Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-10

The recent pOlltlcal dlSturodnCeS III
the
REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
have excited regret and solicitude. The
information we possessed was too meagre
To enable US TO form a satisfactory
Judgment of the causes leading TO the
temporary assumption Of supreme pow
er by President FOnseca; but this GoV-
ernment did not fail to express to him
its anxious Solicitude for the peace
Of Rrazil and for the maintenance
OF the free political institutions whlcn
has recently been established there, nor
10 offer our advice that great moderation !
sbould be observed in the CLASH OF par
ties and the contest for leadership |
These cOunsels were received In the |
most friendly spirit, and the latest IN
formation is that constitutional govern
roent has been re-established without !
bloodShed.
THE LYNCHING AT NEW ORLEANS
in March last OF eleven men OF Italian
nationality, by a mob of citizens, was
most deplorable and discreditaoie incl
dent. IL did not, however, have It's origin
in any general animoslty 10 tne
italian people. nor in any disrespect 10
/ the government of Italy. with Wnlch
our relations were Of the most friendly
character. The fury Of the mob was
directed against these men as the sup
poSed participants or accessories IN the
murder OF a city officer. do not al
Ilude 70 this as mitigating in any degree
l this offense against law and humanity,
/ hut only as effecting the international
Iopestions which grew out OF 1t. IL was
~ once represented by the Italian MIN
lister that several of those whose llVeS
lhad been taken by the mob were ltallan
subjects. and a demand was made 1or
the punishment OF the participants ana
for an idemnity to the famllles
lwhese relatives were AiIieu.
Ito is to be regretted ne tn&I
calm discussion of the questions in
vOlved, but this may well be attributed
to the excitement and indignation which
the crime naturally evoked. The views
OF this government as to its obligations
to foreigners dOmiciled here were fully
| stated in the correspondence as well as
/ its purpose TO make an investigation OF
| the affair with a view to determine
whether there were present any circum-
stances that could under such rules Of
| duty which we had indicated, create an
obligation upon the United States.
| The temporary absence of q Minister
| PlenipOtentiary OF Italy at this capital
has retarded the further correspond
ence, but it is not doubted that friend
ly conclusion is attainable.
INTO THE FEDERAL COURTS.
Some suggestions growing out OF this
rf bv hn
tiOn Of Congress. 1t would, believe,
be entirely competent for Congress to
make Offenses against the treaty rights
OF foreigners dOmiciled in the United
States cOgnizable in the Federal Courts.
This has not, however, been done, and
the Federal officers and courts have no
power in such cases 10 intervene either
for the protection OF foreign citizen or
for the punishment OF his slayerS. 1t |
seems 10 me 20 follow, in this state of |
the law, that the officers Of the State |
charged with police and judicial !
powers in such cases must, in the !
consideration of international questions, |
growing out OF such incidents, be re-
garded in such sense as Federal agents /
as TO make this government answerable |
for their acts in cases where il would be
anSwerable IL the United States had
used its constitutional power TO define
and punish crimes against treaty |
rights.
TIE CHILEAN QUESTION.
The civil war in Chile. which broke
out i'm January last, was continued, but
fortunately with intreQuent and not i'm
pOrtant armed collisions, until August
IS, when the Congressional forces landed
near Valparaiso and, after bloody en-
gagement, captured that city. President
Balmaceda at once recognized
that his cause was lost, and
a provisional government was speedily
by the victorious party.
Our Minister was promptly directly 10
recognize and put himself in cOmmuni-
cation with this government as soon as
it should have established it's dc tGctO
character, which was done. During the
Of this civil contest frequent
Indirect appeals were made to this Gov
ernment to extend belligerent rights to
the insurgents and 10 give audience TO
their representatives. This was de-
clined, and that policy was pursued :
which this Government,
when wrenched by civil war, so strenu- !
ously insisted upon on the
part OF European nations. The |
Itata an armed vessel, commanded :
Oy a naval officer Of the Insurgent fleet,
manned by its sailors and with soldiers
On board, was seized under process of
the United States Court at San Diego,
CAL, for violation OF our neutrality :
avs. While in the custody Of an officer
1f the Court the vessel was forcibly !
wrested from his control and put to sea.
IL would have been inconsistent with
he dignity and self respect of this gov
srnment not TO have insisted that the
Itata should be returned TO San Diego
10 abide the Judgment of the Court.
This was so clear to the Junta Of the
party, established at
-QuiQue, that before the arrival Of the c
Itsta at that port the Secre- '
AIRY of Foreign Relations Of $
he provisional government addressed
10 Rear Admiral Brown, commanding
he United States naval forces, CON-
nunicatlon from which the following is Q
IN extract: {
"The provisional government has
earned by the cablegrams Of the Asso-
lated Press that the transport Itata, c
lContaaued on Second Pd8&l a