The San Francisco call., 1898-12-06

section of the same act, with a 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. l hope to be able to announce some of the results of these negotiations during the present session of Congress.
 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 thoroughneSS or our inspection of pork products for ex portatfon and it is trusted that the eff clent administration of this measure by the Department of Agriculture will be rec ogniZed as a guarantee of the healthful- ness or the food staples we send abroad to countries where their use is large and necessary.
 l transmitted to. the Senate on February 4V last information touching the prohibit tlon against the importation of fresh fruits from this country, which had been recently decreed by Germany. on the ground of danger of disseminating the san Jose scale insect. This precaution- the score Of the drastic steps taken in several States of the Union against the spread. spread or the pest, and the great teTests should the scale obtain iiodgment in that country. Temporary re- lle1 was afforded in the case of large con- Inspection and admission when found non- infected. Later the prohibition was ex- tended to dried fruits of every kind but was relaxed so as to apply only to un- peeled fruit and fruit waste As was to De expected, the alarm reached to other countries and Switzerland has adopted a similar inhibition. Efforts are in progress 10 lnuuce the German and Swiss Govern ments to relax the prohibition in favor of dr1ed fruits shown to have been cured under circumstances rendering the exist ence of animal life impossible
 Our relations with Great Britain have CoHtinueu on the most friendly footing. Asserting to our re- Our Relations quest the protection of
 xx,.., Americans and their in-
 Wltn terests in Spanish juris-
 ''i"' the diplomatic and Con-
 Sular representatives of Great Britain, who fulfilled their delicate and arduous trust with tact and zeal. eIiciting high commendation. I may be instance of Mir. Ramsden, her Majesty's Consul at Santiago de Cuba, whose un- timely death after distinguished service ana untlr1ng efforts during the siege of that city was sincerely lamented
 In the early part of April last, pursuant of request made at the instance of the Secretary of State to the British Elm GnHerr, GSassa10r, at tnls capital, the Canadian passage for the United States revenue cut ters from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic the St Lawrence River. The vessels had reached Lake Ontario and were there awaiting the opening of navigation when war was declared between the United States and Spain. Her Majesty's Govern ment thereupon by communication of the latter part of April stated that the per mission granted before the outbreak of vided the United States Government gave assurance that the vessel in question would proceed direct to a United States eration. This Government promptly agreed to the stipulated condition, 1t be- ing understood that the vessel would not be prohibited from resenting any hostile attack.
 It will give me special satisfaction if shall be authorized to communicate to you favorable conclusion of the pending ne- gotiations with Great Britain in reSnect to the Dominion of Canada. It is the ear nest wish of this Government to remove all sources of diScOrd and irritation in re- lations with the neighboring Dominion The trade between the two countries is constantly increasing and it is important to both countries that all reasonable fla cilities should be granted for its develop ment.
 The Government of Greece strongly urges the nervousness of the duty here i'm posed upon the entrants of that country, amounting to 100 per cent or more of their market value. This fruit is stated to be exclusively Greek product, not coming into competition with any domestic prod. uct; u;a; The question Of reciprocal eommer- restoration of entrants to the free list. Is under consideration.
 The long standing claim of Berand Campbell for damages for injuries sis tained from a violent assault committed against him by military authorities in the island of Hayti has been settled by the agreement of that republic to pay him $10,000 in American gold. Of this sum S5OOO has already been paid. It is hoped that other pending claims of American citizens against that republic may be amicably adjusted.
 Pending the consideration by the Senate of the treaty signed June 16, 1897. by the
 Plenipotentiaries of the
 Annexation United States and of
 the republic of Hawaii
 or providing for the an
 Hawaii. NaiiOh io;nt oi rasoI,e.; the ;islana,
 ---- accomplish the same purpose by accepting the offered cession and incorporating the ceded territory into the Union was adopted by the Congress and approved July :; 1898. I thereupon di- delphia to convey Rear Admiral Miller si.'t to Honolulu and entrusted to his hands this important legislative act to be delivered to the President of the republic of Ha