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FREELAND, PA.. DECEMBER 8, 1898.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
Continued from First Page,
which comprised modern vessels of the
highest type of continental perfection.
Our army also required enlargement of
men and munitions. The details of the
b d preparation for the dreaded
<• nlingencyare told in the reports of the
F T( tarit a of war and of the navy and
need not he repeated here. It is suffi- 1
eient to say that the outbreak of war
when it did come found our nation not
unprepared to meet the conflict.
IVn refill Solution SOUK lit.
Still animated by the hope of a peace
ful solution and obeying the dictates of
duty, rio effort was relaxed to bring j
about a speedy ending of the Cuban '
struggle. Negotiations to this object 1
continued actively with the government j
.f Spain. * * * Grieved and disap- |
pointed at the barren outcome of my i
sincere endeavors to reach a practicable '
solution. 1 lelt it my duty to*remit the
whole question to the congress. In the
message of April 11, 1898, I announced
that with this last overture in the direc
tion of immediate peace in Cuba and
its disappointing reception by Spain
the effort of the executive was brought
to an end
In view of all this the congress was
asked to authorize and empower the
president to take measures to secure a
full and llnal termination of hostilities
between Spain and the people of Cuba
;nd to secure in the island the estab- i
lishment if a stable government. The
response of the congress, after nine |
days of earnest deliberation, during I
which the almost unanimous sentiment I
of your body was developed on every j
point save as to the expediency of cou- j
pling the proposed action with a formal I
recognition of the republic of Cuba as
the true and lawful government of that
island—a proposition which failed of I
adoption—the congress, after confer
ence on the 19th of April, by a vote of 42
to .15 in the senate and 311 to 6 in the
house or" representatives, passed the
memorable joint resolution declaring:
First.- That the people of the island of
Cuba are and of right ought to be free
nnrl independent.
Second.— I That it is the duty of the Unit
ed States to demand, and the government
of tlie United States docs hereby demand,
that the government of Spain at once re
linquish its authority and government in
the island of Cuba and withdraw its land
and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban
Third.—That the president of the United
Slates be and he hereby is directed and
• mpow< red to use the entire land and
naval forces of the United States and to
call into the actual service of the United
States the militia of the several states to
su'-h extent as may he necessary to carry
tlu se resolutions into effect.
Fourth.—That the Fnited States hereby
di: -laims any disposition or intention to
e\. rei e sovereignty. Jurisdiction or con
trol over said island, except for the paci
fication thereof, and asserts its deter
mination when that is accomplished to
leave the government and control of Ahe
Island to its people.
Our country thus, after an interval of
half a century of peace with all nations,
found itself engaged in deadly conflict
with a foreign enemy. Every nerve was
strain d to meet the emergency. The
response to the initial call for 125,000
volunteers was instant and complete,
us was also the result of the second call,
of May 25, for 75,000 additional volun- j
teers. The ranks of the regular army |
were increased to the limits provided by
the act of April 26, 18D8.
The enlisted force of the navy on the j
irtii day of August, when it reached its !
maximum, numbered 24,123 men and i
apprentices. One hundred and three
vessels were added to the navy by pur
chase, one was presented to the govern
ment, one leased, and the four vessels
of the Int Navigation com
pany—the St. Paul, St. Louis, New York
and Paris—were chartered. In addition
t • these Die revenue cutters and light
house tenders were turned over to the
navy department and became tempora
lly a part of the auxiliary navy.
The medium effective fighting force
of the navy during the war, separated
into classes, was as follows:
Four battleships of the first class, 1
battleship of the second class, 2 armor
ed cruisers, 6 coast defense monitors, 1
armored ram, 12 protected cruisers, 3
unprotected cruisers, 18 gunboats, 1
dynamite cruiser, 11 torpedo boats; ves
sels of the old navy, Including moni
tors 14. Auxiliary: Eleven auxiliary
cruisers, 28 converted yachts, 27 con
verted tugs. 19 converted colliers, 15
revenue utters, 7 lighthouse tenders
and 19 miscellaneous vessels.
