The times., 1897-12-07

| mission of Special Envoy Kasson, looking
i to an extension OF American trade on
! reciprocal lines, will result in great good
| The restoration and preservation or the
| Behrng Sea seal herds, by working In
| harmony with otter interested nations, Is
| urged. Negoti ations with Canada are
| pending, ard the outcome will be trans
| mitted separately TO Congress.
The President, after referring to for
| eign con merce, takes up the subject IF
/ international arbitration SAYING:
| international arbitration can not lie
omitted from the list or subjects ella ;ning
| our consideration. Events have only served
| to strengthen the general views IN this
| question expressed in my inaugural address.
! The best sentiment OF the civilized W rid
| is moving toward the settlement OF dif
| ferences between nations without resort
| ing TO the horrors OF war. Treaties en-
buGyng these humane principles on bIoad
| lines without In any way imneriIing our
| interests or our honor shall have ny con-
| slant encouragement
A liberal appropriations for the pur-
! pose of giving this country adequate rep
| resentation at the Paris Exposition in
| 900 is recommended for the reason that
| it "is intended To he the most important
and comprehensive OF the leng series Of
international exhibitions, Of witch our own
| at Chicago was a brilliant example, and
it is cesira that tue United States should
make { worthy exhibit Of american genius
and skill and their unrlvaled achievements
| in every branch OF industrs.. ~
Americas NavaI Force.
OF the country's prowess on water the
message says:
THE present naval force, especially in
| view of Its increase by the ships now under
| construction, while not as large as that OF
a few other powers is a forlnidahie force;
! its vessels are the very best OF each type
ard with the increase that shuuld be made
! TO il from time to time in the rutIFa and
| careful attention TO keeping it in a high
| stats ot efficiency and repair. il IS Wei
adapted to the necessities OF the country.
THE great increase OF the Navy which
/ hats taken place ih recent years WAS iust
! fled by the requirements Tor national de
| fense. and has received pubic npproba-
| tion. The time has now arrived however,
when this increase, to which the country
! is committed. should, for a time. take
| the form of Increased facilities co.nm.n-
hlrate with the increase of our naval ves-
sels.''
| Greater docking facilities are recon-
mended, and the addition OF one battle
ship and several torpedo boats to the Navy
is asked for
AIska's Government
| The Territory OF Alaska, the President
| thinks, requires the early attention OF
| Congress. The influx of Immigration TO
the British Columbian gold fields, SO near
| the laskan border. renders the extension
of civil authority Imperative. y land
| office should be established somewhere in
tie Yukon Valley.
Tie President thinks if likely that re-
ports Of starvation from the gold fields
are exaggerated, but If they prove true
every effort should be made 10 afford
relief 10 suffering citizens OF this country.
The Civilized Ind -GIs
| The resident deyotes much space 70 a
| discussion or the five civilized tribes or
| Indians now fnhabiting the territory
Attention is called to the facts that
| there are more whites in the Territory
than Indians. and that a sort Of Indian
aristocracy has grown up, leading m.n Of
each tribe controlling its affairs and b.
sorbing its wealth.
! The outlook is not very bright for
the neg, tiations now pending between
| the Dawes commission AMI the five trites.
| The Creeks lave refused TO ratify the
agreement with the commission looking
tn individual ownership OF land, aud the
Cherokees, the most Eopulous and power
| fu tribes of civilized Indians, have taken
no action
| The provision in the Indian Appropriated
! Act, approved .une %. 1886, h.aEes it the
| duty OF the Commission to investigate ald
determine the rights of applicants for eli
| zcDshlr III the Five Civilized Tribes. and u
| make complete census rolls OF the citizens
| OF said Tfibos. The Con,nisSion Is a t pres
cnt engaged il this work among the Creeks
| and has made appointments for taking tie
| census of these people mp To aid including
J the 30th OF the present month.
| ShOlld the agreement between the Chnc-
taws and chlckasaws he ratified. by Con.
| EreSs AMI shO0ld the other Tribes fa,l 10
make an agreement with the Conmisai,n,
| theIi it will be necessary that some Iecis
lation shall be had by Congress, which,
! while i4st and honorable TO The Indians.
shall be equitable to the white people who
have settled upon these lands by Invitation
OF the Tribal Nations.
| Hon. Henry l.. Dawes, Chairman nf the
| Commission, in a letter to the Secretary OF
! uheIrterior, under date OF October / I s9I,
| says: Individual ownership is in ti,eir
| tthe Con niSsion's) opinion absolutely es
| seutial 20 any permanent Improvements II
present conditions, and the lack of it is tie
! root Of nearly all the evils which so .srie;--
! ousiy affiict these people. Allotment by
| agreement is the ONLY possible method. IN
| less the United States Courts are clothed
| with thc authority to appetion the lands
| amcng .he citizen Indians for whose use it
was originally granted"
| The President is not unmndful Ct the
! treaty rights Of these lndians. but he con
| ours with the Secretary of the Interior
that there can be no cure for the evils n
| gendereG by the peryersion of these great
| trusts except by their resumption BY the
| Government which created them.
Epidemic Diseases.
The spread of yellow fever in the South
| this year proves that the country is not
wholly safe from the Importation 5f dis
| ease germs. 1t is recommended that the
| powers OF the Treasury department be
enlarged with view to strengthening
quarantine regula tions.
! The appointment of commission com,
posed of eminent bacteriologists with
| view TO determining the exact cause Of
| yellow fever is recommended.
| The sale of the onion Pacific Railroad
| is reported officially to Congress in the
message and the Forthcoming auction of
| the Kansas Pacific is announced. The 9ov-
eminent will, the message says, be n
| bidder for the Kansas Pacific when il is
| sold on the 10th OF this month.