Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-06


'f' '"all 10 Of the most sr,ora,,,
Ira TOR and cur commerciaI ro,at;on,
,."Se ana RECIPROCAL. II shou,d ~ 49,.
bu,l, ~ ~ ahs's' IN every proper way to
ana ass,g. me Industry Of the people
whit ,'em to form a government
t,ns s'' sou be free and independent.
tho re'lA'hs the best aspii atoms of
the Cuban PEOPLE. ~ VI
Must lie Just Governm.rt
op'Hish rule must be replaced nv q
80 n@neVo'eDt and humane rovern-
rnl', V'eatsd by the people of Cuba on.
i',,, W performing all international
'uhs and which shall encourage
@ ~ INDUSTRY and prosperity and
20 ,t"p - peace and good will among all
y. we inhabitants whatever may have
pDen thNir relations in the past Net
.ner revenge nor passion should have
pace IN the new government. JJntil
,Nere IS complete tranquility in the ia.
lano and stable government ,naup,,.
Iate' military occupation will he CON
tinuad. WI NC coh-
with the one exception q, the r,n-
r rule WIN Spain the intercourse of the
.n'leu states with the great family of
i.a''ohs mas been marked with cordial
Ivy, ana the close Of the eventful year
mas most of the issues that necessarily
arise IN the complex relations of soyer-
e'sh states adjusted or presenting no
serious obstacle to just and honora BILE
solution by amcable agreement.
Inc message, after touching on the
Argentine-Chile boundary question and
the subject of an international cable
agreement, speaks of the Lattimer shoot
ing on Sept. 10, 1897. and expresses the
nope that Austria Hungary's claim for
indemnity for its subjects then slain
VIII he satisfactorily adjusted. The
success of American exhibits at the
brussels fair of 1897 is mentioned The
history of the formation Of the United
states 1T Central America is detailed.
After stating the work of the Nicaragua
canal commission, the president says:
AS the scope Of the recent inquiry
embraced the whole subject with the
aim of making plans and surveys for a
canal by the most convenient route, 1t
necessarily included review of the re-
suit of previous surveys and plans and
in particular those adopted by the Mar
thine Canal company under its existing
concessions from Nicaragua and Costa
Rica, so that to this extent those grants
necessarily hold as essential a part in
the deliberations and conclusions of the
canal commission as they have held
and must needs hold in the discussion
Of the matter by the congress. Under
these circumstances and in view Of
overtures made to the governments Of
Nicarag qua and Costa Rica by other
parties for new canal concession pred
icated on the assumed approaching
lapse of the contracts of the Maritime
Canal company with those states,
have not hesitated to express my con-
viction that considerations of expedi-
ency and international policy as be-
tween the several governments inter-
asted in the construction and control of
an interoceanic canal by this route re-
lure the maintenance of the status quo
until the canal commission shall have
reported and the United States congress
shall have had the opportunity to pass
finally upon the whole matter during
the present session without prejudice
by reason of any change in the exist
Ing conditions
An Optional Concession.
Nevertheless it appears that the gov
eminent of Nicaragua, as one OF It's
last sovereign acts before merging its
powers in those of the newly formed
United States of Central America, has
granted an optional concession to an
other association, to become effective
%31o
1t does net appear what surveys haze
been made or what route is proposed
under this contingent grant. SO that an
examination OF the feasibility OF its
plans is nee ssar.ly not embraced in the
report of the canal commission. All
these circumstances suggest the urgan-
CIV of some deint e action by the con-
gross at this session if the labors of the
mast are to be utilized and tha linking
of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by Il
practical waterway is to be realized.
That the construction of such mari
time highway is now more than ever in
suensabe to that intimate and ready
intercommunit atiCn between our east
ern and western seaboar1s demanded
bv the annexation of the Hawaiian Is
lands and the prospective expansion CT
o,r influence and commerce in the Pa
cific and that our national policy now
more imperatively than ever calls fol
its control by this government are
propostions which doubt not the con
press Will duly appreciate and wisely
act upon.
The United States has not been an in
different spectator of the extraordinary
events TRANSPORTING in the Chinese en-
pire. whereby portions Of it's maritime
provinces are passing under the con-
trol OF various European powers, bu'
| the n1ospect of that vast commerce
which the energy of our citizens
and tho necessity of our staple produc-
tions for Chinese uses has built up ir
those regions may not he prejudicet
through any exclusive treatment by The
new occupants has obviated the nese
| of Cur country becoming an actor ir
the scene.
An Equitable Claim.
IN, pos'tinn among nations. having
,nrge Pacific coast and constantly e1
handing trade with the farther orient
gives us the equitable claim to consld
GRAFTON and friendly treatment IN Uni
regard and it Will be my ann " SUI
serve our large interests in that quartz
by all means appropriate to the con
slant policy of our government. n
territories of Kiaochau, of Wel-Ha'
Wei and of Port Arthur and Talienwai
leased to Germany, Great Britain an
Russia respectively for terms or year
will, it is announced, be open to inter
national commerce during Sfch alie
occupation, and If no disco minatlh
treatment of American citizens an
their trade be found to exist o. be mere
after developed the desVe OF this gov
eminent would appear to be reaHzeo'
The measures taken to prtkact Ame'
leans in China are mentioned, ana u
president then details the later aspec
Of the Colombia-Italiand difficulty. Ame'
lean representation at the Paws expos