There was placed in Cuban waters a
completely outfitted cable ship, with
war < ahles and cable gear, suitable both i
for the destruction of communications j
belonging to the enemy and the estab- I
lishment of our own. Two ocean cables
were destroyed under the enemy's hat- ,
teries at Santiago.
The flay previous to the landing of
General Shafter's army corps at Cal
inara, within 20 miles of the landing
place, cable communications were es
tablished and a cable station opened,
giving direct communication with the
government at Washington.
This service was invaluable to the
executive in directing the operations of
the army and navy. With a total force j
of over 1,30 ft the loss was by disease in j
( imp and field, officers and men in- i
eluded, only five.
Ilow Die l-'rnifl Wnn Spent.
The national defense fund of $50,000,- ,
000 was expended in large part by the I
army and navy, and the objects for '
which it was used are fully shown in 1
the reports of the several secretaries.
, It was a most timely appropriation, en
abling the government to strengthi n its
defenses and make preparations gr?atly
needed in case of war.
This fund being inadequate to the re
quirements of equipment and for the
conduct of the war, the patriotism of
the congress provided the means in the
war revenue act of June 13 by author
izing a 3 per cent popular loan not to
exceed $400,000,000 and by levying addi
tional imposts and taxes. Of tb ru
i thorized loan $200,000,000 was offered
and promptly taken, the subscriptions
i so far exceeding the call as to cover It
innny times over, while preference be- 1
ing given to the smaller bids no single j
allotment exceeded $5,000. This was a
most encouraging and significant result, I
showing the vast resources of the na- j
tion, and the determination of the pco- j
pie to uphold their country's honor.
The message then recites the salient
features in the history of the war and
continues:
The total casualties in killed
wounded in the army during the war ;
with Spain were: Officers killed. 23: en
listed men killed, 257; total, 2SO; officers
I wounded, 113; enlisted men wounded, j
i 1,464; total, 1,577. Of the navy: Killed,
j 17; wounded, 67; died as result of
wounds, 1; invalided from service, 6; .
total, 91.
It will he observed that while our na
vy was engaged in two great battles
and in numerous perilous undertakings !
in blockade and bombardment and more
than 50.000 of our troops were trans
ported to distant lands and were en
gaged in assault and siege and battle
and many skirmishes in unfamiliar ter- j
I rltory, we lost in both arms of the serv- ;
I ice a total of 1,668 killed and wounded, i
| and in the entire campaign by land and
sea we did not lose a gun or a flag or a
transport or a ship, and, with the ex- j
oeptlon of the crew of the Merrimae, :
not a soldier or sailor was taken pris- j
On Aug. 7, 46 days from the date of I
the landing of General Shafter's army
in Cuba and 21 days from the surrender |
of Santiago, the United States troops j
i commenced embarkation for home, and
' our entire force was returned to the j
United Slates as early as Aug. 24. They
were absent from the United States
only two months.
Tribute Pnld.
| The president then pays tribute to j
that portion of the army which was j
kept in camp in the United States and
also to the work of the Red Cross soci
ety. He recognizes the hand of God in
the war in these words:
In tracing these events we are con- j
stantly reminded of our obligations to
the divine Master for his watchful care
over us and his safe guidance, for
which the nation makes reverent ac- i
knowledgtnent and offers humble pray- \
er for the continuance of his favor.
The message continues by detailing j
the steps taken in the formation of tl
protocol, the issuance of the proclaim*- I
tion suspending hostilities and the mus- !
tering out of the volunteers, the forma- !
tion of the evacuation commissions in j
Porto Rico and Cutfa nnd the appoint- j
ment of the peace commission. The
president then says:
1 do not discuss at this time the gov- !
eminent or the future of the new pos- 1
sessions which will come to us as the !
result f the war with Spain. Such
discussion will be appropriate after the
treaty of peace shall be ratified. In
the meantime and until the congress
has legislated otherwise it will be my |
duty to continue the military govern- !
, ments which have existed since our oc
i pupation and give to the people security
| n life and property and encouragement
j under a just and beneficent rule.
