The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-04
THE COMING MESSAGE
A Resume of What President Cleveland
VIII Say TO Congress Monday.
NO CHANGE III HIS POLICY TOWARDS CUBA
Probable That the Messngc VIII Not
Deal Extensively with Cubnu
Affairs nnd Tint These VIII Be
Made the Nub1rct ofn Special Mess.
nse-Scnczuctn Discussed.

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rorei-n roI,,inps re- ~, fini,o1 60.
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matters whirh hava h..s, han,iioJ %,,
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mos, nrida in ;,s ro ei"n no,,n,, ms
The Venezunisn amair is oho,,, 70 no
solved in a r1shinn on ,l,o v,hoie croS,,,
Lln ,n ,ho n,1n.rsma,,, nr ,ho So ~,
par,mnnt II sf,srs ii,,io ,rh.,hsr vnn
ezuela or Great Hr,tain co.'s ,ha ,nn's
share of tho dIsnuted inrri,orv V,na,u
ella will Undoubtedly control the mouth
ana the navigation OF the Orinoco. really
me mos important issue al stake. and
me dispute OF e!ghly years sanding VIII
nave Deen settled. The settlement must
ior az, 'lme pe paced 10 me credit oil
the SieFeland administration.
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
The Anal ,ouch va, remaips "a he r,yor
10 the nnrarranh re,atim~ ~ SnoIn and
Cuba. tlt l. among ,ha nosslhi. tics ;hat
the cuban affair will he only hrier,v
touched unon In tho annual MESSAGE an1
,h.n gone INFO In extanSn in , ,n,c',I
message 70 Conrrsss Later In tho session
This plan would mean ib,i mnra or-
rIessive policy would avn eiaoin ei,
should Gepnroi NycvIar refuse 10 con,niv
with the treaty regulations in regard
To the trial of The crew of the Comneri
Tor. for Instance and insist on irving
them again bv drum head court-maTtinJ
and should his action he indorsed AT Ma
drid there is reason IA hold ih,t tho
Pre- sldcnt would find excuse for a more
vigorous action than is nj present en-
braced in his policv of n6n-,nterventIon
II wul be remembered tho, he tocitlv in
do,sed Secretary Greshams hot note 10
tho SDanlsh Government over the An
anca aTa.r, though he has since allowed
millions of dollars worth of American
property and commerce to be DESTROYED
without mnrmur'
NJ Oh NICE IN POLICY.
a prominent member of Congress saw
Secretary Olney and talked with him
concerning the Cuban situation and the
probable action of the President during
the next month. The Congressman
emerged from the Secretary's office with
the distinct notion that there would be
no change in policy. and that al those
who expected something Sensational on
the subject in the message would be dis
appointed. Representative McCreery. of
Kentucky. the leading Democr1 tic mem
Der Of the House Committee on Fote!En
Affairs. arrived in Washington to-day
and his opinion comedies WIKI the view
that the President Will hold sicadfast TO
hi; present course.
The clear determination of the MeXi-
can boundary along the RIO GEande and
the preliminary s'cps to hNlnS the Alas
kan line will be objects of congratula-
ton. Our relations with Great Britain
have on the whole improved steadily.
and the Pre- :ident, It Is said, Will call
the attention of Congress 10 the fact
that there Is rea :on fer belief that what
ever may be finally shown 10 be abso-
lutely necessary safeguards ioT the PIE
servation and restoration Of the Alas
ka sea! herds VIII be agreed 10 by GresI
britain. 10 the mutual beheht OIL Dolh
countries.
PARAGRAPH on ARBITRATION.
The principle of arb!tra;ing ln:erna-
tIonal dlsDu.es will come in 70: further
reference The settlement OF the mis-
sianes dIspu,e. between The Argentine
Republic and Brazil by the decision cf
the President of the United States in ia.
vor OF the latter Government finds n
parallel In the submission Of other South
arbitrament OF neutral Judges. The
friendly attitude of the United States
has materially increased its usefulness
;hrouchnu, the Western Hemisphere.
The threatened complication with
France over the Impris6nment of John
L. Waller. ay-Consui a, Tamatavc. wa
settled to the mutual satisfaction of both
Governments by the release of Mr. Wa
Ter without n. ciud!ce 10 his claims to a
Territorial c1nccs ion In Nldag scar.
The restriction. placed against The i'm
ror.atIor Of mea, products Of the United
ates INTO certain countries OF Europc
have benn lossnned ana the result has
nnen an Increase Of .he exports OF these