Show 4 1 1 1 11 P R S I 1 D nil S M I 1 S S h G I 1 1414 20 K to the fifty second congress of the united states A comprehensive DOCUMENT STATE 0 p I 1 A ritlew of all the important issues of the times thues 0 to I 1 NO FREE COINAGE OF SILVER 1 14 tb the mormon question ln cUon lightly r ea ed lt coi j t 4 1 I 1 I I 1 14 to the senate and house of 0 f 9 ft the reports of the heads ot of the several h executive departments required by 20 jaw law to be submitted to me which are so herewith transmitted a and 11 d the report A of the secretary of the treasury and so 0 attorney general made direct to congress C on CI furnish a comprehensive rev review ew aj of the administrative work of the last fiscal year relating to inter internal L I 1 13 affairs it would be of great advantage vantage ad V if the reports could have an attentive is perusal by every member of congress 2 and by all who take an interest 0 in public affair afra lre such buell a 1 perusal could not fad fall to excite a 14 higher agh er appreciation of the va vast bt 15 lamorand lab labor orand and conscientious efforts which Is are given to the conduct of our civil 4 4 administration the reports will I 1 0 believe show that every question bag has 11 been approached considered and decided N 10 from the standpoint of public 4 duty and upon considerations affecting ho 10 the public interests alone again I 1 invite LZ to every branch of the service the attention and scrutiny 0 of congress Con grees i negotiations AND diplomatic to RESULTS 94 0 o the work ot of the state department t during the last year has been characterized so by an unusually large number GO 10 of important negotiations negotiation 8 and by diplomatic III results of a notably and a highly s beneficial character among these 4 are reciprocal trade arrangements DI IS which have cave been concluded in the M exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 3 of the tariff flaw law with the republic Is of brazil with for its west I 1 s india possession and with san domingo 0 like negotiations with other countries 6 4 have been much advanced and it is hoped that before the close of the I 1 year years further definite def luite trade arrange 1 1 menta of great value will ba be concluded 1 THE TILE SEAL BEAL FISHERIES in view of the reports which have S been rec received elved as to the diminution of I 1 he the seal herds in the behring sea I 1 deemed it wise to propose to her majesty government in february last that an agreement for a closed season should be made pending the tile negotiations got latious for arbitration which then seemed to be approaching a favorable conclusion alter after much correspondence and delays for which I 1 this government was not responsible an au agreement was reached on the I 1 of 1 june une by which great britain un dercook from that day and until may 1 1892 to prohibit the killing by ler her I 1 subjects of seals meals in tile behring Behrin tr sea ses and the government of the tie united 1 states during the same period to enforce its prohibition against 1 eliglo i and to limit the catch by it the tile fur seal company upon t the tie island to skins skills if this agree ment could have been reached earlier in response to the strenuous endeavors of this government it would have been more effective but coming as late as it did it unquestionably resulted in greatly diminishing the destruction of teals seats by the canadian sealers in my last annual rues mes age I 1 stated that the basis of arbitration proposed by her Maje government for the adjustment ot of the long pending controversy over the seal fit herles was not acceptable I 1 am glad now to be able to an announce n ounce that terms satis satisfactory fact ry to to this thi e government have been agree rea 1 upon and that agreement to the arbitration is all that la Is necessary to the completion of the tile convention in view of the advanced position this government has taken on the subject of international arbitration this renewed extension of our adherence ad adhe rance to this method for the settlement of disputes such as have arisen in the bel rl lit sea will no doubt meet with the concurrence of congress noUN BOUNDARY DARY LINES provision should be majo made for demarcation of the frontier line between canada and the unite united states wherever r required el U ired by the increased hou bounds lids ol 01 settlers and especially for the exact location of the water boundaries in the straits an and d rivers I 1 should have been glad to announce some favorable disposition despos of the boundary di dispute uto t between great britain and venezuela venezuela touching the western frontier of british guia guiana na but the friendly efforts of the united states in that direction have thus far been unavailing this government will continue to express ua its concern at the appe appearance arakce of foreign encroach ments on territories long under the administrative control of american states the formation of a disputed boundary la is easily attainable by amicable arbitration tra tion when the rights of the respective parties rest as herein on historic facts readily ascertainable OUR MEAT NEAT EXPORT the law of the last congress providing a system of inspection for our meata meats intended for export and clothing the with power to exclude