The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-04

have also been made by our envoy at Con.
stantinople that similar institutions main
tanned ans administered by our country
men shall be secured in the enjoyment OF
out the empire shall be protected.
inc goyernment, however. In View OF
s s,,s,i facts, Is far from relying upon
munster mas been vie.lont and alert IN
anordlng NIL possible protection IN indi-
Nl9nal eases where danger threatened or
satrtN was imporiled, We have sent sal 5
Us lar toward the points of actual dis
tnfpanve as " possible for them to so,
whsre they offer refuge TO those Obliged
10 nee, aud We have the promise OF Other
powers which have ships III the neighhoi-
mood that our citizens, as well as theirs
WI be protected on hoard these ships. ON
lhe uenand OF our ministers, or,iers have
hevl ISSUED by the auitan that Turkish
soldiers snail guarantee protection und
rsVor' 70 Tue const American rctu,secs, ami
iucs" otnVlS nave been carried out, ANA
our latest Intelligence gives assurance OF
we nreSent personal safety OF our eitlsens
ANA missionaries
Though thus far no llvra Of Ann,icn ~
ciuEens have been sacrificed, there can De
10 uoubt that serious loss and destruction
o, mission property. have resulted from
riotuus conflicts and outrageous attaci,a
Ky treaty several Of the most powerful
european pow ers have secured "A right AMI
nave assumed q duty not only IN behalf
VI .nelr own citizens aud IN furthcranre
OF their own interests, but ms agents OF
the Christian world Their rpht L. To an.
.otee such conduct through The Turklsh
government as VIII restrain fanutical brtt.
tahty, and &, IL their duty TO so Interfere
as To insure aHninst such dreadful occur
rvrSes IN turkey MS have lately shocked
NlNUranon. THO powers ueClaiV, thix right
ahd tnis duty to be theirs alone and n is
sathehUy hVr,d that prompt and effective
action ON their mart viii not he DELAYED
ihc new cpnNtlaies at Ergroum and Itpr.
pool, for which appropriations were made
,hS' spring, nay" been professionally Ilied
nS trus.eI cmrioNes OF the department OF
.rNN.
Turkcy have not We, received their exc,
quators
The arbitration Of the claim OF the Ven.
eucla Steam Transportation comp,nv ~,
DER The treaty or January - iSge. between
the United states and Venezuela resulted
~ an award IN favor of the claimants,
The government has used It's good office,
toward composing the differences between
Noneaueln on the enc hand ana lrrancc
nuu hnlgium on the other, growing oul of
tlV DISMISSAL OF the representatives, az
uvS" poWtls on the ground OF a publica-
u i'm u,.heu offensive TO NeneBuela Al.
tnouei that dismissal Was compiled with +,
'otdih request that other MON nrrso,nitN
ubr'ehhio ENJOYS hp sent Ina their st,,u y,
runtnir OF intercourse ensucd and siill
In view OF the growth of our lntrrest.
III iofeisn countries aud the encouraging
r ,uHlen's i"r general expansion OF oar
ment In the consular srr,Irr n,,a in
creased ~ Importance. though thee IN
no Nount mat tho great body OF consular
officers arr rendering NnI,tniir srrVtrr
70 tho trade and Industries OF in. com.
Try the need ut some plan OF appo,nt-
II eht ana control which would ioud 10 s,.
rNtV a ,hishSr average OF efficiency can
not ne d"nivd- IhC importance OF tllo sue.
i"pt mas led tho executive to ,ou.ttlp,
what steps might properly he taken WITH
OUT additional legislation To tpsNrr the
- n haAI pa -.
polutmcnts
The matter having been committed To
lh' secretary of state Ia pur sptnco OF niA
recommendations. an executive order wa.
ISSUED on the l2th Of September OF IAqs
hS the terms OF wnioh 81 ls pruyidtd That
ml"r that date any vacancy IN CON.
sulate or commercial ugcncy Nilh an an
uuHi salary or COMPENSATION from OF
llriHl ices of not more thnu yiVJ or less
IMAM NlvM, should ne fillud either hy
transfer or promotion from Some other
position under the state dopurl mcnt or
character tending 90 uunlifN the iuvun-
bent for the position to lac tilird. or Us
me atpointment OF a PEI SON not under thr
d"pnl lmru, ot state. hui hHyilf pre-
NipuHly served hereunder, aud shown nis
capahllilN ana uptGeFs tor consular uuty,
or by tho appointment Of a person Wlu,
having been selected 10y the prcFidrnt
aud sent to a board tot examination, ~
found upOn such examination to he quail
ilud tor the position. HustS whom Iay
less than $1,000, Icing usually on account
lection from rnsilrnts Of tb. iu,nliiv If
was not deemed practical TO nut tnein
under the new systpin
The comprusntiou OF isapI MAS adopted
as the maximum limit In the rlntsiiicn-
ton for tho reason that consular Officers
rrr.iNtng more tunn that sum tt,o often
charged with functions nnd duties flrur,c
is inferior in dignity and iuporInuro ia
thua. of dipioUntis agents and n N,is
Therefore, Thought hcs To continue turu
station at the discretion Of the executive
without suhitctiur them ~ examination
before "A board
ItyrhdInf seventv-one placra Wlln com
prn-ation IN prrgolu irss than slUio anu
iitv-throe places above the muNtmutu M
unintng within mo scope of the order 90
one hundred and nluuty-fiN. and lbiB
number viii uudonhtr,tlV b, ucrrAped ny
lie inrlugiuu of consular officers whose
remuneration Ina fr,s now les than yluJI
viii he augmeutcd win ih" growth al our
foreign commerce. aud a return To mora
fn Vnrnlte Dugitts.s conditions
In execution of the executive order rc-
ferrpd to. the secretary of state haS des-
lrunt.d ns a bnurd to conduct tho pro
srribed examinations tho third assistant
SECRETARY of gtnt,. the solicitor oi thr
of stntr and ia. chief ri tue
ronntInr hurrnu and has Hprctfird the
,uiic.,ta 10 which pncn examinations rnait
rnlitc II ~ not assumed that tnla HAs
.trus N,lill uroy. "A fuil measure Of consular
,.Tnrtn II IL duite probable that actual
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a,,a,. .,l,..rdy t.s,,,d may lac. amended
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