Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
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the late United States and Gillian clai.ol
commission and the consideration of c JisS,ls
which were duly presented to the late Gus
mission but not considered, was signed Mn Mn
"a, 1897, and has remained unactsd upon by
the Senate. The term therein faed for ~
fecting the exchange of notifications hovin.
elapsed, the convention fails unless the tinss
be extended by amendment, which Am nn
deayoring to bring about, with the frjanS az,
concurrence of the CHILEAN Government
American Interests in the Orient
The United States has not been an indi.
ferent spectator of the extraordinary event.
transpiring in the Chinese empire, Wherehn
portions Of its maritime provinces are mas.
ing under the control Of various Euronaa1n
powers; but the prospect that the vast com
merce which the energy Of our citizens and
the necessity of our staple productions for
Chinese uses has built up in those regions
may not be prejudiced through any cxclu
sive treatment by the new occupants has
obviated the need Of our country becoming
an actor in the scene.
In this relation refer to the commupjca.
tion addressed to the Speaker of the House
Of Representatives by the Secretary of tha
Treasury on the 18th Of last June recon.
mending an appropriation for a commission
to study the commercial and industrial con-
ditions in the Chinese empire ard report ~
to the opportunities for and obstacles to the
enlargement Of markets In China for the
raw products and manufactures of the Uni.
ted States. l cordially urge that the recon.
mendation receive at your hands the con.
sideration which its Importance and timen
ness merit.
Meanwhile, there may be just ground for
disquietude in view Of the unrest and revival
of the old sentiment of opposition and preu.
dice to alien people which pervades certain
Of the Chinese provinces. AS In the case of
the attacks upon our citizens in Scochuan
and at Kutien in 1885, the United States
rn%n Il b
fullest measure of protection, both local and
imperial, for any menaced American inter.
ests, and to demand, in case of lawess in.
jury to person or property, instant repara.
ton appropriate to the case.
Participation in the Paris Exposition.
There is now every prospect that the par
ticipation of the United STATES in the uni
versal exposition to be held in Paris In 1900
will be on a scale commensurate with the
advanced position held by our products and
industries in the worlds chief marts. By
a provision in the sundry civil appropriation
act Of July /, 1898, a sum not to exceed
$3.50, 600 was allotted for the organization Of
commission to care for the proper prep
aration and installation OF American ex-
hibits, and for the display of suitable exhib-
its by the several executive departments
particularly by the Department of Agricul.
ture, the Fish Commission and the Smith
sonian Institution, in the representation Of
suant to that enactment l appointed Ferdi-
nand w. Peck. Of Chicago, Commissioner
General, with an assistant commissioner
general and secretary. Mr.. Peck at once
proceeded to Paris, where his success in en-
largng the scope and variety of the United
States exhibit has been most gratifying
Embargoes ON A m erican Products.
Negotiations to the same end with Ger.
many have been set on foot. Meanwhile no
effort has been relaxed to convince the I'M
perial Government Of the thoroughness OF
our inspection of pork products for exporta-
tion, and 1t Is trusted that the efficient ad-
Of this measure by the Depart
ment of Agriculture will be recognized as
guaranty of the healthfulness of the food
staples we send abroad to countries where
their use is large and necessary.
l transmitted to the Senate Feb 10 last
touching the prohibition against
the Importation of fresh fruits from this
which had then recently been de-
creed by Germany on the ground OF danger
of disseminating the San Jose scale insect.
This precautionary measure was justified by
Germany on the score of the drastic steps
taken in several States of the Union against
the spread Of the pest. Later the prohibi-
tion was extended to dried fruits of every
kind, but was relaxed so as to apply only
to unpeeled fruit and fruit waste. AS was
to be expected, the alarm reached to other
and Switzerland has adopted
similar inhibition. Efforts are in progress
to induce the German and Swiss Govern
ments to relax the prohibition in favor OF
dried fruits shown to have been cured under
rendering the existence Of
animal FIFE impossible.
Relations with Great Britain
Our relations with Great Britain have con-
tinued on the most friendly footing. AS:
seQting to our request. the protection or
Americans and their interests in Spanish
was assumed by the diplomatic
and consular representatives of Great Brit
ain, who fulfilled their delicate and arduOus
trust with tact and zeal, elciting high COM
The long-standing claim of Bernard Camp
bell for damages for injuries sustained from
a violent assault committed against him by
military authorities in the Island of Hayti,
has been settled by the agreement Of tnat
republic to pay him $4,000 in American
gold.
Annexation of Hawaiian Islands.
Pending the consderat ton by the Senate
Of the treaty signed June 16, 1897 by the
of the United States and
of the republic of Hawaii, providing for the
annexation of the islands, a joint reSolu
ton to accomplish the same purpose by ac-
cepting the offered cession and Incorporating
the coded territory into the Union was
adopted by the Congress and approved July
Z, 1898. i thereupon directed the United
States steamer Philadelphia to convey Rear
Admiral Miller to Honolulu, and intrusted
W his nunuS CnlS important legislative act
to be delivered to the President of the re-
public of Hawaii, with whom the Admiral
and the United States minister were author
lied to make appropriate arrangements for
transferring the sovereignty of the islands
to the United States. This was simply, but
impressively, accomplished on the 18th OF
August last by the delivery of a certified
copy of the resolutions to President Dole,
who thereupon yielded up to the repre-,
sentatives Of the Government of the United
States the sovereignty and public property
of the Hawaiian Islands.
Following the further provision of the
joint resolution, l appointed Shelby NJ. Gull
lom of Illinois, John T. Morgan of Alabama,
Robert r. Hit of Illinois, Sanford B. Dole
# Eaawaii and Walter 7. Grear Of IHaWalll
as COMM sioners to c6nfef ana fGc6ln1e1t
to Congress such legislation concerning the
Islands as they should deem nee
essary or proper. The commissioners HAVING
fulfilled the mission confided to them, thelr
report will be laid before you at an early
day.
The questions heretofore pending between
Hawaii and Japan growing out of the az
legged mstrcatment of Japanese treaty lm'
were, l am pleased to say, adjust