The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-05
BY THE PRESIDENT,

DIGEST OF CLEVELAND'S MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS.
The Greater Part of the Message Is
Given Over to Discussion of
Our Foreign Affairs and the Ma
tiOnaI FinnnCcs-The Work OF the
Government Reviewed and Rec
concentrations Made.
The message opens with reference TO
| the Importance of our foreign relatlohs
| and the exigencies of the national tnances
| at this time, and the consequent deterlhin-
alton OF the president to cont1ne MS mes
| sage to those subjects.
The first subject of Importance toucneu
| upon Is the disordered condition OF aliairs
| In China, following upon the close Oh tne
war with Japan, the consequent weakening
| Of the central authority of the government
and the serious outbreaks of the old fanat-
| ical spirit against foreigners is discussed:
| The demands of the United States ana
! other powers for the punishment Oh uhe
aggressors and the compliance OF the chi
| nese government are related, as IS the oe
mand of the United States for a speclal
! commission to Investigate the disturbances
| where they first broke out.
| 1.-THE energetic steps we have thus taken,
SAYS the president, ''are all the more likely
| to result in future safety to our cltlZehs
| in China, because the imperial government
is l am persuaded entirely convinced
that we desire only the liberty and pro-
| lection of our own citizens and redress
for any wrongs that may have been sur
fered and that we have no Interior designs
or objects, political, or otherwise
Of the Waller incident, the mmessage
| says: ......
..rhe customary cordial relations between
| this country and France have been undls-
| turbed with the exception that full eX-
! PLANTATION of the treatment of John II.
| Waller, by the expeditionary military au-
| thorities of France still remains to De
| given" :
..The official record of the trial has been
| furnished this government" says the mes
| sage, "but the evidence adduced in sup
port Of the charges-which was not received
| by the French minister for foreign affairs
| till the first week in October-has thus Tar
| been withheld, the French government TAX
ing the ground that it's production in re-
| spouse to our demand would establish
| bad precedent. The efforts Of our ambas-
| sador to procure it, however, though i'm
| peded by recent changes in the Erench
| ministry, have not been relaxed, and it Is
confidently expected that some satistac-
| tory solution of the matter will shortly
| be reached. Meanwhile it appears that
Mr.. Walters confinement has every allevia-
ton which the state Of his health and all
| the other circumstances of the case de-
mand or permit"
The president points out as a pleasant
| contrast the conclusion of permanent
! treaty of arbitration between the two coun-
| trio Of
the invitation to take part in the, Paris
exposition of 1900.
"Our relations with Germany" he says,
| fare influenced by the delusive doctrine
that internal development of a nation is
| promoted and it's wealth increased by Il
| policy which is undertaking to reserve it's
| home markets for the exclusive use Of it's
| own producers, necessarily obstructs their
| sales in foreign markets and prevents free
| access to the products of the world; the
desire to retain trade in timeworn ruts,
4 regardless of the ineXOrable laws of new
l needs and changed conditions of demand
and supply and our own hating hardness to
inviting freer exchange Of commodities and
by this means imperilling our footing in the
external markets lnaturally open to us, have
| created a situation somewhat injurious to
| American export interests, not only in
Germany, where they are perhaps most
| noticeable, but in adjacent countries"
products and also on our insurance COM
panies is pointed out. The necessity for
Openhanded fairness In dealing with other
nations>is stated, but it is argued that If
| necessary to provide restrictions similar to
those from which we suffer, in order to
guard against unfair discrimination, the
way to such course is easy, but should
not be lightly entered upon.
The Berins Sea Question.
The veXations points of the Boring sea
question are referred to and the failure
of the arbitration tribunal to provide q
means Of settlement are pointed out. The
inSuficiency of the British patrol of Ber-
ing sea, and the necessity for u more effect
i've enforcement of regulations have, it is
said, been pointed out to the British gov.
eminent If it is hoped to save the seal
from extinction. Of the proposal to pay
$425,OO0 to Great Britain, in settlement OF
British claims for damages, which was re-
fused by the last congress- the president
recommends that it can be again considered
and sanctioned. If this is refused, we are
bound by every consideration Of honor
and good faith, he says, to provide for 8
speedy settlement by arbitration. treaty
of arbitration is, accordingly, to be laiC
before the senate. An appropriation fol
the completion of the Alaska boundary sur
vey which follows the contour of the coas
Is earnestly recommended. The Importance
of an international agreement as to thu
line or the l4lSt meridian, which forms thu
rest Of the boundary, is dwelt upon. At
tention is also called to the unsatisfactory
condition of the boundary with Canad:
in the great lakes and the necessity fo
joint commission on the subject.
OF Venezuela, the message simply states
that statement Of the interest and polio!
Of the United States regarding the boun
dairy dispute was sent to Great Britain il
July last. ... .. e.
'"The general conclusions therein reache,
ana formulated" says the president, car
in substance that the traditional established
policy of the government is firmly oppose,
to forcble increase by any European
power of it's territorial possessions on thi
continent; that this policy is as well found
ed in principle as it is strongly supporte
: by numerous precedents; that as a conse
, quence, the United States is bound to pre-
, test against the enlargement Of the are
= Of British Guiana, in derogation of tn
rights and against the will of Venezuela
5 that considering the disparity in strengt
| of Great Brtainrand Venezuela, the terri
} torial dispute between them can be reason
ably settled only by friendly and impartia
arbitration and that the resort to such al
bitration should include the whole contrc
9 versy, and Is not satisfied If one Of the pow
t ers concerned is permitted to draw an arb
r trary line through the territory in debate