The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04
TEXT OF MESSAGE
TuE voLUAINOUs DOCUMENT As
PRESENTED no THE sen ATE.
CHINESE AFFAIR REVIEWED.
ra1LIPPINE LEGISLATION SHOULD
BE ON GENEROUS LINES.

LAW
Courts Dealing with Lynchers of
toreiEncrS-IncreRs Army and
Hrduce War Revenue TaN-Fur-
ther Legislation to Insure Parity
Of Gold and silver.
vyssbinxton. Dec. 5-The fun text Of
pr..ldent McKinley's message to Con
.~e.s as read In the Senate to-day. fol-
i1vs.
N. the senate and House OF Represen-
tatlyrs.
IA The outgoing OF the Old aud the in
,c,nlnr OF the new century you begin the
l..t session Of the Flny-sixth Congress
800. evidences on every hand Of indlvid-
y.I and national prosperity and with proof
~ INC growing strength ana Increasing
roxer for good OF republican Institutions
Your countrymen viii join with you On
f.ne4tation tnat American liberty Is more
rrHIy established than ever before aud
pat love Tor 70 and the determination TO
rrss,ryc 3, are more universal than at
any former period OF our history.
The republic Was never so strong he-
.,... never 80 strongly intrenched in tine
hearts Of the people az now. The constl-
trtIon with few amendments, exists as b.
f.lt the hands OF It's authors, The addi-
lions which have been made 10 it proliaim
frrtr freedom and more extended ciu-
zrrs1ip Popular government has demon
sfrltei in its one hundred and twenty
folr Years OF trial here its stability and
security and Gas efficiency as the best I'M
,.rumcut Of national development and the
beet safeguard to human rights.
when the sixth Congress assembled In
November. lso0. the population % the
T-rrel states was 53os $50. Il is now Co.
e0t-a Then we had sixteen states. Now
We have torty-nye. Then our territory
consisted OF e09.o50 square miles u Is now
1855 5a5 square miles. Education. rellRiou
aud morality have kept pace with our adj
4aur,ment iu other directions. and while
extending Us power the government has
adhered 20 its foundation principles and
aa.ted none OF them tn dealing with our
new peoples and posses slons. 4 nation So
preserved and blessed gives revernnt
thanks 80 God ana invokes HIS Ruidunc"
aud the continuance OF Ills care aud Ia
yor.
Thel Chinese Question.
In our foreign Intercourse the dominant
question has been the treatment OF the
Chinese problem. Apart from this our re-
latior4 with the Powers have been happy
The recent troubles Ia China spring
from the aut-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 Tai Pins rebellion Ca the
opening Of the Chinese ports to forelsu
trnde and the settlement disturbed alike
the homogeneity and the seclusion OF
China Meanwhile foreign activity made
itself fell in AN quarters. nor alone on
the coast. but 1long the great river ar
teres ana in the remoter districts.
carrying new ideas and Introducing new
associations among "a primitive peopls
which had pursued for centuries ma
uoual policy 81 isolation.
IHo teiesruph aud the railway spread
ing over their land. the steamers plying
o. their way. che merchants and the mis-
s.ouary penetrating year hy year farther
to rho interior became to the Chinese mind
types OF an alien invasion changing the
course of their national life and fraught
with vague forcbodiugs OF disaster to their
beliefs and their self-c0utroL
For several years before the present
troubles all the resources OF foreign die
piomacy backed by moral demoustrat .ons
o. che physical force Of fleets and arms
have been needed TO secure due respect
for The treaty rights Of foreigners and TO
obtain satisfaction from the responsible
authorities for che sporadic 0utruges up
on the Philippine Islands aud property OF
uuoueudiug sojourners which from time
to time occurred al widely separated
points in tho northern provinces. as in
the case OF che outbreaks In sze nuan
and shan Tuug Posting OF anti-for. ign
placards became daily occurrence. which
the repeated reprohation Of the Imperial
power failed 10 check or punish. These
lnnammatory appeals 10 the Ignorance
ana superstition OF che masses. menda-
cious ana absurd Ia their accusations and
deeply hostile H. their spirit. could not
but work cumulative harm. They aimed
az no particular class Of foreigners. shey
we're Impartial in attacking everything for
sign. An outbreak In shan Tung, In which
German missionaries were slain. was tho
natural result Of these malevolent teach
ings The posting Of sediiious plaeatds
eNhorting 10 the utter destruction OF Tor
eisners and OF every foreign thing con
unued unrebuked. Hostile demonstra-
lions toward the stranger gained strength
hy organlzation.
The sect commonly siyed the Boxers
developed greatly In the provinces not oil
the Nang-tFe. and with the collusion ol
many nosahie officials. including SOME ~
the immediate councils Of the throne H.
self. became alarmingly aggressive. n
foreigners hfc. outside Of The protector
treaty ports. was safe. No foreign IN
ie~cst was secure from spoilauon.
The diplomatic representatives, OF the
Powers Yea pekin strove in vain % check
tn.- movement Protest was followed oy