The morning call., 1894-12-04

shutting the alleged of1enSeS were poll zeal ana
discharged all the accused except one Glen
luegos who was held for an attempt to mur-
der. IbereupUn / was constrained 10 direct
his release for the reason that an attempt 10
murder was not one OF the crimes charged
against him and upon which his surrender TO
the Salyadorean authorities had been de-
manded.
Spanish Injustice.
Unreasonable injustice imposed by Spain on
the vessels and commerce OF the United States
have demanded from time TO time Guriug the
last twenty years rneSt remonstrance on tile
part OF our Government. In the immediate
past eXorDitant penalties have been imposed
upon our vessels and goods by customs author
tiles OF Cuba and Porto Rico for clerical errors
of The most trivial character in the manifests
or bills OF ladlng. In SOM eases fines amount
ing TO thousands of dollars have been levied
upon cargoes or the carrying vessels when the
goods In question were entitled to Zee entry.
Fines have been exacted even when the error
was detected and the Spanish authorities no.
titled before the arrival of the goods In port.
This conduct is In strange contrast with the
conslderate and liberal treatment extended to
Spanish vessels and cargoeS III our ports IN like
cases. No satisfactory settlement Of hese mo-
mentous questions has been yet reached.
The Mora case referred to in my last annual
message remains unsettled. From diplomatic
correspondence on this subject, which has been
laid before the Senate, it VIII be seen that this
Government has offered TO conclude a cOnven-
tion with Spain for the disposal by arbitration
OF outstanding claims betwe the two c0un-
tries, except the Mora claim, which, having
been long ago adjusted now only awaits pay
meDts as stipulated, md OF course IL could not
be included III tie pTopoSed convention. 1t
was hoped that this offer would remove he
parliamentary obstacles encountered by the
spanish Government in providing payment Of
the Mora indemnify. | regret TO say that no
defiuite reply to this offrr has yet been made,
and all efforts TO secure the payment of this
settled claim have been unaYalling.
Law TO the Porte.
In my last annual message adverted to the
"a D narf of Tnr nft ha
pei. as persons undesirable and dangerous,
Armenidns naturaliZed in the United States
and returning 10 Turkish Jurisdiction. NumeT-
Gus questions in this relation have arisen.
While this Government acquieSced in the
asserted rights Of expulsion, ii would not con-
sent that Armenians may be imprisoned or 9th
eIWiSe punished Tor no other reason than that
OF having acquired, without Imperial consent,
American citizenship.
Three OF the aSSailaDtS OF Miss Melton, an
American teacher in Mosul. have Dpen con-
victed by the Ottoman courts, aud | am ad-
viSed that an appeal against the acQuittal of
the remaining five has been taken by the Turk
ish prosecuting officer.
a convention has been concluded with Vene-
Zuela for the arbitration OF a long-dsputed
claim growing ouI of the seizure OF certain YES
sells. The property OF citizens Of the Unued
States. Although signed, the treaty OF extra
dillon with Venezuela IS not yet in force, OWN g
to the insistence Of that Government that when
surrendered lis citizens shall in no case be liza.
bic 10 capital punishment.
Collisions at Sea.
The rules for the prevention of collisions at
sea, which were framed by the Maritime Con-
ference held 10 this city in 1889, having been
concuTrently Incorporated III the statutes of the
United States and Great Britain, have been an
nOunced 10 take effect March l. 1895, and in
vItatlons have ben tx ended 10 all maritime
nations TO adhere 10 them. Favorable responses
have thus far been received from Austria,
France. Portugal. Spain and Sweden.
The samoan Imbros ia.
In my laSf animal eSSaoa I rpfarrnH hriahv
TO The unsatisfactory state of affairs III Samoa
under the operation of the Berlin treaty. as
sgnally illustrating the tmpolicy OF entangling
alliances with foreign powers, and on May g.
1894, in response 10 resolution In the S tnate,
| sent a special message and documents TO that
body on The same subject, which emphasized
my previously expressed opinions. Later o.
currences, the correspondence in regard to
which VIII be laid before Congress, further
demonstrate That the Government which was
devised by the thee powers and forced upon
the Samoaus against their invetei ate hostility
can be maintained only by the continued pres
ence OF foreign military force and at no small
sacrifice of life and treasure.
The suppression of the Mataafa iDsurrectiOn
by the powers and the subsequent Punishment
OF the leader and eleven other chiefs, as recil ed
10 MY last message, did not bring lasting peace
and finally rebellion broke out in HE capitol
Island, Upolu, headed at Aana in the western
district by the younger TamaseSe ana in Atua.
the eastern district. by other leaders The ln-
surgents ravaged the country ana fought the
Governments troops up to the very doors of
Apla. The King again appealed TO the powers
Tor help, and the combined British and German
naval forces reduc the Atuans TO apparent
subsection, not, however, without considerab bic
loss TO the natives. A few days later Tamasese
and bis adherents, fearing The ships and the
marines, professed submission.
Reports received from our agents at Apia do
not justify the belief that The peace thus
brought about will be of long duration. II is
their conviction that The natives are, at heart
hostile TO The present Government, hat sueh OF
them as profess loyalty TO II do so from fear Of
the powers, and that IL would speedily go TO
pieces If the warshlpS were Withdrawn.
III reporting 10 his Government on the I'M
satisfactory situation since the suppression of
the late revolt by foreign armed forces, the
German Consul at Apia stated: That peace
will be lasting Is hardly 10 be presumed. The
lesson given by firing on Aiua Was not suiii-
GENTLY sharp and inciSiYe TO leave a lasting
impression on the forgetful Samoan tempera-
ment. In fact conditions are existing which
show thai peace will not last and Is not seri-
onsly intended: Malietoa. the King, and his
chiefs are convinced that the departure of the
warships will be signal for The renewal OF
war. The circumstance that the representa-
tlves OF the villages OF all the districts which
were opposed 10 The Government have already
Withdrawn TO Atua TO hold meetings, and hat
botn Atua and Aana have forbidden inhab-
itants Of these districts which fought on tile
sid or The Government 10 return 10 their viii
lagos, and have already partly burned down
the latter, indicates that real Cancellation of
the parties is sIill far off.
d
piece Of that report for the information OF this
Government, the German ambassador said:
The contents OF the report awakened in Tie
Imperial Government apprehension that under
existing circumstances the peace concluded
with The rebels will afford 10 assurance OF The
lasting restoration OftIanqulity in the islands,"
ETbe present Government has utterly
failed 10 correct, if, indeed, Ii has
not aggravated, the very evils IL was
intended TO prevent. 1t has not sumua-
ted our commerce with the Islands. Our par
ticipatiOn in its establishment against the
wishes of the natives was In plain defiance OF
the conservative teachings and warnings OF the
wise and patriotic men who laid The foundations
of our free institutions, and / invite an express.
sion of the judgment OF Congress Oh the pro-
priety of steps being taken by this Government
looking TO The withdrawal from its engage
ments with the other powers on some reason
able terms not pre1udiclal TO any of our existing
rights.
That Growing Deficit.
The Secretary of the Treasury reports that
the receipts of the Government from all sources
OF revenue during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1894, amounted to 1912, 802, 498 20, and
It's expenditures 10 S442 605,75S 81. leaving u
deficit of $69,803, 26O %. There was Il de-
crease of SIS, 9o2, GA &c in the ordinary eX
penses OF The Government as compared with
the fiscal year 1888 There was collected from
customs $131, SIS. $50 81, and from internal
revenue SI47, 16S, 449 20. The balance of he
Income Tor the year, amounting 10 S93.S15,
GIT 81. was derived from the sale of lands and
other sources.