Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-12-12
SlAPS MADE AT PROTECTION.
Thinks That Had Much to Do With
Financial Depression.
FREE SILVER COINAGE SUMMED UP.
In Conclusion, He Says II HIS Recon-
mendations Arc Not Approved He
Stands Ready to Approve
Something Better.
TCoNCLUDED FROM LAST WEEK.
HAWAIIAN REBELLION.

Early In January last an uprising
against the Government of Hawaii
was promptly suppressed. Martial
law was forthwith proclaimed and
numerous arrests were made OF per-
sons suspected OF being In sympathy
with the royalst party. Among these
were several citizens OF the United
States, who were either convicted by
a military court and sentenced TO
death, Imprisonment or fine or were
deported without trial. The United
States, while denying protection to
such as had taken the Hawaiian oath
OF allegiance. insisted Jnat martial law,
though altering the forms Of justice,
could not supercede justice Itself and
demanded stay of execution until the
proceedings had been submitted to this
government and knowledge obtained
therefrom that our citizens had re-
ceived fair trial. The death sentences
were subsequently commmuted or
were remitted on condition of leaving
the islands. The cases of certain
Americans arrested and expelled by
arbitrary order without formal charge
or trial have had attention and In
some instances have been found to
Justify remonstrance and claim for in
demnlty which Hawaii has not thus
far conceded.
THE DEPLORABLE LYNCHING
of several italian laborers In Colorado
was naturally followed by International
representation, and am happy to say
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 the unfortunate
victims invite by their deplorable con-
dition gracious provision for their
needs.
The manifestations against helpless
aliens may be traced through success
sive stages to the vicious Padrone
system, which, unchecked by our inn
migration and contract labor statutes,
controls these workers from the mo-
ment OF landing on our shores, and
farms them out in distant and often
rude regions, where there cheapening
competition n the fields of bread win
ming toll brings them in collision with
other labor interests. While welcom-
ing, as we should, those who seek our
shores to merge themselves in our body
polite and win personal competence by
honest efforts, we can not regard such
assemblages Of distinctively allen la
borers, hired out In the mass to the
profit of allen spectators and shipped
hither and thither as the prospect Of
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.
THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY.
The commission appointed under the
convention of February Is, 1889, to set
new monuments along the boundary
between the United States and Mexico
has completed its task.
AS a sequel to the failure of scheme
for the colonization in Mexico of ne
groes, mostly immigrants from Ala
bama, under contract, great number
of these helpless and suffering people
starving and smitten with contagious
disease-made their way or were as
sisted, to the frontier, where, in
wretched plight, they were quaran-
tined by the Texas authorities. Since
that time, by the voluntary act of the
Mosquito Nation, the territory re-
served to them has been Incorporated
with, Nicaragua, the Indians formally
subjecting themselves to be governed
by the general laws and regulations of
the republic. instead of by their own
customs and regulations, and thus
availing themselves of privilege Sc
cured to them by the treaty between
Nicaragua and Great Britain of Janu-
ary 23, 1860. After this extension of
uniform Niclraguan administration to
the Mosquito strip, the case of the
British vice consul Hatch, and Of sew
eral Of his countrymen, who had been
sUMMARILY EXPELLED
from Nicaragua and treated with con-
siderable indignity, provoked a claim
by Great Britain upon Nicaragua for
pecuniary indemnity, which, upon
Nicaragua's refusal to admit liability,
was enforced by Great Britain.
Throughout this incident the kindly
offices of the United States were in
voked and were employed in favor of
as peaceful a 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.
The coronation of the czar of Russia
at Moscow invites the ceremonial par
ticipation of the United States and in
accordance with usage and diplomatic
propriety our minister to the imperial
courts has been directed to represent
our government on the occasion.
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 ascertain
ment thereof TO deny to Jews authen.
tication of passports of legal documents
for use in Russia. Inasmuch as such
a proceeding imposes disability, which
in the case Of succession to property ir
Russia may be found to infringe the
treaty rights of our citizens, and which
ia an obnoxious invasion of our ter.
ritorial Jurisdiction, it has elected fit
ting remonstrance, the result of which
II is hoped will remove the cause o
complaint.
The pending claims OF sealing vessel.
of the United States seized in Russian
waters remains unadjusted. Our recen
convention with Russia establishing 4
modus vivendi as to impartial juris
diction in such cases has prevented
further difficulty of this nature. TIL,
Russian government has welcomed IL
principle our suggestion for a modu!
yiyendi, to embrace Great Britain ant
Japan, looking to the better preserva
tion OF seal life in the north Pacific ant
Bering sea, and the extension of TIL,
protected area defined by the Pari
tribunal to all Pacific waters north o
the thirty-fifth parallel.
CUBA DISTURBED.
Cuba is again gravely disturbed. Al
hnsurrection, In some respects more &C
tive than the 1ast preceding revolt
which continued from 1868 to 1878, nov
exists dn a large part of the eastern
interior of the island, menacing ever
some populations on the coast Be
sides deranging the commercial ex
changes of the island, of which ou
country takes the predominant share
aroasing sentimental sympathy ant
melting -adventurous SUPPORT amoni