foreign products from our market in case the country bending sending th them em should perpetrate injustice hi M discriminating against any product of the united states placed this government in a position to effectively urge the demov removal ra of such discriminations against ou u meats it is gratifying to be b allow allond to state that germany denmark I 1 italy austria an and france rance in theordor r named have opened their ports to in apente american merican pork products the removal ot of these restrictions in every lutan Instance cewa was asked dorand for and given solely upon the ground that we had now provided a meat inspection I 1 that should be accepted as adequate to the complete removal of the il augers re rail I 1 or fan fancied cledt which had been previously urged the state department our in minister InIst erik abroad and the secretary of agriculture have operated cooperated co 4 with un nagging and intelligent zeal e for the accomplishment orthis of this great result the outlines of an agreement have been reached with germany looking to equitable 1 trade concessions in consideration of fth the continued free importation of her sugars but the time not yet arrived when this correspondence can be submitted to congress THE disturbance IN BRAZIL the recent political disturbances disturbance sill li the republic of brazil have excited our solitude the information w we e possess posse was too meagre to enable us to form a satisfactory judgment of the causes leading to the temporary assumption of the supreme power by president Preside ut fonseca Pon seca but this govern ment did not lot fall to express to him its anxious solicitude for the peace of brazil and for the maintenance of the free political institutions which had bad been recently to offer advice that great moderation should be observed in the clashing of parties and the contest for leadership these counsels were received in the most friendly spirit and the latest information is that constitutional government has been reestablished without blood bloodshed she 1 THE TILE NEW ORLEANS LYNCHING the lyn lunching lynch ching lne in new orleans in march last of eleven men of italian nativity by a mob of citizens was a most deplorable and disgraceful anol incident it did not however have its origin in any general animosity to the italian people nor in any disrespect to the government of italy with which our relations were of the most friendly Iri endly character the fury of the mob was directed against these men as the supposed accessories in the murder of a city officer I 1 do not allure to this as mitigating in any degree this offense against law and humanity but only as affecting international questions which grew out of it it was represented by the italian minister that seven of those whose lives have been taken by thernon the mob were it allan subjects and a demand was made for the punishment of the participants and an indemnity to the families of those who were killed it Is to be regretted ahat hat the manner in which these claims were presented was not such as to promote a calm discussion of the questions involved but this may well be attributed to the excitement and indignation which the crime naturally evoked the views of this government as to its obligations to foreigners domiciled here were fully stated in the correspondence pon dence as well as its purpose to to make inv dinv sti gation of the afler aft clr with a view to determine whet whether herthe the present circumstances could under such buell rules of duty as we hail had indicated lay an obligation on the united states the e temporary n absence of the minister th pie plenipotentiary dd R clr from this capital has ret retarded r furtey further er correspondence but it is not doubt doubtful fu that a friendly conclusion is attainable home some suggestions growing out of this unhappy incident are worthy the attention of congress it would I 1 belle vebe entirely competent for congress to make of lenses it against treaty rights rIght 0 foreigners foreigner ado domiciled in the united states cognizable in the federal courts this has hot however been done and the federal officers and courts have no power in such cases to intervene either for the protection of a foreign catl citizen z en or r fur for tho the punishment of bis his slayers it seems to me to fol follow lowin ln this state of law that the officers of the state charged with the police and judicial powers in such cases must in the consideration of international questions growing out of such incidents be regarded in such sense as federal agents as to make this government answerable for fur their acts in cases where it would be answerable answer aole if the united stites had urged its constitutional power to define and punish crimes against treaty rights THE TILE WAK WAR IN LIT CHILE the tile civil war in chile which began in january last lasts was continued but fortunately with infrequent and not important armed collisions until august when the congressional forces landed near valparaiso an dafter a bloody engagement captured that city president Balmac balmaceda eds at once rec recognized ei that his cause was lust lost and a p provisional bovill onal government was speedily cot established bli hed by the victorious party our minister was promptly directed