Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-07
M'KINLEY'S MESSAGE
Affairs of the Nation Discussed by
the Chief Magistrate.
FINANCE AND TRUSTS GET ATTENTION


Washington, Dec. 3.-The presid
to-day transm tied his annual message
to the Fifth-slxth congress The sail
ent features are as follows:
With the outgoing of the old and the
incoming of the new century you begin
the last session of the Fifty-siXth con-
gress with evidences on every hand OF
individual and national prosperity. and
with proof of the growing strength and
increasing power for good of republican
institutions. Your country will join with
you in felicitation that American liberty
is more firmly established than ever be-
fore, and that love for 1t and the deter
versal than at any former period of our
history. The republic was never so strong.
because never 50 strongly entrenched In
the hearts of the people as now. The
constitution, with few amendments, eX-
lists as It left the hands of its authors.
The additions which have been made to
1t proclaim larger freedom and more ex-
tended citizenship. Popular government
has demonstrated in its Ia years OF trial
here its stability and security, and It's
efficiency as the best instrument of ma
tional development and the best safe
guard to human rights.
A GLANCE BACKWARD.
When the Sixth congress assembled in
November. 1900, the population of the
United States was 53oS, 4S3 II Is now
763Ol,799 Then we had lG states. Now
of 909059 square miles. 1t is now 3.S46.59o
square miles. Education, religion and
morality have kept pace with our ad-
vancement in other directions, and while
extending its power the government has
adhered to its foundation principles and
abated none of them in dealing with our
new peoples and possessions. A nation
so preserved and blessed gives reverent
thanks to God and invokes His guidance
and the continuance of his care and
favor.
TROUBLESOME CHINESE PROBLEM.
In our foreign intercourse the dominant
question has been the treatment of the
Chinese problem. Apart from this our
relations with the powers have been hap
py The recent troubles in China spring
from the anti-foreign agitation which for
the past three years has gained strength
in the northern provinces. Their origin
lies deep in the character of the Chinese
races and in the traditions of their gov
eminent. The TAPPING rebellion and the
opening of Chinese ports to foreign trade
and settlement disturbed alike the homo
geneity and the seclusion OF China. Mean
while foreign activity made itself felt
in all quarters, not alone on the coast.
but along the great river arteries and
in the remoter districts. carrying new
ideas and Introducing new associations
among primitive people which had pur.
sued for centuries national policy OF
isolation. The telegraph and the railway
spreading over their land, the steamer
plying on their waterways, the merchant
and the missionary penetrating year after
year farther to the interior, became to
the Chinese mind types of an allen inva-
sion, changing the course of their nation
nj life and fraught with vague forepod-
ings of disaster to their beliefs and their
sef-control
The president then recounts the seri-
Gus uprising last spring, The expedition
of the joint allies to release the lega-
lions at Pekin and the subsequent
events in diplomacy and warfare. The
policy of the United States through all
This trying PERIOD" he says, was
clearly announced and scrupulously
carried out" He discusses the various
propositions that have been advanced
to terminate the anomalous conditions
and concludes.
| regard as one of the essential factors
of durable adjustment the securernent
Of adequate guarantees Tor liberty Oh
faith, since insecurity of those natives
who may embrace allen creeds is scarcely
less effectual assaults upon the rights OF
foreign worship and teaching than would
be the direct invasion thereof The mat
tiers of indemnity for our wronged citi-
zens is question of grave concern. Meas
ured in money alone sufflcient repn,rsa-
ton may prove to be beyond the aDiiity
in emphatic disclaimers of any purpose
of ACKNOWLEDGMENT through the dismem,
berment of the empire. | am disposed
TO think that due compensation may De
made in part by increased guarantees
of security for foreign rights and I'M
munities. and most important of all by
the opening of China to the equal com
merce of all the world, These views have
been and will be earnestly advocated by
our representatives. The government OF
Russia has put forward suggestion that
in the event of protracted divergence Oh
,,I 70 tpIn matter
may be RELOCATED to the court OF arbitra-
tion at The Hague. I favorably incline
to this. believing that high tribunal could
not fail to reach solution no less conuu
Give to the stability and enlarged prosper
fly of China itself than Immediately zen
oficial to the powers. y
TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA.
In the interest of expanding trade be-
tween this country and South America.
efforts have been made during the past
year to conclude conventions with the
southern republic for the enlargement OF
postal facilities.
The long standing contention with For
Delagoa bow railway. has at last been
determined by a favorable award OF tne
tribunal of arbitration at Berne. TO Whicn
award which was deposited In LONDON
awaiting arrangements by the govern
ments Of the United, States and Great
Britain for its disposal, has recently been
paid over to the two governments;
lately signed convention of eXtradit'nn
with Peru as amended. by the senate mas
Leen ratified by the Peruvian congress
OUR TRIUMPH AT PARIS.
The year. of the exposition has been
fruitful in occasions for displaying the
good will that exists between this country
and France. This great competition
brought together from every nation the
hest in natural productions, industry
science and the arts, submtted In geener-
Gus rivalry to a Judgment made all the
more searching because of that rivalry.
The extraordinary increase OF eXporta-
tions from this country during the past
three years and the activity with which
our inventions and wares had invaded
new markets caused much interest to
center upon the American exhibit, ana
every encouragement was offered In the
way of space and ia ABILITIES to permit of
its being comprehensive as a whole and
complete in every part A criterion OF
the laxtent. and success of our participa
tiofl and the thoroughness with which'our
exhibits were organized Is seen In the
awards granted to, American exhibitors
bytthe international. jury. manly: Grand
prizes 240: gold medals, 5g7; silver medals.
10; bronze medals, 54l; and honorable
mentions, 322-2.i76 in all, being the great
est total number given to the exhibit OF
any exhibiting nation, as well as the |
largest number in each grade.
GOOD FEELING WITH GERMANY.
Good will prevails in our relations with
the German empire. An amicable ad-
justment of the long pending question of
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