The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-06

cessity of our staple productions TOT Chinese uses has built up in those re- gons a trade which may be prejudioed by our interfering. The territories of , Kiao- Chow, of Vie -Hei-Wei and of Port Arthur, and of TalienWen, leased to Germany, Great Britain and Russia respectively for terms of years will, 1t is announced, be open to international commerce during their occupation, and if no discriminating treatment of American citizens and their trade be found to exist, the desire of this gov ernment would appear to De realized In this relation as showing the vol ume and value of our exchanges With China, and the peculiarly faVolable conditions which exist Tor thelr eXrah- sion in the course of trade, refer to the communication addressed to the speak CT of the house of representatives by | the secretary of the treasury on the 14th of last June, with it's accompany | ing letter of the secretary or state re- commenting an appropriation TOT commission to study the commercial and | industrial conditions in the Chinese em- pire and report as to the opportunities 1 for and obstacles to the enlargement of markets in China for the raw pro duets and manufactures of the United States Action was not taken thereon 1 during the late session. l cordially urge that the recommendation receive at your hands the consideration which its importance and timeliness merit Meanwhile there may be just ground for disquetude in view of the unrest and revival of the old sentiment of op- position and prejudice to lien peopie which pervades certain Chinese proVln- ces. As in the case of the attacks upon 1 our citizens in Szechan and at Kutien | in 1895, the United States minister has been instructed to secure the fu lest measure of protection, both local and l imperial. for any menaced Ameritan in l this. and to demand in case of law 1 less injury to person or property ln- stant reparation appropriate to the f case. Warships have been stationed at Tien Tzin for more ready observation ot the disorders which have invaded even the Chinese capital, so as to be in po- ! tition should need arise
 THE ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
 Pursuant to the terms of the joint resolution and in exercise of the au- thority thereby conferred upon me, l directed that the civil, judicial and mil itary powers heretofore exercised by 1 the officers of the government of the l republic of Hawaii should continue to be exercised by these officers until con- gress shall provide government for the Incorporated territory, subject to | my power to remove such officers and Y,vpcilant officers and troops of the republic thereupon took the oath of allegiance to the Uni ted States thus providing for the unln- terrupted continr acca of all the admln- ! istrative and municipal functions or the annexed territory until congress snail | otherwise enact.
 Following the further provision ol the | joint resolution, I appointed the Honor- ables Shelby NJ CullQm of Illinois, John T. Morgan Of Alabama, Hobert k. Hltt of Illinois, Sanford E. Dole of Hawaii and Walter F. Frear of Hawaii, as com- missi6 n2rs to confer and recommend to congress such legislation concerning the Hawaiian islands as they should deem necessary or proper. The commission CTS having fulfilled the mission confi- ded to them, their report will be laid be- fore you at an early day. It is believed that ther recommendations will have the earnest consideration due to the magnitude of the responsibility resting upon you to give such shape to the re- lat,onship of those mid-Pacific lands to our union as will benefit both in the highest degree, realizing the aspirat ons of the community that has cast it's lot with us and elected to share our politi- cal heritage, 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 Consummation in harmony with our needs and in full flIment of our cherished traditions.
 The questions heretofore pending be-
 tween Hawaii and Japan, growing out of the alleged mistreatment of Japa- nese emierants, were. I am pleased to say, adjusted before the act of trar sfer by the rapment of reasonable indem- nfty to the government of Japan.
 Under the provisions of the joint res olution the existing customs relations of the Hawaiian Islands with the Uni ted States and with other countries re- main unchanged until legislation shall otherwise provide. The consuls of Ha-
 vail here and in foreign countries, continue to fulfill their commercial
 agencies, while the United States con- sulate at Honolulu is maintained for all
 appropriate services pertain ng 10 t tlade and the revenue It would be des rable
 that all foreign consuls in the Hawaii
 an Islands should receive new eXequa-
 turs from this government.
 The attention of congress is called to
 the fact that our consular otficerl hay
 about to cease in other countries coming
 under the sovereignty of the United
 States, the provisions for the relief and
 transportation of des s.itute American
 seamen in these countries under our consular regulations will in conse-
 quence terminate. It is proper, there
 fore, that rev legislation should be en-
 acted upon this subject in order to meet
 the changed conditions.
 THE MEXICAN FREE ZONE.
 | The problem of the Mexican free zone has been often discussed with regard
 to its inconvenience as provocative of smuggling into the United States
 along an extensive and thinly qua q d
 land border. The effort made by the
 joint resolution of March 1, 1895, to rem
 edy the abuse charged by suspendins
 the privilege of free transportation in
 bond across the territory of the United ] States to MayipO failed of ooo5 roe-,I. ,