Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-03

United States and returning to Turkish
Jurisdiction. Numerous questions In this
relation have arisen.
While this government aoquiesces in the
asserted right Of expulsion. II win not con-
sent that Armenians may b Imprisoned or
othsrwis punished for no other reason
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 re-
naming five has been taken by the Turk
ish prosecuting officer. A convention has
been concluded with Venezuela for the ar
bitration of long disputed claim growing
out Of the seizure of certain vessels the
property OF citizens of the United States
Although signed. the treaty Of extradition
with Venezuela is not yet In force, owing
to the insistence of that government that
when surrendered its citizens shall in no
case be liable to capital punishment.
The rules for the prevention Of collisions
at sea which were framed by the maritime
conference held In this city in 1889. having
been concLrrently Incorporated in the stat
| utes OF the United States and Great Britain
have been announced to take effect March
| j. 1886. and invitations have been extended
to all maritime nations to adhere to them.
Favorable responses have thus far been re-
ceived from Austria, France, Portugal
Spain and Sweden.
Would Withdraw From Samoa.
In my last annual message I referred
briefly to the unsatisfactory state Of at
fairs In Samoa under the operation Of the
Berlin treaty, as signally illustrating the
impolicy of entangling alliances with for
eign powers; and on May 0. 1894, In re-
Spouse to q resolution Of the Senate,
sent special message and documents to
| that body on the same subject, which en-
phaszed my previously expressed opinions.
Later occurrences. the correspondence in
| regard to which will be laid before Con-
gress, further demonstrates that the gov
eminent which was devised by the three
powers and forced upon the Samoans
against their inveterate hostility can be
maintained only by the continued presence
| Of foreign military force. and at no small
sacrifice Of life and treasure. The suppress
sion Of the Mataafa Instruction by the
powers, and the subsequent banishment Of
the leader and eleven other chiefs. re-
cited In my last message. did not bring
lasting peace to the islands. Formidable
uprisings continued, and finally a rebellion
headed by Maara; the western district by
the younger TamaSese and Matua; the
eastern district by other leaders The in
surgents ravaged the country and fought
the government troops up to the very doors
of Apia. The king again appealed to the
powers for help, and the combined British
and German naval forces reduced the
Atauans to apparent subsection, not, how
ever, without considerable loss to the ma
tives A few days later Tamasese and his
adherents, fearing the ships and the mar
ines, prOfessed submission.
Reports received from our agents at Apia
do not justify the belief that the peace
thus brought about will be of long dura-
ton. 1t is their conviction that the natives
are at heart hostile to the present govern
ment; that such of them as profess loyalty
to 1t do from fear Of the powers, and
that 1t would speedily go to pieces If the
warships were withdrawn. In reporting to
his government on the unsatisfactory situ-
alton since the suppression of the late re-
volt by foreign armed forces, the German
consul at Apia stated:
THAT peace will be lasting is hardly to
be presumed. The lesson given by firing
on Atua was not sufficiently sharp and in
cisive to leave a lasting impression on the
conditions are existing which show that
peace will not last and is not seriously in
| tended. Malietoa, the king. and his chiefs
are convinced that the departure Of the
war ships will be signal for renewal
of war; The circumstance that the repre-
sentatives Of the villages of all the dis
| tricts which were opposed to the govern
ment have already withdrawn to Atua to
hold meetings. and that both Atua and
Aana have forbidden Inhabitants of those
districts which fought on the side Of the
| government to return to their villages, and
| have already partly burned down the lat
| ter, indicates a real Cancellation Of the
| parties is still far off,"
And in a note of the 18th ultimo. inclos-
| Ing a copy of that report for the informa-
| tion of this government, the German am
bassador said: THE contents of the report
awakened the imperial governments ap-
prehension that under existing circum-
stances the peace concluded with the rebels
! will afford no assurance Of the lasting re-
storation Of tranquility in the islands"
The present government has utterly
failed to correct. II. indeed, 1t has not ag-
gravated, the very evils 1t was intended to
prevent. 1t has not stimulated our COM
merce with the Islands. Our participation
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 expression Of the judgment Of
Congress on the propriety Of steps being
taken by this government looking to the
withdrawal from Its engagements with the
other powers on some reasonable terms
not prejudicial to any Of our existing
rights.
Domestic Finances.
The Secretary of the Treasury reports
that tho receipts Of the government from
all sources of revenue during the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1894. amounted to
1912, SO2. 40S.29 and its expenditures to
SAC, sos, 1857, leaving q deficit of 500 SOB,
2G05S. There was q decrease of $15, 952, =
67468 In the ordinary expenses Of the
government, as compared with the fiscal
year 1893.
There was collected from customs $751;
SIS, 3O62, and from internal revenue $l47,-
les, 44970 The balance Of the income for
the year. amounting to 500, S15, 517.97 was
derived from the sales of lands and other
sources.