As soon as we are in possession of Cu
ba and have pacified the island it will
be necessary to give aid and direction
I to its people to form a government for
hemselves. This should be undertaken
it the earliest moment consistent with ,
safety and assured success. It is im
portant that our relations with this
people shall be of the most friendly
character and our commercial relations
I Mose and reciprocal. It should be our
duty to assist in every proper way .to
JUild up the waste places of the island,
encourage the industry of the people ;
ind assist them to form a government
I which shall be free and independent,
thus realizing the best aspirations of j
I the Cuban people.
UMt He JuMt Government.
Spanish rule must be replaced by a
I Just, benevolent and humane govern- !
ment created by the people of Cuba, ca- j
pable of performing all international j
; obligations and which shall encourage 1
thrift, industry and prosperity and I
promote peace and good will among nil j
| of the inhabitants, whatever may have i
been their relations in the past. Nei
ther revenge nor passion should have a 1
j place in the new government. Until
there is complete tranquillity in the is
land and a stable government inaugu
rated military occupation will be con
; tinued.
With the one exception of the rup- '
ture with Spain the intercourse of the !
United States with the great family of j
nations has been marked with cordial- |
ity, and the close of the eventful year j
finds most of the issues that necessarily j
arise in the complex relations of sover
, eign states adjusted or presenting no
j serious obstacle to a Just and honorable j
| solution by amicable agreement.
; The message, after touching on the !
Argentine-Chile boundary question and
, the subject of an international cable j
agreement, speaks of the Lattlmershoot- ;
Ing on Sept. 10. 1897, and expresses the .
hope that Austria-Hungary's claim for
indemnity for its subjects then slain
will he satisfactorily adjusted. The
success of American exhibits at the
Brussels fair of 1897 is mentioned. The
history of the formation of the United
States of Central America is detailed, i
After stating the work of the Nicaragua ;
canal commission, the president says: i
j As the scope of the recent inquiry |
embraced the whole subject with the
aim of making plans and surveys for a
canal by the most convenient route. It
necessarily included a review of the re
sult of previous surveys and plans and
in particular those adopted by the Mar
itime Canal company under its existing
concessions from Nicaragua and Costa
Rica, so that to this extent those grants
necessarily hold as essential a part in i
the deliberations and conclusions of the
canal commission as they have held
and must needs hold in the discussion
of the matter by the congress. Under ,
these circumstances and in view of
overtures made to the governments of
Nicaragua and Costa Rica by other
part<es for a new canal concession pred
icated on the assumed approaching
lapse of the contracts of the Maritime
I Canal company with those states, I
' have not hesitated to express my con- j
1 vJction that consideration* of exuedi- '
ency and international policy as be
! tween the several governments inter
i | eeted in the construction and control of
I an lnteroceanlc canal by this route re
quire the maintenance of the status quo
: until the canal commission shall have
reported and the United States congress
shall have had the opportunity to pass
I finally upon the whole matter during
the present session without prejudice
! by reuson of any change in the exist
ing conditions.
An Optional Concession.
Nevertheless It appears that the gov
! eminent of Nicaragua, as one of its
last sovereign acts before merging its
powers in those of the newly formed
: United States of Central America, has
. granted an optional concession to an
other association, to become effective
on the expiration of the present gran*.
It does not appear what surveys have
I been made or what route is proposed
under this contingent grant, so that an
examination of the feasibility of its
plans is necessarily not embraced in the
report of the canal commission. All
these circumstances suggest the urgen
cy of some definite action by the con
gress at this session if the labors of the
past are to he utilized and the linking
of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by a
practical waterway is to he realized.
\ That the construction of such a marl
j time highway Is now more than ever in-
I dispensable to that intimate and ready
j intercommunication between our easl
; ern and western seaboards demanded
! by the annexation of the Hawaiian Is
lands and the prospective expansion o"
our influence and commerce in the Pa
cific and that our national policy now
more imperatively than ever calls for
; its control by this government are
J propositions which I doubt not the con
gress will duly appreciate and wisely
act upon.
The United States has not been an in
different spectator of the extraordinary
events transpiring in the Chinese em
pire, whereby portions of its maritime
! provinces are passing under the con
trol of various European -powers, but
I the prospect of that vast commerce
i which the energy of our citizens
and the necessity of our staple produc
| tlons for Chjnese uses has built up in
those regions may not be prejudiced
, through any exclusive treatment by the
new occupants has obviated the need
I of our country becoming an actor in
i the scene.
