, 1879-02-27

]!s removal. on Tic ground tint lie h interfering
with tle Legitimate bnsfncss antl the ronstItu.
ttonal rights OF the nrnlpcrs Of this Republic.
refnsr 9elilrz Do not regard ilie cunduct Of tho
Commissioner In t'1c same Hight that the c'a'm
nCcnts regard It.. AMI II they decline to remove
hin. ihat they will be sustaincd by the pension-
crs ami the public generally.
,, Tie sen!nrrs also rharCc TINT Postmaster
General kry hns entered Into tllls conspiracy
with Bentley. There: arc published here several
advertising sheets, which arc sent Kratrttouslr
to ns rsrrs vl1, nrG on ilic penston-r0s, or who
were formerly In tho arnly. nln Which fnr The
last few months haye published very lttlc else
than If'w aInl scurrflOtl8 attacks upun tho Com
tnssaner of Pensions, Will, view 10 pre1udic-
iis public npinfnn. nn,t especially the feelings
Of pensioners agninAt htin ns an official. Post
mastcs.fiencrai key las decided that these
shccts enn ontv be sent through .llc mails rs
business. crru!arf, Ht trans!cnt.postaEe rates.
and Will mt hc admitted as neH spapcrs. nt
pound rates: ut which dcrston The c1am.aEcnts
are also srTy Indignant, aut insist HAT tie IN.
teuttou Of the decision was only to sh!eld
bentley.
a SENSATION TNpLODED.
TIE NEW TREATY WITH JAPAN, AND NOW IT
CAME To nu :EnoTTArrD-AN ALLEGED bur-
hElTtrtOCsIr lSBEnTED CLAusK SHOWN TO
HI ALL NfHtiT.
Jsrnafet ta Nen 3ors Ttr,ts.
WASHINGTON. u. t., Feb. 23.-'1'he letter from
Tolslo. Japan, published to-day in snmc OF the
New York papers, In reference 10 il,e treaty re-
Gently negotiated hetwcen the United States
ahl Japan, contains statemenss which hare no
foundation whatever, go far NJ tho nature,
purpose, md manner ol negotiating tl'at treaty
Is concerned soMc years ago Japan made q
commercial treaty With the Entc States,
Great Britan, France, Germany, Holland, Italy,
MID Russia, tolutly. Dy tho terms Of that
treaty .Tapan Ia practically deprived from rrgli-
1atinr bcr own cua.tiu, traue and revenue
, ,t,.. '....i.i. 49,. 4..,o.o1
'a"'t h"u "'"et ie'.'"''o"' NV 'u'poos"
equally d1sadvanta@eohs !" heE conthcs-
ciaI interests, nsnl hutnllffatiug to tile national
prtlc. Fur some time past tl,e Japancsu Hoy-
-" -. .'1 .,'a. '.'., .,.r.,,,.,,.a,,. ,rar,
loh OF thss treaty, anti hceo''at'o"s "ese
dpcnea wit1i tile trraty lo"cFs 10 secure th'a
| result. rs itie reIattons OF Japan und the
1;,It.t st,,o. ,,or.. otu,ra t.c, of lin ,o,,st
s.,"...,,. ''a .,,' 49,. ~. ,;,,,., 49, .'.., .. ~.
's'eha'S e.aFns'c1' Tue a'ha"o c"pFcssca ue'
ssc i'it t.ir tfrst separate treaty n'ade W min
should bc with nlr Gover1ltncMt.
Tie rcstrtction: ilnroscd upoa Ills t3orernnent
by tn: joiut treaty Will tln seven Powers
named, informed Secretary Esarts thai when
that treaty was neEottnteh Japnn was
stranger to, shr commercial c,:storus ainl
| maritime laws which govern Vest
| ern natlons, a'nt That while
such treaty nay haye been primer at ti,e time
Il was made, It. vas nnfntr tnrontsnuc 1t now,
bacause .tapal, finst adoptctt Western maritime
iaws asd commercial cust,na an'l usascs, "s"l
acknowledged thf b!ntInE force Of Tug 'ntsrna;:
tlonal code which Obtained nm1n1 gu e1ssllzssl
treated ~ other independent nations aEe treated,
| nnu wanted the privilege OF nlnklng treaties
With each Ut the trcaty Powers witlous.lnter!et-
expressed desire Of tir Mikadn through his Min
| lister, commercial treaty was negotiated Inst