Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-04

rested and expelled by arbitrary order without
formal charge ~ trial have had attention and
In some instances have been found to justly
remonstrances and claim for Indemnity,
which Hawaii has not thus far conceded.
/ Mr.. Thurston, the Hawaiian minister,
. having furnished this government abundant
reason for asking that he be recalled. that
course was pursued and his successor has
lately been received.
RESULT or PADRoNE SYSTEM.
The deplYrable lynchng Of several Italian
laborers in Colorado was naturally followed
by international representations, and | am
| happy to say that the best efforts of the
/ state in which the outrag5s occurred have
been put forth to discover and punish the
authors Of this atrocous crime. The de-
| pendent families of some of the unfortunate
victims invite, by their deplorable condition,
| gracious provision for their needs. These
manifestations against helpless aliens may
be treated through successive stages to the
vicious padrone system which, unchecked
| by our immigration and contract labor
| statutes. controls these workers from the
moment of landing on our shores and farms
| them out in distant and often rude regions
where their cheapaning competition In the
fields Of bread-winning toll brings them
| into collision with other labor interests
While welcoming, as should, those who
seek our shores to merge themselves IN our
| body polite, and win personal competence
| by honest effort, we cannot regard such as
semblages of dstinctively alien laborers
| hired out in the interests OF spectators, and
| shipped hither and thlther as the prospects
of gain may. dictate, as otherwise than re. re-
| pugnant to the spirit of our civilization
| deterrent to individual advancement, and
| hindrances to the building UP OF stable COM
! munlties resting upon the wholesome am
| btions of the citizen and constituting the
| prime factor in the prosperity and progress
of our nation, If legislation can reach this
growing evil, 1t certainly should be at
| tempted. Hr
Japan has furnished abundant evidence of
| her uai in trait and character
| stic that constitutes nations greatness.
| We have reason for congratuation in the
| fact that the government of the United
States by the exchange of liberal treaty
| stipuationo with the new Japan, was the
| first to recognize her wonderful advance, and
to extend the consideration and confidence
| due to her national enlightenment and pro-
| gressive character.
BOUNDARY DISPUTE SETTLED.
The boundary dispute, which lately threat
| ened to embroil Guatemala and Mexico, has
| happily yielded to pacific counsels, and Its
| determination has, by the joint agreement
| of the parties been submitted to the sole
arbitration of the United States minister to
| Mexico.
The commission appointed under the con-
| venton Of February IS, 1889, to set new
| monuments along the boundary between the
| United States and Mexico, has completed
| it's task
| AS sequel Of the failure of a scheme for
the colonization in Mexico of negroes, mostly
emigrants from Alabama under contract,
great number of these acipless and suffering
people, starving and smitten with contagious
disease made their way, or were assisted to
the frontier, where, in wretched plight, they
were quarantintd by the Texas authorities.
Learning of their destitute condition | di-
rected rationss to be temporarily furnished
them through the War department. At the
expiration Of their quarantine they were con-
veyed by the railway company, at compare
| lively nominal rates, to their homes in Ala.
bama, upon my assurance in the absence OF
any fund available for the cost of their trans
portation that I would recomms nd TO con-
gress an appropriation for its payment. |
now strongly urge upon congress the pro-
priety of making such an appropriation 1t
should be remembered that the measures
taken were dictated, not only by sympathy
and humanity, but by conviction that 1t
was not compatible with this dignity OF this
government that so large body of our de-
pendent citizens should be thrown for relief
upon the charity of a neighborlng state.
MOSQUITO TROUBLE ENDED.
In last years message l narrated at some
length tbs jurisdictional questions, then
freshly arisen, in the Mosquito Indian strip
of Nicaragua. Sipce that time, by the volun-
tary act of the Mosquito natign, the terri
tory reserved to them has been incorporated
with Nicaragua, the Indians. formally sub
iecting themselves TO be governed by the
general laws and regulations Of the republic
instead of by their own customs and resula-
tions and thus avail!ng themselves of
privilege secured to them by the treaty bs-
tween Nicaragua and Great britain, OF Janu-
ary 2S 1860.
After this extension of uniform Nicaraguan
administration to the Mosquito strip the case
of the British vice consul, Hatch, and of
several of his countrymEn, who had been
summarily expelled from Nicaragua and
treated with considerable indignity, provoked
claim by Great Britain upon Nicaragua
for pecuniary indemnity, which, upon Nicara-
,tt tntt A1
by Great Britain. While the sovereignty
and Jurisdiction of Nicaragua was in no way
questioned by Great Britain the formers
arbitrary conduct in regard to British sub
jscts furnished the gr und for this procee ling
A British naval force occupied without re
sstanca the Pacific seaport Of Cornto, buI
was soon after withdrawn upon the promise
that the sum demanded would be paid.
Throughout this incident the kindly Offices
of the United States were invoked and were
employed in favor of a peaceful settlement
and as much consideration and indulgence
toward Nicaragua as were consistent with
he nature of the case-efforts which hav5
since been made the subject or appreciatVe
and grateful recognition by Nicaragua.
The coronation Of the czar of Russia at
Moscow in May next invites tins ceremonial
participation of the United States, and in ac-
cordance with usage and diplomatic propriety
our minister TO the imperial court has been
directed to represent cur government on this
occasion.
DISBURSEMENTS WITH RUSSIA.
Correspondence is on foot touching the
practice of Russian consuls within the juris-
diction of the United States to interrogate
citizens as to their race and religious faith,
and upon asceranment thereof TO deny to
Jews authorization of passports or legal
documents for use in Russia, Inasmuch as
such a proceeding imposes a disability,
which in the case Of succession to property
in Russia may be found to infringe the treaty
rights of our citizens, and which is an obnoX-
ious invasion of our territorial jurisdiction,
it has elected fitting remonstrance, the reiult
Of which, 1t Is hoped, will remove the cause
Of complaint.
The pending claims of sealing vessels
of the United States, seized in Russian
waters remains unadjusted Our recent
convention with Russia, establishing
modus vivendi as to imperial Jurisdiction
In such cases, has prevented further diff
Guilty of this nature. The Russian government
has welcomed in principle our suggestion for
4 modus vivendi, to embrace Great Britain
and Japan, looking to tha better preserya-
tion of seal life In the north Pacific and Der
area are 'ea' deaned ned by NE Paris tribunal to all
Pacific waters north of the thrty-tifth par
alal, 1t is ESPECIALLY noticeable that Russia
favors prohibition Of the use OF firearms In |
seal hunting throughout the proposed area,
- - Io,.ar "a saa gOn for DplgRic sealing