An Equitable Claim.
I Our position among nations, having a
large Pacific coast and a constantly ex
panding trade with the farther orient,,
gives us the equitable claim to consid*
i eration and friendly treatment in this
; regard, and it will be my aim to sub
serve our large interests in that quart r
by all means appropriate to the con
stant policy of our government. The
territories of Kiaochau, of Wei-Hal-
Wei and of Port Arthur and Talienwan,
leased to Germany, Great Britain and
I Russia respectively for terms of years,
will, it is announced, be open to inter
national commerce during such alien
, occupation, and if no discriminating
treatment of American citizens and
! their trade be found to exist or be here
after developed the desire of this gov
ernment would appear to be realized,
i The measures taken to protect
I leans in China are mentioned, and the
president then details the later aspects
of the Colombia-Italian difficulty. Amer
ican representation at the Paris exposi
tion is the next subject, and Commis
sioner Peck's work is detailed. The
; president, after speaking of the com
mercial arrangement with France and
the pending one with Germany, says:
Our relations with Great Britain have
continued on the most friendly footing.
Assenting to our request, the protection
of Americans and their interests in
Spanish jurisdiction was assumed by
j the diplomatic and consular represent
atives of Great Britain, who fulfilled
their delicate and arduous trust with
tact and zeal, eliciting high commenda
tion. I may be allowed to make fitting
allusion to the instunce of Mr. Rams
den, her majesty's consul at Santiago
de Cuba, whose untimely death after
distinguished service ef
fort during the siege of that city was
sincerely lamented.
It will give me especial satisfaction
if I shall be authorized to communicate
! to you a favorable conclusion of the
pending negotiations with Great Britain
j in respect to the Dominion of Canada.
| It is the earnest wish of this govern
! ment to remove all sources of discord
and Irritation in our relations with the
! neighboring Dominion. The trade be
i tween the two countries is constantly
increasing, and it is important to both
! countries that all reasonable facilities
| should be granted for its development.
Annexation of Hawaii.
1 The annexation of Hawaii is now dis
cussed. The president says, after de
tailing the taking over of the islands
and the appointment of the Hawaiian
j commission:
| The commissioners having fulfilled
the mission confided to them, their re
! port will be laid before you at an early
I day. It is believed that their recom
! mendations will have the earnest con
j slderation due to the magnitude of the
I responsibility resting upon you to give
such shape to the relationship of those
mid-Pacific lands to our home Union as
will benefit both in the highest degree,
; realizing the aspirations of the com
munity that has cast its lot with us
and elected to share our political her
itage, while at the same time justifying
: the foresight of those who for three
. quarters of a century have looked to
J the assimilation of Hawaii as a natural
and inevitable consummation, in har
mony with our needs and in fulfillment
of our cherished traditions.
Under the provisions of the joint res
olution the existing customs relations
! of the Hawaiian Islands with the Unlt
! Ed States and with other countries re-
I main unchanged until legislation shall
1 otherwise provide. The consuls of llu
wail here and in foreign countries con
tinue to fulfill their commercial agen
cies, while the United States consulate
at Honolulu is maintained for all ap
j proprlate services pertaining to trade
and the revenue. It would be desirable
that all foreign consuls in the Hawaiian
Islands should receive new exequaturs
; from this government.
i The attention of congress is called to
the fact that, our consular offices
having ceased to exist In Hawaii and
being about to cease in other countries
i coming under the sovereignty of the
I United States, the provisions for the
relief and transportation of destitute
American seamen in these countries un
der our consular regulations will in
consequence terminate. It is proper,
therefore, that new legislation should
be enacted upon this subject In order t ■
j meet the changed conditions.
' t'hM r.resident speaks of our relations
with Mexico and suggests the'amend
ment of the extradition statute so a3
to give the president authority to act
where a treaty negatives the obliga
tion to surrender. Other Mexican ques
tions are discussed. The message then
The ( iflr'n PropoNdl.
