Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-04

until every agency OF peace has ialio I;
paeco ~ Preferable to war in uOlt
eyary contingency, Arbitration IA the
lue method OF satIleneut OF iutprogl
as well as local or individual q Tn.
euce.
1t was recognized % the hes, means
Of adjustment OF ain roucea between
employers and employs by the Forty.
ninth Congress IN 1883, and Its up.
ulication was EXTENDED - our dip'0.
matte relations by tho uuanimoul
concurrence Of the Senate and H9uBs
OF the Fiity-ilrst Congrcts.in 1890. The
latter resolution was acCeutei az the
hasls OF regulation with us by the
British House of Com uons fin 1893
an upon cur invitation tteBty oil
arbitration between the United States
and Gteat Britain WAS siyued at Wash.
ington and transmitted to thu Senate
for its ratification IN January LIST.
Since this treaty is clearly the result Of
our own initiatives, since 1t hos been
recognized as the leading feature
our foreign policy, throughout our on
tire national hlstOfy--'he adiustment
oi difficulties by judicial methods
rather than by iOrcn of ARMAND
since II presents 10 the world the gllti.
Gus example of reason AMI pc soc, not
passion and war, controlling the relg-
lions between two Of the greatest
nations oil the world, an example Cer-
tain to be followed by othsrs. | respec.
fully urge the early Eo!iou OF tue
Senate thereon, moi merely as mat
ter Of policy, but "a a duty TO man.
kind. The Importance aud moral
influence Of tue ratification OF such a
treaty cAO hardly DO OversstlmBted In
the cause of advancing civilization.
It may well engage the hes. Thought Of
the statesmen ana people Rrd every
country, anu cannot hut consider 1t
frtunate that 1t wac Reserved for the
United States to have tire leadership in
60 grand work.
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.
1t has been the uniform practice OF
each president TO avoid, Gs far as
possible, the converting oil Congress In
extraordinary session. IL Is an OK.
ample which, under ordinary circum-
stances and in the absence OF public
necessity,is not to be commented. But
u failnre to convene the representatives
OF the people IN an extra session " hen
1t involves neglect OF a public duty,
places the responsibility OF such neglect
upon the executive himself. The con-
ditlon Of the public treHeury, pB has
been indicated, demands the immeIi-
ate consideration Of Congress. Ii alone
has the power to provide revenues for
the government. Not TO convene 1t
under suun circumstances, / can view
In no other seuGe than tue neglect OF
o plain duty.
do not sympathiss with this senti-
msni that Cjugress In session Is dam
Eerous to our general business Interests.
It's members are the agents of the
people aud thor presence at the seat OF
government in the execution Of the
sovereign will should not operate as a.
injury but benefit.
There could be no better time 10 put
the government upon sound financial
basis than now. Tue people have only
recently said that this should be- done,
nnd nothing is more binding upon
The agents OF their will than
the obligation OF immsdi &C.
ZION. 1t has aiwAye seemed to me
that the pOstpOnemont OF the meeting
OF Congress until more than year
after 1t has been chosen, depTives
Congress too often OF the inspiration
OF the popular will aud the county Of
the corresponding bsnehls. 1t is evil
dent, therefore, thg' 60 postpone action
| in the presence OF 80 great necessity
would bo unwiss ON the part of the
executive because unjust TO the inter-
est OF the people. Our action now
viii be ireer rom msre partisan con
siteratiOn than IL the question OF tariff
revision was proposed on the regular
session OF Congress. We are nearly
two years from congregational cleo
lion and politics cannot 30 greatly
distract us as II such contest was
Immediately pending, We can ap.
proEch the problem calmly and prac-
ticRlly without tearing its eject upon
an early election. Our fellow citizens
VINO may disagree with us upon the
character OF this legislation, prefer TO
have the question settled now, even
against their prCcouceivoj vlewE-
and perhaps settled 30 reasonably, as l
trust and believe 1t will be, as to Insure
great permRnenos-lhan to have FUR
tner uncertainty meuacing the vast
anu varied business interests Of the
United States.
Again, whatever action Congress
may take Will be given q fair oppor-
tunity for trial before the people are
called to pass judgment upon 1t,
and this l consider q great ee.
sential to the rightlul and lasting aet-
ilement TO tho que,tlon. In view OF
OF these considerations, snail deem
1t my duty as President to convene
Congress in extraordinary session on
Monuay, the 15th day of March, 1897.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, congratulate the
country upon the iraternal spirit OF
tue people and the manifestation OF
good viii everywhere 30 apparent.
rhe recent election not only most Tor.
tunately demonstrated the obliterGtion
Of sectional or geographical iines, but
to some extent also the pTejudices
which Cor years have distracted our
councils and marred our true great.
ess Us nation. The Triumph OF the
people, whose verdict 10 carried into
effect today, is not the triumph OF one
section, nor wholly OF one party, but
OF all sections anu all the people. The
north and HOuth no longer divide In
the old liHes, but upon principles and
policies, ana In this fact surely every
lover OF the country can fiud cause for
true felioltntion. Let us rejoice in
and cultivate this spirit; 1t IL emu
bling and viii be BOTH gam and bles,-
ing 10 our beloved country. 1t Will be
my constant aim TO DO nothing aud
permit nothing to be done that Will
arrest OF disturb this growing senti.
npnt NJ unity AMI Cu-UuBratiOu. this