Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-29
THB COMING MESSAGE.
Commercial Expansion Will Be
Urged by Mckinley.
WANTS A FAIR FIELD FOR TRADE.

President Mckinley will Point Out to
pire n Pi ,cs for Business -Th,s Gov
srnment Will Tolerate No Close Corpor-
alton Deals with Respect to the Trade
va:h China-wash,ngton News Notes.
Washington, Nov. 27.-President Nc
Kinley's Forthcoming message to con-
gress will deal at length with our for
cign relations. The message of other
presidents have gone extensively into
this subject, principally, however, up
on topics which foreshadowed trouble.
This was notably true during Presi-
dent Harrison's administration, when
the Chilean imbroglio was brewing.
and in President Cleveland's time.
when Venezuela promised to be bone
OF contention with England. Presi-
dent McKinley's message will deal
with peace and prosperity. 1t will re-
late to commercial advantages which
seem to be within the grasp of this
country, and to the expansion Of our
trade.
The president, 1t is said, has sur
Prise In store for congress. He intends
TO take up the Chinese question, and
handle 1t in radical manner from the
standpoint Of trade expansion. 1t Is
said that a special message following
the annual message to congress will
continue the discussion of the subject
and deal with 1t In greater detail.
Opportunities for Trade.
President Mckinley will call the at
tention Of congress and the country
to the opportunities which are opening
for the upbuilding of vast commercial
relations with China. He will urge the
ACCESSIBILITY Of the United States as
sorting its claim for share of the
trade III that empire for which the
great powers Of Europe are contend
Ing 1t Is not to be understood that he
will recommend acquisition of ter
ritory on the Asiatic mainland to ac-
eomplish this purpose. He Is satisfied
to take our new possessions In the
Orient as basis for commercial opera
tons. but will say that we must insist
upon a fair field and free contest in
the international game of commerce.
The president may not disclose to con-
gress at this time the full extent of
negotiations In which the government
has been engaged to reach the end In
view. He will state enough. however,
TO make 1t plain that the United States
has not been asleep while the nations
Of Europe were making their moves on
the Chinese chessboard.
No CIose-Corporation Deals.
This government has already made
1t plain to the other countries that the
United States will tolerate no close.
corporation deals with respect to the
trade with China, whatever other ma
tons may do in regard to leases of
territory and establishing spheres Of
influence.
The president will refer to the Boer
war in his message in terms which will
deplore the sanguinary struggle and
assert our complete neutrality. The
Alaskan boundary will be discussed,
but In guarded way. The existence
OF the modus .vivendi will be referred
70. and the hope expressed that thor.
0ugh understanding will soon be
reached with Great Britain.
No Irritating Incidents.
Our relations with Central and
South American governments have
been marked with no irritating Incl.
dents Of moment. Italy has a griev-
ance In the lynching Of some Italian
subjects In Louisiana, but the federal
government has been prompt In it's in
vestigations, and II blame is found to
lie at the doors Of the state authorities
reparation will be offered on the basis
Of the settlement of the Malta claims
In Secretary Blaine's time.