to recognize and put hi himself in communication muni cation with this government BO so soon as it should have established a de facto character which was done during the of this civil contest frequent indirect appeals were made to this government to extend belligerent rights to the insurgents and to give audience to their representatives es this was woo declined and that policy was pursued throughout which this go government v er n when wrenched by c civil ivil w war r si strenuously insisted upon the part bartot of european nations THE TATA 11 the itata 1 an armed vessel commanded by a naval officer of the insurgent fleet fleets manned by its sailors and with soldiers on board was seized under process of the U united n cited court at ban diego cal for a violation of our neutrality laws jews when in the custody of an officer of the court courts the vessel was forcibly wrested from his control and put to sea it would have been inconsistent with t the be dignity and self respect of this government not TO to have insisted that the alata should be r returned turned to ban san diego to abide the jl judgment I 1 of the tile court this was so clear to the junta of the congressional pirty party established at aquique iquique I 1 que that before the arrival of the Ita itata at that port the secretary of foreign relations cf the provisional government addressed address ed rear admiral brown com commending minding the united states naval forced I 1 a communication from which the tile following Is an all extract the provisional government has learned arned by the cablegrams cable grams of the tile associated press that the transport itata was wait detained in ban san diego by order of t the he United States for faking taking on board munitions of war and while in possession of the tile marshal left the port carrying on board this off lelal who wa was landed at a point near th the e coast and I 1 then continued her voyage e if this news be government would deplore the tile conduct of the tile Itata 1 an and d as an evide evidence nee that it is not disposed to support or agree to the tile infraction of the laws ot of the united tates the tile undersigned undersigner under signed takes advant ace e of the personal relations rela tlona you have een good enough to I 1 maintain lin with him since your arrival at fit this port to that as soon she site is within declare to you u reach of our orders his government will put jut the tile itata wit with h the tile arms and munitions she took in n at ataw san diego 0 at the disposition of ahe th united states A trial in the tile dri strict court of the united states state a for the southern district recently resulted in a of california has rece other than s decision holding among that inasmuch as the i congressional n I 1 fil party ll 11 ent baa has not been recognized a belligerent li a r the acta acts done in its Inte interest reef could not be a it violation of our neut neutrality ral laws from this judge judgment e n t the united states have appealed u not 0 t t that hat the condemnation of the vessels in a it matter of importance but that we may know what ia Is the present ent state of our lawf this construction of theeta the statute tute la Is correct there Is in an obvious necessity for revision and amendment during the progress proLe reas of the war in chile this government tendered its good to bring about a peaceful adjustment and it waa was at one time hoped that a good result might be reached but in this we nye were disappointed the instructions to our naval officers and our minister at santiago from the first to the last of this thle struggle enjoined upon them the most impartial treatment and absolute non interfere ence I 1 am satisfied these instructions were observed and our representatives re were always watchful wa to use their influence luence nf impartially in the interest of humanity and on more than one occasion did BO so effectively we could not forget however that this government was in diplomatic relations with the then established government of chile as it Is now in such relations with the successor of that government I 1 am quite sure that president montt who has ties under circumstances cum stances of promise for the peace of chile been installed as a president of that republic will not desire I 1 that flat in to the unfortunate event of any revolt against his authority tho rity the policy of this government should be other than that which we have recently no official elal complaint of the tile conduct t of our minister or of our navil officers during the struggle has been pr presented resented to this government and it is a matter of regret that so many of our own people should have given ear to 0 o unofficial off iclal charges and complaints that manifestly had their origin in rivalry and in a wish to pervert the friendly relations of the united states with chile THE TILE OVERTHROW OF BALSIA CEDA the collapse col lapee of tile government of lial jalma maceda ceila brought about a condition of things which Is un unfortunately fortunat ely too familiar in n the history of the central and south american states with the overthrow of the balmaceda government be he and many of his counselors and officers became fugitives for their lives and appealed to the commanding officers of he the |