Show THE MESSAGE president arthur indulges in a little letter to the oe legislators of the land ho he states our relations Eo lations with foreign nations are gratifying he shows fatherly solicitude for our out swine fish and forests he lie also remembers utah Mor il in his wisdom recommending the establishment of a legislative Oom commission mission 4 he recommends also a civil government for alaska he gives the railroad monopolists a sly dig in the ribs I 1 1 by costern aged ABi press PreM to the 11 rnALD D C dec 4 following folt I 1 ia is the text of the t ie presidents message to the contress Cony ress of the united states at the threshold of your deliberation 1 I 1 to you upon the favorable aspect of the domestic and foreign affairs of the government our relations with other nations continued to be on a friendly footing with the tile argentine republic belgium brazil denmark hayti italy santo domingo and sweden and I 1 nor wa way no incident has occurred which calf calls for special comment a the recent opening of tho the new lines of telegraphic communication with central america and brazil permitted the tile interchange of messages of friendship with the tile governments of those countries during the tile year car here there have been perfected an and proclaimed consular and cominer commercial vial treaties with servia and a consul i r treaty vilh with roumania is thus extend extending iLig the intercourse w with ti the danube countries oun tries while our ca eastern st relations have been extended upon a it wide basis haris by I 1 treaties with corea and I 1 madagascar Mada ascar the new boundary survey tri atles with mexico and the trad camark convention and a supplementary ele tary treat treaty of extradition nyi with th spain ia in and ind I 1 the convention extending the durat duration ign of tho tile franco amer american 1 can claims Commis commission Aion lias has also been proclaimed 4 notice of the tile termination of the tile fishe fisheries rits articles of tho the treaty 0 of f washington was nos duly given to 0 tho 10 british government the privileges vile g es and exemptions of the british government by the treaty will accordingly close on july 1885 tho tile fisheries industry indest ry pursued by a numerous class olour citizens on the northern coasts both of the atlantic and pacific le oceans are worthy of the tile fostering of congress whenever brought into competition with like industries of other countries our fishermen as RS well as ms our manufacturers of ances and rs of fish products have maintained a foremost place I 1 suggest that congress create a it commission to consider the question of our rights in the fisheries and the tile I 1 means of penina to our citizens under tinder just and enduring conditions condition 8 the tile stocked fishing waters and skating grounds of british and russian north america A question has arisen touching do acs por tation to the united states from tho tile brit british isal islands by governmental or municipal aid of persona persons unable the there re to gain a living and equally 3 a burden on the community here such stich I 1 of these persons aa as feel under the tile pauper claf cs s as defined by the law have been sent back in accordance with vt ith the provisions of our statutes her ifer Maje government has big I 1 insisted n that precautions have been taken before shipment which have however in ili some r cases rues proven gnei ineffectual 0 and especially BO so in certain recent instances of needy emigrants reaching our territory can carl ada so that a ie revision vision af our legislation on this subject may inay ho bo deemed advisable correspondence I tu to the clayton bulwer treaty has been continued and will TV ill beaida ba laid bare congress the tile legislation of franco france a against tho the importation of prepared swine produce produce from tho the united I 1 states has teen been repealed ailed that result lias has been due les lesi i to tho the friendly representations of this government than to a growing conviction in r france rance that the restriction is not demanded by any real danger toi health jermany Meri nany still prohibits the intro I 1 of swine product products a from america I 1 extended to tho the imperial gov eminent a friendly invitation experts to tho the united states to inquire aire whether the use of these products acts was dangerous to health this invitation wai was declined I 1 have be cleved it of such importance hows how oyer that tho the exact facts should be ascertained and promulgated that I 1 have appointed a competent commission to make a thorough in tion of tho subject its members have shown their kulil gullic 1 le spirit by accepting their trust trus w without phout pledge of compensation but I 1 trust tl blat tit congress as will see in ill the national and international bearings of the matter a sufficient lent motive ir for providing Ero providing viding at least for the reimbursement bur tir for such expense aa as they may necessarily incur tha the coronation of the charat czar at moscow afforded to this government an occasion for testifying its continued ed friendship by send sending ida a spec special hal envoy and find a representative I 1 vo of the navy to attend tho ceremony while there have arisen during this year