Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-07
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
He Speaks Freely OF fhe Duty or his
Nation TO Maintain Control or the
Philippines. and Is Equally Franks
in FavorinS a Currency Sys-
tenn Based Upon Gold.
TRUsTs

among our citizens, TO stlie composition,
limit Production and determine the prices
Of products used and consumed By the
people arc Justly provoking public dis
eussion. and should surely claim the at
'sThs Industrial Commission. created by
the act OF Congress OF June y. lss-. hsth
sis5aisa ism ssa as.,ians " SIN inysiysd IN Iss sub
iCot % combinations In restraint OF trade
and competition They have not Yet Soin-
and tho conclusions and recommendations
at which they may arrive Hro unietri-
tiiihsi' hc s9b!g,t y Que SHE'S ,Slss nsy,,,9
and variety, or cause and extent. OF the
lnJuTie. 10 the public which may result
from the laFgS combinations cpnccnt rat
ing rnorv or less numerous enterprises
and establishments. which previously to
tie formation OF the combination were
''The whole question IL 50 important and
faE.fsaEhinE that ! am suIc no part Of
.,s,, ,4l H.. ~ Ill nSS,. ,,s stu,i..i
dslibcratlun OF the Congress. resulting IN
wise and JudieIous action.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
The Nicaragua Canal Commission.
% examinati on aud survey for a ship
canal route across Nicaragua. having
Was dissolved on May sia', and on June
lgth. new commission, known aH the
fsthmian Canal Commission. was organ
PrSr.a a S"si March h for Il H. The Iss Hs sf
ssaminins the American is;hrnus With a
Slps OF determining the most practicable
iha, is,hmus, with probable cost and 9th
e ..s-niiAl details. This commission. un-
q dsr waI.n shf .nrri,i.15nsy ,.ny e. kssS AamI,sl Jno:
eil entered prOmpsly upon the work In
trusted 10 ". and IL now carrying on -h.
% the Panama canal and in Barisn from
the Atlantic In the n-i1hborhooi OF the
nira,o Iiycr TO the bay OF Panama on
made. but under the law n comprehensive
ani coinp!otc investigation u called for.
shsch h WI r.auiie much labor and con.
slirrabir time for ~. Accomplishment.
The work VIII be prosecuted as expcsii.
nog.ly as possible and r-part made
Importance OF this work earno, b, to-,
,,n ,',.n OF too strongly pressed upon the at
,rnton OF ,onErcs-. In my last message
oi canal beiNern the two sr-at oceans
!? which ] again invite your couuii-ra-
,,t, noh; Ths returns then presented for
'A'S aciion aFc even stronger now.
THE BoER WAR.
After touching upon a uunt.r of mai.
IT. rsat1ns TO our foreign relations the
iI.sldvnt Fayns
.Ihis sovsfhmcni has maintained an
attitude oi neutrality In the unfortunate
snh,Ss' s,i, Win nfcai h;itain and the Bo-r
fslisiu,o ot 1, Atrsc,; ~ s,On, W. hays rSna'nsd
ianslinE alliances as 10 afIalrs not of our
direct concern; Had circumstances suE.
would have wcieoinsi nny kindly csnrss.
sion OF the hope OF the American people
,ha; War inish, b aysrisd. sooi cnisss
United States representative at Pretoria
was carly Instructed TO sec that all n.ti.
the combat. This has been an easy
task in view Of the positive declaration,
hat ma, nc p,opsr,y rights Of our siiissns
u q ihc british ss.n, rom IL Prs,nria' r ,ss
n,ni'.i IN, states consul Wa. authorized upon
and Assem-, nj y " The .sS sds,h S,san s
els; The ca.,omary good oiiises OF a nsa.
In the discharge OF this function, I am
happy 20 say that abundant opportunity
OF this sovcrnmsn, ITO ,owaras @ ss se,h H.
combatants.
Important events have occurred In the
Samoan islands. Tho election, accord.
Ing TO the laws and customs OF samoa.
l.aupepa have developed contest as to
the validity OF the result, which Issue. BY
sasa by ,ss esf ass as Tns sos e ss BE ss
Tsnus; the .IiysI chief ,Maiaais, toSi
American and British warship. became
imperative to restore to peace the san
Joint committee OF representative OF the
United States, Germany and Great Brit
ain was sent TO Samoa to invcstisatr the
cdy. By It's active efforts a peaceful
solution was reached for the time being
asis aeeihsf es.as.s Saf Rec.
concentrations unanimously made by the
committee for permanent adjustment OF
consideration by the three powers parties
10 the general act. But the more they
came evident that radical chasgc was
necessary IN the relations OF the powers
to Samoa. The Inconvenience and possible
control OF the Samoan group by powers
having little interest in common In that
quarter beyond commercial rivalry had
been only more emphasized by the recent
events. The situation had become far
more intricate and embarrassing from ev-
predecessor In lSst summed up its per
pleaities and condemned the participation
IN u OF ns- ,hs cn,,sd nics siaes The astanss
tered had proved impracticablc and un-
acceptable to all the powers concerned
and abandon the Islands to Germany
and Great Britain would not be compati-
9e wiin Snr ssb, The
occupancy. OF which had been leased TO
ciEn treaty ever concluded by samoa
was not to be thought of either Ms re-
CARDS the needs Of our navy or the inter
,sts OF our growing commerce with the
East. We could not have considered any
proposition for the abroEation OF the trt-
partite control which did not confirm us
In all our rights and safeguard all our
national interests In the islands.
our views commended themselves to
the other powers. a satisfactory ar
ranEemcnt was concluded between the
government OF Germany and Of England
by virtue OF which England retired from
Samoa In view Of cnmpensations in other
directions. and both powers renounced
In favor OF the United States all their
claims over and In respect to that portion
OF the group lying to the cast of the iTlst
degree OF west longitude embracing the
Islands OF tho Tutuin. Ofoo. Olesenga
and Mnnua. ! transmit TO the senate for
its constitutional action thereon. a CEN
vention which. besides the provisions
above mentioned. also guarantees us the
same privileges and conditions in respect
to commissioned and commercial vessels
In all the islands OF Samoa and those
possessed by Germany.
Claims have been preferred by white
residents of Samoa on account of Injuries
alleged TO have been suffered through the
acts OF the treaty from governments in
putting down the late disturbances. a
convention has been made between the
three powers for the investigation and
settlement OF these claims by a neutral
arbitrator to which the attention of the
senate will be invited.
cUBAs FUTURE.