The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-26


! gathered rouud ihe system. The abuses 70
which fhe Moorish Governments then called
attention verv. h1yrevcr. u1. only nof rene
died. bui have stuce thea increased.
and n few wears arn an American
I writer saii. - They have row rearted
/ point al whirh iuue-f epu.on demands on
I al sldc- fne total aul iriun % the protective
I system. unc 81 Ifs inherent evils d that
| tho justice Or miusfire 81 The nfminisira-
/ ton depends almost entirety upUu the vii
| Of individuals u was frat Instituted a. a
/ guarantee against thc arbitrary artiun u
/ Moorish law. but 10 has hecnmc. ~ q matter
Of fact. s-arcely less arbitrary Pr1,ectesl
/ subjects Err removed from the iurisdt.fiun
/ of the native courts. they arr eVcn1rtei
| from military srrvire and from almost al
/ direct iayaf.on- and when money = owed ID
! them their chains arr rnf.---,l BY the uro-
/ letting power They ENJOY. therefore. q
Z position which b. very p-ror to that %
| other subjects r The Sulfau. and 10 IS within
tire power of MINISTER'S ard 0ousuis 20
l grant profectinu wI-h tte STROKE 90 pm.
! The cl.ndifi1u- under wlHrh fiis mas b.
| done are % course tif -n by treaty but
I they are uo' AWAY ID vr,f The are.
| very briefly stated fte ut 18th &C geu-
| eral abuse ard 90 tt- faH complaint
| that his -Ihletts arr .a 1 'rrn I'm and
| encuuraEed t1 ltft hl4 HrrN AMER
/ can admIuistr.itiHn hrrr ua- uui neen with
| out repruach. ami tie at-fiuu 20 The uewly-
appointed Aurri-ar t.u-rI Mr. Lrw.si
has. ther-f1r-. 10 ra,.rr,i rue more interest -
The SANE writer e.s-s GA to -av. eel u farts
/ are iouke,l into a. tLi-F are, o. must b. ID
/ mitteJ that foreign efiaiais n uo-crco have
/ az varl0g- times used their public powers
/ Tor the furtherancr 90 private nfetr,ts.
/ have heard rricc- mentioned whlch varied
| from ADD o. half q dollar. and r. Hebrew
| who de~cr bed the system 'n Hle was appar
| entity unconscious. when br named reEu
/ lar tariff Cor Tire consular stamp. that be-
I wa~ speaking of di-t.rr-f TRANSACTION
/ The powers OF protection whlth arr Illegal
| ~ obtained an. A. IIrl7aliy eSertssl They
/ are made t1s warrant not unls of resistance
/ 10 native authority. but q every sort q
/ tyranny over UNPROTECTED natives, who. tn
/ the Interior especially. haE- u1 app-ai A
/ common ura,T lcr b. 90 eEfurf money bv
| making false charges aud accepting q bribe
/ o. Ief them drup Agan. 10 law
/ prevents pruteeteJ native from TaiuF into
/ trade partnership with 4u unprotected IA
/ tive who b. Wiling enough % give haf his
/ profits for the benefit % the prufrre
/ name n an attempt D. made to collect TAX
/ e. from the unprotected member q the
/ firm. the protected member complains that
| his interests arr fuurhesi. and the Euthori-
/ ties 81 the Sultan are powrrl-s- There s.
/ another CRYING mIu~fice ln connert.on WITH
/ the system The Sultan il responsible that
/ all claims made against unprotected natives
i shall be Paid The result Is dlrerflv % put
/ him Ia the position % guing security t0rvery
l bankrupt Iu the kngdum. AMI the ef-ct
upon credit NAV - imagined Az national
II g. HH U H.
/ Of usurious Jews. who use the foreign Mn
/ izt-rs Oh crlIryi their debts inlirertly tbs
/ d. the cause of human sufefugs infected
| upln the unfortunate natives When the
/ sultan ha- paid the debts 1i anv uiiv dual
| be has ta rr,-uvsr tine muuft 80 best be- can
/ Thus famHit- arr imprisoned and iaided
| with lr''rr~ th,. lash amt the iuugrlu piat
their part. luuO,7.nt and guilty suffer togrth-
er until. somehow. means 81 paying The
| debt arr STRAPPED 20
That Mr l.rWls. Our Consul General.
