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ATTITUDE.

would not only Unanswered the DIPLOMAT
relations between any two European CO.
ernments, but would have caused open wal
fare. The attitude OF Austria towards tn
United States ID not such an one as is ca
culated to enlist the sympathies of othe
Nations, but will doubtless receive thel
r well-merited condemnation. The relation
, previously existing between the two cOun
q tries bave been OF the most amicable char
, acter, ever since the formation OF tn
american Union. There having beer
during all that time, not even a ripple Q
disturbance in the diplomatic relations
+ except such a triaing one as may have beel
: occasioned by the forcible arrest OF on
/ Martin Kosta, by Austrian naval officers
in the Bay Of Tripoli, over thirty year
ago.
i In the diplomatic controversy growing
out OF the Kosta case, the same principles
of international policy were involved al
will doubtless be considered in discussing
and determining Austria's recent action o.
ostracism against German Americans
Martin Kosta was born in Austria, emf
grated to the United States, and in due
course of time became under our naturali'
zation laws, entitled to all the rights oil
citizenship. Some years afterwards he was
taken from an American vessel lying in the
Bay OF Tripoli, Africa, by Austrian naval
officers and imprisoned upon some politi-
cal charge. He was shortly afterwards
discharged upon II peremptory demand
for his release being made by Commander
Ingram, vi one of our naval ships on that
station. This led to a long diplomatic con-
~troversy between the two Governments,
out of which our Government came vic
~torious, through Hon. William l.. Marcy.
Secretary of State under President Pierce.
As Austria was compelled to take water in
that case, 80 she will doubtless do in the
controversy which will grow out OF her
recent order imposing disabilities upon
American naturalized citizens sojourningin
her domains, provided diplomatic relations
are again restored.
The restoration OF diplomatic relations
between the two countries may be more
difficult than most of our people at present
imagine. From present appearances it
looks as though President Cleveland may
exhaust our diplomatic material in his
efforts to secure a minister who, in person,
together with his family and their lineal
and collateral connections, may all be free
from any religious professions that might
by any possibility offend the refined spirit
ual sensibilities of the aesthetic court at
Vienna. No Jews need apply. So, at least,
tho o1lr,1of 1iOpifio1 rr0onripfivo fopofi.
cal, imperial and stupid asses, who run
the Austrian superannuated governmental
machine say. Mr.. Kelley, the American Min
lister appointed by President Cleveland, was
rejected for no other reason than, accord
ing to Austria's ideas OF the qualifications
of an Envoy Extraordinary, his having
welded by civil marriage q Jewess. Be-
cause of this objectionable canonical Of
Tense his presence at Vienna would be un-
tenable-even impossible. Angels and min /
listers Of grace defend us? Can it be posi-. !!
BILE in this Nineteenth century, that such |
fanaticism exists among an enlightened
people and in an imperial court? If such a
reason had been advanced by the King OF
the Cannibal Islands, a century ago, for
preventing a missionary to land, it would
have shocked the civilized world.
There are 1,125.OO Jews in Austria and, /!
excepting Russia, more than there are to be
found in the combined countries in Europe
and nearly three times as many as there are
in America. Is it possible that the Austri-
ans persist in prosecuting these people as
did the Romans one thousand years ago?
Ii 40, it is high time the civilized nations Of
the earth came to the rescue OF those down
trodden people and destroyed the ~tyranni-
system which Expresses them. The time
has arrived when religious liberty should be
throughout the world and
when no man, sect or creed should be per-
for their opinions sake. In Amer
lea, thank God, all men and women are
privileged to worship according to the die
tates OF their own consciences. There is no
before the laws between Jews
and Christians, and there should be none
any where else. Mr.. Keiley's wife. as an
women, is the peer Of those whose
orowsa are encased in %coronets OF gold and
stones in the monarchies of the
Did world, and us such she is entitled to as
much respect and Kindness; yes, and even
homage, rs the proudest empress, queen or
Princess in Europe. Yet weak, sick, dying
uperannuated Austria summons strength
nough between her gasping% paroxisms to in
ult the United States and all other CIVIL
zed nations, by saying our representative,
ecause he married a Jewess, shall not SOL
'urn in her capital as a Minister from a
o~vereign Government.
No wonder that Secretary Bayard says
the Austrian Minister: "The question:
nus raised by your Government in 81
Olives principles OF the greatest impor- C
nee, and has no precedent as yet discov- '!
able in modern times in the intercourse =
friendly nations, and having sub
lifted the matter to the consideration oil
'e President, | am instructed by him to
form YOU Government, through YOU,
at the ground upon which it is an.
'unced that the usual ceremonial cour-
sy and formal respect are to be with
from the voice of the United States
your Government; that is to say,
cause his wife is alleged or supposed
your Government to entertain a GER
In religious faith, to be q member OF a
tain religious sect, cannot be assented
by the executive of the Government Of
American people, but is and must be
phatically denied. The supreme law OF
, land expressly declares that mo re-
Gus tests shall ever be required a IA q
to any Office or any public J
!st under the United States" This i snot ;
y the language of an American states {
n, but it is the sentiment which
obs in the heart of every freeman
ough the length and breadth OF our land
ore'gn governments are to be permitted
prescribe people for their RELIGIONS ]
ets' Austria, at least, must be taught B
u America is prepared to resent. an q y
lonal insult, her unprecedented course :.
reclining to acknowledge our minister a
a use his %consort, the wife of his bosou \ RI
Jewess. b