The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-07
THE TROUBLES OF NICARAGUA
Great Britain's Bluff and the Subjuga.
ton of the Republic

| Great Britain's Bluff and the Subjuga
ton Of the Republic.
In last years message I narrated a
some length the jurisdictional question:
then freshly arisen in the Mosauito Indiar
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 repub-
| lie instead of by their own customs and
regulations and thus awaiting themselves
of a privilege secured to them by the
treaty between Nicaragua and Great
Britain of January 2S 1866.
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 summarily expelled from Nicaragua
and treated with considerable indignity
provoked a claim by Great Britain upon
Nicaragua for pecuniary indemnity, which
upon Nicaragua's refusal to admit La
bility was enforced by Great Britain.
While the sovereignty and Jurisdiction of
Nicaragua was in no way questioned by
Great Britain, the formers arbitrary con-
duct in regard to British subjects furnish
ed the ground for this proceeding
British naval force occupied without
resistance the Pacific seaport of Corinto.
but was soon afterward withdrawn upon
the promise that the sum demanded would
be paid. Throughout this incident the
kindly offices of the United States were
invoked and were employed in favor of
a peaceful settlement I'D with as much
consideration and Indulgence toward
Nicaragua as were consistent with the
1f hn
since been made the subject of appropriate
and grateful recognition by Nicaragua.
RUSSIAN MATTERS.
The coronation of the car of Russia at
Moscow in May next INVITES the cere-
monial participation of the United States
and in accordance with usage and diplo-
matte propriety, our minister to the i'm
perial court has been directed to rep
resent our government on this occasion
Correspondence is on foot touching the
practice of Russian consuls within the
Jurisdiction of the United States to inter-
'ogate citizens as to their race and re-
igious faith and upon ascertainment
hereof to deny to Jews Authorization
If passports or legal documents for use
n Russia may be found to infringe the |
reaty rights of our citizens and which is |
IN obnoxious invasion of our territorial |
it has elected a fitting remon- |
trance, the result of which it is hoped |
will remove the cause of complaint
The pending claim of sealing vessels |
# the United States seized in Russian
waters remain unadjusted. Our recent |
convention with Russia establishing a
nodus vivendi as to imperial jurisdiction
n such cases has prevented further diff
culty of this nature. The Russian gov
rnment has welcomed in principle our
uggestion for a modus vivendi to embrace |
treat Britain and Japan looking to the
etter preservation of seal life in the
forth Pacific and Boring seas and the
xtension of the protected area defined by
he Paris tribunal to all Pacific waters
orth of the 35th parallel.
1t is especially noticeable that Rus
la favors prohibition of the use of the
rearms in seal hunting throughout the
area and a longer closed sea-
On for pelagic sealing.
AS TO SAMOA.
In my last two annual messages 1 called
lie attention of the congress to the posi-
on we occupy as one of the parties to a
-eaty or agreement by which we became |
unity bound with England and Germany | {
so interfere with the government and
)ntrol Samoa as in effect to assume the
anagement of its affairs. On the 9th of
ay, 1894, I transmitted to the senate a
'ec1al message WIN accompanying dOcu-
ents giving information on the subject /
Id emphasizing the opinion I have at all
me entertained that our situation in this {
after was inconsistent with the mission
Id traditions of our government in VIC l.
ton of the principles we profess and
all it's phases, mischievous and vexa- c
Jus. 1 again press this subject upon the q
tention of congress and ask for such I
sislative action or expression as will p
ad the way to our relief from obliga-
ms both irksome and unnatural