The free press., 1895-12-19

tne punishment by death of a number
OF those adjudged guilty of actual par
taclpation in the outrages.
Inns government also insisted that
special American commission should
/ visit the province where the first dis.
turbances occurred for the purpose of
investigation. This latter commission,
found after much opposition, has gone
overland from Tien.Tsin, ACCOMPANIED
by suitable Chinese escort and by its
demonstration of the readiness and
ability OF our government to protect its
citizens will act, it is believed, as q
most influential deterrent of any similar
| outbreaks. The energetic steps we have
| tAcs taken are all the more likely to re.
| suit III future safety to our citizens In
| China, because the imperial government
is am persuaded, entirely convinced
that we desire only the liberty and pro.
tectlon OF our own citizens and redress
for any wrongs they may have suffered,
| and that we have no Interior designs or
objects, political or otherwise. China
will not forget either our kindly service
to her citizens during her late war nor
| the further fact that while furnishing
all the facilities at our command te
further the negotiation of peace be-
tween her and Japan, we sought no ad.
vantages and interposed no counsel.
The governments of both China and
Japan have, in special dispatches, trans.
united through their respective diplo.
matte representatives expressed in
most pleasing manner their grateful ap'
| probation of our assistance to their Citi.
zens during the unhappy struggle. and
| OF the value Of cur aid in paving the
way to their resumption of peaceful
relations
Oar Relations with France.
The customary cordial relations be-
tween this country and France hava
been undisturbed, with the exception
that a full explanation of the treat.
ment Of John l.. Waller by the ex.
traordinary military authorities OF
| France still remains to be given.
Waller, formerly United States consul
at Tamatave, remained in Madagascar
after his term CT office expired, and was
apparently successful in procuring bus.
mess concessions from the Hovas OF
greater or less value After the occu.
patton of Tamatave and the declaration
of martial law by the French. he was
arrested upon various charges, among
them that of communicating military
information to the enemies Of France,
was tried and convicted by military
tribunal and sentenced to 90 years i'm.
prisonment. Following the course just.
| flied by abundant precedents. this gov
ernment requested from that Of France
the record of the procede of the French
tribuna! which resulted in Walters
condemnation. This request has been
complied with to the extent of supply
| ing copy of the official record, from
which appear the constitution and or.
ganization of the court the charges as
formulated, and the general course and
result of the trial, and by which it is
shown that the accused was tried In
open court and was defended by coun'
sci.
But the evidence adduced in support OF
| the charges, which was not received by
| the French minister for foreign affairs
till the first week in October-has thus
| far been witnessed, the French govern
| ment taking the ground that its produc'
| ton in response to our2demand would es.
| tablish bad precedent. the efforts OF
our ambassador to procure it, however.
| though impeded by recent changes In the
| French ministry, have not been relaxed,
and it is confidently expected that some
satisfactory solution of the matter will
| shortly be reached.
Meanwhil. it appears that Walters con-
| finement has every alleviation which the
| state of his health and all the other CIR
cumstances of the case demand or permit.
In agreeable contrast to the difference
above noted respecting a matter OF com
mon concern where nothing is sought ex-
| cept such a mutually satisfactory out
come as the true merits OF the case
require, is the recent resolution or the
French chambers favoring the conclusion
of permanent treaty OF arbitratioh De-
tween the two countries.
An invitation has been extended by
France to the government and people OF
the United States to participate IN grea6 ao
international exposition at Parls IN iSoo
as a suitable commemOratlon OF the close
this, the worlds marvellous century or
progress. l heartily recommend its ac-
ceptance, together with such legislation
as will adequately provide for due rep
resentaton of this government anu lts
people on this occasion.
Relations With Germany.
Our relations with the states OF the Ger,
man empire are. in some aspects, typicai
Sf a condition of things elsewhere found
In countries whose productions and trade
are similar to our own. The close rival
ries of competing industries; the influence
of the delusive doctrine that the internal
development of nation is promoted and
its wealth increased by a policy which IN
undertaking to reserve its home markets
for the exclusive use of its own producers
necessarily obstructs their sales In foreign
markets and prevents free access to the
products of the world; the desire TO
retain trade in time-worn ruts, regardless
of the inexorable laws of new needs ana
changed condition of demand and supply,
and our own halting tardiness In lnvlt,
ing freer exchange of commodities ana
by this means imperiling our footing IN
the external markets naturally open 10
us. have created situation somewhat IN
furious to American exports interests, not
only in Germany, where they are perhaps
most noticeable but in adjacent countries.
The exports affected are largely Ameri-
can cattle and other food products tne
reason assigned for unfavorabie dis-
elimination being that their con
sumption is deleterious to the pup
lie health. This is all the more lrrl-
tating in view of the fact that no EURO
pean state is as jealous of the excellence
and wholesomeness of its exported 1ooa
supplies of the United States, nor SO easi,
| Iy able on account of inherent soununess