The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-06

Chilean sennte upon the amendments
attached 70 he ratification 4 the treaty
by the United States senate. This foS-
mality is soon 70 be accomplished.
Our Interests in China.
In view Of disturbance in the pow
lous provinces of Northern China, where
are many OF our citizens, and of the
imminence Of disorder near the capital
and toward the senboard, n guard OF
marines was landed from the Boston
and stationed during last winter in the
legation compound at Pekng. With
the restoration of order this protection
was withdrawn.
/ The interests of our citizens In that
vast empire have not been neglected
during the past year. Adequate pro-
lection has been secured for our mis-
sionaries, and some injuries to their
! property have been redressed.
! American capital has sought and
found various opportunities of Compet-
ing to carry out the internal improve
ments which the imperial government
is wisely encouraging, and to develop
the natural resources of the empire.
Our trade with China has continued to
grow and our commercial rights under
existing treaties have been everywhere
maintained during the past year, as
they will be in the future
The extension OF the area open to
Shanghai, and the opening of the ports
of Nanking, Tsing-Tai Kiao-Chia and
Ta-Lien-Wan to foreign trade anu
settlement will doubtless affoSd Amert-
, can enterprise additional facilit.es and
new fields, of which 1t will not be slow
to take advantage.
In my message to congress of De-
cember 5. 1898 I urged that the recon-
mendation that had been made to the
speaker of the house of representatives
ry the secretary of the treasury on June
II, 1898, for an appropriation for a COM
mission to study the commercial and
industrial co ditions in the Chinese
empire and report as to the emporium
tiles for, and obstacles to, the enlarge
ment of markets in China for the raw
products and manufactures of the
United states, should receive at your
hands the consideration which its i'm
portance and timeliness merited, but
the congress failed to take action. I
now renew this recommendation, as
the importance of the subject has
steadily grown since it was first sub
mitted to you and no time should be
lost in studying for ourselves the re-
sources of this great field for Amcri-
can trade and enterprise.
Friendly with France.
The death of President Faure in Feb
ruary last called forth those sincere
expressions of sympathy which befit
the relations Of two republics as close
ly allied by unbroken historic ties as
are the United States and France
Preparations for the representations
OF the Industries, arts, and products of
the United States at the worlds expo
sition. to be held in Paris next year,
continue on an elaborate and comprc-
hensive scale, thanks to the generous
appropriation provided by congress and
frinndlty n ha
ernment has shown in furthering a
typical exhibit of American progress.
There has been allotted to the United
states considerable addition OF space,
which, while placing our country in the
hrst rank among exhibitors, does not
suffice TO meet the increasingly urgent
demands of our manufacturers. The
efforts of the commissioner general are
ably directed toward a strictly repre-
sentative display of all that most char |
acteristically marks American improve
mcnt in the inventive arts ana most
adequately shows the excellence of our
natural productions.
In this age OF keen rivalry among
nations for mastery in commerce, the
doctrice of evolution and the rule of |
the survival of the tittest must be Is
ineXorable in their operation as they
are positive in the results they bring |
about. The place won in the struggle |
by an Industrial people can only be |
held by urrelaXed endeavors and con- |
slant advance in achievement. The |
present extraordinary impetus in every
line of American exportation and the
astounding increase in the volume and |
value of our share in the worlds mark |
cts may not be attributed to accidental |
conditions.
The reasons are not far to seek. They |
lie deep in our national character and |
expression N
branch of handicraft in every new de- |
vice whereby the materials we 50 |
aDundantly produce are subdued to the |
artisans Will and made to yield .he |
largest, most practical and most bene- |
hcial returns. The American exhibit at |
Paris should, and l am confident will, |
be an open volume, whose lessons Of |
sklllfully directed endoavor, unfalter- |
ing energy, and consummate perform |
ance may be read by all on every page, |
thus spreading abroad a clearer knowl- |
edge OF the worth of our productions |
and the justice of our claim to an i'm |
portant place in the markets of the |
world.
To accomplish this by iudiclous Sc
lection, by recognition of paramount |
merit in whatever walk of trade or |
manufacture it may appear, and by |
orderly classification and attractive in |
stallation is the task of our commits
sion.
The United States government build
ing is approaching completion and no
effort Will be spared to make 1t worthy
to represent our nation. 1t has been
suggested that permanent building
of similar or appropriate design be
erected on convenient Site already
given by the municipality. to serve II
commemoration of the part takes by
this country in this great enterprise,
as an American national Institute os
our countrymen resorting to Paris for
study.
l am informed by our commissioner
general that we shall have in the
American sections at Paris over 1000
exhibitors, from every state in our
country, a number ten times as great
as those which were represented at
Vienna in 1873, six times as manv as
those in Paris In 1878, and four times
as many as those who exhibited in
Paris in 1889. This statement does not
include the exhibits from either Cuba,
Porto Rico or Hawaii, for which ar
rangements have been made.
A number Of important international
congresses on special topics a<D ting
public interests are proposed to be held |
in Paris next summer in connection
with the exposition. Effort will be
made to have the several technical
branches Of our administration cfic-
iently represented at those conferences.
each in it's special line particularly at
the congresses of public charity and
medicine.
German Relations.
Our relations with Germany continue
to be most cordial. The increasing in
timacv of direct association has been
marked during the year by the grant
ing permission in April for the landing
on our shores of a cable from Borkum :
Emden, on the North sea by way of