The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-12-08

spnius has initiated many OF the graAA-
est discoveries OF these later days OF the
century, and where the native resources
Of our land are A. limitless as they are
valuable to supply the worlds needs. n
Ia our province. as II should be our ear
nest care. to lead In the march Of hu-
man progress and not rest content with
any secondary place. Moreover. II this be
due to ourselves. II 10 no less due to the
great French nation whose guests We be-
come, and which has In so many ways
testified its wish and hope that our par
ticipation shall betit the place tho two
peoples have won In the field Of universal
development.
The commercial arrangements made
with France on the 18th OF May. 1895. un-
der the provisions Of section . of the tariff
act Of 1897. went into effect on the LIST
day Of June following. 1t has relieved
q portion of our export trade from seri-
ous embarrassment Further negotiations
are now pending under section 4 of the
sarns act. with q view to the increase Of
trade between the two countries to their
mutual advantage. Negotiations with
other governments, In part interrupted by
the war with Spain. are In progress un-
der both sections Of the tariff act. I
hope to be able to announce some of the
results Of these negotiations during the
present session OF congress.
Negotiations With Germany.
Negotiations to the same end with Ger
many have been set on foot. Meanwhile
no effort has been relaxed to convince
the imperial government OF the thorough
ness Of our inspection of pork products
for expectation and II Is trusted that the
efficient administration OF this measure
by the department Of agriculture will be
,nA nS shx, k~a
fulness of the food staples we send abroad
to countries where their use is large and
necessary.
Reference Ii then made to Germany's
prohibttion OF the importation OF fresh
fruits from this country, the alleged rea-
son being the fear Of disseminating the
San Jose scale insect. a prohibition that
was subsequently extended to dried fruits.
The president says: As was to be ex-
pected, the alarm reached to other coun-
tries, and Switzerland has adopted sim
liar inhibition. Efforts are in progress
to induce the German and Swiss govern
ments to relax the prohibition In favor
of dried fruits shown to have been cured
under circumstances rendering the exist
ence Of animal life impossible.
| Our relations with Great Britain have
continued on the most friendly footing.
| Asserting to our request. the protection
of Americans and their interests In Span
ish Jurisdiction was assumed by the dip
lomatic and consular representatives of
Great Britain. who fulfilled their delicate
and arduous trust with tact and zeal.
sliciting high commendation. I may be
allowed to make fitting allusion to the
instance OF Mr. Ramsden, her majesty i
consul at Santiago de Cuba. whose un-
timely death after distinguished service
and untiring effort during tho Siege Of
that city was sincerely lamented.
| The Canada Negotiations.
II will give me especial satisfaction II
I shall be authorized to communicate to
you favorable conclusion Of the pending
negotiations with Great Britain in re-
spect to the Dominion OF Canada. II is
the earnest wish Of this government to
remove all sources Of discord and irri-
tation in our relations with the nsigbor-
ing dominion. The trade between the
two countries is constantly increasing
and II 10 important to both countries that
all reasonable facilities should be granted
for its development.
The president goes into a history Of the
events leading to the annexation OF the
Hawaiian Islands, calls attention to the
fact that our consular offices have ceased
to exist In Hawaii. and says:
Under the provisions Of the Joint reso
n lutionC the existing customs relations o.
the Hawaiian Islands with the Unitet
States and with other countries remair
unchanged until legislation shall other
wise provide. The consuls OF Hawaii
} here and In foreign countries. continue Il
fuihll their commercial agencies whil'
the United States consulate at Honolulu
IL maintained for all appropriate services
pertaining to trade and revenue. 1t woul'
! ! L. 4,
the Hawaiian Islands should receive nev
exequaturs from this government.
: After reference to the raising OF tn
Russian mission here and our mission II
St. Petersburg to ambassadorships tn
message has this to say OF the tsar's dis
: armament proposition:
The proposal OF the tsar for genera
: reduction Of the vast military establish
ments that weigh SO heavily upon man.
peoples In time Of peace was communi
Gated to this government with an earnes
J invitation to be represented In the con
J ference which II Is contemplated to as
semble with a view to discussing tn
means OF accomplishing 10 desirable
result. His majesty was at once informe
OF the cordial sympathy Of this govern
ment with the principle involved In hi
exalted proposal and OF the readiness q
the United States TO take part In tho con
: ference.
burdens and Waste or War.
, The experiences of the last year brin,
forcibly home 10 us a sense of the bur
, dens and the waste OF war. We desire. Il
, common with most civilized nations. I
reduce to the lowest possible point tn
. damage sustained in time OF war b
peaceful trade and commerce. This pur
pose can probably best be accomplishe
, by an international agreement to regar
all private property at sea as exemp
, from capture or destruction by the force
, OF beliigerent powers. I. therefore. sug
sest for your consideration that the ex
ecutve be authorized to correspond wit
, the governments O. the principal mari
time powers with n view Of incorporatln
into the permanent law OF civilized ma
tions the principle OF the exemption o
all private property at sea. not contra
band Of war. from capture or destruction
by belligerent powers.
, In my judgment. the present condition
of the treasury amply justifes the I'm
mediate enactment OF the legislation rec
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