The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-05

SnlpS VI ohS WoflQ IN Gne lHuoiCSy -
civilization is proposition which, IN
my Judgment, does not admit of ques-
| tion.
| Guatemala has also been visited by the
| political vicissltudes which have a1nlcued
her Central American neighbors, puG
the dissolution of its legislature ana ene
| proclamation of a. dictatorship nave peen
unattended with civil war. =,
An extradition treaty with Norway
has been exchanged and proclaimed.
Inc extradition treaty with hussla
signed in March 1887 and amended ana
confirmed by the Senate in FEBRUARY
last was proclaimed last June.
Led by desire to compose
differences and contribute to
| the restoration of order in
Samoa, which for some years previous
had been the scene of conflicting foreign
pretensions and native strife, the United
States, departing from its policy conse-
Grated by d century of observance, en-.
tered four years ago into the treaty OF
Berlin thereby becoming jointly bound
with Enlgand and Germany to establish
and maintain Maleatoa Lampapa as
king of Samoa. The treaty provided for
| foreign Court of Jnstice, a municipal
foreign president thereof, authorized to
advise the king.a tribunal for the settle
ment of native and foreign land titles
and revenue system for the Kingdom. 1t
entailed npon the three powers that part
OF the cost of the new government not
met by the revenue of the Islands. EARLY
in the life of this triple protectorate the
native dissensions it was designed to
quell revived. Rivals defied the authori-
ty of the new king, refusing to pay taxes
and demanding the reelection of Il ruler
by native suffrage Mataafa, an aspirant
TO the throne, and large numper OF his
native adherents were in open rebellion
on one of the islands. Quite lately at
the request of the other powers and in
fulffllment of it's treaty obi saton this
government agreed to unite in a joint
military demonstration of such dimen-
sions as would probably secure the sur
render of the insurgents without blood
shed. The warship Philadelphia was ac-
cordlngly put under orders for Samoa,
but before she arrived the threatened con-
t1ict was precipitated by King Malietoa' s
attack upon the insurgent camp. Mata-
ala was defeated and a number of his
men killed The British and German
naval vessels present subsequently secured
the surrender of Mataafa and his adher-
ents. The defeated chief and ten of his
principal supporters were deported to a
where they are held as prisoners under
the joint responsibility and cost of the
three powers This incident and the
events leading up to it signally illustrate
the impolicy of .intangling policy with
foreign powers.
Spain and Turkey.
More than 5 years ago this government
preferred claim against Spain in behalf
of one -four citizens, for property seized
and confseated in Cuba. In 1886 the
claim was adjusted, Spain agreeing to
pay Internationally as a fair indemnity
81, 500, 900. 5 A respectful but earnest note
was recently addressed to the Spanish
government insisting upon prompt full
fillment of its long neglected obligations.
Other claims preferred by the United
States against Spain in behalf of Ameri-
can citizens for property confscated in
Cuba have been pending for many
years. At the time Spain's title to the
Caro- line Islands was confirmed by arbi-
tratiOn that government agreed that the
rights which had been acquired there by
American missionaries should be recog-
nized and . respected. 1t is sincerely
hoped that this pledge viii be observed
by allowing our missionaries who were
removed from Penape to place of safety
troubles between the Spanish garrison
and the natives to return to their field
of usefulness. The reproduced caravel
Santa Maria, built by Spain and sent to
the Columbia Exposition has been
presented to the United States in token
of amity and commemoration of the
event it was designed to celebrate. I
recommend that in accepting this gift
Congress make grateful recognition of
the sincere ffAtsaad5shp which prompted,
it. L
Important matters have demanded
attention in our relations with the Ot-.
toman Porte. The firing and partial de-.
struction by an unrestrained mob Of one
of the school buildings of Anatolias COLI
lege enthusiastically citizens of the United
States at Mars )iba and the apparent
defense of the Turkish government to
the outrage, Notwithstanding the CONS
plicity of some of it's officials, called for
earnest remonstrance, which was fol-
1owedsby promises of reparation and pun
ishment of the offenders. Indemnity for
the injury to. the buildings has already
been paid, permissionto rebuild given,
registration of the, school property in the
name OF the American owners secured,
and efficient protection. guaranteed.
Information received of maItreatment
suffered by an inoffensive American
woman engaged in missionary work in
representations to that Porte as resulted
in the issuance of orders for the punish
ment of her assailant. the removal of
delinquent official and the adoption of
measures for the protection of our citi-
zens engaged in mission and other law
full work in that quarter. Turkey COM
plains that her Armenian subjects OBJ
tain citizenship in this country. not to
identify themselves in good faith with
our people but with the intention of
returning to the land of their birth aud
there engage in sedition. This COM
plant is not wholly without foundation.
A journal published in this country in the
Armenian Language openly counsels tits
readers to arm, organize and participate
in movements for the sdbversion of
Turkish authority in5the Aslatic provin-
ces. The Ottoman government has an
nounced its intention to expel from its
dominions Armenians who have obtained
naturalization in the United States since
1868. The right to exclude any or all
classes of aliens is an attribute of SOW
ereignty. 1t is right asserted and to
certain limited extent enforced by the
United States with the sanction of our
highest court. There being no natural
ization treaty between the United States
and Turkey our minister at CONSTANT
NOBLE has been instructed while recOgni-