The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-04
CHINA THE CHIEF PROBLEM.
Friendly Relations With all Other
Nations on Earth. ~
HOME AFFAIRS ELABORATED.
Reduction of War Revenue Tax Recon-.
mcnded Legislation to Promote the
Merchant Marine Favored-- wise
and Jndioious Action Urged
sa .r'.n Regarding Trusts. STIr (
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Washington, Dec. 3.--President Nc.
Kinley's message to congress is an ex.
haustive state papers, containing abou
$4,000 words each subject being treated
with carefully collated detail. The en-
suing abstract gives the salient fea-
lures of the message, while the most
important portions of the message are
given verbatim: q.
THE MESSAGE.
To the Senate and uouse Of Representa-
tives: At the outgoing of the old and
the Incoming of the new century you be.
gin the last session OF the Tifty-sixt con.
gress with evidences on every hand of
individual and national prosperity and
PROOF OF growing = strength and in.
erenslng power for the good of repub.
Hcan institutions. Your countrymen VIII
join with you in fellcitation that Ameri.
can liberty Is more firmly established than
ever before, and that love for It and the
determination TO preserve It are more uni
versal than at any former period OF our
history. C>F Fes'-I -
The republic was never so strong. he.
hearts Of the people as now The consti
tuition, with few amendments, exists as IL
left the hands of Its authors. The Saddi-
uons which have been made to II proclaim,
larger freedom and more extended citizen.
cnip. Popular government has demonstrated
In Its i24 years Of trial here Its stabIlty v
and Its efficiency as the best instrument
OF national development and the best safe.
guard to human rights.
Progress Of Century.
When the Sixth congress assembled In
November. 1900, the population of the
United States was 5,30s, 4sS. tt IL now
50'SH, 709. Then we had 10 ststss 81 Now, 2
we have 40. Then our territory consisted
or eo9,OoO square miles, II is now 3,sf8,.
900 square miles. Education, religion ana
morality have kept pace With our advance
ment In other directions and while extend:
ing It's power the government has adhered
10 ts foundation principles and abated
none Of them In dealing with our peoples
and possessions. nation SO preserved
and blessed gives reverent thanks 10 God
shd invokes His guidance ana the .contiu.
vance or his care and favor, ~, 81. a. ~. !.
In our foreign Intercourse the dominant
question has been the treatment of tho
Chinese problem. Apart from this our re- |
nuons with the powers have been happy.
The Chinese Question. E Y
The recent troubles In China snrlng ,rx,n,,
tne anti-foreign agitation which for tho
past three years has gained strength In
the northern provinces. Their origin I,es
aeep In the character of the Chinese races
and IN the traditions Of their government
1ne .Taiping rebellion and the oneniug n,
Ohinese ports to foreign trade and settle.
ment disturbed alike the homogeneity ana
the seclusion of China.
meanwhile foreign activity made Itself
Lelt IN all quarters, not alone on ths,coast.
W. Uut s'onS the great river arteries and in |
The remotcr districts, carrying now Idsas
Ind Introducing new associations among n
primitive people, which hnd pursued. for
centuries national policy Of Isolation.
Sor several years before the present tror.
pes all tina resources Of foreign diplomacv
backed BY moral demonstrations of tLa 4
|nysicai force Of fleets and arms have been i
leeded to secure due respect OF treaty +
ights OF foreigners to obtain Satisfaction
rom responsible authorities for the spor
ldic outrages upon the persons and property
Il unonendlng s0J0urners, which from timo !
0 time occurred at widely separated poInts
. the northern provinces, as In the cose-i
4 the outbreaks In Sze-chunn and shan
Jung. Posting Of anti-foreign placards he.
anne daily occurrence, which the repeat |
reprobation OF the Imperial power failed
o check or punish. These infammatorv
ppeals to the ignorance and superstitIon |
I the masses, mendacious and absurd in
heir accusations and deeply hostile In
heir spirit, could not but work cumulative
arm. They aimed at no particular class
foreigners; they were impartIar In at
ackipg everything foreign. - a, ~
An outbreak In Shan Tung, In which Ger
nm missionaries were slain was the too 4 )
atural result of these malevoient teach.
49, :, The posting Of seditiops Nplacards. /.
rhorting to the utter destruction OF for I
gners and OF every. foreign thing, scoIitin-
n unrebuked. Hostile demonstra tions )
.wsrd the stranger gained streasth by ]
The sect, commonly styled the Boxers. Q
'veloped greatly In the provinces no,,th
the Yang-tse, and with the .collusion
many notable officials, including some 4,
the. Immediate councils Of the throne y
Def became alarmingly aggressive. No n
reigner's life, outside OF the protected | ;,
eaty ports. was safe. No foreign interest la
rs secured from spoliation. ~ ~. n
The Increasing gravity Of the conditions :,
China and the immlnencs Of peril to our
IN diversified interests In the empire, as ..
I'll as to those Of all the other treaty n,
vernments, were soon /. appreciated, ,by =,
ID government, causing It profound 90 ~ =,
itude The United States from the earli; 80
Of foreign Intercourse with China had ts
lowed policy Of peace, omitting no oc- ~
Hons to testify good will, to further the ~
tensions of lawful trade, to respect, the \,
rereignty Of its government, and to in =
re by all legitimate and kindly but earn. ~.
means the fullest messure' OF protac. n,
2 for the lives and Sroperty of our law IA
lding citisens and for the exercise Of | -
" benencent callings among the Chinese or on
'ple. =" IN
The Open Door. sl %s bu
zere follows resume of negotiations Tx
II the powers occupying spheres Of In hd
snce In China, which resulted In the crl
pendoor" agreement announced March Of
1900. which, It was hoped, would allay
tsoubled stats Of affairs :. In. China, di
vas fJt~sd by Withdrawing the ! =