The sun., 1900-12-04
THE PRESIDENTS MESA GE.
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sin,,,rs,ios, Policy Ne, tor'h '""'s"-
,,oo With Gr-a, Brtsin to Facilitate the
Csn.,ruetion Of the Canal u Commence"
10 the Earl, Attention of the senate SAYS
.,m, sbouId d.. Increased To 100000
Men Further Legislation Needed tn
Strengthen the turrrn'' Action b' Ton
x... I,p,d 90 Promote American ship
ming and Foreign Trade tit'maf" Sell
...,,,pm.pt for the Fiipinos The work Of
the Taft Commission \ warning Against
Es,ra,assn,e In public Espenditares'
w,suISGrnv. Dec rhe annual message
nj The President OF tho United States 10 Con
sress was transmitted to The senate and House
OF Representatives this afternoon and was read
therein It's as follows
10 bc senate and Huusc ~ Rspr'senictres'
AT the going of the old and the Incoming
OF the new century yon begin the last session
of the rifty-Ixth congress with evidences
ON every hand OF individual and national pros
perity and with proof OF the growing strength
and increaAng power for good OF republican
Institutions Your countrymen will Join with
Won In feliciauon that American liberty Is
p>ore firmly established than ever before. ana
that love for It and the determination TO pre-
s.fve II are more universal than at any former
period Of our history.
The Republic was never so strong because
nsver 40 strongly intrenched in the hearts of
the people az now. The Constitution. Win
few amendments. exists IA 1t left the hands OF
It's authors. The additions which have been
made TO It proclsim larger freedom and more
extended citizenship. Popular government has
demonstrated In its ia years OF trial here It's
sAbility and security. and its efficiency as the
hest instrument o. national Development ana
tho best safeguard to human rights.
When the Sixth Congress assembled In No
yember. ls0O the population OF the Inted
States was I, ,3Os. iss II now 7eao.7se. Then
Va had six teen States Now We have forty
five. Then our territory consisted OF W8O6o
sauare miles II is now 3.sIe.595 square miles
Education, religion and morality have Kept
mace with our advancement In other directions
and while extending its power the Government
hss adhered to its foundation principles and
abated mono OF them in dealing with our new
peoples and possessions. nation no pre-
served and blessed gives reverent thanks to
God and invokes His guidance and the con-
tinuance Of His care and favor.
THE CHINESE PROBLEM
In our Foreign intercourse uo dominhN
question has been the treatment OF the Chinese
problem. Apart from this our relations with
the Powers have been happy.
The recent troubles In China spring from
the snt-foreign agitation which for tho past
three years has gained strength In the north
ern proyinces Their origin lies deep in the
character Of the Chinese races and In the ira
ditions OF their Government. The TAPPING
rebellion and the opening OF Chinese ports TO
foreign trade and settlement disturbed alike
the homog eneity and the seclus,on OF China.
Meanwhile 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 pursued for centuries natonal
policy Of isolation,
The telegraph and tho railway spreading
over their land. the steamers plying on their
waterways, the merchant and the missionary
penetrating year by year farther to the interior.
became TO the chinese mind types Of an alien
invasion, changing the course OF their national
lie and frausht with vague forebodings OF
disaster to their beliefs and their sef-control.
For several years before the present troubles
al the resources OF forei gn diplomacy. backed
by NOR al demonstr ations Of the physical force
OF fleets and arms have been needed to secure
due respect for the treaty rights OF foreigners
md to obtain satisfaction from the responsible
authorities for the sporadic outrages upon the
persoIs and property Of unoYending so burners.
which from ume TO time occurred Al widely
separated points In the northern provinces
As In the case of the outbreaks in Sze-chuen and
Shantung
Posting OF anti-foreign placards became
daily occurrence. which the repeated reproba-
a.. iaA tD ,hs ,r
punish These inhanmatory appeals 10 the
isnorance and superstition OF the masses.
lnendacous and absurd in their accusations
aud deeply hostile in their spirit. could not but
work cumulative harm. They aimed at no
particular class OF foreigners they were I'M
partial in attacking everything foreign.
An outbreak in Shantung. in which German
missionaries we're slain. was the too natural
result of these malevolent teachings. The
posting of seditious placards. exhortng to the
utter destruction OF foreigners and OF every
foreign thing continued unrebuked. Hostile
demonstrations toward the stranger gained
strength by or organization.
The sect, commonly styled the Boxers de-
yeloped greatly in the provinces north Of the
YAnat,e. and with the COLLISION OF many nots-
bic officials. including some in the immediate
councils OF the Throne itself. became alarm
insly aggressive No foreigners life. outside
Of the protected treaty ports. was safe No
foreign interest vas secure from spoiation.
The diplomatic representatives OF the Powers
in Pekin strove in vain TO check this move
rh-nt. Protest was followed by demand and
demand by renewed protest. 10 be met with
perfunctory edicts from the Palace and evasve
and futile assurances from the Ts1ng-l -li-i amen
The circle Of the Boxer influence narrowed
about Pekin. and while nomlnally stigmatized
As seditous, It was felt that its spirit pervadcd
the capital itself. that the Imperial forces were
innbued with its doctrines. and that the imme-
dlate counsellors OF the Empress Dowager were
In full sympathy with the ant-foregn move
mont
UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC ACHIEVEMENT,
The increasing gravity Of the conditions in
China and the immincnce Of peril TO our own
diversified interests IN III. Empire. as well as
10 those of all the ether treaty governments
were soon appreciated by this Government
causing il profound solictude. The United
States from the earliest DAYS Of foreign inter-
course with China had followed policy oi peace
omittng no occasions 10 testify good viii, TO
further the extension Of lawful trade. to respect
the sovereignty Of It's Government, and 10 in
sure by all legitlmat" and kindly but earnest