The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-05

| The great Importance of this work can
! upon the attention of congress. In my
/ message OF a year ago l e21presS7ed express ,ii my
! would link the two great oceans. to which
/ 1 again invite your consideration The
/ reasons then presented for early action
RELATIONS WITH CHILE.
| this government with that of Chile Oc-
| to the warship Newark when in distress
/ in Chilean waters: Not alone in this way
expression. That country has acceded to
I the bureau of the American republic, in
/ state of the continent now shares.
| The exchange of ratifcatiOns of a con-
ventiOn for the revival of the United
! states and Chilean claims. commission
| heretofore presented but not determined
SION has been delayed By reason Of the
necessity for fresh action by the Chilean
senate upon the aInendments attached TO
| the ratification of the treaty by the
United States senate. This fOrmality is
/ soon to be accomplished.
In view of disturbances in the populOus
! provinces of northern China, where are
| many OF our cltlzens ana OF the 1mmln-
! ence of disorder near the capital and to-
| was landed from the Boston and station
/ ed during last winter in the legation COM
of order this protection was withdrawn.
The interests of our citizens in that vast
empire have not been neglected during the
! Pgeei1rSd for our misFio3aTieS and some
American capital has sought and found
various opportunities of competing to car
ry out the internal Improvements which
the imperial government is wisely encour-
aging. and to develop the natural re-
sources of the empire Our trade with
China has continued to grow. and our
commercial rights under existing trea ties
have been everywhere maintained during
the past year as they will be in the fu-
The extension of the area open. to inter-
and the opening of the ports of Marking,
Tsing-Tao CKiao Chaog and Ta-Lien-Wan
doubtless afford American enterprise ad-
ditional facilities and new fields of which
CHIN ESE MARKETS.
In my message to congress of December
5, 1898. I urged that the recommendation
which had been made to the speaker of
'retary of the treasury on the 18th of June
1898, for an appropriation for a commits
trial conditions in the Chinese empire and
report as to the opportunities for and OBJ
China for the raw products and manufac-
lures of the United States, should receive
at your hands the consideration which
its Importance and timeliness merited, but
[ now renew this recommendation as
the Importance of the subject has stead
lily grown since it was first submitted
to you, and no time should be lost in
studying for ourselves the resources of
this great field for American trade and
enterprise.
The death of President Faure in Feb
y
presslons of sympathy which befit the
relations of two republics as closely
allied by unbroken historic ties as are
the United States and France.
Preparations for the representation
of the industries, arts, and products of
the United States at the worlds exposi-
ton to be held in Paris next year con-
tinue on an elaborate and cOmprehen-
sive scale, thanks to the generous ap-
preparation provided by congress and to
the friendly interest the French govern
exhibit of American progress.
There has been allotted to the United
States considerable addition of space,
winch While placing our country in the
first 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 achieve
ment in the inventive arts, and most
adequately shows the excellence of our
natural productions.
In this age of keen rivalry among ma
tiOnS for mastery in commerce. the
doctrine of evolution and the rule of
the survival of the ffttest must be as
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 unrelaXed endeavOr and con-
slant advance in achievement. The
present extraordinary impetus in every
astounding increase in the volume and
value of our share in the worlds mar
kets may not be attributed to acciden-
tai conditions.
The reasons are not far to seek. They
lie deep in our national character and
find expression year by year in every
branch of handicraft, in every new de-
vice whereby the materials we so abun-
dantly produce are subdued to the ar
tisan's will and made to yield the larg-
est, the most practical and most bene-
fetal return. The American exhibit t
Paris should and 1 am confident will,
be an open volume, whole lessons of
skilfully directed endeavor, unfaltering
energy and cOnSummate performance
may be read by all on every page, thus
spreading abroad a clearer knowledge
of the worth Of our productions and the
justice Of our claim to an important
place in the marts of the world. To
accomplish this by judiciOus selection,
by recognition of paramount merit in
whatever walk of trade and manufac-
ture it may appear and by orderly
classification and attractive installa-
ton is the task of our commission.
PARIS EXPOSITION.
The United States government build
ing is approaching completion and no
effort will be spared to make it worthy,
in beauty of archite0 tural plan and in
completeness of display, to represent
our nation. It has been suggested that
a permanent building of similar, or ap-
prOpriate design be erected on a con-
venient site already given by the mu-
nicipality, near the exposition grounds
to serve in cOmmemoration of the part
taken by this country in this great
enterprise as an American national in
Stitute for our cOuntrymen reSOrting to
Paris for study.
I am informed by our commissioner
general that we shall have in the Amer
lean sections at aris. over 1000 ex-
hibitOrs from every state in our cOun-
those which were represented at
Vienna in 1873, six times as many as