The proposal of the czar for a general
reduction of the vast military estab
lishments that weigh so heavily upon
many peoples in time of peace was
communicated to this government, with
an earnest invitation to be represented
In the conference which it is contem
plated to assemble with a view to dis
cuss'ng the means of accomplishing so
desiruble a result. His majesty was at
once informed of the cordial sympathy
of this governmerft with the principle
involved in his exalted proposal and of
the readiness of the United States to
take part in the conference. The active
military force of the United States as
measured by our population, territorial
area and taxable wealth is, and under
any conceivable prospective conditions
must continue to be, in time of peace so
conspicuously less than that of the
armed powers to whom the czar's ap
peal is especially addressed that the
question can have for us no practical
importance save as marking an auspi
cious step toward the betterment and
good will among them, but in this view
it behooves us as a nntion to lend coun
tenance and aid to the beneficent proj
ect. * * *
The newly accredited envoy of the
United States to the Ottomon porte car
ries instructions looking to the disposal
of matters in controversy with Turkey
for a number of years. He is especially
charged to press for a just settlement
of our claims for indemnity by reason
of the destruction of the property of
American missionaries resident in that
country during the Armenian troubles
of 1895, as well as for the recognition
of older claims of equal justness.
He Is also instructed to seek an ad
justment of the djspute growing out of
the refusal of Turkey to recognize the
acquired citizenship of Ottoman born
persons naturalized in the United States
since 1863 without prior imperial con
sent, and in the same general relation
he is directed to endeavor to bring
about a solution of the question which
lms more or less acutely existed since
1869 concerning the jurisdictional rights
of the United States in matters of
criminal procedure and punishment un
der article 4 of the treaty of 1830. This
latter difficulty grows out of a verbal
difference, claimed by Turkey to he es
sential, between the original Turkish
text and the promulgated translation.
After more than two years from the
appointment of a consul of this coun
try to Erzerum he has received his ex
equatur.
I transmitted to the senate on the
10th of February lust information touch
ing the prohibition against the Importa
tion of fresh fruits from this country,
which had then recently been decreed
by Germany, on the ground of danger
of disseminating the San Jose scale in
sect. This precautionary measure was
justified by Germany on the score of
tin- drastic steps taken in several states
of the Union against tiie spread of the
pest, the elaborate reports of the de
partment of agriculture being put in
evidence to show the danger to Ger
man fruit growing interests should the
scale obtain a lodgment in that coun
try.
Temporary relief was afforded in the
case of large consignments of fruit
then on the way by inspection and ad
mission when found noninfected. Later
tlie prohibition was extended to dried
fruits of every kind, but was relaxed so
as to apply only to unpeelcd fruit and
fruit waste. As was to be expected, the
alarm reached to other countries, and
Switzerland has adopted a similar inhi
bition. Efforts are in progress to induce
the German and Swiss governments to
relax the prohibition in favor of dried
fruits shown to have been cured under
circumstances rendering the existence
of animal life impossible.
The government of Greece strongly
urges the onerousness of the duty here
imposed upon the currants of that
country, amounting to 100 per cent or
more of their market value. This fruit
Is stated to be exclusively a Greek
product, not coming into competition
with any domestic product. The ques
tion of reciprocal commercial relations
with Greece, including the restoration
of currants to the free list, is under
consideration.
The lng standing claim of Bernard
Campbell for damages for injuries sus
tain d from a violent assault committed
against him by military authorities in
the Island of Haiti lias been settled by
the agreement of that republic to pay
him slf>,ooo in American gold. Of this
sum $5,000 has already been paid. It is
hoped that other pending claims of
American citizens against that republic
may • amicably adjusted.
The arbitral tribunal appointed under
the treaty of Feb. 2, 1897, between Great
Britain and Venezuela to determine the
boundary line between the latter and
the colony of British Guiana is to con
vene at Paris during the present month.
It is a source of much gratification to
this government to see the friendly re
sort of arbitration applied to the settle
ment of this controversy not alone be
cause of the earnest part we have had
In bringing about the result, but also
because the two members named on
behalf of Venezuela. Mr. Chief Justice
Fuller and Mr. Justice Brewer, chosen
from our highest court, appropriately
testify tho continuing interest we feel
in the definitive adjustment of the ques
tion according to the strictest rules of
Justice. The British members, Lord
Herschell and Sir Richard Collins, are
jurists of no less exalted repute, while
the fifth member and president of the
tribunal. M. F. de Martens, has earned
a worldwide reputation as an authority
upon international law.
