Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-12-12

capable of performing all international
obligations and which shall encourages
thrift, industry and prosperity, and
promote peace and good will among
all the inhabitants whatever may have
been their relations heretofore.
Neither revenge nor passion should
have place in the new government.
Until there is complete tranquility in
the island and a stable government Is
inauguarated military occupation
should be continued
The president says that, with the ak
ception of the rupture with Spain the
intercourse of the United States with
the great family of nations has during
the past year been marked by cordial
ity. He suggests the desirabliity OF
am International agreement regulating
cable tolls. He expects to reach a har-
monious understanding with Austro-
Hungary in the matter of the killing
and wounding of the striking miners
in Luzerne county, Pa. The hope is
expressed that the Belgium restric-
tons ON the Importation of American
cattle will soon be relaxed.
The president anticipates that the
Nicaragua canal commission will
shortly be able to report finally. He
says that expediency and international
policy require the maintenance of the
status quo as to the building of the
canal until the commission reports
and congress acts; but in view of our
newly acquired interests in the Pacific,
he considers the consideration of this
maritime highway more than ever in
dispensable.
Considering the extraordinary events
transpiring in the Chinese empire the
president says our position among ma
tons gives equitable claim to cOnsid-
Grafton and friendly treatment in this
regard, and that it will be his aim to
subserve our large interests in the
orient by all means appropriate to the
constant policy of our government.
The president recomemnds an in
crease of the appropriation of a mil
lion dollars for the United States ex-
hibit at the Paris exposition.
Our relation with Great Britain, he
says, continues on the most friendly
footing, and it would give him special
satisfaction if he should ne authorized
to communicate to congress a favor
able conclusion of the pending nego-
tiations with Great Britain in respect
to the dominion of Canada. He re-
ports that the Hawaiian commission
has fulfilled its mission and that its
report will be laid before congress at
an early day, and he expresses the
hope that congress will give such
shape to the relationship of these mid
Pacific lands to our home union as will
benefit both in the highest degree"
Referring to the proposal of the car
of Russia for general reduction OF
the great military establishments, the
president says: "His majesty was at
once informed of the cordial sympathy
of this government with the principle
involved in his exalted proposal and OF
the readiness to take part in the con-
| ference"
The message says that the new en-
voy to Turkey was instructed 10 take
measures to dispose of the matters in
controversy with the ottoman empire
for number of years.
AS to finances the president says:
''The secretary of the treasury reports
that the receipts of the government
from all sources during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1898, including S64,-
Isl 1928 from the sale of the Pacific
railroads, amounted to S4O5, 1921, 1896 and
the expenditures to $443, 1868, 582. It is
estimated, on the basis of the present
revenue laws, that the receipts of the
government for the year ending June
80, 1899, will be $577, 874,647, the ex-
penditures 1888, 874,647, resulting in a
deficiency of $112,OOO,OOO. In my judg-
ment the present condition of the
treasury amply justifies the immediate
+ enactment of the legislation recon-
mended a year ago, under which por-
ton of the gold holdings should be
placed in trust fund from which the
green backs should be redeemed upon
presentation and when once redeemed
should not hereafter be put out except
for gold. It is not to be inferred that
other legislation relating to our cur
rency is not required; on the contrary
there is an obvious demand for it."
AS III COlQCuI says I1dG Vie " vi
the recent acquisition of territory by
the United States, there should be es-
tablished a regular and frequent
steamship communication under the
American flag with the newly ac-
CURED islands. Provisions for COM
mission of sanitary experts to investi-
gate the yellow fever promlem is recon-
mended The recommendation of the
secretary of war for the increase in
the regular military establishment
has the presidents unqualified ap-
prevail. He says it is his purpose to
muster out the entire volunteer army
as soon as congress shall provide for
an increase of the regular army. He
recommends the erection of building
for the department of justice and sug-
gests also the advisability of making
proper provision for the supreme
court He earnestly approves r.