The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-12-13
HIS ANNUAL MESSAGE
President Sends to Congress Views
on National Questions.
Brief But Comprehensive Summary
of the Document Our Foreign
Relations and Matters of Do
nestle, Policy Dealt With.

mestic, Policy Dealt with.
Washington, Dec. 3.-The following
is given as a brief review of President
McKinley's annual message to the two
houses of congress:
The Chinese Crisis.
The president gives first place in his
message mes to the troubles in China, and
Grating there. He reviews the causes
leading up to the Boxer outbreak, and
me hrst murders of foreigners in Chi
says: "
The increasing gravity of the conditions
IN CHINA and the imminence of peril to our
oWn diversified interests in the empire, as
we'll as to those of all the other treaty gov
ernments, were soon appreciated by this
government, causing it profound solicitude.
OF foreign intercourse with China had fol-
lowed a policy of peace, emitting no occa-
sions to testify good will. to further the
sovereignty of it's government, and to in
sure by all legitimate and kindly but earn
est means the fullest measure Of protec-
abiding citizens and for the exercise of
their benefcent callings among the Chinese
people.
pirate that our purposes should be pro-
nounced in favor of such course as would
haSten united action of the powers at Pc
king to promote the administrative reforms
so greatly needed for strengthening the
imperial government and maintaining the
integrity of China, in which we believed the
To these ends I caused to be addressed to
the several powers occupying territory and
maintaining spheres of influence in China
from 70 et them de giaPa5sia: Of Of th nsSs' int ieSit5ns
and views as to the d~esirability of the
adoption of measures insuring the benefits
trade throughout China.
The history, of the efforts made at re-
heving the b~eleaguered legationers in Pc
king Is thoroughly covered.
During the siege, says the president, the
defenders lost 6 killed, 1876 Wounded and
seven by disease-the last all children.
testations Of the Chinese government that
it protected and succored the legations
positively contradicted, but irresistible
them were made by imperial troops, regu-
larly uniformed, armed and Differed, be-
longing to the command of Jung Lu, the
imperial commander in chief. DEGREES en-
c%ouraging the Boxers. organizing them un-
der prominent imperial officers, provision
ing them, and ever granting them large
sums r IN the name Of the empress dowsager,
tsung-li-yamen who counseled protection
OF the foreigners were beheaded. Even in
eign sympathy were put to death, promi-
9ent among these being Chang Yen-Hoon,
formerly Chinese minister in Washington.
Our Chinese Policy.
He recalls the circular note to the DOW
ers issued by this government on July 3,
outlining our policy as one of peace,
guaranteeing the integrity of China, and
says:
government Of the United States is to
seek a solution which may bring about
permanent safety and peace to China.
istrative entity, protect all rights guar
anteed to friendly powers by treaty and
international law. and safeguard for the
tial trade with all parts Of the Chinese
empire"
Conditions Of Peace.
A little further on the president says:
I regard, as one of the essential factors of
adequate guarantees for liberty of faith,
since insecurity of those natives who may
embrace alien creeds is a scarcely less eff
~fectual assault upon the rights of foreign
worship and teaching han would be the
direct invasion thereof.
The matter of indemnity for our wronged
Measured in money alone, a sufficient
reparation may prove to be beyond the
ability of China to meet. All the powers
pose of ACKNOWLEDGMENT through the dis
memberment of the empire. I am disposed
to think that due compensation may be
security for foreign rights and immuni.
ties, and, most important of all, by the
opening Of China to the equal OF
will be earnestly advocated by our repre-.
sentatives.
First Place at Paris.
Our relations with other countries are
gone into in detail. The Paris exposi.
ton is referred to as offering an opportu-
listing between this country and France.
"A criterion of the extent and success
Of the thoroughness with which our ex:
hibits were organized is seen in the awards
granted to American exhibitors by the in.
s e5"I goid medals sdays t So; alivegF ra medalPp ri7 rs
bronze medals, a1, and honorable mentions
522m24,e in all, being the greatest tota
one exhibiting nation, as well as the larges,
number in each grade.
This the president notes as especial,
valuable, since it sets us to the front II
mand.
Relations with Germany.
Of our relations with Germany the pres.
ident says good will prevails. Of the mea,
inspection law of Germany he says
An imperial meat inspection law has
been enacted for Germany. While it may
simplify the inspection. it prohibits Ger
tain products heretofore admitted. There
our well-nigh e~xtinguished German trade
IN meat products can revive under it,
new T.. DulueuS. MUCH VIII depend uDOI
regulations not yet promulgated. which
we confidently hope will be free from
the determinations which attended tn
enforcement of the old statutes.
The Alaskan Boundary.
In connection with our relations witt
England he refers to the partial settle.
ment of the Alaskan boundary dispute
and urges such action as shall def.
g aays that sft a eon 9Ris tXie5l has b aqsst befora r. r
senate for some two years, but as no &C
ton. has been taken l contemplate nego
t na1lng 4 ne OF tho fon merId}an for or a Joint : De
observations. These. it is believed, vii
give more accurate and unquestionable re
independently followed, which, as is known
proved discrepant at several points on til,
line. although not varying. at any place
The War In South Africa.
A. review of the incidents connected
with our shipping to South African
points, is given, and he says that II
this connection yexatious questions arose
to neutral cargoes. not c~ontraband ir
their own nature, shipped to Portuguese
South Africa: on the score of probable OF
suspected ultimate destination to the Boel
states. Appropriate representations or
our part resulted in the British govern.
ment agreeing to purchase outright all such
goods shown to be actual property of Amer.
lean citizens: thus closing the incident tc
the satisfaction Of the Immediately inter.
eSteu paTtleS, altnOuSh, unfortunately
without a broad settlement of the question
of a neutral's right to send goods not
c~ontraband per Sc to a neutral port ad-
5acent to a belligerent area.
Relations with Italy.
The lynching of the Italians in Louisi-
ana is the one question standing between
this government and Italy. That coun-
try is still waiting for the punishment of
the parties guilty of that crime. Successive
grand juries have failed to find indictments,
The president recommends that congress
appropriately confer upon the fedora
courts jurisdiction in this class of interna-
tional cases where the ultimate RESPONSE
bility of the federal government may be
involved.
LynchfnE.
In my inaugural address I referred to
the panera1 SIhiecf nf lvpoh{po IN tboeo