The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-04

anu ueclieu dCblOn TO Suaru against SlluI-
lar or perhaps more dreadful calamities
Detailing the hundreds of American mis-
$40 stations which have grown up
throughout the interior of China under
the temperate rule of liberation, custom,
and imperial edict. The demands Of the
United States and other Powers for the
degradation and punishment Of the re-
sponsible officials OF the respective cities
and provinces who. by neglect or other
wise, had permitted uprisings, and for
the adoption of stern measures by the
Emperor's government for the pIotec-
ton OF the life and property of foreign
ers, were followed by the disgrace and
dismissal of certain provincial officials
| found dereliot in duty and the punish
ment by death of a number of those
adjudged guilty of actual participation
in the Outrages. This government also
insisted that special American commits
sion should visit the province where the
first disturbances occurred for the pur-
pose Of investigating This latter com
mission formed after much opposition,
has gone overland from Tsien Tsien ac-
companied by suitable Chinese escort,
and by its demonstration of the readiness
aud ability of our government to protect
its citizens will act it is believed, as a
most influential deterrent of any similar
outbreaks.
The energetic steps we have thus taken
are all the more likely to result in future
safety of our cIizens in China because the
imperial government is. l am persuaded,
entirely convinced that We desire only
the liberty and protection of our own
citizens and redress for any wrongs they
may have suffered, and that we have no
ulterior designs or objects, political or
otherwise China will not forget either
our kindly service to- her citiz ms during
her late war nor the further fact that,
while furnishing all the facilities at our
command to further the negotiations of
peace. between her and Japan, we
sought no advantages and interposed no
counsel
The governments of both China and
Japan have, in special dispatches trans
mltted through their respective diplomat
ic representatives expressed in most
pleasing manner their grateful apprecia-
tlon of our assistance to their citizens
during the unhappy struggle and of the
value of our AID in paving the way to
their resumption of peaceful relations
THE CASE OF CONSUL WALLER.
The customary cordial relations be-
tween this country and France have been
with the exception that n
full explanation of the treatment of John
l.. Waller by the expeditionary military
authorities of France still remains to be
given. Mr.. Waller, formerly United States
CONSUL at Tama5ave. remained in NADIA
gascar after his term Of office expired and
was apparently successful in procuring
business concessions from the Hoyas, of
greater or less value. After the occupa-
ton of Tamataye and the declaration of
martial law by the French, he was ar
rested upon various charges, among them
that OF communicating military infor
nation to the enemies of France. He was
tried and convicted by military tribu-
nal, and sentenced to twenty years. i'm
prisonment. Following the course justi-
lied by abundant pecedents, this goven-
ment requested from that of Fance the
record of the proceedings of the French
tribunal which resulted in Mr.. Walters
condemnation. This request has been
complied with to the extent of supplying
a copy of the official record from which
appear the constitution and organiza-
tion OF the Court, the charges as formu-
lated, and the general course and result
of the trial, and by which it is shown
that the accused was tried in open court
and was defended by counsel. But the
evidence adduced in support of the
charges, which were preferred by the
French minister for foreign affairs, till
uhO JlISU Wc6A Ill OCUOU6E Ilttu UQuS lar
been withheld, the French government
taking the ground that its production in
response to our demand would establish
a bad precedent The efforts of our
Ambassador to procure it, however,
though impeded by recent changes in the
French ministry, have not been relaxed,
and it is confidently expected that some
satisfactory solution of the matter will
shortly be reached. Meanwhile it ap-
pears that Mr.. Walters confinement has
every alienation which the state of his
health and all the other circumstances
OF the case demand or permit.
In agreeable contrast to the difference
above noted, respecting n matter of COM
mon concern where nothing is sought
except such mutually satisfactory out
come as the true merits of the case re-
quire, is the recent resolution Of the
French chambers favoring the conclusion
Of permanent treaty or arbitration be-
tween the two count ries
An invitation has been extended by
France to the government and people of
the United States to participate in a
great international exposition at Paris
In 1900 as a suitable commemoration of
this, the worlds marvellous century of
progress. 1 heartily recommend its &C.
,eptance together with such legislation as
will adequately provide for due repre-
pie on the occasion.
GERMANY AND THE TARIFF.
Our relations with the states of the
German empire are in some aspects
typical of a condition of things elsewhere
'ound in countries whose products and
trade are similar to our own. The close
rivalries of competing industries; the in
fuence of the delusive doctrine that the
development of a nation is pro-
noted and it's wealth increased by pol
10y which in undertaking to reserve it's
home markets for the exclusive use of it's
own producers necessarily obstructs their
sales in foreign markets and prevents
free access to the products of the world;
the desire to retain trade in time-worn
ruts, regardless of the memorable laws Of
new needs and changed conditions of de-
mand and supply, and our own hating
hardness in inviting a freer exchange of
by this means imperil-
ing our footing in the external markets
open to us, have created a sit
uation somewhat injurious to American
export interests, not only in Germany
where they are perhaps most noticeable,
but in adjacent countries. The exports
affected are largely American cattle and
otherEfood products Ethe reason assigned
for unavoidable discrimination being
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