no grave gravo questions affecting alie status blatus in the russian empire of american citizens of other faith than that held by national church this government ro mains nala firm annn in its convictions conviction that t the he rights of our citizens abroad should in no way affected by their belief belier I 1 jt is understood that measures the removal of tho the restrictions restrict iona which now burden barden our trade with cuba and arid porto Port portorico rico oRico arc are under consideration onby by the spanish government the proximity of cuba and peculiar method of adminis tra don tion which there prevails necessitate constant discussion and appeal on our part from the proceedings of llie the insular auth authorities ori ties I 1 regret to aay that tho the just protests of this government have not as yet produced a ry result the commissioner appointed to decide certain claims of our citizens against the spanish government after the recognition of a satisfactory rulo rule as to the v force of naturalization in atif tho io united states have finally adjourned some same of its award though made more than t two wo years ago have not yet been paid the confederation lias bas proposed the inauguration of a c ass t f international treaties for tho the determent of arbitration of gr grave ave questions between nations this government lias has assented to tile proposed negotiation a treaty with swi switzerland tz erland under the tile treaty of berlin liberty of conscience coll and arid civil rights arc are assured to all strangers in ill Pu bulgaria larla aa am the lie united states stites have no distinct conventional relations with that country and are not a 1 party to the tr treaty elty they should in ili my tily opinion maintain 11 diplomatic representation at sofia soila for tile improvement of intercourse e and tile proper protection of the many american citizens who resort to that country iia as missionaries and strangers I 1 suggest suggett that I 1 be given authority to an ail agency and consulate general at the tile fiul bulgarian g arlan capital the united states are now participating in ili a 1 revl tion of the tariffs of the Ot ottoman tonian L empire they hav have ns dented to the of ot a license tax of doing bu iness in turkey but have opposed owl the oppressive pre silve storage tax upon petroleum entering the porta of that thal country the Govern government of mhd khedive I 1 has i 0 p proposed wed w ed that the authority of the mixed judicial trib tribunals in egypt be extended so as to cover citizens of the united states neeti sed of crime who are now tried before the cohular Con ular courts this government ia Is not indisposed to accept the change but believes that its terms should be submitted for criticism to the commission appo appointed cited to revise the whole subject at no timo time in our national history has hast Bero been a more manifest need of clow and lasting listing relations with a neigh neighboring boring state than now exists with respect to mexico tho the rapid influx of our capital and enterprise into that country shows by what lias has already been beem accomplished the vast reciprocal advantages which must attend alfo th 0 progress of its internal developments op ments the treaty of commerce and nav illation of 1848 lias has been terminated by the mexican governs ment and through gli the absence of conventional engagements the rig rights our citizens in depends upon the domestic sl atutes of that jt Re republic publio there have been in stances of largo large infringement of laws a against t our vessels asels and arid citizens in mexico ml ico and of denial of diplomatic resort for their protection the ini iiii i ial step in ard a better understanding has been taken in the negotiation ly UY the commission ap apprised primed by congress of a treaty which is ia batill be fore the senate awaiting the provisions for the tile reciprocal crussing crossing of the frontier by the troops in pursuit of 01 indiana indians have been prolonged prolong e d for another year the ope operation ratio n of tile forces of both governments against tile savages cs have been successful and several of their most dangerous da nerona bands have been captured or dispersed by iho tile skill and arid balor aw of or tho tile united states and mexican Alexi cau soldiers bol diers fighting in a common cause the convention for the the boundary from the rio grando to the pacific Pac ilir having been ratified and exchanged the preliminary therein stipulated has been effected and it now rests with congress to make provision for comple completing tirla the survey and reseal ing the boundary monuments A convention was signed with mexico on july lath 1882 providing I 1 for the rehearing of the case 0 of aben benjamin min weil and abra silver al mining inin 11 co 0 I 1 in a whose favor awards were made by the late american and arid mexican claims commission that convention still awaits the tile consent of the senate meanwhile tho the cause of thu the charges of fraudulent awards have made a new commission necessary and sud tho tile executive has directed the suspension of ix payments of the distributive quota received from mexico our geographical to con aral america and our political and commercial relations wi th the states of that