The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-19
pIrLoMATIc CORRESPONDENTS.



WASHINGTON, April 1s.--The diplomatic
correspondence between Russia and the
United States for last year, just published,
relates largely to the condition of the
Israelites IN Russia and their emigration
to the United States. This began in May,
1893. when Secretary Gresham telegraphed
Minister White as to the edct against
Jews. and which 1t was supposed would re-
suit in a large emigration of that people to
the United States. Minister White, in reply,
stated that there was tendency to great
er rigor on the part of the government in
its treatment of Jews. As to the laws or
orders regarding this people he said: THE
treatment Of. the Israeltes, whether good or
evil. is not based entirely on any one uxase
or statute: there are said to be in the vast
jungle OF the laws OF this empire more than
one thousand DEGREES and statutes relating
TO them. besides innumerable circulars, open
or secret regulations, restrictions. extern
sions and temporary arrangements, general.
special and local. forming such a tangled
growth that probably no human being can
say what the law as whole is--least OF
ALL can a Jew in any province have any
certain knowledge of his rights He closes
e Out Ct 6e M any Of mo
are destined TO come to the. United States.
After this dispatch Mr. Gresham writes
10 secretary of Legation Webb, saying:
Continued enforcement of such harsh
measures, necessarily forcing upon us large
numbers Of degraded and undesirable per-
sons, who must in great measure be sup
ported. cannot be regarded as consistent
with the friendship which the Russian gov
eminent has long professed for the United
States, Some further correspondence en-
sued, and in January Mr.. Webb informed
of the Jews from the province OF st. Peters
burg was extended until june. 1885, Mr.
White, soon after Informed the department
that the Russian government absolutely Ge-
to the United States Another letter Quotes
determined to send the best Jewish emf
grants to the Argentine republic, and the
States. Another question n'e raised was the
right of naturalized citizen of the United
States to relinquish his citizenship and be-
come Russian citizen Mr. Gresham says
this right Is unquestioned
A diplomatic question was raised over
African DESCENT ss fourteen years DID, who
was going to st. Petersburg servant
Of a resident Of that city. He was STOPPED
at the frontier, but through the intervene
ton of Mr. White was allowed to proceed.
but the Russian government refuses to al
low him to remain unless he has pass
port The objection to issuing him pass
port was not that he was under age, but
that he went to ~. Petersburg with the
ant Secretary Uhl said that a passport
might issue to q minor on satisfactory proof
that he intended to return to the United
States before attaining his majority.
IN the correspondence between the united
StateS and Spain last year Is the history of
the negotiations which after years resulted
in the payment of s17.500 as indemnity for
the expulsion from the Caroline islands by
Spain of the American missionaries. 1t APP
pears also that Immediately on receiving the
indemnity United States Minister Taylor,
under instructions from the State Depart
ment, began to press the demand that mis-
sionaries be allowed TO return to the Caro-
ernor or the islands was willing to permit
this upon the assent OF the Spanish gov
eminent but the latter. after denying that
that official had any authority to convey
any such assurance. announced on Sept. is
last that the condition in the Carolines has
undergone no such change as would warrant
the return of the Methodists and therefore
refused permission for their return.
United States Minister Tyler. at Teheran.
In Persia, appears to have had a great deal
of trouble last year In securing adequate
protection for certain American mission
aries who were striving to establish Jew
fish mission school in that country. The mis-
sionaries were rudeiy treated by the inferior
Persian officials and had difficulty in pro-
tecting their pupils. Owing to the energetic
efforts OF the minister, which found ready
response from the Shah. the school was
finally put on q firm basis although il was
found necessary to caution all OF the mis-
sion stations tie observe very carefully the