Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-04

respondencc on TIL. subject, which has
been laid before the senate, Il will be
seen that this government has offered
to conclude convention with Spain
standing claims between the two cNnn-
tries. except the Mora claim, which,
having been long ago adjusted, now
ouly awaits payment as stipulated.
and OF course It could not be included
In the proposed convention. II was
hoped thar this oficr would remove
parliamentary obstacles encountered
| by the Spanish Eovernment IN pro-
wiling pay ment OF the Mora indemnity.
| regret % say that no dcAnite reply
20 this offer has yet been made and
all EFFORTS TO secure payment Of this
settled claim have been uuavailing.
Turkey.
| In my last annual message referred
10 the claim on the part OF Turkey OF
the right to expel persons undesirable
and ngerous-Amcricans naturaligcd
| In the United states and returning 20
Turkish Jurisdiction. Numerous uues-
tons In this relation have arisen. while
this government acquiesces In the ass.
serted right OF expulsion. It will not
consent that Americans may be inn
nrasoned or otherwise punished for no
other reasou than having acquired
without imperial consent American
citizenship Three OF the assailants OF
Miss Melton. an American teacher in
Mosul, have been convicted by the
Ottoman courts, and am advised that
an appeal against the acquittal OF the
remaining offendcrs has been taken by
the Turkish prosecuting officers.
Venezuela.
a convention has been concluded
with Nenezula for the arbitration Of a
long disputed claim growing out OF the
Seizure of certain vessels, the property
of citizens of the United Statos. all
though signed. the treaty Of cxtradi-
ton with venezula Is not yet in force.
owing TO the inslstance Of that gov
crnment that when surrendered. its
citizens shall IN no case be liable to
capital punishment.
All Maritime Nations.
The rules for the prevention OF coll
lisions Mt SEA which We're framed by
the MARITIME conference neid In this
city Ia 1883, having been concurrcntly
Incorporated in the statutes OF the
uidted states and Great Britain, have
been announced 10 take effect March
6. 1895. aud Invitations have been eN-
tended 10 all marieiue nations TO I'D
here To them. Favorable responses
have thus far been received from
Austria. France. Portugal, Spain and
Sweden.
In my last annuhl intNhutE TctNiTNt
r | briefly to the unsatisfactory state %
/ affairs In SamoR. and the operation %
Z the berlin treaty us aiTnnlly illuatrat
1 ing the ifnpollcy or entRnEllng allinnce
with foreign powers: and on May
2 1894 In response TO n resolution OF tn,
= senate. sent special mcsaugc mn,
4 document to that body ON The gam
. subject which emphasized my prevl
/ ously expressed opinions. Later occur
rences, the correspondence In regard 4
which will be laid before congress. fur
ther demonstrated that the govern
l. meut witch was Devised by the tire
= powers and forced upon The samoan
i against their inVeterato hostility can b
e maintained only by the continued pres
;. cnce OF n foreign military force, an
" al no small sacrifice OF life and treas
y ire The suppression of the Mutant
= lngurreotlon by the powers and the sui
II seouent punishment OF the leaders an
y eleven other chiefs as reciied In m
y last message, did not bring lasting pen'
10 the ISLANDS. Formidable uprising
continued. and finally a rebellion hrol'
out In the capital island, Upolu. le
In Aana, the Western district by u
4. Younger Tnmhsese, ana In Atuu. u
y Eastern district, by other leaders. n
\ Insurgents ravaged the country an
/, fought the government troops up 10 u
- very doors of Apia. The king nRal
.
Al the combined British ami German nav
forces reduced the lNtuana to nppArol
In subjectlon, not, however. without co
ir siderable loss 10 the natives fe
40 DAYS later Tamasesc and his adhereni
y fearing the ships and the marines, pr
ie fessed submission. Reports reeeiN
In from our agents at Apla do not JUST
d the belief that peace thus hrouEt abo
no will be OF long duration, II Is the go
N victlon that the natives are at hea
" hostile TO the present government; u
ir such of thom aa profess loyalty 20 II
~ 80 from fear OF the powers ana thht
"a would speedily 20 TO pieces " the wa
We ships were Withdrawn. In reporting
ct his government on the unsatisfanto
T. situation since the suppression OF 1
ir late revolt by foreign armed forces, {
IN German consul at Apla stated "th
r. pence win be lnsting IL hardly to
NJ presumed. The lessons given by nrl
IT. ON Atua was not sufficiently sharp a
NJ inclslve TO leave lasting imprcsal
o- on the forgetfu Samoan temperance
OF in fact conditions are existing viii
IN show that peace VIII not last, and
he not seriously intended. Malietoa. I
IL king, and his chiefs are convinced I'll
an the departing OF the wafghips will be
20. signal for renewal OF war, Tho c
n cumstancoB that the representatives
,s5 .he villages OF all the districts viii
were opposed TO the government ha
already withdrawn TO Atua to HI
no meetings, and that both Atua and IA
~, have forbidden inhabitants " N,
~ districts who fought on the side OF
~. government 10 return 10 their yillag
an and have already partly burned dol
H. the latter, indicates that real conc
II. alton OF the parties Is Htlll far on" M
~ IN a note OF the 10Th uitino. inclosi
~ a copy OF that report for the inform
M tion Of this government. the Germ
~ Ambassador said. THE contents
',, tho reports awakened the imperial ~
~, ernments apprehension that under
~ listing circumstances the peace c.
70 cluded with the rebels Will arIord
~ I assurance or the lasting restoration
~ tranquility in the iElandA' The pr
~ ent government utterly failed 10 6
~ rect, n. indeed. II has not aggravat
pr the very evils II was intended TO y
", emit. II has not stimulated our co
~ merce with the Islands. our part
~, patton IN IT'S establishment against
.nl Wishes OF the natives WAS In plain
" fiance OF the conservative tcachil
" and warnings OF the wise and patric
ela men who laid tho foundations OF .
'ea free institutions. and ! invite an
iea precision OF the Judgment Of conKr
ue- Uh ths propTety of steps being tai
20 by this govcrnrlent looking TO
leu withdrawal from ita engagement "
sou the other powers on some reasona