The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-12-07
tuE TROUBLES OF NicApAGv,
"reat brhain's Bluff snd the Suhjuga.
tion of the Repuhle

| Uon OF the kepuhiIe.
In last years message narrated at
some length the jurisdictionai questions
then freshly arisen In the Mosnulto Indian
| strip of Nicaragua
| 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 sub
| Jecting themselves to be governed By the
| general laws and regulations OF the r.pub-
| lie instead Of by their own customs and
| regulations and thus avalllng thems.lyes
OF privilege secured to them by the
treaty between Nicaragua and Grea,
| Britain OF January ~ 1855
After this extension OF Uniform Nicara-
guam administration TO the Mosquito strip
the case Of the British vice consul. Hatch
and of several Of his countrymen who had
been summartly expelled from Nicaragua
anu treated with considerable indig nlty,
provoked claim by Great Britain upon
Nicaragua for pecuniary indemnity. which
upon Sicaragua's refusal to admit liza.
oillty was enforced by Great Britain
w nile the sovereignty and Jurisdiction of
Nicaragua was in no way Questioned nv
Great Britain. the formers arbitrary con.
duct IN regard 10 British subjects furnish.
ed the ground for this proceeding
A British naval fore. occupied william,
resistance the Pacific seaport OF Cortn,o
out was soon afterward Withdrawn upor
the promise that the sum dsrna nde-i would
be paid. Throughout this Incident th.,
kindly Offices Of the United States w.r.
Invoked and were employed in favor OF
a peaceful settlement and with as much
consideration and indulgence toward
Nicaragua as were consistent with tn.
nature OF the case. These efforts have
since been made the subject Of appropriat.
and grateful recognition by Nicaragua.
RUSSIAN MATTERS
The coronation OF IN. car OF Russia At
Moscow in May next invites the crrs.
monial participation OF the U-nit..i states
and In accordance with usage and diplo- |
matte propriety our minister To tn. i'm
perial court has been directed to r.o |
resent our government on this occasion
Correspondence Is on foot touching IN. |
practice OF Russian consuis within the |
Jurisdiction OF the United States to inter
rogate citizens as to their race and 70 |
llgious faith and upon ascertainnsnt |
thereof 10 deny to Jews Authorization |
OF passports or legal documents for uas
In Russia may be found to infringe the
treaty rights Of our citizens and which Ia
an obnoxious Invasion Of our territorial |
II has elected fitting rsmon |
STRANGE. the result Of which IL IL hop.d
will remove the cause of complaint.
The pending claim Of sealing vessels
OF the United States seized In Russian |
|
convention with Russia establishing ,
modus vivendi as to imperial Jurisdiction |
In such cases has prevented further ,Hf |
hculty OF this nature The Russian gov |
eminent has welcomed in principl. our
suggestion for a modus vivsndi to ernbr,r.
Great Britain and Japan looking to IN.
better preservation OF seal life in tho
North Pacific and BertnE seas and the
extension Of the protected area defined bv
the Paris tribunal 10 all Pacific waters
north Of the 18th parallel
IL In especially noticeable that pus
,ia favors prohibition OF the Use Of tho
firearms in seal hunting Throughout, m.
area and longer closed 40.
ION for pelagic sealing.
AS TO SAMOA.
In my last two annual messages r,1Is,,
he attention Of the congress to the r,,si |
ion we occupy as one Of the parties 10 n |
realty or agreement by which We became |
ointly bound with England and Csrrnanv |
o so interfere with the government ana |
ontrol Samoa as In effect to aasurn. ~. |
Of its affairs. On the etb n,
lay. 1884, / transmitted to the senate n |
pecial message with accompanying docu | Z
1ents giving Information on the subfer, |
nd ernphasizing the opinion I have nj all |
Inc entertained that our situation in This 8
latter was Inconsistent with the mission
nd traditions Of our government. in yto- }
stion OF the principles we profess and 1
/ all Its phases. mischievous and vera r
Gus. l again press this subject upon tho }
ttention Of congress and ask for such t
gisiatfVe action or expression az will | .
ah the way to our relief from oblIra. =
ons both irksome and unnatural