of af-
fairs in China following upon the close
of the war with Japan, the consequent
weakening of the central authority of
the government and the serious out
breaks OF the old fanatical spirit against
foreigners is discussed. The demands,
of the United States and other powers
for the punishment or the aggressors
and the compliance of the Chinese gov
eminent are related, as is the demand
of the United States for a special COM
mission to investigate the disturbances
when they first broke out. "The ener-
getic steps we nave thus taken" says
the President, "are all the more likely
to result in future safety to our citizens
in China because the imperial govern
ment is, | am persuaded, entirely CON
WINGED that we desire only the liberty
and protection of our W citizens and
redress for any wrongs that they have
suffered, and that we have no Interior.
designs or objects, political or otherwise.
The Waller Incident.
Of the Waller incident the message
says: The customary cordial relations
between this country and France have
been undisturbed with the exception that
a full explanation of the treatment of
John L.. Waller by the expeditionary
military authorities of France still re-
mains to be given. The official record
of the trial has been furnished this gov
eminent" says the message, 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 the ground that it's production in
response to our demand would establish
a bad precedent. The efforts of our am
bassador to procure it, however, though
impeded by recent changes in the French
ministry have not been relaxed and it is
confidently expected that some satisfac-
tory solution of the matter will shortly
be reached, Meanwhile it appears that
Mr.. Walters confinement has everySalle-
Walton which the state of his health and
all the other circumstances of the case
demand or permit"
The President points out, n pleasant
contrast, the condition of a permanent
treaty of arbitration between the two
countries and recommends the accept
ance of the invitation to take part in the
Paris exposition of 1900.
Our relations with Germany, he says,
are influenced by the "delusiye doctrine
that the internal development of a ma
ton is promoted and it's wealth increased
by Il policy which, in undertaking to re-
serve its home markets for the exclusive
use of its own producers necessarily OBJ
structs their sales in foreign markets
and prevents free access to the products
of the world: the desire to retain trade
in time-worn ruts, regardless of the in
eXorable laws of new needs and changed
conditions of demand and STnn1V nd
our own hating hardness in inviting a
free exchange of commodities. and by
this mean imperiling our footing in the
external markets naturally open to us,
have created a situation somewhat inju-
rlouS to American export interests, not
only in Germany. where they are per-
haps most noticeable. but in adjacent
countries"
The effect of this, particularly on food
products and also on our insurance COM
panies, is pointed out. The necessity for
open-han0ed fairness in dealing with
other nations is stated. but it is argued
hat If necessary to provide restrictions
similar to those from which we suffer
in order to guard against unfair discrim-
nation, the way to such a course IS easy,
but should not be lightly entered upon.
BehrinR Sea Question,
The yexatious points eff the BehrinS
sea question are referred to and the fail
ure of the arbitration tribunal to provide
q means of settlement is pointed out.
The insufficiency of the British patrol of
Behring sea and the necessity for a more
effective enforcement of regulations if it
is hoped to save the seals from extinc-
ton. have, it is stated, been pointed out
to the British government. Of the pro-
Dosal to pay S425, 900 to Great Britain i'll
settlement of British claims for damages,
which was refused by the last Congress,
the President recommends that it be
Il 4lS.
is refused, We are bound by every con-
sideration of honor and good faith, he
says, to provide for it's speedy settlement
by arbitration. a treaty of arbitration
is accordingly 20 be laid before the Sen
ate. An appropriation for the compile
ton of the Alaska boundary survey,
which follows the contour of the coast
is earnestly recommended. The i'm
p%ortance of an international agreement
as to the line of the Hist meridian,
which forms the rest of the boundary,
is dwelt upon. Attention is also called
to the unsatisfactory condition of the
boundaries with Canada with respect
to the Great lakes and the necessity for
a joint commission on the subject.
Regarding Venezuela.
Of Venezuela. the message simply
and policy of the United States regard
ing the boundary dispute was sent to
Great Britain in July last. 'The gen
eral conclusions therein reached and for
mulated," says the President, "are in
substance that the traditional established
policy of the United States is firmly OPP
posed to a forcible increase by any pow
er of it's territorial possessions on this
continent: that this policy is as we'll
founded in principle as it is strongly
supported by numerous pr%ecedents; that
as a consequence the United States is
bound to protest against the enlargement
of the area of British Guiana in deroga-
ton Of the rights and against the will
of Venezuela; that. considering the dis
parity in strength of Great Britain and
Venezuela, the territorial dispute be-
tween them can be reasonably settled on
" by friendly and impartial arbitration
and that the resort to such arbitration
should include the whole controversy
and is not satisfied if one of the powers
concerned is permitted to draw an arbi-
trary line through the territory in debate
and to declare that it will submit to ar
bitration only the portion lying on one
side of it. In view of these conclusions
the dispatch in question called upon the
British government for a definite answer
to the question whether it would or