Private Property In War.
The experiences of the last year bring
forcibly home lo us a sense of the bur
dens and the waste of war. We desiie,
in common with most civilized nations,
to reduce to the lowest possible point
the damage sustained in time of war by
peaceful trade and commerce. It is true
we may suffer in such cases less than
other communities, hut all nations are
damaged more or less by the state of
uneasiness and apprehension into which
an outbreak of hostilities throws the
entire commercial world. It should be
our object, therefore, to minimize so far
as practicable this Inevitable loss and
disturbance. Thin purpose can proba
bly best be accomplished by an inter
national agreement to regard all pri
vate property at sea as exempt from
capture or destruction by the forces of
belligerent powers. The United Stutes
government has for many years advo
cator! this humane and beneficent orln
clple and is now in position to recom
mend it to other powers without the
imputnton of selfish motives. I there
fore suggest for your consideration
that the executive be authorized to cor
respond with the governments of the
principal maritime powers with a view
of incorporating into the permanent Jaw
of civilized nations the principle of the
exemption of all private property at sea
not contraband of war from capture or
I destruction by belligerent powers.
On finances the president says the
j provisions made for the treasury in the
j war hove established more firmly the
national credit at homo and abroad as
well as increasing confidence in the
maintenance of the present standard
and says:
The provisions made for strengthen
ing the resources of the treasury in
connection with the war have given in
creased confidence in the purpose and
power of the government to maintain
the present standard and have estab
llshed more firmly than ever the na
t'onal credit at home and abroad. A
marked evidence of this is found in the
inflow of gold to the treasury. Its net
gold holdings on Nov. 1, 181)8. were $239.-
885,162 as compared with $153,573,147 on
Nov. 1, 1897, to $300,238,275 Nov. 1. 189 S.
The present ratio of net treasury gold
to outstanding government liabilities,
including United States notes, treasury
notes of 1890, silver certificates, curren
cy certificates, standard silver dollars
and fractional silver coin Nov. 1, 1898,
was 25.35 per cent as compared with
16.96 per cent Nov. 1, 1897.
1 renew so much of my recommenda
tion of Decelnber, 1897, as follows: That
when ar.y of the United States notes a e
presented for redemption in gold and
are redeemed In gold such notes shal'
be kept and set apart and only paid out
in exchange for gold. This Is an obvious
duly. If the holder of the United States
note prefers the gold and gets it from
the government, he should not receive
back from the government a United
States note without paying gold in ex
chancre for it. The reason for this is
made all the more apparent when the
government issues an interest bearing
debt to provide gold for the redemption
of United States notes —a nonlnterest
bearing debt. Surely it should not pay
them out again except on demand and
for gold If they are put out In any
other way, they may return again, to be
followed by another bond issue to re
deem—another interest bearing debt to
redeem a nonirterest bearing debt.
In my judgmiiit the present condition
of the treasury amply justifies the im
mediate enactment of the legislation
recommended toe year agi under which
a portion of the gold holdings should be
placed in trust fund, from which green
backs should lie redeemed upon presen
tation, but when once redeemed should
not thereafter lie paid out except for
gold.
It is not to be inferred that other leg
islation relating to our currency is not
required. On the contrary, there is an
obvious demand for it. The importance
of adequate provision which will insure
to our future a money standard related
as our money standard now is to that
of our commercial rivals is generally
recognized.
The secretary of the treasury reports
that the receipts of the government
from all sources during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1898, Including $51,751,223
received from sale of Pacific railroads,
amounted to $405,321,335 and its expendi
tures to $143,368,582. There was collect
ed from customs $149,575,062 and from
internal revenue $170,900,611. Our dutia
ble imports amounted to $324,635,479, a
decrease of $58,156,690 over the preced
ing year, and importations free of duty
amounted to $291,114,175, a decrease from
th preceding year of $90,524,068. Inter
nal revenue receipts exceeded those of
the preceding year by $24,212,067.
