The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-04

having furnished the government aDonl-
ant reason Tor asking that h. D. recalled.
that course WAS pursued. ard AtS S1ccc=-
s0r has lately been received
Restriction 81 Immigration
IRE aeplorabEe fyncaing o. several tai
l.an iasaorcra - Colorado vas naturaAy
foIIow Cd ~ international representations.
and / am happy - say That the best eaDfls
of the state IN which the cufra@@ "e-
CURED have been put forth - discover ara
punish rhe authors of thEs atfOelo1s crime
The dependent f~aruiiies % some 81 ta@ 3H-
fortunate victims invite. by theT aty.DF-
able condition. gracious provision Tor tneiF
needs. These manifestations against hs1p-
Icse aliens MAJ De- traced through sue
eensive stages TO the vicious pacf0hs s4S
r.fn. which. unchecked bY our Immisrh~
ton ard contract labor statutes eohtF"is
tlcse workers from the moment 81 lai41-
Tag on our shore. and farms then oet N
distant and often rude rekiohs,
their shar8 competition In the hciGs OF
toll brings them into col
.triou with other fahor interests Wniie
vxeleornfng as we snouid those who seek
cnr shores % merge themselves IN our
body polltIc and win a PERSONAL c"nlpe-
tence ~ honest effort, We cannot feSafH
mueh nm ~assenhlage Of dfstincttFeiE aIlrh
Ia bor. hired out - spectators and sAnpped
hlthcr and thlther as The prosper OF saIh
nav dictate. as otherwise than ~repnKnaht
10 tho spirit Of our civilization deterrent
20 Individual advancement y a Mn
drance to the building up OF stable CONT
nunites resting upon the ~holsSoihe ="
billions OF the citizens and constituting ~"
mime factor IN the prosperity ana pro-
.,ress ~ orr nation. II legislation can
reach this growing evil IL certainly should
be attempted.
Tapan has furnished abundant evidence
az her vast gain In every trait and char
acteristir that constitutes a nattoh
greatness. We have reason Tor consfath-
IatIon in The fact that the government 81
The United States. by the exchange OF no
cal treaty stpulatfons with the new ia
var waN the first 10 recognize her Won
derrui advance and to extend 20 her the
consideration and confidence due 10 her
national enlightenment ana progressive
character -
The boundary dispute which lately
threatened 10 imhroil GuatemAla ana Mex
tco has happllv yielded 10 pacinc Councils
and It's determination has by the JOINT
agreement OF the parties been submitted
10 the sole arbitration OF the United states
minister 10 Mexico.
the commission, appointed under the
convention Of February Il. I%9. 10 set new
monuments along the boundary between
the United States and Mexico, mas COM
pleted It's task
Tile Negro IflttEfAittN w
AS a sequence Of the failure OF a
scheme for the colonization In Mexico OF
negroes. mostly emigrauts from Alabama.
under contract. a great number or these
helpless and suffering people. starving ana
smiften with contagious disease, maze
their way or were assisted TO the frontier
and were In a wretched plight. They were
auarantined by the Texas authorities.
Learning Of their destitute condition, /
directed rations 10 be furnished them
through the war department. with the
expiration Of the quarantine they were
conveyed by the railway company az COM
paratively nominal rates 10 their homes IN
Alabama. upon MY assurance, In the ia
sence II any fun available for the cost
OF their transportation. that I would ap-
peal 10 congress for an Appropriation Tor
It's nayment. | now strongly urge upon
congress the propriety OF making such IN
appropriation. II should be remembered
that the measures taken were dictated
not only hy sympathy and humanity. but
by "A conviction that IL was not compatible
With the dignity Of this government that
so large a body Of our dependent citizens
should be thrown for relief upon the char
ity Of a neighboring state.
The Corinto Outrage.
In last years message ! narrated at
some length the iurisdictionai questions
then freshly arisen In the Mosquito ndan
strip Of Nicaragua. Since that time, by
the voluntary act of the Mosquito nation,
the territory reserved To them has been
Incorporated with Nicaragua. the Indians
formally subIectinc themselves to be gov
erned hy the general laws and regulations
OF the republic instead OF by their own
customs and regulations. and thus avail
ing themselves OF A privilege secured 10
them by the treaty between Nicaragua
and Great Britain Of January -. iS0
After this .ztsngfnn aF uniform Nfrar1-
guam administration % the Mosquito str!p.
the case Of British Vice Consul Hatch and
~ several af his countrymen. who had
been summary expelled from Nicaragua
and treated With considerable indignlty.
provoked a claim by Great Britain upon
Nicaragua for %peCnniary indemnity which.
upon Niearagua's refusal 10 admit ljabii-
itv. was enforced bv Great Britain. While
the sovereignty and jurisdiction or Near
sgua was Ia no way questioned by Great
Britain, the formers arbitrary conduct in
regard 10 British subjects furnished the
ground for this proceeding. \ British
naval force occupied without resistance
the Pacific seaport of C0rinto. but was
soon after withdrawn upon tho promise
tina, tho demand would be paid Through
out this Incident the kindly Offices OF the
United States were Invoked. and were en-
pioyea In favor az "A peaceful settlement
aud as mueh consideration and Indulgence
toward Nicaragua as were consistent Win
the nature Of the case. These efforts have
since been made the subject OF appropriate
ana grateful recognition nv Nicaragua.
The coronation OF the CZar or Russia
at Moscow IN MAY next invites the cere-
nonfl participation of the United States.
and I'm accordance with usage and diplo-
matte propricty our minister 20 tire nm
perial court has been directed 20 repre-
sent our government on this occasion.
Correspondence IS on fooi touching the