The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-08

regard, and it viii be my aim to SUB
serve our large interests in that quart r
by all means appropriate to the con-
slant policy of our government. The
territories of Kiaochau, of Wei-Hai-
Wei and of Port Arthur and Talienwan,
leased to Germany Great Britain and
Russia respectively for terms of years.
will, it is announced, be open to inter-
national commerce during such alien
occupation, and if no discriminating
treatment of American citizens and
their trade be found to exist or be here
after developed the desire of this gov
ernment would appear to be realized.
The measures taken to protect Amer
leans in China are mentioned, and the
president then details the later aspects
of the CoIombia-I italian difficulty. Amer
ican representation at the Paris expcsi-
tion is the next subject and Commis-
sioner Pecks work is detailed The
president, after speaking of the COM
nercial arrangement with France and
the pending one with Germany, says:
Our relations with Great Britain have
continued on the most friendly footing
Asserting to our request, the protection
of Americans and their interests in
Spanish jurisdiction was assumed by
the diplomatic and consular represent
atives of Great Britain, who fulfilled
their delicate ana arduous trust with
tact and zeal eliciting high commenda-
tion. l may be allowed to make fitting
allusion to the instance of Mr.. Rams
den, her majestys consul at Santiago
de Cuba, whose untimely death after
distinguished service and untiring eff
fort during the siege of that city was
sincerely lamented.
1t will give me especial satisfaction
if shall be authorized to communicate
to you a favorable conclusion of the
pending negotiations with Great Britain
in respect to the Dominion of Canada.
1t is the earnest wish of this govern
ment to remove all sources of discord
and irritation in our relations with the
neighboring Dominion. The trade be-
tween the two countries is constantly
increasing, and it is important to both
countries that all reasonable facilities
should be granted for its development.
Annexation of Hawaii.
The annexation of Hawaii is now dis
cussed. The president says after de-
failing the taking over of the islands
and the appointment of the Hawaiian
commission:
The commissioners having fulfilled
the mission confided to them, their re-
port will be laid before you at an early
day. 1t is believed that their recon-
mendations will have the earnest con-
sideration due to the magnitude Of the
responsibility resting upon you to give
such shape to the relationship of those
mid Pacific lands to our home Union as
~ ho fcha
realizing the aspirations of the COM
munity that has cast its lot with us
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 consummation, in har-
mony with our needs and in fulfillment
of our cherished traditions.
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 consuls of Ha-
wall here and in foreign countries con-
tfnue to fulfill their commercial agen-
cies, while the United States consulate
at 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 exequaturs
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
Tinted states. the provisions for the
raliaf and TRANSFORMATION of destitute
American sean,en in these countries un-
der o,r consular regulations will in
,o,,seouance terminate. IT is proper.
t,,ayafora that new legislation should
t,a e,,oot.,d unon this subject in order to
- - az o,aneod conditions
nv ,,rastae,,t' snealxs of our relations
,,,;tl, Mavioo and SUGGESTS the amend
ssar,t - +re extradition statute so az
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~. ~ e., tras+,y ,,aga+ivas the oblipa-
4,t'.s - s,,,.rs,,ds, 0ther Mavican n onas-
49, - 5isc,,ssad The message then