country justify in my judg ment such a material increase creaso in of our consular corps as will place nt each capital a consul general the content between bolivia Roli yin chili and peru has passed from tile stage of strategic hostility to that of tiati ons n sl iteli the lite counsel of this government govern nent has been exercised the tile demands of chilk for absolute cession of territory havo have been beer maintained and accepted by the party of or general Igle blas to tile extent of concluding a tre nty eity with the govern ment of hill in ili general with the tile terms of or i the lie protocol signed in may last beti een the tile CI chilian ilian coin mandery and general iglesias who lias been formally recognized by chili as president of I imi and his government installed at lima which has been evacuated by tho the chiliano Chi Chil lians laris A call has bern issued by oy general fur a representative assembly to be elected on the of januar t nd to metat alij lima 11 A on oil tho the first of march arch next meanwhile tho provis provisional lonal government of general iglesias has applied for reco recognition Anition to the prin principal lowers powers of or america and europe when the will of tho the peruvian people shall be manifested I 1 shall not hesitate to recognize the government approved by if it A diplomatic and naval re presenta tive ot of thiis government attended at caracas the Cep septennial tennial Celebia celebration tion ot of the tile birth of tho the illustrious bolivar Bu livar at tho the same time tho tile inauguration of the of washington in the venezuelan cat capital pi tal test i fled tho devotion in which his memory ia is held there congress ut tit its lat last session authorized iho tho executive to propose to tho tile government a reopening of the awards of the mixed of caracas Car aias the depart uio ulo from this country of tho elian minister has tha tile opening oane of negotiations for reviewing the commiS commission sF n this government holds that until there ia is an established treaty on oil this subject tha the Vetie venezio zuo lian Government must continue to inako make tho the payments provided for it in the n of there is ground for that the tile dispute growing out of the unpaid obligations ions duo 0 from venezuela to france will ba be satisfactorily adjusted the french cabinet has proposed a ba basia of battlo nent ment which meets meet my approval but t involves a recasting ill if the annual of the foreign debt it has jean deemed advisable to submit the proposal to the judgment of the cabinets of berlin copenhagen tho the london and madrid I 1 at the recent coronation of his ills majesty kini king Kala kalakaua kalla t this his government ment was represented both diplomatically and by the formal visit of a of war tho question of terminating nati ngor or modifying the existing reciprocity cip rocity treaty with hawaii is 19 now before congress I 1 am convinced eliat alie charges of abuse and fraud under that treaty have been c exaggerated c I 1 renew the suggestion of or tast st years message es ge that the treaty be modified dill in wherever its provisions have proven onerous one rotis to legitimate trade between the two countries I 1 am not disposed to favor the entire cessation of the tile treaty relations which have fa fostered good will between the countries and arid contributed toward the equality of hawaii in the tile family of nations in pursuance of the policy declared by tills this government of extending our intercourse with tile eastern nations legations have during tahe pa past year been established in ili pert persia la siam slam and corca it la Is probable that permanent mission missions of those countries willbe will be cre ere long established in ili the united states A special embassy from kiam slain is now on its way hither the treaty relations with corca corea were perfected by the exchange at seoul on oil the of may last of the ratifications of the lately concluded convention and envoys from the king of Tahe honin un have live visited this country and received a cordial welcome corea as yet unacquainted with the methods of eastern civilization now invites the attention of those interested in the for foreign dign trade as ai it needs the implements and products which tile united states arc are ready to supply we seek no monopoly of its commerce and no advantage over other nations but as the chinese in ili reaching for a higher civilization have confided in this republic pvc cannot re regard ard avith indifference any encroachments encroach ments on rights A question has arisen touching I 1 rig the rights of ameri ran ail and uther foreign fore ign manufacturers in china under tinder the provisions of the treaties which permit aliens to exer iso ise their industries in that country on treaty is chent but under the operation of if the tile most favored nations cause wo we have the tile like privilege with those of oilier other powers while whilo it ia is the duty of the government to see that our citizens have tile full enjoyment of every benefit secured by the treaty I 1 doubt the ex expediency ency of leading in a ii movement to constrain china to admit dmit an interpretation which we haye have only an indirect treaty right to exact the transference to china of |