The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

realizing the best aspirations Of the Cuban
| people.
| Cuba for the CubnDs.
Spanish rule must be replaced by Just,
| benevolent and humane government Gre
ated by the people OF Cuba. capable OF
! performing all international obligations
and which shall encourage thrift, indus.
| try and prosperity, and promote peace
and good will among all OF the inhabit-
ants, whatever may have been their re-
latons IN the past. Neither revenge nor
| government. Until there is complete
| tranquility in the island and a stable gov
erment inauSurated, military occupation
Will be continued.
other Foreign Relations.
With the exception OF the rupture with
Spain, the intercourse of the United states
with the great family of nations mas been
marked with cordiality and the close OF
the eVcntfIl year finds most of tie issues
that necessarily arise in the complex rela-
lions OF sovereign states adjusted or pre-
senting no serious obstacle to n Just and
honorable solution by amlcable agree
ment.
The Nicaragua Canal Must be Ours
The Nicaragua canal commission under
the 6halrmanship of Rear Admiral John
q. Walker. has nearly completed it's la
DORIS, ana the results of its exhaustive in
curry into the proper route, the feasibil-
ity and the cost OF construction OF an in
ter,,oceanic canal by a Nicaraguan route
Will be laid before you.
AS the scope OF recent inquiry embraced
the whole subject with the aim of making
plans and surveys for a canal by the most
convenient route, II necessarily included
review of the results Of previous surveys
and plans and in particular those adopted
by the Maritime Canal company under it's
existing concessions from Nicaragua and
Costa Rica. so that 10 this extent those
grants necessarily held an essential part
In the deliberations and conclusions II tho
canal commission as they have held and
must needs hold, IN the discussion OF the
matter by the congress. Under these cir
cumstances, and In view of overtures
made to the governments OF Nicaragua
and Costa Rica by other parties for a
new canal concession predicated on the
assumed approaching lapse of the con-
tracts of the Maritime Canal company
with those states. have not hesltated 10
express my conviction that considerations
Of expediency and international policy as
betw cen the several governments inter-
ested in the construction and control OF
an inter-oceanic canal by this route re-
quire the maintenance Of the status quo.
until the canal commission shall have re-
ported and tho United states congress
shall have had the opportunity 70 pass
finally upon the whole matter during the
present session, without prejudice by rea-
son of any change in the existing condi-
lions.
Nevertheless it appears that the gov
crnmcnt of Nicaragua, as one of its last
sovereign acts before merging its powers
in those Of the newly formed United
States of Central America, has granted an
optional concession 70 another association,
to become effective on the expiration OF
the present grant 1t does not appear
what surveys have been made or what
route is proposed under this contingent
grant. so that an examination of the feas-
iblity of its plans is necessarily embraced
In the report of the canal commission. All
these circumstances suggest the urgency
of some definite action by the congress
at this session n the labOrs Of the past
are 20 be utilized and the linking OF tho
Atlantic and Pacific oceans by a practical
waterway Is 10 be realized. That the con-
struction or such a maritime highway is
now more than ever Indispensable to that
intimate and ready intercommunication
between our eastern and western sea-
boards demanded by the annexation or
the Hawaiian islands and the prospective
expansion OF our influence and commerce
to Pacific and that our national policy
now more impcrativelY than ever. calls
for !ts control nv this government, are
propositions which I doubt not the con-
gress will duly appreciate and wisely act
upon.
We Are Interested In Chinn. TOO.
The United States has not been an in
different spectator OF the extraordinary
whereby portions OF It's maritime pro-
vinces are passing under the control OF
various European powers; but the pros
poet that the vast commerce 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 |
preiudiced through any exclusive treat |
ment by the new occupants, has obviated |
the need OF our country becoming an |
actor in the scene.
Our position among nations having a |
large Pacific coast and n constantly OK !
handing direct trade with the farther or |
lent, gives us the equitable claim to con-
sideration and friendly treatment in this |
regard. and IL will be my aim To suhscrye |
our large interests in that quarter by all |
means appropriate TO the constant policy !
Of our government. The territories or |
Kiao Chow OF Wei-Hai-Wei. and Of Port |
Arthur and fallen Wan. leased to Ger |
many, Great Britain and Russia. respec- |
tf,. IL %, e f-
nounced. he open to international com |
MERGE during such alien occupations: and |
II no discriminating treatment of Ameri- |
can citizens and their trade be found to |
exist or be herea fter developed, the de- !
sire of this government would appear to |
be realized.
in view of the unrest and re- |
viVal OF the old sentiment Of opposition |
and prejudice to allen people which per- |
Vades certain of the Chinese provinces. AS |
in the case of the attacks upon our citi- |
zens in SZcchuan and at Kutien, In 1885, 1
the United States minister has been in |
structed TO secure the fullest measure of |
protection, both local and imperial. for |
any menaced American interests and to |
demand. in case of lawless injury 10 per-
son or property, instant reparatton appro- |
pirate to the case. WarshipS have been /
stationed at Tien Tsin for more ready OBJ |
of disorders which have invaded /
even the Chinese capital. so as to he in a /
position to act, should need arise. while A 1
guard of marines has been sent to Pekin |
10 aIOrd the minister the same measure 4
of authoritative protection as the repre- |
sentatives of other nations have been con- |
strained to employ.
Uncle Sam Mt the Paris show.
There is now every prospect that the |
of the United States in the
universal 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. Notwithstanding the COM
paratively limited area of tho exposition |
than one-half that of the worlds |
fair at Chicago-the space assigned to the /
United States has been increased from the |
absolute allotment OF 1871 i03 square feet |
reported by Mr.. Handy to some POP, 600 |
square feet, with corresponding augmcn- |
tation of the field for truly character |
istic representation OF the various inn |
portant branches of our country's devel- |
opment.
Mr.. Peck's report will be laid before |
you. In my judgment, its recommended |
lions Will call for your early considera- |
ton, especially as regards an increase of |
the appropriation to at least one million |
dollars in all. so that not only may the /
assigned space be fully taken up by the /
best possible exhibitor in every class. but |
tho preparation and installation be on SO
perfect scale as 20 rank among the first |
I'm that unparalleled competition of ar
tstic and inventive production. and thus |
the disadvantage with