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

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countries that all reasonable facilities
should be grarted for its devc,1r.u mt.
Annexation of Hawaii.
The annexation Of Hawaii Is now dis
cussed. Tie president says, after de
failing the taking over of the islands
ard the appointment Of the Hawaiian
commission.
The commissioners having fulfilled
the mission eonfded to them, their re-
Port will be laid before you at an early
day. 1t is believed that their recon-
mcndat'ons will have the earnest con-
sideration due to the ma gnitude Of the
responsibility resting upon you to give
such shane to the relationship Of those
mid Pacific lands to our home Union az
win benefit both In the highest degree.
realizing the aspirations Of the COM
munity that has cast its lot with VI
and elected to share our political her
itage. while at the same time justifying
the foresight Of those who for three
quarters of century have looked to
the assimilation of Hawaii as a natural
and inevitable contamination, in har-
mony with our needs and in fulfillment
Ol our CneTtSneQ traQltlOn6.
Under the provisions OF the joint res
olution the existing customs relations
Of the Hawaiian Islands with the Unit
ed States and with other countries re-
main unchanged until legislation shall
| otherwise provide. The cbnsuls of Ha-
wall here and in foreign countries con-
tnue to fulfill their commercial agen-
cies, while the United States consulate
lat Honolulu Is maintained for all ap-
propriate services pertaining to trade
and the revenue. 1t would be desirable
that all foreign consuls in the Hawaiian
Islands should receive new exequatura
from this government.
The attention Of congress Is called to
the fact that, our consular offices
having ceased to exist in Hawaii and
being about to cease in other countries
coming under the sovereignty OF the
United States. the provisions for the
relief and transportation of destitute
American seamen in these countries un-
der our consular regulations will In
consequence terminate. 1t Is proper
therefore, that new legislation should
be enacted upon this subject in order to
meet the changed conditions.
The president speaks Of our relations
with Mexico and suggests the amend
ment Of the extradition statute SO as
to give the president authority to act
where a treaty negatives the obliga-
ton to surrender. Other Mexican Ques-
tons are discussed. The message then
says:
The Cars PROPOSAL.
The proposal Of the car for general
reduction of the vast military estab-
lishments that weigh so heavily upon
many peoples in time of peace was
communicated to this government, with
an earnest invitation to be represented
In the conference which it Is contem-
| plated to assemble with view to dis
cussng the means Of accomplishing 81
desirable a result. His majesty was al
once informed of the cordial sympath,
of this government with the princip
involved in his exalted proposal and 6;
the readiness Of the United States &
take part in the conference. The actiy>
military force of the United States Il,
measured by our population, teA'toria
area and taxable wealth is, aEG undo.
any conceivable prospective condition;
must continue to be, in time of peace s.
conspicuously less than that of tbs
armed powers to whom the cars Gr
peal is especially addressed that ~
question can have for US no practi~
Importance save as marking an az
cious step toward the betterment EFT
good will among them. but in this viz
1t behooves us as nation to lend coun
tenance and aid to the beneficent pro-
ect.
The newly accred,tId envoy Of III
United States to the Ottomon porte car
ries instructions looking to the disposa
Of matters in controversy with Turlzc
for a number of years. He Is especial
charged to press for a Just settlement
of our claims for indemnity by reaso'
of the destruction of the property o
American missionaries resident in tina
country during the Armenian troubles
of 1895, as we'll as for the recognition
of older claims of equal business.
He is also instructed to seek an ad
justmers Of the dispute growing out o
the REVIVAL of Turkey to recognize thu
acquired citizenship Of Ottoman borl
persons naturalized in the United State
since 1869 without prior imperial con
sent, and in the same general relation
he is directed to endeavor to brinl
about a solution of the question which
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1859 concerning the jurisdictional right
of the United States in matters o
criminal procedure and punishment un
der article Of the treaty of 1890. Thi
latter difficulty grows out of a verba
difference, claimed by Turkey to be es
sential, between the original Turkisl
text and the promulgated translation.
After more than two years from tn
appointment of a consul of this coun
try to Erzerum he has received his ex
equatur.
l transmitted to the senate on tn
10th Of February last information touch
ing the prohibition against the importa
ton of fresh fruits from this countr!
which had then recently been decree
by Germany, on the ground of dange
OF disseminating the San Jose scale ir
sect. This precautionary measure wa
justified by Germany on the score
the drastic steps taken in several state
of the Union against the spread of III
pest, the elaborate reports of the az
partment of agriculture being put
evidence to show the danger to Gel
; man fruit growing interests should tf
scale obtain a Judgment In that cour
try.
Temporary relief was afforded In tt
case of large consignments OF fru
then on the way by inspection and az
mission when found noninfected. Lat
the prohibition was extended to drie
, fruits Of every kind but was relaxed
as to apply only to unpeeled fruit ar
fruit waste. AS was to be expected, u
alarm reached to other countries, ar
Switzerland has adopted similar Inn
, bition. Efforts are in progress to indu
the German and Swiss governments
relax the prohibition in favor of dri'
fruits shown to have been cured und
circumstances rendering the existent