Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-05

that the best efforts of the State in
which the outrages occurred have been
put forth to discover and punish the
authors of this atrocious crime. The
dependent families of some of the un-
fortunate victims invite by their de-
plorable condition gracious provision
for their need. These manifestations
against helpless aliens may be traced
through successive stages to the vicious
padroni system, which ur ihecked by
our immigration and contract-labo
| statutes controls these workers from the
moment of landing on our shores, and
farms them out in distant and often
rude regions. where their cheapening
competition in the fields of bread win
ming toll brings them into collision
| with other labor interests. While well
coming. as we should, those who seek
our shores TO merge themselves in our
body polite and win personal compe
tence by honest effort, We can not re-
gard such assemblages of distinctively
alien laborers hired out in mass to the
profit Of alien spectators and shipped
hither and thither as the prospect of
gain may dictate, az otherwise than
repugnant to the spirit of our civiliza-
tion, deterrent to individual advance
ment, and hindrances to the building
up of stable communities resting upon
the wholesome ambitions of the citizen
and constituting the prime factor in
the prosperity and progress of our
nation. If legislation can reach this
/ growing evil, it certainly should be at
tempted.
japan has furnished abundant evI-
dence of her vast gain in every trail and
characteristic that constitutes nations
greatness. We have reason for con-
graduation in the fact that the govern
ment of the United States, by the ex-
change of liberal treaty stipulations
with the new Japan, was the first to
lrecognize her wonderful advance and to
extend TO her the consideration and
confidence due to her national enlight-
eminent and progressive character.
Tho boundary dispute which lately
threatened to embroil Guatemala and
Mexico has happily yielded to pacific
counsels. and is determination has by
the joint agreement of the parties, been
suhaitted to the sole arbitration of the
Unired States minister to Mexico
The commission appointed under the
convention of February 18th, 1889, to
set new monuments along the boun-
Diary between the United States and
Mexico has completed its task. As a
sequel TO the failure of scheme for
the colonization in Mexico of negroes,
mostly emigrants from Alabama under
contract, great number of these help
less and suffering people, starving and
smitten with contagious disease, made
their way or were assisted to the from
tier, where. in wretched plight, they
were quarantined by the Texas authori-
ties. Learning OF their destitute condi-
tion, l directed rations to be tempo
rarily furnished them through the War
Department. Al the expiration of their
quarantine they Mere conveyed by the
railway companies at comparatively
nominal rates to their homes in Ala
bania upon my assurance, in the alb
sence Of any fund available for the cost
of their transportation that | would
recommend to Congress an appropria-
Il tion for its payment. | now strongly
urge upon Congress the propriety of
making such an appropriation. 1t
should be remembered that the meas
ures taken were dictated not only by
sympathy and humanity, but by con-
viction that ii was not compatible with
the dignity of this government that
so large a body of our dependent citi'
zens should be thrown for relief upon
the charity of neighboring State.
In last year s message j narrated at
some length the iurisdictional ques-
tiors then freshly arisen in the Mos
quito Indian 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 sub
jecting themselves 10 be governed by
the general laws and regulations of the
republic instead of by their own GUS
toms and regulations, and thus availipg
themselves Of privilege secured to
them by the treaty between Nicaragua
and Great Britain of January 2Sth,
1860.
After this extension of uniform
Nicaraguan administration to the Mos
quito strip, the case of the British
vice consul, Hatch, and of several OF
his countrymen, who had been sum-
marily expelled from Nicaragua and
treated with considerable indignity,
provoked claim by Great Britain
upon Nicaragua for pecuniary indem-
h nifty, which, upon Nicaragua's refusal
to admit liability was enforced by
Great Britain. While the sovereignty
and jurisdiction of Nicaragua was in
no way questioned by Great Britain
the formers arbitrary conduct in re-
gard to British subjects furnished the
ground for this proceeding.
A British naval force occupied with
out resistance the Pacific seaport OF
Corinto, but was soon after withdrawn
upon the promise that the sum de-
manded would be paid.
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offices of the United States were in
voked and were employed in favor of as
peaceful settlement and as much
consideration and indulgence toward
Nicaragua as were consistent with the
nature of the case. Our efforts have
since been made the subject of appre-
ciative and grateful recognition by
Nicaragua.
4 The coronation of the Gear of Russia
at Moscow in May next invites the
ceremonial participation of the United
States. and in accordance with usage
and diplomatic propriety our minister
to the Imperial court has been directed
to represent our government on the oc-
casion.
Correspondence is on foot touching
the practice Of Russian consuls within
the Jurisdiction of the United States to
interrogate citizens as to their race and
religious faith, and upon aseertainment
thereof to deny TO authorization of
passports or legal documents for use in
Russia. Inasmuch as such proceeding
imposes disability. which in the case
of succession to property in Russia may
he found to infringe the treaty rights
Of our citizens, and which is an obnox-
ious invasion of our territorial iurisdic-