The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-05

recommend that, in accepting this gift. con
gress make grateful recognition OF the SIN
cere friendship which prompted it.
A HITCH WITH TURKEY.
Important matters have demanded atteu-
lion IN our relations with he Ottoman Porte.
The firing and pan ttal destru ction by an IN
restrained mob, OF one of the school buildings
OF Anatola college, esta blished by citizens OF
the United States at Marsovan. and the ap-
parent indifference Of the Turkish govern
ment 10 the outrage. notwithstanding the
| compllc 1ty OF some OF its officials. called for
earnest remOnstrance. which was followed 10y
promises Of reparation and punishment of the
Offenders. Indemnity for the injury to the
building has already been paid. permission
10 leouud given. registration OF the school
property in the name OF the American own
erS secured, and efficient protection guaran-
teed.
Information received Of maltreatmsnt suf-
| fered by an inorfeusive American woman en-
gagged IN missionary work in Turkish k0Ordi-
! stan was followed by such represe ntationS to !
the Porte as resulted in the issuance OF orders
| for the Punishment of her assallors. the re-
mOval of the delinquent oficial and tn adOD-
ton OF measures for the protection of our
citizens engaged in missionary and other law
tul work in that quarter.
Turkey complains that her Armenian subjects
OBTAIN citizenship in this cOuntry, not to iden-
thy themselves In good faith with our people,
put with the intention of returning to the land
of their birth and there engage in sedltion.
IhlS complaint Is not wholly without fOunda-
ton. y journal published in this country in
the Armenian language openly counsels It's
readers to arm, organize and participate in
movements for the subversion of Turkish
authority in the Asiatlc provinces The
ottoman government has announced its in
tentlon to expel from its dominions Armeni-
ans who have obtained naturalization in the
United States since 1868
The right TO exclude any or all classes OF
aliens is an attribute of sovereignty. II is
a right asserted and to a limited extent en-
forced by the United States with the sanction
of our highest court There being no treaty
between the United States and Turkey our
minister at COnstantinopIe has been in
Structed that while RECOGNIZING the right OF
that government to enforce its declared policy
against naturalized Armenians. he is expected
to protect them from unnecessary harshhess
of treatment
In view of the impaired financial resources
OF Venezuela. consequent upon the recent revo-
luton there, a modified arrangement for the
satisfaction of the awards of the late reyisOry
claims commission in progressive Install
mentS, has been asSented to and payments are
being regularly made Hereunder.
The boundary dispute between Venezuela
and British Guinea is yet unadjusted. A re-
stOrauon of diplomatic intercourse between
that republic and Great Britain, and refer
ence Of the question to impartial arbitration,
would be most gratifying cons ummation.
The ratification by Venezuela of the con-
ven1ion for the arbitration Of the long de-
ferred claim of the Venezuelan Transports
ton Company is awaited.
THE ISSUE IN HAWAII
1t is hardly necessary for me to state that
the questions arising from our relations with
Hawaii have caused serious embarrassment.
Just prior to the installation of the
present administration, the existing govern
ment OF Hawaii had been suddenly overthrow
and treaty OF annexation had been nego-
tiated between the provisional government Of
the Islands and the United States and sub
mitted to the Senate for ratification This
| treaty | withdrew for examination. and dis
patched Hon. James II. BlOunt. of Georgia.
| to Honolulu as a special commissioner to
make an impartial Investigation Of the CIR
| cumStancaS attending the change of gov,
ernment. and of the conditions bearing uDOn
| the subject Of the treaty. After thorough
| and exhaustive examination Mr.. BOunt sub
mltted to me his report. showing beyond all
| question that the constitutional government of
hawaii had been SubVerted with the active aid
| Of our representative to that government and
| through the intimidation caused by the pres
ence Of an armed naval force of the United
! States, which was landed for that purpose at
! the instance of our minister. Upon the facts
| developed it seemed TO me that the only hon
Orable course for our government to pursue
was to undo the wrong that had been done by
| those representing the United States and TO
restore far as practicable the status exist
J ing at the time Of our forcibe intervention.
! With view Of accomplishing this result
within the constitutional limits of
the executive power and recognizing
all our obligations and reSponsi bllites
growing out OF any changed conditions
brought about by our uniustita ole interior
enCe, our present minister at Honolulu has
received appropriate instructions to that end.
Thus far no Information of the ACCOMPLISH
ment Of any definite results have been re-
CelVed from him. Additional advlces are
| soon expected. When received they will
| be promptly sent TO the congress, together
with all the information at hand, acCompa-
MED by a special executive message fully de-
| failing all t1e facts necessary to a complete
! understanding of the case. and presenting a
! history OF all the material events leading up
! to the present situation.