The total tax collected on distilled
spirits was $92,546,999, on manufactured
tobacco $36,230,522 and on fermented
liquors $39,515,421. We exported mer
chandise during the year amounting to
$1,231,482,330, an increase of $180,488,774
from tlie preceding year.
It is estimated upon the basis of pres
ent revenue laws that the receipts of
the government for the year ending
June 30, 1899, will be $577,874,647 and its
expenditures $G59,874.647. resulting in a
deficiency of $112,000,000.
On the Ist of December, 1898, there
were held in the treasury gold coin
amounting to $138,441,517, gold bullion
amounting to $138,502,545, silver bullion
amounting to $33,359,250 and other forms
of money amounting to $451,963,981.
On the same date the amount of
money of all kinds In circulation or not
included in treasury holdings was sl,-
886,879,504, an increase for the year of
$166,794,966. Estimating our population
at 75,194,000 at the time mentioned, the
per capita circulation was $25.09. On
the same date there was in the treasury
gold bullion amounting to $138,502,545.
The president says a prompt adoption
of a maritime policy is now necessary,
recommends the appointment of an ex
pert commission on yellow fever, ap
proves of the increase of the standing
army to 100,000 men and declares that
as this is provided for he will muster
out the entire volunteer army. He
says:
Under the act of congress approved
April 26. 1898, authorizing the president
in his discretion, "under a declaration
of war by congress or a declaration by
congress that war exists," 1 directed
the Increase of the regular army to the
maximum of 62,000 authorized in said
act.
There are now in the regular army
57,862 officers and men. In said act it
was provided "That at the end of any
war in which the United States may
become Involved the army shall be re
duced to a peace basis by the transfer
in the same arm of the service or ab
sorption by promotion or honorable dis
charge under such regulations as the
secretary of war may establish of su
pernumerary commissioned officers and
the honorable discharge or transfer of
supernumerary enlisted men. and noth
ing contained in this act shall be con
strued as authorizing the permanent
increase of the commissioned or enlist,
cd force of the regular army beyond
that now provided by the law In force
prior to the passage of this act, except
as to the Increase of 25 majors provided
for in section one hereof."
The importance of legislation for tho
permanent increase of the army is
therefore manifest, and the recommen- i
dation of the secretary of war for that
purpose has my unqualified approval.
There can bo no question that at this
time, and probably for some time in the
future, 100,000 men will be none too
many to meet the necessities of the sit
uation. At all events, whether that
numher shall be required permanent- ;
ly or not. the power should be given lo j
the president to enlist that force if in I
*• rilacratinn it should be necesanrv. '
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After narrating the proceedings i
against the Union Pacific and Kansas j
Pacific railroads, the president says:
It is a gratifying fact that the result
of these proceedings against the Union j
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line is that the government has re- |
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the sum of $64,751,223.75, an increase of
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the Kansas Pacific railroad.
The president recommends the erec
tion of a new building for the depart- .
ment of justice at Washington and a
separate building for the supreme court.
He details the work of the postal serv
ice In connection with the war. He
approves the secretary of the navy's
recommendations for more battleships
and recommends the temporary revival
of the ranks of admiral and vice admi- j
ral. The pension rolls are discussed,
as is the wcrk of the department of the
interior for the past year and of the de
partment of agriculture. He reoom- i
mends an appropriation for the celebra- j
tlon in 1900 of the centennial of the city '
of Washington, saying:
I recommend to the congress the j
granting of an appropriation for this
purpose and the appointment of a com
mittee from its respective bodies. It j
might also be advisable to authorize
the president to appoint a committee !
from the country at large, which, act- 1
ing with the congressional and Dls- .
trlct of Columb'a committees, can com- j
plate the plans for an appropriate na- i
tional celebration.
The alien contract labor law Is show- j
ing by experience to need some amend- j
ment. A measure providing better pro- .
tection for seamen Is proposed, the
rightful application of the eight hour 1
law for the benefit of labor and of the
principle of arbitration is suggested
for consideration, and I commend these
subjects to the careful attention of the
congress. WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
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