found upon entering urou hrs duties. that
/ the consular protective system had been
/ grossly abused. seems probable from his
uunoun,--r-ut after hf- arrival fu rtngirr,
that all protection rap.-. granted PRIOR 20
Tins date i.re hsr-.it -aurr'If,i ant annulicd
and thar i1 The future tle prote-tiun q this
/ consulate will NOT i-- extended Oh ans PER
son WIN dies not produrr proper aud salts
factory pruHi nf h~ ri-ht o. prutetiion and
the ne17r~~fy fur fh. safety - hrs proper
rs"
Ion Per,licaris " that country Sand fhrre
/ years agu. Thew arr only thrr- native
born Amers-au~ r--.i.u- m Mor0rco that
are not connected with the legal on OF the
| c0nsulate~ vrf there are more than one
/ hundred ard hfft native Hebrews aud
/ Moors who enjoy the protection % the
United Sta - Tag TI.--- latter. Mr. Per
dharis went ou 90 say. claimed debts frnn
unprotected ultIve- 'o tl, amount % slu0.-
o. and. bon rs~p,H-- fu Co.,. DEMANDS % fh-.
American prpirEt-. -- games % men. chained
together like wild b.a-is. have bsen
marched through thr rraiH'ry to endure The
horrur- Of impr-rumri u fb- f'fid dun
gems Of Meiuiusz"
Shortly after Cons Lewis arrival %
Tangicr. he learned thar Boz The district ~
l-araicha a number 90 prisoners were con-
fined on Amrrtsn ria.ais for d-ht some
beng be- chains lle uo .EH.l thr Pasha 20
The lsstrlri that iUf.rl ssiuH..uf f1r di.bi Was
not allowed u fh, Zoo. "a States and be
aske,i that all prisoners held f1r that cause
on American claim, b. released. The o.
quest no. 5e.ug granted NJ l.rw.~ sent an
a'iache ol his uf,i,-- iu 'rr dis ri,t % make
d personal Investigation 90 rhr matter. The
official report % our t'o.rrrmrrf >lr--
Rank injustice was Jisr.0~eI. o. wa.
proved thai the claims lr-r. fn a great utiIu.
Der u eases urged 0a Co.. alms ui Hebrew
named Reuben FrrgrIuaru. WIN hal Dob
right 90 American protection Mr il-wis
informed the P.i~ha that The man was not
an Ar, rIcau pr1fsa- Th. manner 10
which b., had been acting under fh- agis %
the United States irly Boz inferred from the
fact that the instant the protection yra-
Withdrawn ~ was -rged by jne Moorish
authorities and SEM la irons % Tsueier
For sixteen years be- had oppressed the dis
trict In whlch b. uvsd. using has illegal
certificate a. a warrant 81 eKtor-ion and
tyranny"
How Mr Frr,rmaun obtained hls pruiec-
ton papcrs was not siaf-il. but trafir in
Illegal passports Is not an uncommon thing
During be last Russo Turkish war large
number % knuman ans avoided military
servicc by showing ccrf-h cafss u Amer.
Jean citizen Bop is.ue.l without authority b.
. ROumun.au yic- consular agent o. -
many dollars a pi..--.
The treaty ~ Madrid gave The right % |
wholesale merchants o. protect tvrB native |
brokers IN every port or town with which |
they traded. and o. IS ore Of tle-e pro |
tege- . Moorish Jew named Rabat. whom /
the Sultan has refused % rrira.e from i'm
pris0nment ~ the demand 0f Consul Lewis
The man, 30 b. claimed. was cast into PRISON /
on some frivolous pretext bv the native /
Governor Of the plarr treaty between /
the United States and Morocco. similar % /
those existing befT-een al European Gov Il
ernments and Mahnmmedan countries.
provides that disputes between citizens n
the United States aud natives. or between
persons under the protection o. rifireus u Il
the United States and natives shall b. i
tried before the Consul ~ The United Il
States
And % Is under this treaty that Consul
Lewis claims jurisdiction In the matter
The reports Of the trouble state that The
Sultan IN his refusal 20 release Rabat il
hecked BY The spanish officials. who are
jealous u United States influence fn
Morocco Tie f. assured thar the Tnitri
States d power without any foreign pol
icv. and one that has M navy b. back up IT,
demands or sustain ifs dignity There b.,
therefore, no terror in the small show q
force made b. the Enterprise Lewis il
treated with onntempf spain has . isrgs
comparative interest in Mororco that looks
eventuaily 20 the conquest by diplomacy
rather Than force. or by a combination %
the two. - this ancient African state A.
ready spain owns several islands on the
Mediterranean east and forts on the main
land She wuud ike The Opportunity -
giving sd % The sultan in opposing The de-
mands % the United states II insisted upon.
and nus gam q stronger foaihold in the
country
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