Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-20

longitude. This action has called forth
a strong protest from Spain.
The case Of Spain is briefly summa-
rized, as follows: First, in the year
1856 Spanish navigator discovered an
island to which he gave the name Of
Carolina. Secondly, in the period be-
tween ITO and 1888 the Jesui,s Of Ma
Mia made several unsuccessful at
tempts" with view to evangelize the
Caroline Islands--these endeavors hav-
ing been finally given up when Span
ish priest was murdered by the natives.
Thirdly, in his bull. by which he par
titioned the New World between Spain
and Portugal, Pope Alexander VI.
allotted the Caroline Islands to the
Spaniards. FOurthly, since the dis
coyery Of these islands, in 1856, no one
has contested the claims Of the Span
iards to the Carolines as their legit-
mate property.
To these assertions Germany re-
plies with the following statement:
First, the simple fact Of the discovery
Of an island without any proof of occu-
patton does not constitute title to that
island. Secondly, series Of unsuccess-
full attempts by a religious order to
evangelize heather race, and the cir
cumstance that these endeayors were
wound up with the murder of a mission
airy. confer no legal title to possession
Of the regions inhabited by the pagan
tribes, either in the eye of written or
traditional law, and p owe, on the con-
trary, that an intended occupation was
not effected. Thirdly. Pope Alexander
VI. died in 1903, before the discovery
Of the Carolines. and the partition Of
the New World between Spain and
Portugal, as decreed by him, has no
binding force. If Pope AleXandcr's
bull were in force. there would be 10
English, Dutch, French, or German
colonies at all, and Spain and Portugal
might sweep every other nation cit the
sea. Fourthly, the OILY known at
tempt of Spain to claim the Caroline
Islands as Spanish property was lie.
butted by England and Germany in
the year 1873 10y means Of sinulta-
neous notes. Thus stands the dispuie
with England'S official notification TO
Spain that she adheres to the note OF
1875, referred to in the preceding sem
tence, and advises her to agree to arbi-
tration, as proposed by Germany. 1t
does not appear that Spanish officials
are employed in the Caroline Islands,
nor that Spain has demonstrated against
the English and German notes Of 1875.
On the other hand, these notes would
not have been written had not Spain
made claim, through her Consul at
Hong Kong, to sovereignty and power to
levy customs in the Caroline and Pelew
Islands. In his greed for territory Bis
marck ignored this claim, and gave no
intimaton to Spain Of his intention to
annex the islands in dispute. This
cavalier behavior towards an allg aud
his friend King Alfonso is probably the
reason why the Crown-Prince Frederick
William, heir to the imperial throne Of
Germany, disagrees with the mighty
Chancellor Of the Empire.
1t is commonly believed in Germany,
as in other countries, that with the ac-
ccssion of Prince Frederick William to
the crown Of Prussia and the throne of
the Fatherland, both the domestic and
foreign policy Of the empire will I'M
dergo changes bringing it more nearly
into accord with the liberal and demo-
cratic tendencies Of the age. The
Crown Prince is an enlightened and ac-
complished statesman, and possesses
the courage Of his convictions. His
achievements as soldier give him high
distinction in the proud annals Of Ger
man prowess.
lie was born October Is, 1881, and
is the only son Of King William of
Prussia, now German Emperor as well.
and Queen Augusta. After careful
preliminary training under eminent
writers. he became a student at the
University Of Bonn, where he matrcu-
lated in the law faculty. He after
wards travelled extensively, and while
in England formed an attachment to
the Princess Royal Of England, eld-
est daughter of Queen Victoria,
TO whom he was married January
%, 1858. There are issue six chill
dren of this marriage, and number of
grandchildren. The well-known pic
ture of " The Four Kings " represents
the aged Emperor Of Germany, the
Crown Prince, his eldest son, aud the
infant great-grandson of the veteran Of
lightweight, who has still the vigor to
review his splendid armies. In 1864
the Crown Prince served in the cam
paign against Denmark, and in the
war of 1866 between Prussia and
Austria commanded the left Prus-
sian wing operating in and from
Silesia. During the Franco-Ger-
man war, lS70-'7l, he commanded
the troops of Bavaria. Wurtemburg,
and Baden, was present at Sedan, and
in October, 1870, was made field mar
shall. With the election of the King of
Prussia to be German Emperor, which
was leading result of the humiliation
of France, the Crown Prince of Prus-
sia became heir apparent to the impe-
rial throne of Germany.