Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-09
Government would appear to be real

There is now every prospect that the
participation Of the United States IN
the Universal Exposition to be held in
Paris in 1900, will be on a scale COM
nensurate with the advanced position
leld by our products and industries in
he worlds chief marts.
The commercial arrangement made
with France on the 2Sth of May, under
Tariff act of 1897, went into effect on
the first day of June following. 1t has
relieved a portion of our export trade
from serious embarrassment.
Further negotiations are now pend
ing under section of the same act,
with 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
under both sections of the tariff act.
| hope to be able to announce some of
the results of these negotiations dur
ing the present session of Congress.
Negotiations to the same end with
Germany have been set on foot. Mean
while no effort has been relaxed to con
vince the Imperial Government OF the
thorourhncss of our inspection Of pork
products for expectation, and 1t II
trusted that the efficient administra-
ton of this measure by the Depart
mpnt of Agriculture will be recogniz-
ed as Il guarantee of the hcalthtulneSs
of the food stHnlps we send abroad to
countries where their use is large and
necessary.
Our relations with Great Britain
have coEtilurd on the most friendly
footing. Asserting TO our request the
protection of Americans and their in
tcrcsts in Spanish jurisdiction was as
sured bv the Diplomatic and consular
representatives Of Great Britain. who
fulfilled their Il lirata and arduous
trust with tact and ze,i, eiicting higH
commcrdation. | may i've allowed to
mako fitting alusion to me instance Of
Mr.. Ramsdpn. Ter 3aiestN'S Consul 81
Santiago de C3hI, whose wtim"ly
death after distinguished service and
untiring efforts dUriHg the siege of that
city was sincerely lAmcnted.
1t will give me special satisfaction
if | shall be authorized to communi-
cate to YOU a favorable conclusion OF
the pending negotiations with Great
Britain in respect to the Dominion 81
| Canada. 1t is the earnest wish of this
Government to remove all sources or
diScord and irritation in our relations
, with the neighbours Dominion. The
trade between the two countries Is con
Stantlv increasing. and it is important
{ to both countries that all reasonable
facilities should he granted for its de-
! vclopment
The Government of Greece strongly
urges the oncrouSncSS of the duty here
imposed upon the currants of thar
country amounting to 100 per cent or
more of their market value. This fruit
is stated to he exclusively a Greek pro
luct. not coming into competition with
any domestic product The question of
+ reciprocal commercial relations with
rurrantS to the free list is under con
| SideratiOn.
Pending the consideration by the
g Senate of the treaty signed June 16.
1897 by the Plenipotentaries of the
a United States and of the Republic of
l Hawaii providing for the annexation
t If the islands. a Joint resolution to ac-
r complsh the same purpose by accept
s ING the offered cessiOn and Incorporate
ing the coded territory into the Union
was adopted by the Congress and ap.
proved July I. 1898. l thereupon di'
rcctcd the United States ship Phila-
1clphia to convey Rear Admiral Miller
to Honolulu and intrusted to his hands
This important legislative act, to be de-
G livered to the President of the Republic
e of Hawaii. with whom the Admiral
. and the United States Minister were
authorized to make appropriate ar
rangements for transferring the sover-
% eighty of the islands to the United
n States. This was simply but impress
4 sivplv accomplished on the 10Th of
> August last. by the delivery of ccrti
e fed CODY of the resolution to President
/ Dole. who thereupon yielded up to the
: representative of the Government of
the United States the sovereignty and
s public property of the Hawaii Islands.
Pursuant to the terms of the joint
resolution. and in exercise of the au-
: thority thereby conferred upon me.
I directed that the civil. judicial and
military powers heretofore eX-
Z ercised by the officers of the Republic
Il of Hawaii should continue to be eX-
- prcsed by those officers until Congress
: shall provide a government for the in
= corporated territory, subject to my
. mower to remove such officers and to
n fill vacancies.
h The President, of course and troops
. of the Republic there upon took tina
i. oath of allegiance to the United States,
thus providing for the uninterrupted
O nexed territory until Congress shall
# otherwise enact.
a Following the further provisions of
d the Joint resolution, | appointed the
Hons. Shelby NJ. CullOm of Illinois,
n John II. Morgan of Alabama, Robert
II. r. Hit of Illinois. Stanford b. Dole
e of Hawaii and Walter +. Frear of
d and recommend to Congress such legis-
e lation concerning the Hawaiian Islands
as they should deem necessary or prop
er. The Commissioners having full
: filed the mission confded to them
their report will be laid before you a.
an early day.
The question heretofore pending be-
. tween Hawaii and Japan growing out
u of the alleged mistreatment of Japan